The potential for crypto in 2022 is higher than it’s ever been. All signs point towards continued adoption throughout the year. Russia passing crypto-friendly legislation will place pressure on other countries to do the same. Companies like Walmart and Tesla are going to continue adoption of digital assets into their business’. Bitcoin, for the foreseeable future, still reigns supreme with its $826 billion market cap and continued accumulation from large companies and countries. Just because Bitcoin is still the most popular, doesn’t mean that there isn’t value investing in other assets. During 2022 we saw many tokens make parabolic leaps in price during the bull runs. Very few in crypto…
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Crypto’s top 10: Rankings shake-up looms as Ethereum killers make presence felt
Binance Coin, Polkadot and Cardano are in the ascendancy. Should Ethereum, buckling under the strain of congestion, be worried?
Back in December 2017, when BTC hit $20,000 for the first time, altcoins such as Bitcoin Cash, XRP and Litecoin were firm favorites in the top five. Tether and Binance Coin were nowhere to be seen among the 20 biggest coins. Some, like Polkadot, didn’t even exist. Fast forward to 2021, and the rundown of the 10 biggest cryptocurrencies by market cap looks very different indeed.
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Altcoins seize the spotlight: BTC takes a tumble, ETH slides
Starved of attention from its biggest backer in recent days, Dogecoin enjoyed a surge on Wednesday when Elon Musk declared he had bought DOGE for his son. But Cardano ruled the day
As bitcoin nursed a 3.5% loss and struggled to stay above $45,000, with Ether flat at $1,735, the real gains were to be seen in altcoins with a smaller market cap. Most notably, it was an impressive day for Cardano
- Binance CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao is jumping on the DeFI craze by launching staking rewards (Photo:CoinMarketCap)
Binance launches staking service amid DeFi Craze
Binance will distribute 5% of the total supply of decentralized finance ecosystem Bella Protocol (BEL) to users who stake Binance Coin, Binance USD or Arpa Chain tokens on its exchange
On Sept. 9, Binance’s new “Launchpool” service will allow users to earn newly launched tokens by staking the exchange’s crypto asset Binance Coin (BNB), its stablecoin Binance USD (BUSD) or the token of data renting protocol Arpa Chain (ARPA).