Author: The Daily Hodl

Ethereum (ETH) rival Fantom (FTM) is launching a new “canonical” stablecoin in partnership with USDC-issuer Circle. Fantom will utilize the cross-chain messaging protocol Wormhole (W) to roll out the new stablecoin, USDC.e. Explains the Fantom Foundation, “USDC.e on Wormhole is bridged from native USDC, located in a smart contract on Ethereum, and holds the potential to be upgraded to native USDC in the future. It will be the official, endorsed stablecoin of the Fantom ecosystem (and all future network upgrades).” This initiative reduces liquidity fragmentation, introduces stability, and provides additional on-ramps to the ecosystem. By leveraging the Wormhole Native Token…

A top-100 altcoin has more than doubled up during the last week as it announces a host of new partnerships and features. New data reveals that Core (CORE), a layer-1 blockchain that leverages the advantages of Bitcoin’s (BTC) proof-of-work network, has skyrocketed over the last seven days. On March 29th, CORE was trading for $1.07. However, on April 1st, it shot up to $4.10, a staggering 283% gain. However, CORE has since retraced and is trading for $2.75 at time of writing. Earlier this week, CORE’s decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) announced the addition of two features to the blockchain –…

A trader is seeing over 27,600% in profits after investing in a memecoin launched on the Ethereum (ETH) layer-2 scaling solution Base. According to blockchain tracking firm Lookonchain, one smart trader turned $18,000 into $5 million – a gain of 27,677% – after purchasing Degen (DEGEN) in January. “Only invested 7.35 ETH ($18,000) on DEGEN, this trader made ~$5 million, a gain of 272x! He spent 7.35 ETH ($18,000) to buy 260 million DEGEN on January 15th and January 21st. Then sold 102.5 million DEGEN for 1.26 million USDC, with 157.5 million DEGEN (3.75 million) left.” DEGEN, which has a…

PayPal just rolled out a new service that allows users to fund their cross-border money transfers using PayPalUSD (PYUSD), the US dollar-pegged stablecoin that the online payments giant unveiled in August last year. In a new statement, PayPal says that US users of remittance provider Xoom can now convert the PYUSD in their PayPal account to US dollars and use this as a funding source to send money to friends and families in approximately 160 countries. When a user selects the new funding option, Xoom will convert the PYUSD in the linked PayPal cryptocurrency hub to USD without a crypto…

The parent company of MetaMask, one of the world’s most popular crypto wallets, is urging the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to approve spot market Ethereum (ETH) exchange-traded funds (ETFs). In a new letter to the SEC, Consensys asks the regulatory agency to approve spot market ETH ETFs as Ethereum’s proof-of-stake consensus mechanism, which it transitioned to in 2022, is safer than Bitcoin’s (BTC) proof-of-work system, according to the firm. Consensys notes the SEC had previously asked for public commentary about how to address the “unique concerns” associated with Ethereum when it comes to fraud and manipulation. In response,…

Crypto hedge fund Pantera Capital, which has over $5 billion in assets under management, has reportedly seen its Liquid Token Fund appreciate by 66% during Q1 2024. According to a new report by Bloomberg, Pantera Capital’s $300 million crypto fund ended the first quarter with massive gains due to the rise of digital assets such as smart contract platform Solana (SOL), decentralized derivatives exchange Aevo (AEVO), decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Ribbon Finance (RBN) and open source blockchain Stacks (STX). Pantera’s success partially stemmed from having reduced exposure to Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) and allocating to smaller market cap altcoins.…

A widely followed crypto analyst is detailing when he believes Ethereum (ETH) and altcoins could outpace Bitcoin (BTC). In a new video update, crypto strategist Jason Pizzino tells his 321,000 YouTube subscribers that the altcoin market is setting up for a massive rally – with the ETH/BTC pair as its proxy. “Still seems like the market is building for those mega 37x potential returns for altcoins. [ETH/BTC] is a bit of a proxy for the altcoin pump.” According to Pizzino, if history repeats itself and ETH/BTC behaves the same way it did the last time Bitcoin hit its 2021 cycle…

Top global crypto exchange Binance is rolling out support for a new layer-1 crypto project via its Launchpool platform. Binance Launchpool, which lets users stake coins to farm new assets, says its 51st project will be Saga (SAGA), a web3 platform designed for developers. Saga aims to enable developers to launch interoperable, application-specific chains called “Chainlets.” Explains the project’s website, “We are building this by rearchitecting developer and end-user interactions with blockchains. Using shared security, innovations in validator orchestration, and an automated deployment pipeline, Saga makes launching a dedicated blockchain, or Chainlet, as easy as deploying a smart contract.” Between…

A Bitcoin whale with nearly $600 million in BTC has deposited a large amount of its coins to Binance, the largest crypto exchange in the world. According to blockchain tracking firm Lookonchain, a whale that’s been dormant for the past eight months sent over $74.3 million in Bitcoin to Binance and still holds on to $597.55 million worth of BTC. “A whale that had been dormant for eight months transferred 2,000 BTC ($132.41 million) to a new wallet [on Thursday], then deposited 1,100 BTC ($74.34 million) into Binance. This whale currently holds 8,900 BTC ($597.55 million).” Lookonchain also has its…

A widely followed crypto analyst is issuing a warning on Ethereum, saying that ETH could still witness a 2019-style collapse. In a new video update, crypto strategist Benjamin Cowen tells his 796,000 YouTube subscribers that the conditions for Ethereum now are similar to that of mid-2019, and that the leading smart contract platform may suffer a similar setback. Cowen notes that in 2019, a slash in interest rates coincided with a dramatic correction for ETH. With the Fed expected to begin cutting rates again at some point this year, the analyst suggests that a similar scenario could play out. “We’ll see…