Author: Benjamin Lee

The CEO of digital asset analytics firm CryptoQuant is showing proof that demand for Tether (USDT) remains strong even as the largest stablecoin by market cap faces mass delisting. European crypto exchanges are pulling the plug on the dollar-pegged crypto asset to comply with the requirements of the Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) regulation that took effect on December 30th. Under the MiCA regulation, stablecoin issuers operating in the European Union (EU) need to obtain certain licenses to operate in the region, but Tether failed to meet this requirement. Data from CoinMarketCap shows that USDT’s market capitalization dropped from $140.5…

Widely followed trader Altcoin Sherpa says that one artificial intelligence (AI)-focused crypto asset is about to present opportunities for bulls. Altcoin Sherpa tells his 236,000 followers on the social media platform X that ZEREBRO, which bills itself as an AI system that autonomously creates and distributes content onto various platforms, may allow entries in the $0.40 range. After a correction, the trader says that ZEREBRO will be “very strong” in the future. “$0.50 is still resistance and I expect some sort of pullback between here and low $0.60s but I still think this is going to be a very strong…

Monthly trading volume on decentralized exchanges (DEXes) has reached new all-time highs, according to the latest on-chain data. According to blockchain data aggregator DefiLlama, DEX volume for December was $422 billion, the highest ever on record. The month of November was also an all-time high, according to DefiLlama. Source: DefiLlama Uniswap, Ethereum’s (ETH) biggest DEX, recorded the most amount of volume while Raydium (RAY), the largest DEX on Solana, placed second. Most other chains saw an increase in volume, and DeFI as a sector is growing, perhaps getting a boost from President-elect Donald Trump who has ostensibly given a nod…

A frog-themed memecoin is up massively after billionaire Elon Musk changed his username on the social media platform X. According to Musk’s X profile, his name has been changed to “Kekius Maximus,” a vague reference to the frog-headed Egyptian god Kek, whose name has been used to convey laughter by gamers and internet users. Kek has also been associated with Pepe the Frog, a cartoon character who inspired the $8.1 billion market cap memecoin PEPE. The Tesla CEO’s abrupt name change led to a staggering surge for Kekius Maximus (KEKIUS), an Ethereum-based frog-themed altcoin, which skyrocketed by over 32,000%, going…

A popular crypto analyst says that meme asset Dogecoin (DOGE) could surge by quadruple digits percentage-wise for one key reason. Crypto trader Ali Martinez tells his 106,500 followers on the social media platform X that if DOGE follows a historic price pattern, the memecoin could surge to $17.76. “Dogecoin could rally by another 6,770% if it continues to follow the ascending parallel channel pattern!” Source: Ali Martinez/X An ascending parallel channel pattern is a bullish structure indicating that an asset is in an uptrend, printing higher highs and higher lows. DOGE is trading for $0.31 at time of writing, up…

A popular crypto analyst is still bullish on a memecoin that’s already ripped by more than 4,000% in two months. The pseudonymous trader known as Altcoin Sherpa tells his 236,500 followers on the social media platform X that he’s still accumulating the Solana (SOL)-based memecoin Fartcoin (FARTCOIN). “I’m filling a bit around $0.80ish, approaching my buys. Total buys = some at $1, more at $0.80, and I also moved some other buys to $0.65 in case they come. I want my average to be around $0.80 or lower though. Still think this is a good meme and I’m hopeful it…

Montenegrin authorities extradited crypto entrepreneur Do Kwon to the United States on Sunday to face fraud charges related to the $40 billion collapse of the Terra ecosystem in 2022. According to a Reuters report, Kwon, who co-founded Terraform Labs, was arrested in Montenegro last March while attempting to board a flight using a fake Costa Rican passport. He had evaded authorities since the May 2022 crash of his TerraUSD and Luna cryptocurrencies. The extradition followed the Montenegro Constitutional Court’s rejection of Kwon’s final appeal. “It was concluded that the majority of the criteria prescribed by law favor the extradition request…

A closely followed crypto analyst is lining up six key events that could trigger the next big move up for altcoins. In a new YouTube update, the host of InvestAnswers lays out six potential catalysts that could cause altcoins to explode in 2025. “These are the top six items that I see as being critical to triggering the so-called alt season. Now, first of all, typically what happens is you need to see a big, big, big spike in Bitcoin, and then folks take profit and rotate into alts. I will stress this again: this is what happened in the…

An under-the-radar artificial intelligence (AI)-based altcoin is skyrocketing after its developers announced plans to expand the project. In a lengthy new thread on the social media platform X, crypto software developer Jeffy Yu says that Zerebro (ZEREBRO) is building a consumer facing launchpad for AI agents. “We are building Zentients, a consumer facing launchpad for agents… The exact details are still being finalized. But we want to keep the framework simple: Agents will require ZEREBRO for a creation fee and will be launched on a ZEREBRO bonding curve with fees. Once a certain valuation is met by the agent token,…

A chart pattern suggests an Ethereum (ETH) layer-2 scaling solution altcoin could surge by 2,400%, according to a popular crypto analyst. The trader Ali Martinez tells his 105,800 followers on the social media platform X that Polygon (MATIC) has been building a multi-year descending triangle since 2021. “This pattern shows lower highs pressing towards a strong horizontal support at $0.285, a classic setup for a potential breakout. If Polygon closes above the descending resistance line at $0.69, we could see a major move. Based on the triangle structure, a breakout might target $12. Of course, it all hinges on that…