Author: John Smith
Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. Lightchain AI is drawing comparisons to XRP’s legendary rise, with early investors eyeing a $5,000 entry that could potentially grow into over $1m. As investors look for the next major crypto breakout, Lightchain AI is gaining attention for its potential to deliver massive returns in a short span. With a presale price of $0.007 and over $18.9 million already raised, the project is being compared to historical giants like XRP — not for similarity in function, but for its…
Solayer has unveiled a new suite of financial tools centered around the Emerald Card, a digital-first debit card. This product is designed to bridge decentralized finance infrastructure with real-world payments, according to a company post on X. At the core of Solayer’s offering are synthetic assets sUSD and sSOL, along with a high-performance virtual machine, infiniSVM, which the company claims can process one million transactions per second. These elements power a growing vertical of DeFi applications, now tied to a payment system that connects directly with Visa networks. The Emerald Card allows users to deposit USDC and access a variety…
Monero has been quietly holding its ground amid a downtrending crypto market. While many altcoins have significantly dropped from their price in the past few months, investors are hopeful that XMR can break out anytime soon. But is it really the case? Let’s find out in this XMR price prediction. Currently ranked at the 33rd position with a market cap of $3.9 billion, Monero (XMR) has dropped over 60% from the all-time high of $542 reached in January 2018. Talking about recent price trends, XMR’s price is fairly stable and has risen 10% from January 1st 2025, with the current…
To the outside world, the cryptocurrency ecosystem might seem like a separate cosmos, with Statista reporting that there are about 900 million identity-verified crypto wallets. It can occasionally be challenging to keep up with its abundance of jargon, memes, and slang. There are new terminologies emerging virtually every day, from NFTs to DeFi and now Web3. Degen is one of the terms you’ve most likely seen circulating. Despite its age, the term “degen” has gained fresh meaning in the crypto community. In this article we will discuss what is degen in crypto, meaning of DeFi degen, and more. What is…
US stocks wavered as tariff fears continued to weigh on the market. The U.S. made little progress on tariff negotiations. Fears over tariffs are still weighing on the market, which saw a correction after a slight jump in today’s trading. Stocks were trading sideways, with volatility significantly lower compared to last week’s ups and downs. On April 15, the S&P 500 was up 0.04% or 2.20 points from market open, reaching 5,408.17. The DOW Jones was down 16.43 points or 0.04%, trading at 40,508, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq was down 0.06% or 10.76 points, trading at 16,822.73. At the same…
Circle will deploy its stablecoin, cross-chain transfer protocol, and wallet on layer 1 blockchain Monad’s mainnet when it goes live. Circle and Monad Foundation have announced that USDC (USDC), the $60 billion stablecoin natively available on most blockchains in the crypto space, will go live on the Monad chain on day 1 of the mainnet. Monad, an L1 blockchain that aims to bring parallel execution to the Ethereum (ETH) Virtual Machine with 10,000 transactions per second, is currently in testnet. As well as the stablecoin, Circle plans to bring its CCTP v2 and Circle Wallets to the blockchain network’s developer…
Mantra, a popular real-world asset tokenization coin that collapsed by over 90% in 24 hours, bounced back after a statement by the founder and as investors bought the dip. Mantra (OM) price soared by over 50% on Tuesday, making it the best-performing top 100 coin by percentage point gains. It rose to an intraday high of $0.82 in a high-volume environment. Still, the coin remains significantly lower than its all-time high of $9.10. It would need to jump by over 1,000% from the current level to retest its record high. In a statement, JP Mullin, who we interviewed last week,…
Bitcoin remains under the spotlight as Anthony Pompliano, founder and CEO of Professional Capital Management, outlined a bullish long-term vision for the cryptocurrency in a recent CNBC interview. With Bitcoin (BTC) hovering around $85,000, following a recent dip to $76,000, Pompliano weighed in on Bitcoin’s place in the global financial landscape, comparing it to gold and hinting at major institutional and governmental developments ahead. Bitcoin has kicked off 2025 down roughly 10%, while gold is up 20%. But Pompliano was quick to point out a key trend: over a one-year horizon, both assets are up about 35%. This divergence, he…
Bitdeer Technologies Group plans to take advantage of a 90-day suspension of U.S. tariffs to ship mining rigs from Southeast Asia to the United States. According to Bloomberg, Bitdeer, a Bitcoin (BTC) mining company listed on Nasdaq and founded by crypto mogul Jihan Wu, is experiencing a decline in profitability and a slump in demand for Bitcoin mining hardware. As a result, the Singapore-based company is pivoting to self-mining rather than selling its machines to other operators. It will also begin U.S.-based manufacturing as a result of Trump’s tariff policies. “Our plan going forward is to prioritize our own self-mining,”…
Mantra’s collapse this week is raising questions about the project’s future, but also about the impending risks of low liquidity for other DeFi platforms. Analysts are still examining the Mantra (OM) collapse, which wiped out $5 billion of the token’s value. A recent report by Kaiko, published on Monday, April 14, examines the liquidity conditions that led to the crash. According to Kaiko, low liquidity, compounded by long liquidations, was likely one of the reasons behind the crash. A large price drop overwhelmed the markets, leading to a collapse in market depth from $290 million to just $473,000. Mantra hourly…