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In brief XRP is a cryptocurrency developed to facilitate efficient cross-border transactions, particularly for financial institutions and payment providers. The XRP Ledger employs a unique consensus protocol called the Ripple Consensus Algorithm to validate transactions. A long-running legal dispute between Ripple Labs and the U.S. SEC over whether sales of XRP constituted a unregistered securities…
In brief Qubic said that it had momentarily achieved control of 51% of the hash rate of privacy blockchain Monero. The firm said the event was an “experiment” and a way to “help” the network. However, a few experts said there had been no independent verification of the attack. AI protocol Qubic said it had…
In brief The price of Monero (XMR) has dropped 15.96% on the week so far. XMR investors are rushing for the exists as news spreads of a 51% network attack by the Qubic mining pool. The charts show bearish momentum is accelerating. The majority of the crypto market may be rejoicing today, but the king…
In brief Academic research points to a number of factors influencing Bitcoin’s value. They encompass programmed scarcity, network effects, and cost of production. Studies have also found that sentiment and belief play an outsized role in determining the value of Bitcoin. Professor Andrew Urquhart is Professor of Finance and Financial Technology and Head of the…
In brief Ethereum celebrated its 10th anniversary on Wednesday, persevering through a decade of existential threats and evolution. Over the next 10 years, advocates believe the network will complete a spree of upgrades, improve layer-2 interoperability, and become the “settlement layer for everything.” Consensys pushed back on concerns that quantum computing could pose an existential…
In brief Ethereum topped $3,900, its first time above that level since December, before retreating. Bernstein analysts said that Ethereum treasuries would have to weigh liquidity risks. The ETH treasuries have followed a general model pioneered by Bitcoin pioneers like Strategy. Ethereum treasuries are treating the asset differently than their Bitcoin-focused counterparts, generating staking rewards…
In brief A Dogecoin network upgrade proposal could see zero-knowledge proofs and zk-rollups introduced to the meme coin blockchain. One of the proposal’s authors said that it would mark a “massive shift” in the blockchain’s capabilities. It would unlock the potential to create scalable games, apps, and protocols on the Dogecoin network. Developers have proposed…
In brief Bitcoin mining infrastructure firm Bit Origin acquired around $10 million in Dogecoin (DOGE). The firm announced a raise of up to $500 million last week to fund its meme coin treasury. Bit Origin shares are up 386% from their July starting point. Publicly traded Bitcoin mining infrastructure firm Bit Origin purchased around $10…
We’re thrilled to announce supports for new USDC margin pairs for Solana (SOL), XRP (XRP), Cardano (ADA), Dogecoin (DOGE), Litecoin (LTC), Chainlink (LINK) and Polkadot (DOT) —Taking our total to over 200 markets enabled for margin trading on Kraken Pro! Here’s some more information about the tokens: Solana (SOL) is a blockchain platform aimed at…
We’re thrilled to announce that Kraken now supports new margin pairs for Solana (SOL), Dogecoin (DOGE), and Litecoin (LTC)! Margin trading is now available for the below pairs for SOL, DOGE and LTC: Pair basePair nameAvailable LeverageLong Position LimitShort Position LimitSOLSOL/USDT4700700DOGEDOGE/USDT4500,000500,000LTCLTC/USDT4850850 Here’s some more information about the tokens: Solana (SOL) is a blockchain platform aimed…
