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On the September 30th episode of the podcast CoinDesk Spotlight, Litecoin creator Charlie Lee reflected on his journey into cryptocurrencies. He explained why he sold all of his Litecoin holdings in 2017 (without adding anything new to his previous statements) and emphasized his deep belief in Bitcoin. He admitted that creating Litecoin involved “a lot of headache” and didn’t bring in much money. But did he say he regrets making it? summary Charlie Lee said he didn’t make much money with Litecoin. He said he would have advised his younger self to buy Bitcoin, stay away from it, never sell…

Uniswap Labs has announced a new system to make cross-chain interactions secure and smooth. Compact introduces a sharing mechanism to reduce fragmentation across distributed platforms. This new feature has the potential to change the way assets and projects interact in the blockchain industry. Uniswap Labs has unveiled a significant move towards solving one of the key challenges in decentralized finance (DeFi): interoperability. This means communication or interoperability between different blockchains. The decentralized trading protocol has announced The Compact, an open source contract system for application and digital asset interoperability. Compact is an open-source, composable smart contract system that enables seamless…

Satoshi Nakamoto envisioned Bitcoin as a “peer-to-peer electronic cash” for direct transactions without intermediaries. Now, with corporate treasuries amassing huge Bitcoin holdings, ChangeNOW’s chief strategist argues that stablecoins, rather than hoarding by institutional investors, are realizing their original vision. BeInCrypto sat down with ChangeNOW Chief Strategy Officer Pauline Shanguette during her recent APAC tour to discuss the company’s evolution and her contrarian perspective on competing trends in cryptocurrencies. ChangeNOW started in 2017 as a no-account, no-questions-asked, non-custodial instant swap service. But Shangett says the company’s ambitions quickly expanded beyond retail trading. “Our B2B platform has evolved to be more than…

Key takeout Spot Silver Price reached $49/ounce, the highest level since April 2011. The rally is driven by a supply deficit and increased investor profits. Please share this article Spot Silver hits $49 per ounce today, marking the highest level since April 2011, continuing its surge amid the latest investor interest.Silver is facing a continuing supply deficit that has contributed to upward price momentum in recent trading sessions. Metals have experienced intensifying trading activities, and futures traders are engaged in fighting in short positions.Investors see silver as a hedge against economic uncertainty, and market debates highlight its role in the…

SOL USD is falling – what is happening with cryptocurrency today? Why do people sell during Uptober? .cwp-coin-chart svg path { Stroke width: 0.65 ! Important; } Bitcoin BTC $122,122.44 2.45% Bitcoin BTC price $122,122.44 2.45% / 24 hours 24 hours of production $67.2 billion Price: 7 days // Make SVG responsive jQuery(document).ready(function($) { var svg = $(‘.cwp-graph-container svg’).last(); if (svg.length) { varooriginalWidth = svg.attr(‘width’) || ‘160’; varooriginalHeight = svg.attr(‘height’) || ’40’; if (!svg.attr(‘viewBox’)) { svg.attr(‘viewBox’, ‘0 0 ‘ + original width + ‘ ‘ + original height); svg.removeAttr(‘width’).removeAttr(‘height’); svg.css({‘width’: ‘100%’, ‘height’: ‘100%’}); svg.attr(‘preserveAspectRatio’, ‘meet xMidYMid’); } }); I’ve gone…

Binance Coin surpassed $1,300 for the first time. CAKE maintains its bullish strength after surging more than 70% weekly. Solana is focused on a short-term rally to the key $250 mark. Cryptocurrencies showed stability on Tuesday, with most tokens on the verge of a breakout. Bitcoin is trading above $124,500 as the cryptocurrency market cap increases by 0.6% in the past 24 hours to reach $4.28 trillion. In an optimistic light, this article looks at altcoins that are making waves with their impressive price movements. Binance Coin continues to lead the alt season with a new all-time high of over…

The two cryptocurrencies that are larger than BNB are BTC and ETH. Native Binan Stokens seem unstoppable these days, with their prices rising 50% each month. Just recently it reached a new all-time high of nearly $1,300, but its market capitalization has skyrocketed to $180 billion. BNB Price, Source: Coingecko This means that BNB is currently the third largest cryptocurrency, surpassing Ripple’s XRP. Furthermore, the assets exceed the total market value of world-renowned companies such as Boeing, Deutsche Telekom and Sony. One of the well-known individuals who manage or associate the largest BNB holdings is Changpeng Zhao (known as CZ),…

KeynoteThe company currently manages more than 2% of its total supply of Ethereum following its aggressive Q3 accumulation strategy. BMNR shares have risen 41.7% over the past month as Ethereum achieved the strongest third-quarter performance on record. Ethereum Treasury Investor Bitmine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) has achieved a historic milestone, surpassing Marathon Digital and becoming the world’s second largest cryptocurrency owner. According to an official Bitmine press release on October 6, the company’s Combined Crypto and Cash Holdings currently totals $13.4 billion, including 283 million Ethereum. ETH $4 718 24-hour volatility: 4.9% Market Cap: $571.53 b Vol. 24H: $39.07 b $456…

In the widely reported development, Coinbase is working with charity Give to provide 160 New Yorkers with six months of Stablecoin USDC to Stablecoin USDC worth $12,000. The initial payment is worth $8,000, and then the recipient is set to receive $800 per month. Coinbase and Givedirectly call this the pilot program for what is called the Universal Basic Income (UBI), or the sum of the amounts offered to everyone, so they can afford shelters, food and other essentials as work begins to decline in advances in artificial intelligence and robotics. But is this actually a UBI pilot program? The…

Opinion: URE UTAH, Technical Advisor to Nigeria Minister of InnovationThe world is rushing to earn cash as the value of digital currencies has skyrocketed nearly $4 trillion. While grabbing the headlines of Elon Musk’s Dogecoin (Doge) and the official Trump (Trump) coins of the US President, Africa is at the forefront of this global financial upheaval.This is an important point. Unless African leaders act to regulate or utilize the code, what happens next will determine whether the continent’s 1.55 billion residents will develop greater sovereignty in the future or a new era of financial instability.The opportunities are enormous. Utilizing Crypto…