Author: Benjamin Lee
Coinbase founder and CEO Brian Armstrong says the latest memecoin frenzy is overwhelming the top US-based crypto exchange. Armstrong acknowledges that Solana is experiencing transactional delays on Coinbase amid a high volume surge in the trading of memecoins launched on the SOL network. In response to one customer complaining of delays on the social media platform X, Armstrong says, “Team is working hard on scaling our Solana infra now – lots of Solana activity last few days, we were not anticipating this level of surge.” Armstrong also responds to another customer complaining they’ve been waiting two days so far for…
A new court ruling has reversed the sanctions placed on crypto mixer Tornado Cash (TORN) by the US government. According to a recent filing by the New Orleans-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, the previous decision to place sanctions on the digital assets tumbler has been lifted. “It is ordered and Adjudged that the judgment of the District Court is reversed, and the cause is remanded to the United States Court of Appeals District Court for further proceedings in accordance with the opinion of this Court.” Tornado Cash was first sanctioned by the Treasury Department’s Office of…
New data from crypto analytics platform Arkham reveals that President Donald Trump’s decentralized finance (DeFi) platform has become a top 0.1% holder of staked Ethereum (stETH) after gobbling up tens of millions of dollars worth of ETH. In a new thread on the social media platform X, Arkham says that World Liberty Financial (WLFI) – which launched earlier this year – is staking $33 million worth of the top altcoin, making them a top 0.1% holder of stETH. The data also unveils other notable holdings of WLFI, which include $182 million worth of ETH, $55.6 million worth of the stablecoin…
A closely followed analyst believes that digital assets still have more room to run to the upside despite calls that crypto may be in the midst of carving a cycle top. Pseudonymous trader Altcoin Sherpa tells his 240,200 followers on the social media platform X that digital assets can still spark more rallies driven by the “best macro environment in years” along with a pro-crypto US government. He also highlights that Bitcoin is one strong candle away from printing a new all-time high just as nations and US states consider the possibility of establishing a strategic BTC reserve. From a…
Economist Henrik Zeberg is outlining the path forward for memecoins and the broader crypto market. Starting with the wider crypto market, Zeberg tells his 174,400 followers on the social media platform X that the total market cap of crypto assets could increase by approximately 141% from the current level. “I think it will reach a size of approximately $9 trillion before the top! Insane Bubble – but let’s ride it.” The total crypto market is at $3.73 trillion at time of writing. Based on Zeberg’s chart, it appears he’s suggesting that the total crypto market cap is in a rising…
Deep-pocketed digital asset investors are gobbling up massive amounts of the leading meme token Dogecoin (DOGE). Trader Ali Martinez tells his 116,800 followers on the social media platform X that while retail investors are getting distracted by the recently launched Official Trump (TRUMP) memecoin, crypto whales heavily accumulated DOGE to the tune of $640.5 million in just two days. “While everyone focuses on TRUMP, whales bought 1.83 billion Dogecoin DOGE in [48 hours!]” Source: Ali Martinez/X At time of writing, DOGE is trading for $0.35. Looking at TRUMP itself, Martinez predicts that the memecoin will surge above $50 if it…
Former Coinbase executive Balaji Srinivasan thinks Trump should consider airdropping his newly launched official memecoin to his supporters. Srinivasan tells his 1.1 million followers on the social media platform X that Trump is “now strongly incentivized to legalize cryptocurrency in the most aggressive way possible.” But he also argues there’s an “alignment problem” with the new TRUMP coin. “As context: the CEO of a company is typically one of the largest shareholders, but he is aligned with all his employees because they hold the same shares. All holders rise and fall as one, ideally. By analogy, you would ideally want…
With the cryptocurrency market eyeing a stellar 2025 amid a new wave of optimism, new crypto project Remittix (RTX) is trending. The altcoin looks to have stolen the shine off XRP (XRP) early on as its presale hits $4 million. But what’s driving the interest in this project? Could the new era for crypto under President Donald Trump be the catalyst that pushes RTX to the top of the payments finance, or PayFi world? What is Remittix (RTX)? XRP and Stellar (XLM) have stood out as crypto solutions aim to revolutionize the remittances and cross-border payments space. XRP’s massive traction…
A closely followed analyst who nailed the pre-halving Bitcoin correction last year thinks altcoins are close to igniting big rallies and outperforming BTC. Pseudonymous analyst Rekt Capital tells his 531,500 followers on the social media platform X that the altcoin market is at a stage where it is being overlooked by most traders. But the trader notes that the prevailing bearish sentiment is setting the stage for altcoins to ignite upside bursts, leaving many traders on the sidelines. “February has been a strong month for altcoins in both 2023 and 2024. Could altcoins enjoy a strong February for the third…
First Lady Melania Trump has launched her own memecoin on the Solana (SOL) blockchain, which quickly skyrocketed to a valuation exceeding $9.4 billion just hours after its release. Melania Trump’s social media platform X account suddenly announced that MELANIA was live for trading on Sunday. According to Bubblemaps, there are major discrepancies between MELANIA’s reported tokenomics and actual distribution. “JUST IN: The bubble map of MELANIA does NOT match the distribution on their website.” Source: Bubblemaps/X Bubblemaps is not the only prominent crypto voice questioning the launch of First Lady’s new coin. Former White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci expressed…