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The decentralized perpetual futures trading sector has a new leader: Hyperliquid (HYPE). Launched in December 2024, Hyperliquid has its own Layer-1 blockchain, which has surpassed Solana in 7-day fees.  What’s fueling its rapid growth, and how does HYPE compare relative to Solana’s native token SOL (SOL)? Protocols ranked by 7-day fees, USD. Source: DefiLlama Hyperliquid’s

Crypto exchange Kraken will end its support for privacy token Monero in the European Economic Area (EEA).  Kraken announced that it would stop trading and deposits for all Monero (XMR) markets in the EEA from Oct. 31, 2024. This includes the trading pairs with United States dollars, euro, Bitcoin (BTC) and Tether’s USDt (USDT).  Kraken

An academic paper titled: “Reconciliation of Anti-Money Laundering Instruments and European Data Protection Requirements in Permissionless Blockchain Spaces” published in the Journal of Cybersecurity suggests that governments should target cryptocurrencies — especially privacy preserving chains — to combat money laundering. The author of the paper outlined several methods of undermining trust in permissionless blockchains including

Japanese authorities arrested a gang of 18 alleged scammers by analyzing Monero transactions for the first time in crypto history. Japanese authorities said they analyzed about 900 of the group’s Monero (XMR)-based money-laundering transactions, which totaled about 100 million yen ($670,000). Japanese authorities told local media outlet Nikkei that this marked the first time the

Bitcoin could not hold on to the recovery attempts during the past week, signaling selling by the bears at higher levels. Although buyers failed to push the price above $100,000, they have not ceded much ground to the sellers. This suggests that the bulls are holding on to their positions as they anticipate another leg

Bitcoin (BTC) has risen above $95,000, indicating that the bulls have maintained the buying pressure. Grayscale head of research Zach Pandl told Cointelegraph that Bitcoin is being “held back by strength in the US dollar,” but he expects the setback to be short-lived as the US presidential inauguration is right around the corner. Pandl sees

Bitcoin (BTC) fell below the $100,000 level on Feb. 2 after US President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on goods imported from China, Canada, and Mexico on Feb. 1. Increased import tariffs could boost inflation, risking higher interest rates. That could, in turn, result in a risk-off sentiment, hurting cryptocurrency prices. Bitget Research chief analyst Ryan Lee

Bitcoin (BTC) slipped below $95,500 on Feb. 23 after failing to rise above the $100,000 level on Feb. 21. The longer the price stays below $100,000, the greater the possibility of a drop to the crucial $90,000 support. Analysts remain divided on Bitcoin’s next trending move. While some anticipate a new high as early as

Solana’s native token, SOL (SOL), surged by 35% between Oct. 5 and Oct. 11, reaching its highest level since December 2021 at $222. This movement has led traders to speculate whether the all-time high of $260 is within reach, especially after Bitcoin (BTC) crossed  $84,500, driven by steady institutional inflows and anticipated regulatory clarity in

The six-hour train journey from Nairobi, Kenya’s capital, to the coastal city of Mombasa is a pleasant one. Clean carriages, very well-dressed passengers and a punctual timetable make a nice change from the uncertainty of traveling in Africa.  Opening in 2017, it replaced a colonial-era railway line known as the “Lunatic Express,” which is fitting

Victims win first civil action against the FTX of Hong Kong A Hong Kong court has ruled in favor of two investors who filed a civil suit against defunct Dubai-based cryptocurrency exchange JPEX and its affiliate, Web 3.0 Technical Support. With the judge’s ruling, 1.85 million Hong Kong dollars (around $238,000) will be recovered on

Top Stories of The Week Michael Saylor posts fake quote from Trump on crypto to 3.6M followers With the United States Election Day coming up and many voters already going to the polls, social media is rife with misinformation about candidates’ policies. MicroStrategy executive chair Michael Saylor seems to have fallen for a social media

The use of AI agents to create, promote and transact cryptocurrencies has been largely theoretical — until now. But with AI shitposter Terminal of Truths promoting Goateus Maximus, the Luna bot tipping users for engagement, and Based Agents enabling quick and easy crypto agent creation on Ethereum L2s, the future has become very real all

Bitcoin’s (BTC) rejection near the all-time high earlier in the week may have attracted profit booking by the short-term traders. Although the price has dropped near $68,000, analysts remain positive on the markets. They anticipate Bitcoin to find support between $65,000 and $68,000. The next major trigger for the cryptocurrency markets is the United States

Crypto punters shouldn’t be throwing extra cash at AI agents for trading — just stick to what you’d invest if you were trading solo since there will still be losers, a crypto venture capitalist says. “Trading is always a zero-sum game,” Web3 venture capital studio LiquidX co-founder Giulio Xiloyannis tells Hall of Flame. “There is

Blockchain domain provider Unstoppable Domains has partnered with Cake Wallet, an open-source wallet, to launch a new top-level domain specifically for Monero users, the companies announced. Unstoppable Domains said the new .xmr domains will allow Cake Wallet and Monero (XMR) users to send and receive tokens using human-readable addresses instead of long, alphanumeric strings. The