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April 26, 2024
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Gaming
Cardano Founder Charles Hoskinson's Studio Releases First Game—But It's on GalaChain
Outspoken Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson surprised Crypto Twitter last week when he announced his “first game is coming out,” alongside a trailer for a game launching on blockchain gaming platform Gala. When one user asked about it, Hoskinson simply replied, “I have six companies.” With Voyager: Ascension out today on Gala’s new GalaChain network, now we know a bit more about this particular company—and what Hoskinson’s involvement is. RFLXT, the company behind the game, told Decrypt that it...
Apr 9, 2024
Markets
Toncoin Hits All-Time High Price, Flipping Cardano Out of Top 10
There’s a new entrant in the top 10 cryptocurrencies by market cap following Toncoin’s recent surge—and it’s flipped Cardano in the process. Toncoin (TON), the token of The Open Network, is now the 10th most valuable cryptocurrency in the world according to data from CoinGecko, jumping 12% over the last day to a current price of $6.65. It’s also up 32% over the last seven days, and 132% in the past month. TON jumped even higher to a new all-time high price of $7.06 earlier Tuesday. But the rise...
Dec 26, 2023
Health
‘We’re Living Longer, But We’re Living Longer, Sicker’: Rejuve CEO
While most people immediately associate artificial intelligence with tools to write a term paper or design an art project, AI technology is also being tapped to push the boundaries of longevity and health. One company harnessing AI to produce better health outcomes is Saint Lucia-based Rejuve. Initially launched in 2018 by SingularityNET founder and CEO Ben Goertzel, Rejuve is a biotechnology company that aims to use artificial intelligence and decentralized technology to help people live health...
Nov 28, 2023
Business
Cardano Founder Charles Hoskinson: Bitcoin Gets ‘Complete Pass’ From SEC
Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson launched a blistering attack on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in a recent livestream, accusing it of giving Bitcoin a “complete pass” over the question of whether it’s sufficiently decentralized to not be considered a security. “If you subpoena and attack about three different entities, you could perform a 51% attack on Bitcoin because that's the way the hash power works,” Hoskinson said. “But it's decentralized, apparently. And Team Orange...
Nov 7, 2023
Markets
XRP, Cardano And Solana Lead Crypto Gains Over the Week
It's been a bullish week for three of the market's largest altcoins XRP, Cardano, and Solana. XRP has enjoyed a hefty rally, hitting nearly 20% in the last seven days. It's now trading hands at just under $0.69 after falling some early Tuesday morning. That price now puts the token at a three-month high. This week's rally is just the latest in a longer stretch of bullish fortune for XRP. XRP Leads Crypto Market Rally, Soaring 12% Overnight Back in October, U.S. District Court judge Torres blocke...
Jun 27, 2023
Coins
Solana, Polygon, Cardano Still Recovering From the SEC Calling Them Securities
Solana, Polygon, Cardano, and other tokens being dragged into the court battles by the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) have lost 15%, or $5 billion, off their collective market capitalizations, according to a Decrypt analysis of CoinGecko data. On June 5 and June 6, the SEC filed lawsuits against Binance and Coinbase—two of the largest crypto exchanges in the industry. Among the charges leveled at the two exchanges were allegations they were selling unregistered securities. The industry w...
Jun 11, 2023
Coins
Solana, Cardano, Polygon Push Back Against SEC 'Security' Label
The organizations behind several popular cryptocurrencies have spoken out against recent claims made by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)—which argued that Solana (SOL), Polygon (MATIC), and Cardano (ADA) are securities. The SEC named the three among a slew of other tokens as examples of securities being offered and traded on allegedly non-compliant crypto exchanges as part of its lawsuits against Binance and Coinbase last week. Solana, Polygon, and Cardano are among the lawsuits’ mos...
Jun 9, 2023
Business
Robinhood Moves to Cut Support for Cardano, Polygon and Solana
The popular trading app Robinhood is ending support for three cryptocurrencies in Cardano (ADA), Polygon (MATIC), and Solana (SOL) from June 27, 2023. "We regularly review the crypto we offer on Robinhood," the firm shared in an update. "Based on our latest review, we’ve decided to end support for Cardano (ADA), Polygon (MATIC), and Solana (SOL) on June 27th, 2023 at 6:59 PM ET." Users have to withdraw or sell these assets for fiat or other eligible assets on Robinhood by the deadline. Post that...
Jan 25, 2023
Markets
Dogecoin, Cardano Lead Crypto Dip as Market Sheds $27B Overnight
It’s been a bumpy bout of volatility for some of the industry’s largest altcoins. The crypto market as a whole dropped 2.7%, shedding roughly $27 billion overnight, with Dogecoin (DOGE) and Cardano (ADA) leading the pack. Dogecoin dropped 5.5% in the past 24 hours, plummeting from just over $0.88 to $0.82. The largest meme coin by market capitalization is now trading hands $0.84. DOGE’s volatility also wiped out more than $5 million in leveraged traders, as more than 94% of the latest liquidat...
Nov 30, 2022
Business
Cardano’s Hoskinson: FTX Collapse Proves ‘Absolute Need’ for Decentralization
The recent collapse of crypto exchange FTX highlights the “absolute need” for decentralization, according to Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson. Speaking at the Financial Times Crypto and Digital Assets Summit, Hoskinson said that the crypto industry “has never been stronger in terms of its offerings to the tradfi [traditional finance] marketplace and to the world as a whole,” but that recent collapses such as FTX have demonstrated the need for decentralization and proof of reserves. “The failure...
Sep 22, 2022
Coins
Cardano Blockchain Moves Forward With Vasil Upgrade
The five-day Cardano Vasil hard fork process begins today, which the Cardano Foundation says will improve network performance. Cardano co-founder Charles Hoskinson has described it as the hardest update the developers have done since the project launched in 2017. A hard fork occurs when a network's code fundamentally changes and requires the creation of a new and separate version of a blockchain. They can be, but aren't always, contentious. For example, a hard fork occurred on the Ethereum netw...
Sep 2, 2022
Coins
Cardano Vasil Hard Fork Gets a Hard Date
Developers at Input Output and the Cardano Foundation today announced that Cardano’s Vasil hard fork will occur on September 22, just one week after the Ethereum merge’s anticipated date of September 15. “Vasil is the most significant Cardano update to date, bringing increased network capacity and lower cost transactions,” Cardano developer Input Output tweeted Friday. A hard fork is when participants on a blockchain network decide to split the chain, which can happen for various reasons, result...
Aug 9, 2022
Coins
Dogecoin Has More Potential Applications Than Cardano: Mark Cuban
Mark Cuban, billionaire entrepreneur and star of ABC's “Shark Tank,” joined the Altcoin Daily Podcast for a wide-ranging, hour-long conversation about crypto. Cuban mused on the differences between decentralized application platform Cardano and Dogecoin, and which has the most potential. "You know, my thoughts on Cardano are the same as they are on Polygon and Ethereum," Cuban said. "There's got to be a there, there." Cuban says he looks at the number of transactions on a blockchain, calling it...
May 31, 2022
Coins
Cardano Jumps 29% as Bitcoin, Ethereum Recover
Cardano (ADA), the Ethereum competitor is up 29% over the past 24 hours. ADA is currently trading at $0.67, according to data from CoinMarketCap. ADA is the native token of Cardano, the proof-of-stake layer-1 blockchain that offers stiff competition to Ethereum. The token is now the sixth-largest cryptocurrency with a market capitalization of $22.6 billion, overtaking Ripple’s XRP. Despite today’s bullish action, ADA is still down 78% from its all-time high of $3.10 recorded in September 2021....
May 24, 2022
Long Reads
Boss Cat Rocket Club Builds First All-Inclusive Metaverse on Cardano
Boss Cat Rocket Club, a collection of algorithmically generated, space-bound kitties, launched last year, is one of the most successful non-fungible token (NFT) projects on the Cardano blockchain. Now, BCRC is building out Boss Planet, its own metaverse with a difference. Founded by Blue Magic, a member of the popular Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) community (and the proud owner of Ape #4064), Boss Planet is pursuing an inclusive metaverse, in which other Cardano projects can collaborate and hang o...
May 10, 2022
Markets
Cardano's Hoskinson Claps Back at Terra's Kwon Over 'Negative Correlation' Tweet
Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson took a swipe at Terra founder Do Kwon as the price of Terra’s Terra (LUNA) token crashed to $24 and the TerraUSD (UST) stablecoin depegged to $0.70 yesterday, before recovering. "Should I buy some Luna for negative correlation?" Hoskinson tweeted. Hoskinson quoted an earlier tweet from Do Kwon, who said: "We may buy $ADA for negative correlation." Should I buy some Luna for negative correlation? https://t.co/iFeHJTSudM — Charles Hoskinson (@IOHK_Charles) May 10...
May 8, 2022
Profiles
You and Whose Army? The Many Maxi Militias of the Crypto World
The cryptocurrency space is divided into dozens of niche subgroups. Every digital asset spawns its own devout community of investors, evangelists, and shills, all working to increase the value of their chosen token and pave the way for mass adoption. When it comes to the large-cap coins and tokens, like Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Chainlink (LINK), communities can grow to such a scale that they use their collective power to mobilize and influence the development and politics of the asset. In the pro...
May 5, 2022
Profiles
5 Biggest 'Ethereum Killers'
In 2015, a group of crack blockchain developers unleashed the world’s first blockchain for smart contracts: Ethereum. Their creation now hosts decentralized finance applications worth over $100 billion dollars. But although it's achieved much success in its seven-year history, Ethereum has become relatively expensive to use and struggled to become scalable. Thus, rival developers have slung their rifles over their shoulders, taken aim at Ethereum, hummed "Fly Me to the Moon" and squeezed the tri...
Apr 29, 2022
Business
Cardano Creator Hoskinson: US Regulators 'Not Prepared' to Handle Crypto
On Wednesday, the founder of Cardano Charles Hoskinson spoke via satellite phone from the comfort of his private jet to attendees at the Financial Times Crypto and Digital Assets Summit. During his talk, he singled out the U.S. regulatory system as being ill-equipped to handle the revolutionary nature of cryptocurrencies. The myriad agencies that regulate financial markets in the U.S. "are not prepared" for crypto assets either, he added. Part of the difficulty for these agencies is cryptocurren...
Apr 8, 2022
Coins
CME Adds Reference Rates for Solana, Cardano, Polygon and Other Altcoins
Cardano (ADA), Solana (SOL), Polkadot (DOT), and several other popular altcoins will have reference rates and real-time indices—which could lay the groundwork for more ETFs and derivative products—by the end of the month. The CME Group, which runs the Chicago-based derivatives exchange that goes by the same name, has teamed up with CF Benchmarks, a cryptocurrency index provider, to roll out the new rates on April 25. The new reference rates will include index pricing for Algorand (ALGO), Bitcoin...