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Two popular altcoins are surging in price after receiving surprise listings from US-based crypto exchange platform Bitstamp. In a new blog post, the crypto exchange says that its US branch is adding support for smart contract platform Solana (SOL) and Pepe (PEPE), a frog-themed meme asset built on top altcoin Ethereum (ETH). “The day US fans of Solana and Pepe have been waiting for is finally here! We’re excited to announce that well-known Solana and the popular meme coin Pepe are now available for trading on Bitstamp in the US.” News of the listings sent both SOL and PEPE flying, as Solana went from a low of $235 on November 28th to a peak of $246 the next day while PEPE went from a low of $0.00001941 to a peak of $0.00002101 during the same time frame. Both SOL and PEPE have since retraced and are trading for $240 and $0.00002038 at time of writing, respectively. In its post, Bitstamp describes Solana as “a cutting-edge blockchain platfo...

A decentralized finance (DeFi) project and an Ethereum (ETH) layer-2 blockchain are both surging after abruptly gaining support from Coinbase. In a new set of announcements, top US-based crypto exchange platform Coinbase says it’s adding DeFi platform Moonwell (WELL) and ZKsync (ZK), an Ethereum scaling solution, to its suite of products. According to Coinbase, customers can now buy, sell, covert, send, receive, or store WELL and ZK starting today. News of the listings sent both WELL and ZK flying, as the duo of assets saw respective gains of 31.22% and 4.21% on the day. WELL is trading for $0.0389 at time of writing while ZK is valued at $0.142. ZKsync launched in 2020 and uses zero-knowledge (ZK) cryptography to increase ETH’s transaction speeds, lower its costs, and maintain its decentralized and secure nature. ZK proofs are a way to validate the truth of a specific statement without revealing data about the statement itself. Moonwell is a crypto ...

Crypto.com partners with BTG Pactual to list BTG Dol stablecoin in Latam. The collaboration aims to bridge traditional banking with the crypto market. BTG Dol is to be traded against BTC and ETH on the Crypto.com platform. According to a recent announcement, Singapore-based Crypto Exchange, Crypto.com, has joined forces with BTG Pactual, Latam’s leading investment bank, to expand cryptocurrency accessibility in the region. The collaboration focuses on listing BTG Dol, BTG Pactual’s dollar-pegged stablecoin , on Crypto.com ’s platform, facilitating seamless trading against major cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum. Expanding Latam’s crypto reach The Crypto.com and BTG Pactual strategic alliance aims to bridge the gap between traditional banking and the burgeoning crypto market. By listing BTG Dol, BTG Pactual’s stablecoin , on Crypto.com ’s platform, both institutions seek to facilitate easier access to digital ...

Cryptocurrency exchange HashKey announced the upcoming listing of Litecoin (LTC). On Jan. 10, HashKey Exchange announced the listing of LTC on a licensed virtual asset exchange in Hong Kong. Deposits and withdrawals are now available, with trading set to begin on Jan. 12 between the LTC/USD pair. LTC deposits and withdrawals are available through the Litecoin network, with trading open only to professional investors. In addition, the exchange is launching a “Learn How to Earn HSK” campaign to give away a reward pool of 5,000 HSK to qualified HashKey exchange customers. Rewards will be distributed on a first-come, first-serve basis to the first 250 customers who submit a quiz with correct answers. The LTC price showed virtually no reaction to the news. Over the past 24 hours, the coin has risen in price by 1.66%, according to CoinMarketCap data, to $67.25. At the same time, trading volume in the token has increased by 17.5% reaching $483 million. Source: CoinMarketCap Litecoin...

Also Read: France To Make Wholesale CBDC A Key To Digital Assets And Tokenized Assets advertisement Judge Torres effectively reopened the doors for XRP trading on US crypto exchanges thanks to her ruling that the token sale does not amount to securities. Hence, the token’s trading volumes rose significantly while the XRP price jumped by as much as 60% almost immediately. Gemini To Soon Relist XRP? On July 13, the exchange informed that it was exploring the listing of XRP for both spot and derivatives trading on its platform, considering the ruling in favor of Ripple . In a fresh hint, the official Twitter handle of Gemini commented with a ‘Thinking Face Emoji’, to a query on whether Gemini is going to relist the token or not. On the other side, Gemini cofounder and chief executive officer Cameron Winklevoss expressed bullish sentiment around Bitcoin accumulation. He said the great accumulation of Bitcoin began with the recent flurry...