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AgriDex secured a $5 million pre-seed funding, led by Endeavour Ventures, elevating its valuation to $19 million. This investment underscores a significant advancement in digitizing agriculture trade through NFTs on Solana’s network.
Ripple’s Chief Legal Officer celebrated the U.S. House’s bipartisan decision to reject the SEC’s mandate (SAB 121) for reporting customer cryptocurrency holdings, marking a critical stance against perceived regulatory overreach and fostering cryptocurrency innovation.
Coinbase International announces the expansion of its futures trading by listing Jupiter (JUP), Tensor (TNSR), and Jito (JTO) perpetual futures from May 16, 2024, marking a significant step in diversifying trading options for users.
The SEC faces criticism for its stance against Ripple, as an upcoming ruling in Binance’s lawsuit may challenge the SEC’s view on stablecoins, potentially aiding Ripple. This legal battle could reshape U.S. crypto regulation, marking a pivotal moment for digital asset classification.
Ukrainian developers launched Wormfare, a NFT-based PvP card game, securing $360,000 in pre-funding on the eco-friendly Polygon network. The game innovates with a Quest-to-Earn model and Motivated Staking, promising up to 500% APY.
Pantera Capital has invested in Telegram’s Open Network (TON), marking its largest financial commitment and allocating 20% of its funds to TON, demonstrating a strong belief in blockchain’s future and TON’s potential.
On May 10, SBI VC Trade, part of Japan’s SBI Holdings, became a new validator on the XRP Ledger, aiming to bolster its security and represent the Japanese XRP community’s interests effectively. This development is a notable progression for XRPL’s ecosystem.
On May 10, Shiba Inu’s burn rate soared by over 5500%, destroying nearly 26 million SHIB tokens and sparking optimism for a potential price rally, with a notable supply reduction to 589.27 trillion tokens.
ZKX revolutionizes DeFi by offering perpetual futures contracts on a gasless decentralized exchange through Starknet’s Layer 2 solution, aiming to outperform centralized counterparts by removing transaction costs and simplifying cross-chain trades.
The Dogwifhat (WIF) cryptocurrency experienced a notable 12.97% price surge in 24 hours, reaching $3.25, driven by a whale’s 1.4 million WIF purchase. This bullish trend elevates Dogwifhat’s market cap to $3.240 billion, hinting at overtaking PEPE Coin as the third-largest meme coin.
The Akash Network (AKT) token saw a remarkable 20% price jump to $5.66, supported by a 350% increase in trading volume to $232 million, following a quarterly revenue spike of over $140k in Q1 2024.
Starting May 9, 2024, TikTok began labeling AI-generated content, like that from DALL-E 3, with “content credentials” to enhance digital transparency and user trust, marking a pioneering step in social media authenticity efforts.
A whale transferred 60 million XRP to exchanges amidst volatility, affecting its price against Ripple’s SEC dispute backdrop. This significant movement to Bitstamp and Bitso hints at potential Ripple offloading, impacting XRP’s market dynamics and price, now at $0.5166.
Ripple’s CTO, David Schwartz, regretted selling 40,000 ETH for just $1 each to fund solar panels, missing out on over $100 million as Ethereum’s value soared, amidst discussions on cryptocurrency regulation and Ethereum’s preferential treatment.
