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Danske Bank: Federal Reserve may raise interest rates at least twice

Danske Bank senior analyst Kirstine Kundby-Nielsen and chief analyst Jens Peter Sorensen stated in a report that they expect the U.S. Federal Reserve to raise interest rates twice, in December 2026 and March 2027 respectively, bringing the federal funds rate to 4.00%-4.25%. "However, we emphasize there is a risk that rate hikes could come earlier and that the number of hikes may exceed two," they said. The first Federal Reserve meeting led by Kevin Warsh sent a clear signal that the Fed is increasingly moving away from forward guidance surrounding future monetary policy decisions. "All signs indicate that (the Fed) is leaning toward having greater discretion in future policy decisions," the Danske Bank analysts added. Source: Jin10

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SK Hynix's stock price rise widened to 15.4%, while Samsung Electronics gained 6.3%.

According to Bitget data, SK Hynix’s stock price gain has widened to 15.4%, with Samsung Electronics up 6.3%.

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The entire cryptocurrency market is down across the board; funding rates indicate BTC remains in bearish territory, while ETH’s bullish sentiment is significantly stronger than BTC’s.

According to HTX market data, Bitcoin is currently trading at $61,684.51, down 1.88% in the past 24 hours; Ethereum is at $1,647.36, down 1.48% over the same period. Current funding rates on major centralized exchanges (CEXs) show a clear divergence between BTC and ETH: BTC rates across all platforms have fallen back into bearish territory, while ETH rates on most platforms remain above the neutral range, indicating significantly stronger bullish sentiment for ETH than BTC. BlockBeats Note: Funding rates are fees set by cryptocurrency trading platforms to maintain the balance between contract prices and underlying asset prices, typically applicable to perpetual contracts. They serve as a fund exchange mechanism between long and short traders; platforms do not collect these fees, instead using them to adjust the cost or return of traders holding contracts, so that contract prices stay close to the underlying asset prices. A funding rate of 0.01% is the benchmark. A rate above 0.01% indicates broad bullish market sentiment, while a rate below 0.005% signals widespread bearish sentiment.

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South Korea's KOSPI index climbs back above the 9,000 mark, up 6.25% on the day.

According to Bitget data, South Korea’s KOSPI index has returned to the 9,000 level, gaining 6.25% on the day.

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Silver plunged 6% intraday, breaching the defense of long positions, as a smart money entity reaped $2.16 million in shorting profits.

According to Hyperinsight’s monitoring, the Silver (SILVER) contract on Hyperliquid is currently priced at $56.78, down 6.34% over 24 hours, with a trading volume of $263 million, ranking first in the precious metals sector. Driven by gold prices falling below $4,000 and safe-haven funds flowing back into chip stocks, short sellers have reaped significant profits. Notably, smart money address 0x49e has been shorting Silver on 3x leverage since April 29 at a high of $78.79, holding a position worth $5.77 million, and has already booked a precise profit of $2.16 million (+81%). On-chain Silver whales are overall bearish: the nominal position size of short sellers is approximately 1.5 times that of long positions. The average entry price for short positions is around $65.05, and the current price is 12.7% lower than this level. Long positions are overall trapped, with an average entry price of about $59.75, roughly 5% above the current price. Current short sellers have sufficient safety margins: the nearest short liquidation line stands at $77.18, some 36% above the current price, meaning short sellers face almost no liquidation pressure. Address: 0xe9ffe7698f46f96f980f2877e18c43f5b4165903-HyperInsight Bot is now live. Add @HyperInsightBot to your TG group and set it as an admin (enable message sending permission) to automatically sync on-chain updates.

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China's Supreme People's Procuratorate announced a major drug-related money laundering case: Li Moubo laundered over 48 million yuan via virtual currency and was sentenced to death after combined punishment for multiple crimes.

On June 25, China’s Supreme People’s Procuratorate (SPP) held a press conference. Miao Shengming, SPP’s deputy procurator-general, stated that procuratorial organs are thoroughly investigating both self-money laundering and third-party money laundering crimes, and vigorously promoting the recovery of drug-related assets to ensure full coverage in the investigation and punishment of drug-related money laundering offenses. From January 2025 to May 2026, procuratorial bodies nationwide prosecuted more than 1,200 individuals for drug-related money laundering crimes. A notable example is the major cross-border case of drug smuggling, trafficking, transportation and money laundering involving Li Moubo and others, which was supervised by the SPP and handled by Chongqing’s procuratorial organs. Li laundered over 48 million yuan via virtual currency and was sentenced to death after receiving combined punishment for multiple crimes in accordance with the law. (Xinhua News Agency)

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Ethereum price rallies above $3.1K after unexpected regulatory victory

Cryptocurrencies have had a difficult performance this week as many investors started to take profits. Bitcoin price retreated to a low of $62,000, down from last week’s high of $73,500. Other coins like Ethereum, Render, Solana, and Near Protocol also dipped. 

This decline also happened as many Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) holders liquidated their positions because of the significant fee. GBTC has an expense ratio of 1.50%, higher than the iShares Bitcoin Trust’s (IBTC) 0.25%. This article looks at some of the top cryptocurrencies to watch like Bitcoin Dogs (ODOG), Ribbon Finance (RBN), and Sui.

Ribbon Finance price forecast Ribbon Finance is a Decentralized Finance (DeFi) platform that enables users to earn sustainable yield through decentralized options and lending. The platform has over $34 million in total value locked (TVL). Its Ribbon Earn and Ribbon Lend also have millions in assets.

RBN price has done well in the past few weeks as it jumped from last year’s low of $0.1462 to a high of $1.91 this month. This was a 1,231% increase from bottom to the top. Its market cap has jumped to more than $746 million. 

Ribbon has constantly remained above the 50-day and 100-day Exponential Moving Averages (EMA), which is a bullish sign. Most recently, it has formed a bullish engulfing candlestick pattern and then rose for three straight days.

My view is that the coin is attempting to form a double-top pattern, meaning that it may continue rising as investors continue buying the dip. If this happens, the next point to watch will be at $1.70, which is about 23.47% above the current level. This view will become invalid if the price crashes below this week’s low of $1.2050. 

Bitcoin Dogs price prediction Bitcoin Dogs is one of the best-performing new cryptocurrencies this year. The developers recently ended its token sale, which raised over $13 million in just a month. This made it the best-performing token sale in the industry.

Bitcoin Dogs is yet to go public in centralized and decentralized exchanges (DEX) but the developers have pledged that this will happen soon.

There are a few reasons to be optimistic about this. First, the token launch will happen in a time when the crypto industry is in a bull market. The total market cap of all cryptocurrencies has jumped to more than $2.6 trillion.

Second, it is one of the most hyped cryptocurrencies in the market. It already has thousands of holders, which is a good thing. Also, the developers are working to create real utility for the token. This will include features like a 1,000 NFT collection and a gaming platform.

Most importantly, most of the newly launched meme coins have done well. This includes tokens like Book of Meme, Solama, and Pepe. You can learn more about Bitcoin Dogs here.

Sui price prediction Sui has evolved to become one of the best-performing cryptocurrencies. Its blockchain project has attracted hundreds of developers and thousands of users. As a result, the total value locked (TVL) in the ecosystem has jumped to a record high of over $700 million.

Sui price has been in a strong bullish trend this year. It has risen in the past three straight days and is now hovering near its highest point since February 15th. The token has constantly remained above the 50-day and 100-day Exponential Moving Averages. 

Therefore, Sui token will need to clear the important resistance point at $1.9697, its highest point in February to invalidate the double-top pattern. If this happens, it will open the possibility of it soaring to $2.50.

PANews reported on May 28th that, according to SoSoValue data, the cryptocurrency market declined across the board after several days of consolidation. The RWA sector led the decline with a 6.57% drop in the past 24 hours. Within the sector, Keeta (KTA) and Pendle (PENDLE) fell by 11.88% and 13.36% respectively. Meanwhile, Bitcoin (BTC) fell 2.13%, breaking below $75,000; Ethereum (ETH) fell 2.61%, dropping to around $2,000.

In other sectors, the PayFi sector fell 0.86% in the last 24 hours, with Stellar (XLM) bucking the trend and rising 17.04%; the CeFi sector fell 1.54%, with NEXO (NEXO) remaining relatively strong, rising 0.73%; the Meme sector fell 1.87%, with SPX6900 (SPX) falling 5.87%; the Layer 1 sector fell 2.27%, with Zcash (ZEC) falling 6.47%; the Layer 2 sector fell 2.98%, with Celestia (TIA) falling 6.04%; and the DeFi sector fell 3.29%, with Ondo Finance (ONDO) falling 7.45%.

#Breakout2024 – The Year of Radix

Viberate (VIB), based on the Ethereum (ETH) network and primarily developed for the music industry, is a cryptocurrency that aims to completely transform the music industry. It presents itself to investors as a decentralized network that can be utilized by industry professionals.

This includes composers, organizers, artists, music experts, professional musicians, sound engineers, database experts, marketing managers, designers, DJs, and anyone related to the music industry you can think of.

Users can communicate in a decentralized manner through Viberate and share their works. Viberate also offers copyright protection for some works and the option to earn revenue from content. The pages created by artists are protected by copyright laws, offering unique features to users.

What is Viberate (VIB)?At the core of all these features lies Viberate Coin. Users can conduct research related to the music industry with Viberate Coin and find works related to any artist they desire. In addition, users sharing their works can earn Viberate Coin in return. All content creators and artists using the platform can earn Viberate Coin in exchange for their efforts.

Where to Buy VIB Coin?VIB Coin can be purchased from Binance, one of the world’s safest and most liquid cryptocurrency exchanges. VIB Coin is available on Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume. Bitcoin or Tether trading pairs can be used for purchasing VIB. Before making a purchase on Binance, it’s necessary to open an account there and send fiat or cryptocurrency according to the cryptocurrency to be traded. It is mostly known that USDT supports many trading pairs.

The highest volume is with the VIB/BTC trading pair, accounting for 61% of the volume. The liquidity provided by Binance will offer a flawless trading experience to its users. Users can also purchase VIB Coin through the VIB/USDT trading pair on Binance, even if it has a lower trading volume.

Disclaimer: The information contained in this article does not constitute investment advice. Investors should be aware that cryptocurrencies carry high volatility and therefore risk, and should conduct their own research.

XPL Token Gains 15% Following Plasma Founder’s Rebuttal of Negative Reports

Sat 24 Jan 2026 ▪ 7 min read ▪ by James G.

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BlackRock’s 2026 Thematic Outlook positions Ethereum as core financial infrastructure rather than a speculative asset. The report frames the network as a potential “toll road” for tokenized assets—capturing value through issuance, settlement, and transaction fees as real-world assets move onchain. For investors, the central question is whether growth in tokenization activity can translate into durable economic demand for ETH.

In brief BlackRock positions Ethereum as tokenization infrastructure, but avoids linking market share directly to ETH price. Rollups now secure most activity and value, weakening assumptions that tokenization growth boosts ETH fee demand. Filtered stablecoin data shows headline volumes overstate real usage, reshaping how investors assess onchain economics. Multi-chain tokenization via BlackRock’s BUIDL shifts focus from dominance to settlement paths, fees, and demand. According to BlackRock, more than 65% of tokenized assets currently reside on Ethereum. This makes the network the leading base layer for tokenization today. However, the report stops short of drawing a direct link between this share and ETH’s price performance. 

Instead, it emphasizes where economic activity ultimately settles and which networks capture fees as tokenized cash and securities circulate across blockchains.

Stablecoin data is critical to that analysis. BlackRock notes that transaction volumes in its materials are adjusted to remove “inorganic activity,” such as bot-driven transfers. The firm references Coin Metrics and Allium data presented through Visa’s Onchain Analytics dashboard. 

This filtering approach highlights a key limitation of raw onchain metrics: headline transfer volumes can significantly overstate real economic use, particularly when investors attempt to infer throughput or fee generation.

Ethereum’s current market share should be viewed as a snapshot, not a permanent outcome. Data from late January shows meaningful variation depending on timing and methodology. RWA.xyz’s directory view lists Ethereum with a 59.84% share of tokenized real-world assets, representing roughly $12.8 billion in value as of Jan. 22. 

A separate networks view from the same platform shows Ethereum leading by value as well, with approximately $13.43 billion excluding stablecoins, based on data time-stamped around Jan. 21.

The gap between these figures and BlackRock’s early January estimate underscores how quickly tokenization data can shift. Issuance is expanding across multiple chains, while reporting windows and asset classifications change from week to week. 

Tokenization Growth Doesn’t Guarantee ETH Fees as Rollups Take Center Stage For ETH holders, institutional adoption alone is not the deciding factor. What matters is whether tokenization activity settles in ways that generate demand for ETH through fees or collateral.

BlackRock’s thesis favors Ethereum as the base settlement layer for tokenized assets. That role, however, becomes more complex as execution increasingly moves off the main chain. Rollups already secure large pools of value while handling most user activity. 

According to L2BEAT, Arbitrum One secures approximately $17.52 billion, and Base about $12.94 billion. Meanwhile, OP Mainnet holds around $2.33 billion, with all three classified as Stage 1 rollups.

This rollup-centric structure complicates the “toll road” analogy in several ways:

Ethereum can remain the final settlement and security layer even if users rarely transact on L1. Fee payment assets vary by rollup, affecting how much value flows back to ETH. Execution costs increasingly accrue to L2s, shifting where day-to-day activity appears. Security is inherited from Ethereum, but revenue capture is not guaranteed. Growth in rollup TVL does not automatically translate into higher L1 fee revenue. Tokenized cash is a potential driver of future transaction volume. Citi’s stablecoin report projects issuance reaching $1.9 trillion by 2030 in a base case and $4.0 trillion in a bull case. Assuming a 50x velocity, Citi estimates annual transaction activity between $100 trillion and $200 trillion. At that scale, even small shifts in settlement share across networks could have meaningful economic implications.

BlackRock and Visa Cast Doubt on Raw Stablecoin Transfer Metrics As volumes grow, measurement becomes increasingly important. Visa has argued that stablecoin transfer data contains substantial “noise.” 

In one example, Visa found that reported 30-day stablecoin transfer volume fell from $3.9 trillion to $817.5 billion after excluding inorganic activity. BlackRock’s reliance on similar filtering methods reinforces its focus on economically meaningful usage rather than headline flow metrics.

If the “toll road” model depends on settlement, then organic demand that cannot be easily replicated elsewhere becomes the key variable. Multi-chain product design weakens any simple connection between tokenization growth and ETH demand. 

Multi-Chain Tokenization Reshapes Ethereum’s Role as Settlement Layer BlackRock’s tokenized fund, BUIDL, already operates across seven blockchains, with cross-chain interoperability provided by Wormhole. This architecture allows other chains to function as distribution and execution layers, even if Ethereum retains an advantage in settlement credibility or issuance value.

Several dynamics now shape how investors interpret tokenization data:

Asset issuance spreading across multiple L1s and rollups. Stablecoin metrics increasingly adjusted to remove bot activity. Rollups altering where fees are paid relative to where security resides. Institutional products reducing reliance on any single platform. Settlement location becoming more important than raw transaction volume. Questions have also emerged around whether institutional tokenization will converge on a single ledger. During Davos week, that idea circulated online following remarks attributed to BlackRock CEO Larry Fink. However, World Economic Forum materials released this month emphasize tokenization benefits such as fractional ownership and faster settlement without endorsing the view that all assets will ultimately settle on one blockchain.

Ethereum’s unresolved issue is whether neutrality and decentralization can be maintained as regulated tokenization scales. Claims of transparency depend on resistance to unilateral change and on settlement finality that downstream layers rely on. 

Current data shows rollups expanding under Ethereum’s security umbrella. At the same time, BUIDL’s multi-chain rollout suggests that major issuers are actively hedging against dependence on a single platform.

BlackRock’s “toll road” framing established a clear market-share benchmark above 65% earlier this year. By late January, however, RWA dashboards and new product launches suggested that the near-term debate is less about dominance. Instead, it was more about settlement paths, fee capture, and how organic usage is measured across the tokenized asset ecosystem.

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James Godstime is a crypto journalist and market analyst with over three years of experience in crypto, Web3, and finance. He simplifies complex and technical ideas to engage readers. Outside of work, he enjoys football and tennis, which he follows passionately.

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PANews reported on April 23 that, according to SoSoValue data, most sectors in the crypto market rose, with the NFT sector performing particularly well, rising for the third consecutive day and gaining another 2.63% in the last 24 hours. Among them, Pudgy Penguins (PENGU) rose 8.88%, Blur (BLUR) rose 8.32%, and Audiera (BEAT) and Zora (ZORA) rose 3.17% and 3.64% respectively. Meanwhile, Bitcoin (BTC) rose 2.76%, breaking through $78,000; Ethereum (ETH) rose 2.09%, approaching $2,400.

In other sectors, the Layer 2 sector rose 1.14% in the last 24 hours, with Starknet (STRK) up 18.56%; the Meme sector rose 1.12%, with SPX6900 (SPX) up 14.87%; the DeFi sector rose 0.85%, with Genius (GENIUS) up 16.71%; the CeFi sector rose 0.83%, with Bitget Token (BGB) up 3.08%; the Layer 1 sector rose 0.58%, with Canton Network (CC) up 2.65%; the PayFi sector fell 0.24%, but Ultima (ULTIMA) rose 5.94%.

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Before the Breakout: How Capital Repriced Crypto for 2026 — From Winter to Infrastructure

In increasing numbers, real-world businesses and Web 2.0 services are adopting blockchain technologies, developing decentralized applications (dApps) and transitioning to Web 3.0. This technological shift offers significant advantages and brings value adding benefits, such as decentralization, tokenization, transparent incentivization models, fair governance, and more.

But do blockchains exist today that can overcome the current challenges blocking mass adoption — such as scalability, technical complexity, and the resulting user-unfriendly functionality?

In this overview, we’ll consider the VeChainThor layer-1 blockchain (the core of the VeChain ecosystem) and explore one of its most important upgrade series — VeChain Renaissance — which may play a crucial role in enabling real mass adoption.

VeChain History VeChain is a blockchain ecosystem that was co-founded in 2015 by Sunny Lu, who still serves as CEO. With an extensive professional history, including experience as CIO of Louis Vuitton China and in Bitcoin mining from 2013, he recognized the powerful potential of smart contracts and their ability to solve real-world economic and business challenges.

After two years operating as a private consortium chain, the VeChain Foundation was launched in 2017, and the core of the ecosystem — the VeChainThor blockchain — was launched in 2018, with its genesis block mined in June of that year. The blockchain was purpose-built with features that solved many of the contemporary challenges facing its client network, including tools that paid gas fees on behalf of business users, transaction batching to make hashing data more efficient, and eventually, ToolChain, an off-the shelf product designed to help businesses spin up dApps easily.

In the years that followed, the blockchain continued to innovate, launching new products including the VeWorld crypto wallet and VeChain’s ‘Web3 App Store’ VeBetter – an incentivized, community-driven platform that rewards actions around sustainability. Today, VeChain stands as a truly underrated leader in the Real-World Asset (RWA) space, with products that are tokenizing millions of user actions through various dApps, demonstrating real-world adoption of blockchain technology and its usage on a daily basis.

What is VeChainThor? VeChainThor is a layer-1 blockchain whose core mission is to enable practical, widespread global adoption of blockchain technology. One of the main strategies for achieving this goal currently centers on the VeBetter ecosystem, a key product that brings together various X-2-Earn dApps with real-world use applications that reward users for participation. Notably, two of these dApps have already surpassed 1 million users. dApps, in some way, tackle the UN’s SDGs, ranging from health to waste reduction, to sustainable transport. The goal is to build a lifestyle platform, where users can use VeBetter apps throughout the day, earning rewards for making the world better, in some way.

VeChainThor currently operates on the Proof of Authority (PoA) 2.0 consensus algorithm, which relies on a pre-selected set of trusted and reputable validators to process transaction blocks. As part of the VeChain Renaissance roadmap, VeChainThor’s consensus mechanism will be migrated to a WDPoS model, opening up the network and enhancing its decentralization and security, while creating a deflationary tokenomic model via modifications to the VET <> VTHO dynamic. 

This approach enables VeChainThor to achieve high throughput, with finality achieved after one epoch (180 blocks). Testing showed its capacity to handle up to 10,000 transactions per second, as well as high scalability. What also sets VeChainThor apart from most other blockchains is its uninterrupted operation. Since 2018, the network has maintained 100% uptime without any interruptions, which is critically important for real-world adoption and operation of large-scale dApps. 

VeChainThor also offers multiple important features that significantly improve onboarding and support broader adoption:

Controllable transaction lifecycle: With the BlockRef and Expiration fields within the transaction model, users can set the time when a transaction is processed or expired if it has not yet been included in a block, preventing user funds getting trapped in the memepool. Clauses (Multi-Task Transaction): Clauses are an additional data structure within the VeChainThor transaction model which enables a transaction to carry multiple payloads within a single transaction. This lets users batch hundreds of transactions in a single ‘master transaction’, increasing efficiency and saving costs.  Fee delegation: Allow users to use dApps and make transactions without owning any cryptocurrency. For example, you can simply install a wallet and start using a dApp right away — without needing to buy crypto, transfer it to your wallet, or deal with any extra steps. Transaction dependency: Set dependencies on a transaction to ensure the execution order meets the business need, transactions that specify a dependency will not be executed until the required transaction is processed. This can ensure either all transactions succeed, or none are executed, preventing important data loss.  VeChainThor Token Model VeChain uses a unique two-token model that involves two separate tokens, each with its own function. This system makes transaction fees predictable, adjustable, and less affected by market volatility, which is a crucial factor for applications. Let’s take a closer look at the VeChainThor tokens:

VET: The native utility token, used for governance (VET stakers can participate in voting on ecosystem changes), staking, value storage, generating VTHO (gas token) and accessing ecosystem services. VTHO: The gas token used to pay for transactions on the network. Currently, it is automatically generated for all VET holders, but after upcoming updates, it will be generated exclusively through VET staking. What is the VeChain Renaissance? The VeChain Renaissance is a series of major upgrades to the VeChainThor blockchain, scheduled throughout 2025 and rolled out in three key phases: Galactica, Hayabusa, and Interstellar. Each upgrade will be implemented through governance voting.

The Renaissance introduces several important innovations aimed at improving staking and increasing rewards through a new tokenomics and distribution model, a new staking platform, StarGate, enabling full EVM and JSON RPC compatibility, and boosting decentralization through an upgraded consensus algorithm. We’ll explore each of these upgrades in more detail, phase by phase, in chronological order.

Galactica Phase The first phase of the VeChain Renaissance is now live on mainnet as of July 1, 2025, following a testnet period, with all upgrades successfully merged with VeChainThor.

Dynamic Fee Market with 100% VTHO Burn With this upgrade, VeChainThor significantly enhances its security by introducing dynamic gas fees that adjust based on network load. This mechanism helps prevent spam attacks that could otherwise throttle the network — for example, by flooding it with thousands of meaningless microtransactions to delay or block the network’s continuous operation.

Additionally, a network adjustment has been introduced for the VTHO token, where 100% of the transaction fees are now burned (VTHO serves as the gas payment token). Moreover, users can speed up their transactions by paying additional fees to validators. This helps reduce the supply of VTHO tokens, creating a deflationary environment.

Typed Transactions With this upgrade, VeChainThor can seamlessly identify and process different types of transactions using a new standardized transaction format. This modular design lets the network grow and improve without disrupting current ecosystem operations. 

Shanghai EVM Upgrade Developers can now easily migrate various popular EVM toolkits and dApps to VeChainThor and benefit from unique features such as the two-token model, fee delegation and multi-clause transactions. This also supports VeChain’s broader goal of mass adoption, as the Ethereum ecosystem is one of the largest in the industry — with a vast number of developers and users.

Hayabusa Phase The second phase of the Hayabusa upgrade began rolling out on July 1st, with full mainnet integration planned by end Q4 2025. This phase includes several updates that are already delivering visible benefits for users.

StarGate: New Staking Platform StarGate is a staking platform launched on July 1st, featuring a unique NFT-based staking collateral mechanism. It serves as the native platform for users to stake VET (the utility token of VeChainThor) and mint an NFT in return. This NFT represents the staked VET collateral and acts as a delegation instrument. Simply put, holders can become delegators, participating in network operations and earning rewards in VTHO tokens.

Note: The validator delegation mechanism is not yet live and is planned for activation by the end of December 2025.

The staking system itself has also been enhanced and made more decentralized through the introduction of multiple new staking tiers. Depending on the selected tier, delegators receive a multiplier on their staking rewards:

Delegator VeThor X (600,000 VET): 2.0× staking rewards multiplier Delegator Strength X (1,600,000 VET): 3.0× multiplier Delegator Thunder X (5,600,000 VET): 4.0× multiplier Delegator Mjolnir X (15,600,000 VET): 5.0× multiplier Delegator Strength (1,000,000 VET): 1.5 multiplier, capped at 2,500 NFTs (max 2.5 billion VET staked) Delegator Thunder (5,000,000 VET): 2.5 multiplier, limited to 300 NFTs (max 1.5 billion VET) Delegator Mjolnir (15,000,000 VET): 3.5 multiplier, limited to 100 NFTs (max 1.5 billion VET) As introduced in the VeChain Renaissance, three new accessible tiers are now live, significantly lowering the barrier for beginner users to entry and expanding the potential delegator base:

Delegator Dawn Node (10,000 VET): 1.0 multiplier, capped at 500,000 nodes (max 5.0 billion VET) Delegator Lightning Node (50,000 VET): 1.15 multiplier, limited to 100,000 nodes (max 5.0 billion VET) Delegator Flash Node (200,000 VET): 1.3 multiplier, limited to 25,000 nodes (max 5.0 billion VET) In addition to its technical advantages, StarGate also aligns with important regulatory developments. This includes compliance with recent US rulings on Proof of Stake (PoS) networks and the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCAR) regulation, a regulation rule designed to regulate crypto assets and protect investors. Achieving MiCAR compliance for both VET and VTHO strengthens VeChain’s legal standing and transparency. As a result, StarGate also serves as a platform for onboarding institutional participants, who may become validators on the network.

Early Bird Staking Program with 5.48 Billion VTHO in Rewards Alongside the standard staking rewards tied to network participation, VeChain launched a 6-month Early Bird Staking Program starting July 1st. During this period, a total of 5.48 billion VTHO (~$11 million+) will be distributed as additional rewards to early participants. No additional actions are needed to participate — a tier simply needs to be selected on StarGate, and a minimum of 10,000 VET staked. 

Core Tokenomics Upgrades Under the VeChain Renaissance, some major changes are coming to VeChain’s tokenomic model. The native VeChain token, VET, retains its utilities, with one key change: VET tokens staked as Economic/X Nodes can now be used as collateral to mint new “Delegator” Staking NFTs. These NFTs can then be delegated to Validator Nodes to earn a share of block rewards.

The biggest upcoming changes will affect the VTHO token. Once the Hayabusa stage of VeChain Renaissance merges with mainnet, VTHO, currently generated automatically by all VET tokens, will only be created by VET tokens being staked, with VTHO issuance linked to the total amount of VET staked.This will significantly reduce inflation of VTHO, which, alongside increased consumption via the gas fee market, and 100% base fee burning, help to support the VeChain ecosystem’s long-term value through deflationary tokenomics.

Consensus Mechanism Updates: Weighted Delegated Proof of Stake (WDPoS)  VeChainThor currently operates on the Proof of Authority 2.0 (PoA 2.0) consensus mechanism, which has proven highly effective—maintaining 100% uptime since its launch in 2018 with no network interruptions. However, further enhancements are planned. The network is in the process of transitioning to a Weighted Delegated Proof of Stake (WDPoS) model, which will be fully activated after the Hayabusa phase is merged into mainnet. This transition aims to significantly increase the level of decentralization within the blockchain, as it enables VET stakers to delegate NFTs that represent staked VET as collateral, allowing broader participation in validator selection and overall network governance.

Interstellar Phase Interstellar is the final, third phase in the series of major Renaissance upgrades for VeChainThor, targeted for the last quarter of 2025.

Full Compatibility With The Ethereum Ecosystem The update will add full JSON-RPC support and complete EVM compatibility, enabling VeChainThor to work seamlessly with all Ethereum tools and infrastructure. This will open the door for thousands of developers to build on and migrate dApps to VeChainThor, fostering strong cross-chain communication with other EVM-compatible blockchains and protocols. 

Importantly, this can attract a large number of users from across the crypto industry and position VeChainThor to achieve its ambitious goal of reaching billions of users. To do so, effective communication and interoperability with multiple ecosystems and chains is essential.

Conclusion: The VeChain Renaissance Impact on the VeChain Ecosystem and Its Influence on RWAs and Web3 VeChainThor has been a significant player in the blockchain space since 2018, evolving into a robust ecosystem where some dApps attract millions of users. Now, in 2025, it is undergoing a series of major Renaissance upgrades that substantially enhance both the network’s technical capabilities and its economic model, introducing numerous features designed to attract a broad user base and transform Web 2 services from various industries into Web3 applications. 

VeChain’s advancements and adoption through its VeBetter platform also position it to have a meaningful influence on Real-World Assets (RWAs) and the broader Web3 landscape, bridging traditional industries with decentralized technologies while adhering to all necessary standards, bolstered by the VeChain Renaissance upgrades. This approach significantly strengthens VeChain as one of the leading blockchain ecosystems capable of driving mass adoption.

Discover more about VeChain by following the official links:

Website | X | Discord | Docs | StarGate

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A hacker address implicated in the exploit of Mixin network is back to life after two years of inactivity. As flagged by Lookonchain, the hacker’s wallet address appears to be selling the siphoned funds with the aid of popular crypto mixer Tornado Cash.

Ethereum sell-off initiated by Mixin hackerPer the insight from Lookonchain, in the past 15 hours, the hacker has sent 2,005 Ethereum, valued at $3,850,000, to Tornado Cash. This marked the start of other transactions, as three new wallets also received 2,087 ETH.

These fragmented ETH have a value of $4.03 million, and through Tornado Cash, they were sold at a market price of $1,933. As of writing time, the price of Ethereum was changing hands for $1,971.30, implying that the hacker sold at a loss with differences in valuation.

As with many scam alert trends, attackers often lie low after their exploit to stall investigations into their nefarious acts. Mixin network was exploited in 2023, with the hacker siphoning 57,849 Ethereum worth $113.4 million.

At the time, the exploit also led to the loss of 891 BTC, worth $59.7 million, and 23.57 million USDT, which was converted into DAI stablecoin.

More selling pressure for ETHThe market sentiment around Ethereum is growing more negative as different sell-off avenues have emerged in the past 24 hours.

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U.Today previously noted that BlackRock moved millions in Ethereum to Coinbase, extending its dump of the largest altcoin. With less observable Ethereum retail accumulation to shift the trend, the price of ETH is poised to remain in a deep drawdown in the coming weeks.

While Bitmine is helping to cushion the sell-off with purchases and staking of the Ethereum in its treasury, the net sell-off needs to reverse for an ultimate price rebound. As of writing time, the coin was priced at $1,970, down 1.3% in the past 24 hours, per CoinMarketCap data.

In brief A hacker wallet dormant since 2023 moved $3.85M in Ethereum from the Mixin exploit to Tornado Cash on Thursday. The Mixin exploit, which took place in September 2023, drained roughly $200M across multiple blockchains. Mixin plans a full repayment of $23M in MDTu tokens by September 2026. A wallet linked to the 2023 Mixin hack, which resulted in the loss of $200 million, has moved $3.85 million into a new wallet that then immediately sent the funds to coin mixer Tornado Cash.

The first transaction in two years took place late Thursday night, as the Mixin Hacker wallet—which has been tagged by blockchain analytics platform Arkham Intelligence—moved $3.85 million worth of Ethereum to an unknown wallet 0x9c. That wallet then immediately sent all of the funds to Tornado Cash in 20 separate transactions.

The Mixin exploit dates back to September 2023, when Hong Kong-based crypto platform Mixin Network suspended deposits and withdrawals after hackers drained roughly $200 million from its cloud service provider’s database.

The breach affected assets across multiple chains, making it one of the larger cross-chain infrastructure hacks of the year. Mixin later said it would compensate users up to 50% of their losses in stablecoins, with the remainder issued as tokenized claims.

The Mixin team said on X at the time that it had contacted Google and blockchain security firm SlowMist to help with the investigation.

The attacker-controlled wallet had remained largely dormant for nearly two years before moving $3.8 million on February 12, 2026.

In October 2025, the Mixin Network provided an update on its repayment of users who were impacted by the exploit.

"Following the incident, Mixin Network initiated a debt registration and repayment process, and issued the Mixin Debt Token (MDT) series, including MDTu, MDTb, and MDTe, each representing claims for different categories of affected assets," the team wrote in its blog post.

The team said it intends to fully repay debt represented by MDTu, worth approximately $23 million, but September 23, 2026, but that there's currently no repayment schedule for MDTb and MDTe.

Mixin did not shut down after the exploit. It still claims to have more than $1 billion worth of assets under management and more than 1 million customers. The team manages a crypto wallet, custody services, and trading infrastructure.

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Uniswap Tightens Its Grip on Ethereum and Layer 2@Uniswap remains the dominant liquidity venue in decentralized finance, capturing 67.3% of total DEX volume on Ethereum this week. That concentration is not new, but it is deepening. Data from KuCoin's Ethereum Q1 2026 review shows Uniswap accounted for approximately $85.5 billion in Q1 volume, representing roughly two-thirds of the entire Ethereum DEX ecosystem.

The protocol's reach extends well beyond mainnet. @Uniswap controls 84.6% of DEX market share on Arbitrum and 46.6% on Base, cementing its position across the two most active Layer 2 networks. Uniswap remains the largest spot DEX by every meaningful measure, clearing roughly $73 billion in 30-day volume across Ethereum mainnet and 39 other chains.

Uniswap V4 went live in early 2026, introducing a hooks system that attaches custom logic to pools at swap, deposit, or withdrawal time, enabling features such as on-chain limit orders, dynamic volatility-responsive fees, and gated pools for institutional flows.

$UNI Earns a New Look From Institutional AnalystsThe volume story is only part of what is drawing attention to $UNI in 2026. A structural shift in the token's economics has changed how analysts frame it. With the fee switch now active, UNI can be viewed through a cash-flow lens rather than only as a governance token. The UNIfication proposal passed in late December 2025 fundamentally changed Uniswap's economics: for the first time, protocol revenue is directly captured by the system and used to buy and burn $UNI, aligning token value with actual network usage.

That shift has caught the attention of major financial institutions. Standard Chartered's digital asset research head, Geoff Kendrick, initiated coverage on Uniswap with a long-term price target of $100 for $UNI by 2030, with the bank's thesis centered on the exponential growth of tokenized real-world assets, projected to surge from roughly $340 billion to $4 trillion by 2028. Standard Chartered projects a $UNI price target of $6.50 in 2026, citing Uniswap's position as a dominant DEX to capture fees from tokenized real-world assets.

Institutional involvement is moving beyond price targets. In February 2026, BlackRock made shares of its tokenized US Treasury fund, BUIDL, tradable through UniswapX with Securitize, marking the world's largest asset manager's first step into DeFi. More recently, Fidelity deployed liquidity for its stablecoin, FIDD, on Uniswap. Separately, Bitwise Asset Management filed an S-1 registration statement with the SEC for a spot Uniswap ETF in February 2026, following the earlier creation of a Delaware statutory trust named the Bitwise Uniswap ETF.

Whether that institutional momentum translates into sustained price performance remains an open question. Competition from Solana-based DEXs and other venues is real, and analysts are increasingly evaluating $UNI through the lens of fee capture potential, protocol governance value, and network effects within liquidity provisioning ecosystems, rather than speculative narrative alone.

Sources
KuCoin: Ethereum Q1 2026 Review
Datawallet: What is Uniswap? Features, Fees and More
Talos: State of the Network, Uniswap Fee Switch Analysis

Boxing legend Mike Tyson dropped a video advertisement on Monday endorsing Rain Trade, a cryptocurrency-based prediction market platform.

‘Anything Can Become A Prediction Market’The video captures Tyson inside a soccer stadium, reenacting over-the-top celebrations that players perform after scoring a goal.

The advertisement echoed the FIFA World Cup vibe, showing how Rain offers unique bets, including the longest goal celebrations.

“I used to think there are winners and losers and those are the categories people trade on. I realized anything can become a prediction market with a little bit of creativity,” Tyson said.

The former heavyweight champion called Rain an “innovative app” and said that he enjoyed filming the advertisement.

Rain Trade is a decentralized prediction market protocol that runs on Arbitrum (CRYPTO: ARB), an Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) Layer 2 solution.

In addition to forecasting real-world events, the application also lets users create permissionless markets of their own.

Tyson: An Early Crypto Adopter Tyson has a notable history of promoting fintech companies, particularly those related to cryptocurrency and Web3.

In 2024, he became the brand ambassador for NAGA, a social trading and fintech platform that offers trading, copy trading, crypto, investing, and payments in one app.

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Flight insurance is getting properly decentralized. 

Etherisc, a market-leading blockchain platform offering flight insurance, announced on Thursday that Chainlink oracles will now further decentralize its processes, improving the manifold inefficiencies in decentralized insurance. The price of Chainlink’s token, LINK, rose 11% on the news.

The announcement also marks the first integration of Chainlink’s technology into a non-fintech application.

The steep costs and time-intensive manual processing necessary to verify insurance claims make flight insurance a perfect use case for blockchain technology. Decentralization could help to ease the distrust between issuers and policyholders caused by the industry’s lack of transparency, delays and inefficiencies.

Together with @etherisc, we're proud to announce we have a working decentralized flight insurance POC live on Ethereum testnet. The design incorporates reliable flight status data (delayed or on-time) delivered by Chainlink's decentralized oracle network. https://t.co/saU3smevkn

— Chainlink - Official Channel (@chainlink) February 6, 2020

The new integration means that reliable flight status data—delayed or on-time—will be delivered by Chainlink's oracle network. Using smart contracts to digitize claims and payout processes also reduces potential disagreements between insurance companies and claimants. 

Decentralized flight insurance: a Proof of Concept“Insurance companies stand to save money on the backend by cutting their overheard for processing claims, as well as improved brand recognition thanks to moving policy arbitration to a neutral third party protocol,” Etherisc stated in its blog post announcing the PoC.

Decentralized oracles allow a smart contract to interact with the off-chain data it needs in order to execute. In the case of flight insurance, secure and reliable flight status data is needed to trigger a payout. 

The new Proof of Concept (PoC) ensures that this data delivery is more secure, reliable and completely decentralized, enabling flight insurance policies to be programmed to automatically, fairly and efficiently process claims. 

As well as flight insurance, Etherisc offers hurricane protection and crop insurance; crypto wallet insurance, and collateral protection from loans. By further decentralising its product to incorporate Chainlink’s decentralized oracle feed, it provides a new way forward for a much maligned industry.

LINK up over 11%The new integration went down well with Chainlink token holders too, and saw LINK trading at $3.23, and now ranked as the 16th largest cryptocurrency. 

The decentralized oracle provider managed to outperform the entire altcoin market in 2019, and even outpaced Bitcoin on occasions. Many investors are confident that 2020 will bring further gains.

Speaking to Decrypt last month, Chainlink CEO, Sergey Nazarov highlighted the insurance market as one where the startup was seeing an influx of new users. But he added that, while it’s a highly lucrative industry, insurance is not the most straightforward application that Chainlink is targeting. 

“Insurance is slowest—a very complex industry with a lot of moving parts and a lot of regulation,” said Nazarov.

But the oracle provider is not neglecting its fintech clientele. Last month it published new price reference feeds for off-chain price data, bringing the total number up to 25. As well as catering to the rapidly growing number of developers building DeFi applications on Ethereum, Chainlink is racing to incorporate its technology in more applications throughout the coming year.

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The crypto market is exhibiting some signs of fresh impetus as investors gear up for the next major bull cycle. Despite large-cap cryptos continuing to occupy a significant portion of many portfolios, there is a trend toward investing in projects that offer higher percentage returns.

One of the top smart contract platforms is Ethereum (ETH), while Cardano (ADA) represents one of the biggest layer 1 blockchain projects. In addition, a new startup,Little Pepe (LILPEPE), has begun gaining momentum among the community who want to join early, before the trend takes off.

Ethereum (ETH) Could See a Strong 2x Move ETH price is at $2,014.7, and 24h volume is $8.1B. Should the market be bullish in 2026, there could be estimates that the price of Ethereum would again climb above $4,000.

If it goes from $2,000 to $4,000 there is a 2x price increase. That’s a really strong return on investment, considering that Ethereum’s market valuation is in the hundreds of billions of dollars. These are just some of the main reasons why people hold ETH as their long-term investment.

Cardano (ADA) Can Recover a Little ADA is trading at about $0.2329 at the time of writing and is a choice among investors who believe the network’s focus on scalability, research-based development, and long-term sustainability will be a foundation for future growth.

Cardano is favoured by many investors who believe it could deliver higher gains than other cryptocurrencies if the market turns bullish again and network activity improves. But some traders are looking further down the market-cap ladder for enterprises with greater upside potential.

LILPEPE (Little Pepe): New Kid on the Block Little Pepe (LILPEPE) is a project gaining significant traction. It is a Layer 2 Ethereum-compatible environment and is currently valued at $0.0022 at Stage 13 of its presale. The initiative has already raked in over $28.19 million, selling over 16.9 billion tokens. Stage 13 is already roughly 98% sold, with the next pricing round up to $0.0023. Little Pepe is building a Layer 2 blockchain for meme communities, a move that sets it apart from numerous meme coins that depend only on social media hype. The project seeks to lower transaction costs, increase transaction speed, and create an ecosystem of meme-centric apps.

This duality of value and community building sets the project apart from the average meme token.

Why Some Investors Are Calling 500% Move If Little Pepe were to gain 500% from the current price of $0.0022 at Stage 13, we would be looking at a price of roughly $0.0132. The results, though hypothetical, have backers saying there are several reasons the initiative remains interesting.

The presale demand is strong with many stage price increases. The project is also building ecosystem features, including staking opportunities, a specific meme launchpad, and DAO governance. And one of Little Pepe’s biggest strengths is its growing community. The presale has seen tremendous participation throughout the current $777,000 giveaway campaign and the Mega Giveaway, offering nearly 15 ETH in incentives.

Many investors believe that new enterprises launched at lower prices have greater growth potential than existing cryptocurrencies. Future returns are never guaranteed, but proponents think the fast-selling presale, Layer 2 infrastructure, and increased community participation could help drive further adoption following launch.

Conclusion Ethereum is still one of the better long-term investments in the crypto blockchain sector, and there’s a chance it doubles if the market stays in a healthy spot. There is still upside potential for Cardano as investors seek solid layer-1 projects with scope to grow.

Meanwhile, one of the most anticipated tokens for the new visitors is Little Pepe (LILPEPE). The project is attracting investors seeking future growth potential, as it offers a robust Layer 2 environment for meme communities. As the crypto industry prepares for what many expect to be a stronger 2026, investors will no doubt be watching projects like Ethereum, Cardano, and Little Pepe closely.

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Website:https://littlepepe.com Whitepaper:https://littlepepe.com/whitepaper.pdf Telegram:https://t.me/littlepepetoken Twitter/X:https://x.com/littlepepetoken $777k Giveaway:https://littlepepe.com/777k-giveaway/ Disclaimer: TheNewsCrypto does not endorse any content on this page. The content depicted in this Press Release does not represent any investment advice. TheNewsCrypto recommends our readers to make decisions based on their own research. TheNewsCrypto is not accountable for any damage or loss related to content, products, or services stated in this Press Release.

A whale who netted $13.68 million from shorting 16 altcoins is suspected of selling 6,855.13 ETH.

According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi (@ai_9684xtpa), the Hyperliquid whale who once shorted 16 altcoins and pocketed $13.68 million in profits has started selling ETH. Five hours ago, during the market rebound, he deposited 6,855.13 ETH tokens worth $11.02 million into Binance, an action suspected to be for sale. These tokens were accumulated between February and March this year at an average price of $1,991 each; selling them would incur a loss of $2.625 million.

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Strategy’s unrealized losses on its Bitcoin holdings have widened to $12.6 billion.

According to HTX market data, Bitcoin has dropped 3.13% over the past 24 hours, currently trading at $60,775. Strategy’s Bitcoin holdings are currently facing an unrealized loss of 19.7%, amounting to roughly $12.6 billion. As of June 21, Strategy holds a total of 847,363 Bitcoins, with a total cost of $64.1 billion and an average holding cost of $75,651 per Bitcoin.

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Top 1 On-Chain Liquidation: ETH Bull Whale Hit With 4 Consecutive Forced Liquidations, $14.11 Million in Positions Liquidated

According to Hyperinsight monitoring, today’s largest liquidation on the Hyperliquid platform involved a high-leverage Ethereum (ETH) long whale. The address opened a long position yesterday when ETH was trading at roughly $1,661, and immediately incurred losses after entry. Triggered by ETH’s short-term dip below $1,600 in the early hours of today, the whale faced four consecutive liquidations, resulting in the forced closure of a total of 8,734 ETH positions valued at approximately $14.11 million. The address now holds less than $150,000 in remaining funds, with all positions fully cleared. Address: 0x1cb0b187c14a8c0fb36ca0dcbb775dcc7f02b408

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A certain on-chain address opened long positions in BTC, ETH, and silver, and purchased $10.699 million worth of BTC and ETH spot.

According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi (@ai_9684xtpa)’s monitoring, address 0x960…3f0fc simultaneously went long on both futures and spot positions this early morning, opening long positions of 102.55 BTC, 954.38 ETH, and 8,790 silver units, with total position value around $8.29 million. It also purchased spot BTC and ETH worth approximately $10.699 million. Its current take-profit levels are set at $63,000 for BTC and $1,650 for ETH.

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A whale that reaped over $23.77 million in profits from the Basic Attention Token (BAT) ICO has reawakened after six years of dormancy, offloading 12,600 ETH in the past two days.

According to monitoring by EmberCN, a whale address that participated in the BAT ICO in 2017 and generated approximately $23.77 million in total profits has started selling ETH recently after six years of inactivity. Over the past two days, the address has sold 12,586 ETH, receiving 20.59 million USDS in exchange, at an average selling price of roughly $1,636. The whale invested 17,789 ETH in the BAT ICO in May 2017, acquiring around 113.8 million BAT. It then sold BAT gradually over approximately two and a half years at an average price of $0.245, netting about $23.77 million in profits, with some of the BAT converted into 27,586 ETH. Since then, the ETH has remained inactive for a long time until it resumed reducing its holdings recently. Currently, the address still holds around 15,000 ETH, valued at approximately $24.29 million.

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Japanese storage firm Kioxia plans to list American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) in the U.S. in April or May next year.

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Ishan Garg Posted On December 30, 2019

The crypto industry is going through one of the worst bear markets since the 2017 bull run. One of the reasons often cited for this is the non-existence of fiat on-ramps and the complicated user experience (UX) of most crypto products. Mass adoption has become the holy grail for developers.

Plutus is one of the players in the industry that has been silently working on solving these problems and taking crypto to the masses. They have been developing solutions that solve all the major pain points of a crypto user today. With the aim of becoming a bridge between the Fiat and Crypto markets, they have imbibed the best of both worlds.

Founded by an experienced team with over 40 years of combined experience behind them, Plutus has positioned itself to become one of the biggest crypto players in the market in 2020. Plutus allows members to manage, exchange, spend and earn assets; all under one intuitive application.

“In 2015, we were the first to announce our plans to bridge the gap between crypto and fiat in the real world. After much anticipation, we have now developed a technology that is better than a Bank.” Added Danial Daychopan, CEO and Founder of Plutus.

Instant Current AccountPlutus enables users to rapidly create an account with a sort code and account number, or a European IBAN depending on your location. Users just need to sign up on their website, an easy process compared to visiting a bank and completing all their formalities. This can be done from anywhere in the European Economic Area in under two minutes. Users can then deposit money into this account and spend as they wish.

Cryptocurrency WalletPlutus members can then attach their own cryptocurrency wallet to their account and manage their crypto assets from the same interface. This provides a non-custodial and convenient way of managing both crypto and fiat in one place.

Decentralized ExchangeThe application includes a built-in peer-to-peer exchange for converting cryptocurrencies and fiat. Plutus members can seamlessly convert between crypto and fiat pairs including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Pluton and fiat currencies like GBP or Euros.

Plutus Debit CardSpending cryptocurrencies has always been a challenge, however, by tying the exchange to a Visa debit card, members can make practical use of their cryptocurrencies. With the Plutus Debit Card, a member can convert their crypto tokens into fiat and spend it online or in physical shops. The Plutus Card is accepted at over 400 million merchants which helps to integrate crypto into everyday payments.

RewardsPlutus provides up to 3% of every purchase back as a reward in their own token, Pluton (PLU). Pluton is a loyalty token based on the Ethereum blockchain. The more you use the Plutus Card, the more rewards you receive – just like your frequent flier miles.

Secure Trading ExperiencePlutus provides an escrow service that temporarily holds the buyer’s fiat funds until the crypto transaction is completed, the funds are then transferred to the seller of crypto. For crypto transactions, being a decentralised platform means Plutus never takes custody of the tokens in the first place. This makes the entire platform secure from prying eyes and hackers.

Easy to use UXPlutus provides these facilities on desktop and a mobile app available on Apple and Android markets. Its clean and minimalistic user interface makes it appealing to new entrants in the crypto market while the powerful features attract the veterans.

Conclusion

Plutus provides a convenient way of managing both crypto and fiat in one user-friendly application. The built-in exchange allows users to conveniently convert their assets; and by linking this to a Visa debit card, members can spend their converted cryptocurrency anywhere in the world. These features help people integrate cryptocurrencies into everyday activities and the ease-of-use is especially attractive for those who don’t have the time to learn the ropes of the crypto industry.

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