SHIB, DOGE and ETH become most popular coins in US
Huobi Group recently released a large report designed to determine the level of perception of the crypto industry that has shown exponential growth in 2021 and even hit the mainstream.
As the report suggests, SHIBA INU, Dogecoin, Ethereum and Bitcoin are leading the top of the “most heard of” cryptos among the public.
Cardano (ADA) surpasses Ethereum by transaction volume as ADA price soars
According to data provided by Messari, on the morning of Jan.17, Cardano’s 24-hour trading volume reached $7.02 billion, surpassing Ethereum’s 24-hour trading volume of $5.41 billion.
The price of the native ADA token is up roughly 13.59% in the past 24h and grew by more than 32.46% over the past week. It is now the fifth-biggest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, surpassing the USD Coin stablecoin and Solana.
Bitcoin miners continue to accumulate 20% profit at the current price
The Bitcoin (BTC) mining business is bigger than ever at current price levels, and new data shows just how unlikely a mass miner sell-off really is.
The BTC production cost indicator revealed that the breakeven point currently stands at $34,000. Even at $42,000, Bitcoin is still about 20% more than miners’ costs.
Ethereum sets record with $400 million worth of coins burned in 1 week
The Ethereum network has reached a new goal of burning more than 110,000 ETH in one week, equivalent to approximately 400 million USD.
Top 3 Trending Assets
$ADT: 533,360 views
$H3RO3S: 167,460 views
$ITAM CUBE: 142,810 views
Only 1 day after being listed, ADT has become the leading asset in the Top Trending on ONUS with more than 500 thousand views, far surpassing the 2nd and 3rd place token, H3RO3S and ITAM CUBE.
This demonstrates the growing attraction of Launchpad projects on ONUS. The current price of ADT is 20,918 VNDC, 7 times higher than the Launchpad price.
Walmart to venture into crypto and NFTs
America’s biggest American multinational retail corporation Walmart intends to issue its own cryptocurrency, according to its recent trademark applications that have been reviewed by CNBC.
The company is also getting “metaverse-ready” by attempting to obtain trademark protection for various virtual goods such as electronics, skincare products, electronics and others.
After Celo’s success, Polkastarter integrates Avalanche
As part of its efforts to achieve its multi-chain goal, Polkastarter has officially announced the integration of Avalanche.
With this integration, users of the platform can now take part in even more IDOs by having access to the Avalanche ecosystem. In addition, users will now pay lower network charges after the integration.
USDC’s supply on Ethereum surpasses that of rival USDT’s for the first time
The total supply of the USDC stablecoin on the Ethereum blockchain has surpassed that of rival Tether’s (USDT) for the first time.
The current total supply of USDC on Ethereum stands at 39.92 billion, whereas USDT’s total supply on the blockchain stands at 39.82 billion, according to Etherscan.
Crypto whales have been quietly accumulating Litecoin (LTC)
Data from cryptocurrency analytics firm Santiment shows that whale addresses holding between 10,000 and 1 million LTC have been accumulating the cryptocurrency for 15 weeks, their longest period since 2017, to the point they added 5% of Litecoin’s supply to their holdings.
Uruguay reportedly installs its first Bitcoin ATM
Uruguay has reportedly installed its first Bitcoin (BTC) ATM, making it the 11th South American country to publicly encourage crypto adoption.
According to Ámbito, Uruguay’s first crypto ATM was installed in the coastal city of Punta del Este, a major tourist attraction in the region. Uruguay’s first Bitcoin ATM was developed and installed in partnership with two local crypto companies — URUBit and inBierto.