Floki Inu partners with Chainlink (LINK) to improve its protocol
Floki Inu has announced the integration of Chainlink Keepers service into its token-locking protocol, FlokiFi Locker, to improve the performance of its services
With Chainlink Keepers, a decentralized service designed to manage tasks on behalf of smart contracts, the process of token locking by users through FlokiFi Locker promises to become both faster and more efficient as well as more secure.
Brazil brokerage giant with 3.6M clients launches BTC and ETH trading
Brazilian brokerage giant XP Inc has officially launched its crypto trading platform ‘XTAGE’ in Brazil, bringing a potential 3.6 million users to the crypto markets.
Initially, XP Inc’s 3.6 million clients will have access to Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) trading. The broker told that there were plans to “support other digital assets and investment products based on crypto assets in the future.”
Fed issues final guidelines for payments system access
The U.S. Federal Reserve said Monday it is publishing its final guidance for novel financial institutions to access its “master accounts,” something these firms need to participate in the global payment system.
In a statement, Fed Vice Chair Lael Brainard said the guidelines “provide a consistent and transparent process to evaluate requests for Federal Reserve accounts and access to payment services in order to support a safe, inclusive and innovative payment system.”
Over 75% of Financial Institutions intend to use crypto in the next three years
Ripple’s latest Value Report estimated that 76% of financial institutions plan to use cryptocurrencies in their operations in the next 36 months. The majority of those entities, though, said they will delve into the industry, assuming there is an appropriate regulatory framework applied to it.
A chunk of the monetary entities has turned into HODLers over the years. 50% said they have done so because they see digital assets as a great hedge against inflation.
SPA rises 88.9% after 24h
After a few days fluctuating around $0.00465315 – $0.00532135, SPA, the native token of the Sperax ecosystem, witnessed impressive growth. SPA has gained 88.9% in the last 24 hours and is trading at $0.01236049.
At a broader time frame, this asset has gained 148.95% after just 1 week. With these achievements, SPA has become the leading asset in the Top Gainers on ONUS.
Over 70% of MATIC investors are now in loss
According to IntoTheBlock, only 74% of MATIC holders are operating at a loss.
Only 18% of MATIC investors are in profit because they bought the coin when it was trading at a lesser value than its current price.
Ancient Ethereum whale from ICO times returns, transfers 145,000 ETH
According to Wu Blockchain, an Ethereum Genesis ICO giant whale is active again after nearly 3 years of dormancy.
The initial source of ETH for the whale was participation in the Ethereum Genesis ICO that took place back in 2014, when the foundation offered 1 ETH for $0.31. Since yesterday, the whale has transferred a total of 145,000 ETHs and distributed to multiple wallets. This amount of ETH is equivalent to 275,935,000 USD.
SHIBA INU has flipped Avalanche to become the 12th largest cryptocurrency
On May 14, SHIBA INU grew by more than 30%, from $0.00001516 to $0.00001774, with a 24-hour trading volume of $3.41 billion.
With this achievement, SHIB has officially flipped AVAX to become the 12th largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization.
Monero V15 hard fork is complete
On August 15, Monero implemented the V15 hard fork and completed the upgrade at block 2,688,888.
According to the announcement from the development team, this update will upgrade some features to improve security and protect the network’s privacy.
711 million SHIB burned in last week, SHIBA INU burn rate up 824%
According to the Shibburn website, the burn rate of SHIBA INU is up significantly over the past 24 hours. More than 711 million SHIB were sent to dead wallets in the past week, adding up to the hundreds of millions of SHIB burned since the start of August.
Per the Shibburn website, the SHIB burn rate was showing a rise of 824% as a whopping 292,259,359 SHIB tokens were burned in the last 24 hours.