Author: Isabella Taylor
Memecoins offer the best example of innovation and creativity in the crypto space by promoting the creation of tokens with inspiration from popular internet memes and viral trends. The most notable feature that separated memecoins from other crypto assets is the lack of intrinsic value or purpose. The popularity of memecoins depends completely on community engagement and few projects have achieved success in building an independent ecosystem. One of the successful memecoin projects, the BONK crypto coin, is a testament to the fact that memecoins deserve a special place in the crypto landscape. Let us learn the basic details of…
Binance founder Changpeng ‘CZ’ Zhao suggests lowering BSC Chain gas fees by three to 10 times its current rate. In a recent X post on May 7, the former Binance CEO proposed lowering gas fees on the BSC Chain to his followers. According to data from Y Charts, BSC Chain’s average gas price sits at 2.163 Gwei, down 3.91% from yesterday’s average which was at 2.251 Gwei. Compared to last year, BSC Chain’s gas fee has gone down 41.40% from 3.691 Gwei. BSC Chain gas fees | Source: Y Charts In the context of BSC Chain, Gwei is a unit…
On-chain transactions and a circulating letter attributed to Jeffy Yu suggest the Zerebro co-founder may have staged his suicide as part of a planned exit from the crypto industry. Rumors started circulating on May 4 that Zerebro (ZEREBRO) co-founder Jeffy Yu had committed a suicide during a livestream on the memecoin launch platform Pump.fun. A video that appeared to show Yu smoking a cigarette and then shooting himself in the neck spread rapidly on crypto X. While some were skeptical, many believed it to be genuine — especially after Yu’s obituary was published two days later on the memorial platform…
SYRUP’s strong rally followed its listing on crypto exchange Binance, supported by strong growth in its DeFi ecosystem. According to price data from crypto.news, Maple Finance’s (SYRUP) token hit an intraday high of $0.29 yesterday, May 6, putting it up more than 240% from last month’s low. At press time, its price had pulled back some of its gains and settled at $0.23, with its market cap around $253 million. SYRUP’s latest bounce occurred in a high-volume environment, with 24-hour trading volume up 2,400% to nearly $177 million. The hype extended beyond spot markets, with open interest in SYRUP futures…
Bitcoin whales are quietly stacking while retail traders sell off, indicating growing confidence among long-term holders. On-chain data from Santiment, shared on a May 7 post on X, shows that wallets holding between 10 and 10,000 Bitcoin (BTC) have added over 81,000 BTC in the past six weeks. The holdings of this group, which typically tracks long-term trends, increased by 0.61%. Smaller wallets with less than 0.1 BTC, on the other hand, sold off 290 BTC in the same period. 🐳 As May progresses, Bitcoin’s key stakeholders are mostly moving in the right direction if you’re rooting for $100K $BTC…
World Liberty Financial has opened a governance vote to airdrop its new stablecoin, USD1, to early WLFI holders as a test of its airdrop mechanism. World Liberty Financial (WLFI) has initiated a governance vote to determine whether a small amount of its newly launched stablecoin, USD1, should be airdropped to early WLFI token holders. The proposed airdrop is being positioned as a test of the technical functionality of the airdrop mechanism. The vote is set to conclude on May 14 and has already seen overwhelming support from the community. According to data from the WLFI governance forum, over 2.6 billion…
KAITO surged as much as 42% today, kicking off a strong rally amid rising investor interest driven by new partnerships and expanding community rewards. Kaito (KAITO) rallied to hit an intraday high of $1.17 on May 7 before cooling down a bit to around $1.13 by press time. That’s nearly a 70% gain from last month’s low. Its market cap has also exploded, sitting at over $273 million. As of May 7, morning Asian time, its daily trading volume was 340% higher than the previous day at over $317 million, indicating a major rise in trading activity. The surge followed…
The team behind Monero has unveiled Tari, a new layer-1 chain that hides transaction data by default and supports crypto mining on personal computers. A new blockchain from ex-Monero developers is betting that privacy, playful crypto mining, and a dose of nostalgia can win over the next wave of crypto users, launching as a standalone proof-of-work network where anyone with a Mac or PC can mine its native Tari crypto under the XTM ticker, shield their balances from public view, and join a growing community of over 700,000 airdrop participants. Tari’s flagship app, Tari Universe, transforms mining into a visual…
Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. Dogecoin may dominate the memes and ride bullish waves, but Remittix is quietly building real-world momentum that could reshape the payments game for good. Once a joke, now a juggernaut, Dogecoin has defied the odds time and again. Backed by memes, Elon Musk and a cult-like community, DOGE has carved out a permanent seat at crypto’s top table. With recent price action hinting at a breakout, many traders are betting that Dogecoin will leave relatively new tokens like PEPE…
South Korean politician Lee Jae-myung has vowed to approve spot cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds and create a safer investment environment for young investors if elected president. Lee, who is the Democratic Party’s presidential candidate, has rolled out a set of crypto-friendly promises as part of a larger pitch to win over younger voters, according to a Korea Economic Daily report. With the June 3 election approaching, Lee made it clear that digital assets would play a key role in his plans. In a social media post on May 6, Lee said he wants to help young people “[build] assets and plan…