#StablecoinPayments The giant of credit cards Visa announced on Wednesday the launch of a new product that will allow consumers to pay with stablecoins in six countries, including Mexico and Argentina. The offering, developed by Visa in collaboration with the startup Bridge, owned by Stripe, is a significant step towards making cryptocurrencies a part of traditional commerce, both for merchants and consumers.
The launch, which Visa intends to expand to other countries, comes at a time when stablecoins — blockchain-based assets tied to a fiat currency like the dollar — are rapidly gaining popularity among traditional financial means due to the ease with which they can be transferred between accounts and across borders.
#WYSTStablecoin Wyoming is planning to launch a stablecoin, potentially the first fiat-backed token issued by a public entity in the U.S., by July.
The Wyoming Stable Token (WYST) is currently being tested on various platforms, including Avalanche, Solana, and Ethereum, in collaboration with the blockchain interoperability company LayerZero.
Stablecoins, blockchain-based tokens with a fixed price predominantly in U.S. dollars, are gaining popularity for payments and remittances, with a market value of nearly US$ 230 billion.
$BNB The price of Binance Coin rose 3%, surpassing the level of $635 on Monday, with increasing volumes signaling heightened market interest.
World Liberty Financial, backed by Trump, launched the USD1 on March 4, a USD-backed stablecoin on the BNB Chain, but which cannot be traded at the moment.
Reports indicate that the project is developing three products, including an on-chain marketplace for loans and financing.
#GameStopBitcoinReserve GameStop also published a message on X informing that it is now authorized to use Bitcoin "as a Treasury Reserve Asset".
The video game retailer, which is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker GME, ended the day priced at US$ 25.40, down 0.82%. However, GME had already accumulated a rise of 6.3% in after-hours trading.
#VoteToListOnBinance Binance has announced a community-driven voting mechanism that will allow users to participate in decisions regarding the listing and delisting of tokens on the platform.
According to Binance, the exchange will select projects for community voting, and the tokens that receive the highest number of votes will be listed after the completion of due diligence.
Additionally, tokens that do not provide regular updates, do not have active development, or engage in misconduct will be placed in a "monitoring zone," where users can vote for their removal from the platform.
#ETHBreaks2k The price of Ethereum (ETH) had another strong correction last week and closed with a loss of 6.66%. However, a report from cryptocurrency analyst Ali Martinez indicates that large investors bought more than US$85,762,073,279.815 million in ETH.
In addition to the positive data for ETH, Martinez also pointed out that Bitcoin investors continue to buy strongly. This increase in whale purchases aligns with the forecasts of some cryptocurrency experts that the recent drop is, in fact, just part of a larger bull cycle.
$BNB The BNB Chain announced, this Thursday, the 13th, the second round of its Permanent Liquidity Support Program, worth $4.4 million, aimed at strengthening the blockchain ecosystem.
Unlike the first phase, which focused exclusively on the memecoin sector, this time the initiative extends to all assets of high-performing native projects on the BNB Smart Chain (BSC). The new round aims to ensure liquidity for projects with long-term potential, encouraging network expansion and the adoption of blockchain technology.
$ETH The Ethereum Foundation is ready to discard the Holesky testnet, and Hoodi will serve as an alternative In a recent blog post, the Ethereum Foundation (EF) announced that it would discontinue the Holesky testnet on September 30, after it "suffered extensive downtime as part of its recovery mechanism." The newly launched Hoodi testnet, which went live on Monday, will replace Holesky.
Testnets are environments where developers can test planned code changes or technical updates before deploying them on the main network. Holesky was created for validators and staking providers to test new network features, but Hoodi will take on this role from now on.
Holesky had issues testing the Pectra upgrade on February 24 due to a bug in the validator client configuration that prevented transaction finalization. After weeks of attempts to recover Holesky, the network came to an end last week, but problems with its recovery mechanism obstructed the validator exit queue.
#BotOrNot One of the challenges of the crypto market is learning to deal with the volatility that causes constant fluctuations in the value of assets. After all, what is the best time to sell and buy? As automation is a general trend, it has arrived in trading operations, adding the bot for cryptocurrencies to speed up the decision-making process and communication with brokers.
The mechanism gives more autonomy to traders but does not eliminate the need to study the types of technical analysis, performance indicators, among other resources.
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$BNB BNB Chain announced, this Thursday, the 13th, the second round of its Permanent Liquidity Support Program, worth US$ 4.4 million, aimed at strengthening the blockchain ecosystem.
Unlike the first phase, which focused exclusively on the memecoin sector, this time the initiative extends to all assets of high-performance native projects on the BNB Smart Chain (BSC). The new round aims to ensure liquidity for projects with long-term potential, encouraging network expansion and the adoption of blockchain technology.