Blockchain-Enabled SIM Card for Crypto Investors Fuels Conflux Growth; Bitcoin BTC Price Hovers Near $27.3K After Fed Decision

These are set to be built in partnership with China Telecom, the second-largest wireless carrier in China with an estimated 390 million subscribers, as CoinDesk has reported. China Telecom will launch the first BSIM pilot program in Hong Kong later this year, Conflux Network said at the time. This will likely be followed by pilots […]

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Fed, ECB and Others Take Coordinated Steps to Boost Dollar Liquidity; Bitcoin Tops $28K

The Fed said it would increase the frequency of the dollar swap lines with the European Central Bank, the Bank of Japan, the Bank of England, the Bank of Canada and the Swiss National Bank from weekly to daily, starting Monday. The dollar swap lines allow foreign central banks to borrow U.S. dollars while protecting […]

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Bitcoin, Ether Volatility Stuns Bears And Bulls Alike; Some Say Recent Price Action Driven by Bank Crisis

The volatility caused over $140 million in bitcoin futures and $80 million in ether futures to take on losses. Of this, 58% of futures losses came from shorts, or bets against price rises, while the remaining came from longs, or bets on price rises – meaning both short-sellers and long traders were hit almost equally.

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Decentralized Borrowing Protocol Liquity’s LQTY Token Soars Amid USDC Chaos

While LUSD is meant to retain its dollar-peg, Liquidity’s secondary token LUSD has seen the upside. LQTY, which has a total supply of 100 million and a market capitalization of $314 million, per CoinGecko, captures the fee revenue generated by the Liquity protocol, which are then paid out to stakers.

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