Crypto fear and greed falls to 34 as Chancer raises $1.65M

  • The crypto fear and greed index haas dropped to the fear zone of 34.

  • Chancer network has raised over $1.66 million in a token sale.

The crypto fear and greed index moved to the fear zone of 34 this week as Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies plunged. Bitcoin moved below $26,000 as it experienced its worst week of the year. Other cryptocurrencies like Ethereum, Cardano, and Oasis Network also slipped, bringing the total market cap to $1.02 trillion.

Fear and greed index slipped

The fear and greed index is one of the most prominent sentiment gauges in the financial market. The initial index was created by CNN Money to provide sentiment in the stock and bond market. It looks at important gauges like the CBOE VIX index, put and call options, and stock price breadth among others.

The crypto fear and greed index, on the other hand, looks at several important measures in the industry. Some of the most important things it looks at are social media activity, volatility, momentum, and dominance.

In most periods, the crypto fear and greed index usually rises when Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are rising. It then retreats sharply when Bitcoin and Co are falling. For example, the index remained at the neutral level of 50 when BTC remained at the consolidation phase of $29,000.

Some analysts believe that cryptocurrencies will bounce back in the coming weeks. They cite the fact most big Bitcoin holders, popularly known as whales, have continued holding their positions and have not sold during the recent sell-off. 

In a Twitter post, the head of Pantera Capital argued that Bitcoin has stayed in depressed levels for so long. He now expects that BTC will jump to $35,000 in the near term and then surge to $150k by the next halving event.

Chancer token sale gains steam

Another sign that there is interest in cryptocurrencies is the rising demand for token sales. Chancer, is a new company seeking to disrupt the fast-growing and highly popular industries. The company has raised over $1.65 million from investors in the past few weeks. You can buy the Chancer token here.

Chancer is aiming to become the biggest player in the sports betting and prediction industry. This is a large industry that was estimated worth over $91 billion in 2023. In a report, FMI estimated that the industry will have a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10% by 2030 to over $245 billion.

Today, the sports betting industry is dominated by highly centralized companies like FanDuel, DraftKings, BetMGM, and Caesars. Internationally, some of the best-known brands are companies like Bwin, Bet365, and William Hill among others.

While these companies work well, there is always room for disruption, especially using the blockchain technology. This is the gap that Chancer is aiming to fill using blockchain technology.

Instead of users being just customers, they will own the ecosystem since the network will use a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) model. To achieve this, Chancer will be powered by the $CHANCER token. Holders will have important privileges like making decisions in the ecosystem.

Further, $CHANCER holders will have a chance to make money by creating markets and livestreaming them. Some analysts believe that the network could be a game changer if it works. You can read the Chancer white paper here.

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Ripple, SEC inform Judge Torres of availability for trial in Q2, 2024

  • Ripple Labs is ready for a court battle with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the company’s counsel says. 

Ripple’s legal team has filed a response to US Judge Analisa Torres’ order that parties to the upcoming trial hearing submit dates they would not be available in the second quarter of 2024. Counsel for Brad Garlinghouse and Chris Larsen informed the judge of dates they would not be available on Tuesday.

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has also written to the judge signaling readiness to face off with Ripple Labs in court.

SEC and Ripple comply with judge’s order

Per the document filed on August 23, counsel for Ripple told Judge Torres that the defendant in the XRP case has no blackout dates throughout the said quarter. Michael K. Kellogg wrote to Judge Torres:

On behalf of Defendants Ripple Labs, Inc., I submit this letter pursuant to the Court’s Order directing that parties to notify the Court of dates they are unavailable for trial in the second quarter of 2024. …. Defendants Ripple has no blackout dates and is available for trial throughout the second quarter of 2024.”

The SEC has also informed the court of the dates when it will be available for trial during. A letter to Judge Torres from the Commission states that the regulator will be ready for trial in April, May and June. However, the SEC has blackout some dates in Q2, 2024– specifically April 15-19, May 1-7 and May 27-31.

Defense lawyer and former federal prosecutor James K. Filan shared the SEC’s letter to Judge Torres via X (formerly Twitter).

Ripple’s XRP skyrocketed in July after Judge Torres delivered a ruling that effectively declared the cryptocurrency token not a security. While the coin has given up all the gains amid the latest crypto sell-off, sentiment across the XRP community is bullish as the Ripple vs. SEC battle moves towards an expected bullish conclusion.

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Kresus launches dApp marketplace for the Polygon ecosystem

  • Kresus has launched its decentralised applications (dApps) marketplace for the Polygon ecosystem.
  • Users will access Polygon dApps via the Kresus SuperApp.

Kresus Marketplace, the integrated decentralized applications (dApps) platform on Polygon, is now live.

The marketplace is powered by the Meroku Protocol and was developed by Web3 wallet and app Kresus in collaboration with Polygon Labs.

The launch of the Kresus Marketplace means that Web2 users can now easily access, navigate and explore the Polygon ecosystem. Some of the popular dApps will be in DeFi, GameFi, social networks and digital identities, which users will be able to access via the Kresus SuperApp.

 “With the support of Polygon Labs, we’ve created a dApp explorer that is intuitive and accessible, allowing users to discover the many faces of web3 and make them part of their daily lives,” Trevor Traina, CEO and founder of Kresus Labs said.

Making access to Web3 fun

Per details shared with CoinJournal, the Kresus SuperApp has a UX that is similar to Web2 that most of the global population is familiar with. User exposure to blockchain-based applications is therefore without the complexities of navigating on-chain applications, the platform wrote.

From exploring metaverses to minting digital identities, Kresus users can now explore the Polygon ecosystem within a familiar web3 environment and without needing to export their account details. The Kresus Marketplace will empower SuperApp users to start exploring the best of Polygon in just a few clicks,” Kresus noted in their press release.

Commenting on what this means for users, Polygon’s Ravikant Agrawal said Kresus SuperApp’s “innovative and easy-to-use wallets” will allow Polygon projects to tap into a new user base. The collaboration is set to help with onboarding of more people onto Web3, he noted.

More users can leverage the Kresus SuperApp and marketplace, giving rise to greater adoption and growth. 

Kresus plans to roll out several additional tools to support this. One such tool is Kresus Connect, an SDK that will allow selected Polygon projects to integrate the Kresus wallet and support ecosystem growth for Polygon.

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Quanstamp’s new service to help curb the threats of flash loan attacks

Key takeaways

  • Blockchain security platform Quantstamp seeks to curb the threats of flash loan attacks with its new service. 

  • The service could help reduce the number of protocols that get hacked.

Quanstamp to launch a new service

Blockchain security platform Quantstamp has revealed that it wants to reduce the threats of flash loan attacks with its service service. 

The team told CoinDesk that the service is designed to catch exploits before they go off. The service, called the Economic Exploit Analysis, will detect common attack pathways used by hackers via automated tooling before protocols get hacked.

The Economic Exploit Analysis has already been released in partnership with researchers from the University of Toronto.

DeFi protocols have lost an estimated $207 million worth of tokens due to flash loan attacks during the first half of the year. 

Flash loan attacks are when someone exploits a smart contract in order to get a quick loan. This can be done by taking advantage of a vulnerability in the code, or by convincing the contract’s owner to give them a loan.

Flash loan attacks can be used to drain the entire total value locked (TVL) of a DeFi protocol, making it quite problematic for projects in the crypto space. 

Martin Derka, head of new initiatives at Quantstamp stated that;

“DeFi has the potential to change the global financial infrastructure for the better, but its success requires preempting threats like flash loan attacks. We developed this tool to provide DeFi protocols an extra layer of security on top of audits. As DeFi evolves, security measures need to evolve with it. Services like Economic Exploit Analysis give us an edge against hackers.”

The team revealed that its service is available to both deployed and undeployed protocols. 

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Curve DAO Token (CRV) touches $0.44 as “slow bleed” continues

  • Curve DAO Token (CRV) price fell to lows of $0.44 on Wednesday as most crypto tokens lost recent gains.
  • CRV price has declined by 17% this past week.
  • Analysts point to potential declines to liquidation level below $0.40.

Curve DAO Token price plunged to lows of $0.44 on Wednesday, with bears still in control since the recent exploit on multiple stablepools on Curve. The next price level to watch is $0.4.

Elsewhere, crypto markets are largely uneventful as traders eye directional clarity. Last week’s price massacre has bulls searching for a fresh trigger, even as a significant chunk of attention is on the Federal Reserve’s Jackson Hole summit.

Both bitcoin and ether remain near key levels, while XRP is looking to stabilise above $0.50 after bulls pared all gains seen when price exploded on the Ripple win against the SEC.

Here’s why CRV price is under downside pressure

Curve DAO Token’s latest price declines come after bulls managed to recover above $0.64 earlier this month. The prior dump had come after the aforementioned exploit. But with efforts to prevent extensive damage taken in the form of OTC sales of CRV, possible whale dumping has traders anxious.

Much of the jitters are down to price moving closer to a liquidation level after Curve Finance founder Michael Egorov sold 210 million CRV to help steady the token. The sales were taken at the average price of $0.40, with buyers agreeing to an unenforceable lockup period of six months.

Speculation is that many of the OTC buyers have moved the acquired CRV to exchanges. If price breaks to $0.40, the next stop could be $0.37, the liquidation level of several CRV-backed loans that Egorov took.

Crypto trader and analyst Hsaka noted this via a post on X (fka Twitter. He shared a chart showing Curve DAO Token price outlook and noted the DeFi token continues to bleed.

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