PEPE continues to slide: trillions of tokens sent to exchanges

  • At press time, PEPE was trading at $0.0000008854, down 18.06% in 24 hours.
  • The token dropped to a low of $0.0000008058 after news of trillions of token movement emerged on August 24.
  • The tokens were moved to Binance and OKX among two other major exchanges.

On Wednesday morning, PepeCoin (PEPE) plunged after millions of dollars worth of PEPE were transferred from the team’s wallet to various crypto exchanges.

As news of the multi-million dollar token transfers emerged on social media, the token’s market capitalization dropped by $100 million, from $444.4 million to a low of $344.7 million.

16.045 trillion PEPE sent to four exchanges

The PepeCoin team sent 16.045 trillion PEPE tokens worth $16.85 million to four exchanges including Binance, Bybit, KuCoin, and OKX from a multi-sig Ethereum address. Normally, a multi-sig wallet requires approval from many parties before any transactions can be done from the wallet.

The PepeCoin team reduced the security requirements for its multi-sig wallet from five out of eight to just two out of eight signatures needed to complete a transaction after the tokens were moved to the exchanges.

After the transfer, PepeCoin’s multi-sig Ethereum wallet address was left with 10.697 quadrillion PEPE, worth $9.61 million.

Panic PEPE sell

The massive transfers and a lack of clarification from PepeCoin’s official Twitter account sparked concerns about the currency and led to a panic sale, which further pilled bearish pressure on the price of PEPE.

In most cases, whales move their tokens to crypto exchanges in readiness for selling, staking, or exchanging with more valuable tokens and crypto traders/investors are already speculating that the PepeCoin team is readying itself for any of the above.

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Six major cryptocurrencies on Coinbase’s chopping board

  • DerivaDAO (DDX), one of the delisted tokens, dipped the most after the announcement.
  • Multichain (MULTI), which has been facing serious setbacks with its bridge will also be delisted.
  • Coinbase regularly reviews its listed crypto assets to ensure they continually maintain the highest standards.

Coinbase Assets has announced that it has decided to temporarily halt trading for six particular cryptocurrency assets, effective September 6, 2023, at 9 AM PT. The affected cryptocurrencies are BarnBridge (BOND), DerivaDAO (DDX), Jupiter (JUP), Multichain (MULTI), Ooki (OOKI), and Voyager (VGX).

As a result of this move, these assets will experience a substantial shift as they will no longer have access to crucial Coinbase services like the Simple and Advanced Trade capabilities, Coinbase Pro, Coinbase Exchange, and Coinbase Prime platforms.

The official notification from Coinbase states that the trade for these assets will be suspended starting on September 7, giving interested parties around two weeks to adjust. Within hours, the news had thousands of views and likes on Twitter as it quickly gathered popularity across internet platforms.

Coinbase commitment to quality within its listed assets

Coinbase’s move was motivated by the crypto exchange’s unwavering dedication to sustaining the highest standards of quality in its listed assets. The exchange revealed that the six assets didn’t pass its strict listing requirements after completing a thorough investigation.

Notably, following the announcement, the prices of Ooki (OOKI), Multichain (MULTI), DerivaDAO (DDX), Jupiter (JUP), Voyager (VGX), and BarnBridge (BOND) and fell by 0.5%, 0.7%, 24%, 16%, and 6%, and 5% respectively.

One of the delisted assets, Multichain, has seen a string of setbacks, including the arrest of its CEO and the subsequent closing of its bridge due to significant Bitcoin (BTC) losses totalling more than $109 million.

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Shiba Memu presale hits $2.1M as Shiba Inu’s Shibarium faces challenges

  • The highly-anticipated Shibarium layer-2 network is having problems with its bridge contract.
  • Approximately $1.7 million worth of Ethereum is currently stuck on the bridge contract.
  • Shibarium launch was expected to add some impetus to the price of SHIB but that has not happened.

The much-hyped layer-2 network of Shiba Inu, Shibarium, is having significant problems a day after its launch. The network was expected to turn the tables of the SHIB token, which has been under bearish pressure for the last seven days; but that has not been the case. The token has dropped by over 10% since the Shibarium went live.

But as the future of Shiba Inu hangs on tenterhooks, another Shiba-themed meme coin called Shiba Memu (SHMU) is taking the crypto space by storm with its token presale which has hit $2.1 million in a little over a month. Shiba Memu is leveraging the power of artificial intelligence (AI) and the hype around meme coins.

What is happening with Shibarium?

According to an analysis of the Shibarium network’s bridge contract, which transfers money from Ethereum to the layer-2 solution, there is currently $1.7 million worth of Ethereum stranded between the two networks.

The locked status of the funds has been confirmed by the blockchain security team Beosin, who has advised people to stop using Shibarium temporarily.

In addition to the locked-up tokens, blockchain sleuth ZachXBT highlighted that $762,000 worth of BONE, a Shibarium governance token, was sent to the bridge contract.

According to the information on BlockScout, only 236 transactions had been validated on Shibarium Network almost two days after the network was launched.

Some users have pointed out issues with Shibarium’s remote procedure call (RPC) system, which allows access to a network’s server node to communicate with the blockchain.

The response by Shiba Inu’s developer

Interestingly, the pseudonymous Shiba Inu developer Shytoshi Kusama repudiated reports that what Shibarium was facing was “a bridge issue.” In a newsletter, Kusama said:

“Our technical difficulties are due to the massive amount of traffic we experienced within moments on Shibarium,” they said. “The team is working tirelessly to fix the issue and scale so that we can give the ShibArmy the experience they deserve. All funds are safe.”

A moderator in Shibarium’s Discord also stated that “as a precautionary measure,” admins “have temporarily restricted access to certain channels due to the spread of misinformation and fake websites.”

What Shibarium’s misfortunes mean for Shiba Memu

Well, Shiba Inu stands out as a major rival to Shiba Memu and its mishaps could only be translated to mean an advantage to the new Shiba Memu project, which is already on course to become the most popular meme coin project.

Shiba Memu is a revolutionary token combining AI and the latest technology to create an entirely self-sufficient marketing powerhouse, deviating from the norm of most meme coins which purely depend on community involvement.

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Binance delisting news plunges SRM, SNM and YFII tokens

  • The Binance news saw all three altcoins nosedive double-digits.
  • Serum (SRM) was down 29%, Sonm (SNM) shed 58% and DFI.money (YFII) declined by 16% in 24 hours.
  • Trading on all pairs for the tokens will end on August 22, 2023.

Serum (SRM), Sonm (SNM) and DFI.money (YFII) are among the biggest losers in the crypto market today. As of writing, SRM, SNM and YFII have all plummeted double-digits.

Binance to delist SRM, SNM and YFII

Binance announced on Tuesday that it will “delist and cease trading on all trading pairs” for Serum, DFI.Money and Sonm from its platform on August 22. The exchange noted in a notice to customers that the delisting is part of its period review of every listed digital asset.

When a coin or token no longer meets this standard, or the industry changes, we conduct a more in-depth review and potentially delist it. We believe this best protects all our users,” the exchange said in a general announcement.

Although Binance did not specify the reasons for removing support for each of the altcoin, it did cite certain metrics considered during the periodic reviews. These include team commitment, development activity, trading volume and liquidity and network safety with regard to attacks.

Market reaction plunges affected altcoins

According to data from CoinGecko, Sonm has seen the most declines in its 24-hour performance as it traded 58% down around 9.45 am ET. The token was changing hands for around $0.105392.

Serum has nosedived 29% in the same period to just above $0.05 to see its 7-day returns reach -35% and over 50% in the past 30 days. Serum, a project linked to FTX and Alameda Research, is down 99.6% from its all-time high above $13 hit in September 2021.

Elsewhere, DFI.money, which is a yield farming aggregator forked from yearn.finance, was down 16% in the past 24 hours to trade around $605. YFII has declined by more than 24% in the past month and traded at a level that’s more than 93% down from its ATH of $9,251 reached in September 2020.

Declines for the three altcoins come as most of the top 20 assets by market cap continued to trade flat, with Bitcoin constrained below $30k and Ethereum unable to breach $1,900. 

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Shiba Memu nears $2M presale milestone – do you buy SHMU?

  • Shiba Memu presale is closing in on $2 million mark, with nearly $1.9 million already raised.
  • Interest in the AI-powered crypto meme coin has soared in recent weeks.
  • Early investors into the project could benefit from potential long term gains.

Few crypto projects currently boost the amount of attention that Shiba Memu, a new meme coin powered by artificial intelligence, is seeing in the market. 

As Bitcoin and major altcoins continue to stall at key levels, this crypto project’s presale is attracting massive interest and is on the verge of clocking the $2 million raised milestone.

But what’s making Shiba Memu a likely gem for early investors? We assess below.

Shiba Memu and the meme coin hype

Pepe (PEPE) and Shiba Inu (SHIB) and Floki (FLOKI) have been some of the crypto meme projects to attract huge traction this year. Given how popular these tokens have become, it might be difficult for a new project taking a similar approach to steal some of the fervour and build a community to rival these meme coin leaders.

Yet Shiba Memu is looking to achieve just that using a self-marketing strategy powered by AI. While the likes of PEPE and FLOKI need a significant input of human-driven hype to promote themselves to the community, Shiba Memu will leverage a cutting-edge AI dashboard to reach the global market.

As such, what top meme coins have been able to achieve with traditional marketing strategies could be improved upon manifold by Shiba Memu’s groundbreaking system. Does this mean the project has the capacity to challenge the likes of Dogecoin, Shiba Inu and Pepe?

Most probably, with all the buzz around the project as seen during the ongoing presale. It all suggests investors see Shiba Memu as having long term investment potential.

How Shiba Memu plans to tap into AI technology

Artificial Intelligence is making waves across the tech industry, pulling in billions of dollars’ worth of investment from global giants Microsoft, Meta, Google and Apple among others. Companies such as Nvidia and Palantir have also bet big on the potential for AI to drive revenues and adoption.

It’s a trend also seen across crypto, with crypto AI a new narrative that’s driving applications in trading, decentralised cloud computing, and prediction markets. It’s along these lines that Shiba Memu is looking to become the top AI-powered dog meme coin.

For instance, an automated marketing dashboard will use natural language processing, predictive analytics, sentiment learning and image and video recognition to intelligently target new markets for the native SHMU token. 

Akin to a puppy learning new tricks every day, AI is forecast to polish Shiba Memu into what could become the dominant meme coin.

Is buying Shiba Memu today a good investment move?

The Shiba Memu presale currently has SHMU priced at $0.020125. The project has so far raised nearly $1.9 million even as the token’s value has increased from $0.011125 when the token sale launched a few weeks ago.

Notably, and perhaps more appealing to investors is that the token’s value is programmed to increase every day at 6 pm GMT. It will eventually hit $0.024400 for a total of 119% upside from that presale debut price. Going past key levels such as $0.1 and $0.5 on market debut could mean gains of between 310% and 1,950%.

As with every other investment, the key is to acknowledge the risks involved versus the potential reward. This also applies to Shiba Memu, which as noted, is a new crypto project looking to revolutionise an industry that is very nascent.

However, given the projections for both crypto and AI, the latter from tech giants such as Microsoft, suggests putting some money into Shiba Memu as part of an investment portfolio could be worth it down the road.

Learn more about Shiba Memu here.

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