Curve Dao Token (CRV) soars by 14% today: Here is why

  • CRV is the best performer amongst the top 100 cryptocurrencies by market cap today.

  • The rally comes as the broader cryptocurrency market continues its poor start to the week.

  • CRV could rally toward the $1.2 resistance level in the near term.

Curve DAO Token outperforms the market

CRV, the native token of the Curve DAO ecosystem, is the best performer amongst the top 100 cryptocurrencies by market cap today. 

The rally comes thanks to the anticipation of Curve DAO launching its dollar-pegged stablecoin. The stablecoin is set to launch in June. Curve DAO revealed on Monday that an ongoing proposal would be required for crvUSD to function autonomously.

If the proposal passes, stablecoin pools will be able to supply pricing data to external protocols

This latest cryptocurrency news has seen CRV rally over the last 24 hours. At press time, the price of Curve DAO stands at $1.06, up by more than 14% in the last 24 hours.

The rally comes as the broader cryptocurrency market continues its poor performance this week. The total cryptocurrency market cap stands at $1.01 trillion, down by less than 1% in the last 24 hours.

Key levels to watch

The CRV/USD 4-hour chart has turned bullish as Curve DAO has been outperforming the broader cryptocurrency market over the last 24 hours. The technical indicators show that CRV is performing better than BTC and ETH at press time.

The MACD line recently crossed into the positive zone, indicating that CRV is currently bullish. The 14-day RSI of 64 also shows that CRV could soon enter the overbought region if the rally continues.

If the rally is sustained, CRV could surge past the first major resistance level at $1.18 before the end of the day. However, it would need the support of the broader cryptocurrency market to reach the $1.35 resistance level in the near term.

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Binance Coin extends losses as BNB dumps 10% amid negative news

  • Binance Coin price fell amid news around Paxos and its stablecoin BUSD
  • BNB traded to lows of $284, extending intraday declines from highs of $321 as uncertainty engulfed the stablecoin.
  • Paxos, which issues and handles BUSD redemptions, announced it had halted its relationship with Binance.

BNB, the native coin of the Binance exchange, has extended intraday losses to over 10% as price action continued to suffer from negative news.

BNB price dumps 10% amid BUSD reports

As we reported earlier, Binance Coin had dropped by nearly 6% in the morning as the market reacted to news surrounding Binance USD (BUSD), a stablecoin owned and issued by US regulated company Paxos Trust.

But BUSD is the main stablecoin in the Binance ecosystem and the news that Paxos had been ordered to stop issuing any new tokens triggered massive outflows. The negative sentiment increased as it emerged the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was suing Paxos, which later on in the day announced it had terminated its relationship with Binance regarding the brand’s link to BUSD.

Here’s a chart by one market analyst showing an earlier reaction to the news.

While Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao announced the exchange would continue to support the stablecoin, he did acknowledge there would be migrations to other stablecoins as result of the regulatory uncertainty.

The price action for BNB on Monday afternoon has thus seen the coin trade to lows of $284, with these level the lowest for Binance Coin since 18 January 2023. The coin currently trades around $286 according to data from CoinGecko.

Today’s losses have pushed the price -13% down on the seven day chart.

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Cathie Wood spends another $9.20 million on Coinbase stock

  • Cathie Wood bought 162,325 shares of Coinbase Global Inc on Friday.
  • Her stake in the crypto exchange is now worth more than $18 billion.
  • Coinbase stock has already rallied about 70% since the start of 2023.

Shares of Coinbase Global Inc have already rallied about 70% this year but Cathie Wood remains convinced they’re not out of room to run just yet.

How many shares of Coinbase did she buy?

That’s based on a rather massive sum of money she recently spent on buying Coinbase stock.

The famed investor took about a month-long break from investing in the crypto exchange. On Friday, though, she returned and bought 162,325 shares of Coinbase.

In total, the recent purchase was worth $9.20 million and was split between two of her funds; the flagship ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) and ARK Next Generation Internet ETF (ARKW).

Interesting, Wood bought Coinbase stock ahead of the anticipated year-on-year weakness in its Q4 results. Next week, the Nasdaq-listed firm is expected to report $2.39 a share of loss for its fourth financial quarter – well below $3.32 a share it “earned” a year ago.

SEC is getting more aggressive against crypto

Earlier in February, Cathie Wood reiterated her super bullish view on Bitcoin, which, she said, will eventually be worth $500,000.

She’s keeping optimistic despite a more aggressive Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that recently pushed Kraken into terminating its crypto-staking operations in the U.S. It’s worth noting that Coinbase offers similar services to its U.S. clients as well.

On Monday, the regulator ordered Paxos Trust to stop issuing Binance USD as well. Nonetheless, across all eight of her funds, Wood now owns more than $18 billion worth of Coinbase Global Inc. The crypto company accounts for 3.88% of her total holdings.

Wall Street currently has a consensus “hold” rating on Coinbase stock.

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UK’s digital pound project shows future of money is digital, says HANetf co-founder

  • HANetf co-founder & co-CEO Hector McNeil was commenting on the UK Treasury and Bank of England’s recent announcement regarding a digital pound.
  • McNeil says “cash is on decline” and that the “future of finance and money is digital.”
  • Yield App CIO Lucas Kiely last week told CoinJournal that the UK’s digital pound and CBDCs in general are not a threat to crypto.

HANetf co-CEO and co-founder Hector McNeil has commented on the recent announcement by the UK Treasury and Bank of England regarding the possibility of a central bank digital currency dubbed the Digital Pound.

As CoinJournal reported last week, the UK unveiled a consultation paper on the launch of the digital pound, with the BoE noting that if it ends up releasing the digital currency, its use would be alongside cash. Per the UK central bank, the digital pound would not replace the fiat currency even as the plan is to have more households and businesses adopt it for payments.

McNeil says the UK’s move is part of the government’s push to remain in control of the country’s financial system.

The future of finance and money is digital – HANetf’s McNeil

According to McNeil, “cash is on the decline, with growing numbers of consumers embracing digital payments,” a fact that sees the government view the digital pound as an important project.

The concern, he noted in comments shared with CoinJournal, is that the UK government feels the central bank issued digital currency is key to the BoE retaining control of the financial system.

“The argument for the digital pound is that the UK state should guard its role of ensuring the stability and usability of money,” the fund manager said. He continued:

“Of course, there are all sorts of potential questions about the future of the financial system. Would a digital pound mean less cash held in bank deposits? What does this mean for the business models of commercial banks and their ability to lend? In times of financial stress, would consumers remove their money from commercial banks to their digital wallet, creating the potential for a bank run?”

McNeil pointed to the government “pre-empting” some of the above concerns with the announcement that there would be a limit to how much of the digital pound users would hold. Indeed, the Treasury has floated the idea of a limit of between 10,000-20,000 (digital) pounds in individual wallets.

What does this say of the digital pound then? McNeil thinks the idea of limiting what one can hold reduces the digital currency’s attractiveness.

“With the current various methods of digital payments seamless and already in widespread use, what would be the incentive for consumers to instead use Digital Pounds in a limited wallet with restrictions on the amount held?” he posed. 

While the UK Treasury and the BoE might have to rethink this plan, the HANetf exec opines that recent announcements concerning the digital pound project confirms that “the future of finance and money is digital.”

Lucas Kiely, the CIO of digital wealth platform Yield App also thinks the launch of the digital pound would be positive for crypto. As highlighted in our coverage of the news last week, Kiely believes CBDCs are inevitable and do not necessarily pose a threat to crypto.

Rather, according to him, bringing traditional finance on-chain, such as through the digital pound, will only help spur further innovation and adoption of crypto.

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As Talk of a Crypto Class War Makes Headlines, Companies Like Metacade Look to Share the Wealth

News headlines are filling up with claims that cryptocurrency investment is stoking a class war, with allegations that it is becoming an elitist pursuit inaccessible to people with less disposable income. With the recent collapse of FTX wiping out billions in assets and disproportionately affecting the regular Joe in the street, talk of a crypto class war has only intensified.

With some leading crypto coins, such as SOL, beginning to show signs of improvement following the FTX collapse, which precipitated price crashes across markets, new crypto projects such as Metacade are working hard to create offers that help its investors benefit in a variety of ways.

What is Metacade?

Metacade is a brand-new player in the world of metaverse gaming. Its plans combine the past, present, and future in one exciting hub, to attract like-minded gaming enthusiasts and build the metaverse’s biggest gaming community. 

Among its legion of titles will be classic arcade games, the most compelling play-to-earn (P2E) titles, and exciting new games pushing the boundaries of Web3 and blockchain. Its exciting roadmap is set to revolutionize metaverse gaming well beyond its own platform, with innovation leaking into the wider Web3 world.

Although Metacade relies on an unparalleled P2E capability to funnel users onto the platform, several other exciting earning features will be provided to the community through the Create2Earn program. Community members are incentivized to create content on the hub by offering crypto rewards for every interaction. These can range from sharing alpha to participation in live chats, writing game reviews, and sharing the latest in-game tips.

In addition, users can stake the native MCADE token to enter online tournaments and lucrative prize draws through the Compete2Earn initiative. From Q1 2024 onwards, the Work2Earn scheme will also offer community members access to apply for gig jobs, paid beta testing, and exciting full-time Web3 career opportunities posted on the hub’s external job board.

Metacade: Driving GameFi innovation

One of the most exciting features Metacade is bringing to the metaverse gaming sphere is the Metagrants scheme – a critical facet of its plans to help give direction to the GameFi revolution, beyond the confines of their platform.

Launching in Q3 2023, developers are invited to apply for funding to support creating and developing exclusive P2E titles for release on Metacade. Each application is pooled and presented to the MCADE community, who vote for their favorites. The most popular submissions are granted funding to help turn ideas into reality, with the first new titles due for release in Q1 2024.

Metagrants will grant true autonomy to the Metacade community, in helping control the platform’s ultimate destiny and direction. Members gain full voting rights over which games get made, meaning they remain engaged with the platform throughout the process and get first dibs on playing new games they are excited to experience. The system is guaranteed to draw attention, and a new generation of GameFi fans, to the growing selection of P2E titles.

The Metagrants program is funded by the platform’s self-sufficient economy, which gains its revenue from several different sources, both internal and external. Community users can contribute via the Compete2Earn tournament entry fees, staking MCADE coins to support the infrastructure, and accessing pay-to-play titles. At the same time, external funding is generated via adverts on the platform, the release of non-Metacade-created games, and the hosting of job adverts from outside Web3 companies.

Is MCADE a safe investment?

Metacade developers learned significant lessons from the collapse of FTX and other big-name crypto failures, and have taken extraordinary steps to insulate the platform from volatile activity. 

Metacade has taken into account the issues affecting SOL in the aftermath of FTX’s fall from grace and the concerns of a crypto class war. Solana, which had close ties to FTX, lost over 50% of its market value in November because investors feared Sam Bankman-Fried had drained their wallets as well.

In order to protect investors from bad actors, Metacade’s team has been fully verified by the rigorous CertiK audit, which has substantively assured the quality and security of the platform’s code, team and contracts.

Metacade has put its community at the heart of everything Metacade does. Investors can feel safe not only because Metacade’s treasury is held in a multi-signature wallet, meaning two or more private signatures are required to send transactions, but also because Metacade does not have access to users’ wallets. These extra security measures make Metacade a safe investment.

MCADE: Sharing the wealth

All of these steps aim to protect the investment of all users, not just those with deep pockets. Metacade’s plan helps ensure that as Metacade grows in value, the value of every investor’s MCADE holding grows as well. In addition, unlike more expensive coins such as SOL, currently trading at $23.36, MCADE’s price is much more accessible for everyone.

Far from being part of any perceived crypto class war, MCADE’s current value of $0.014 is available to investors of all backgrounds, allowing them to share in the wealth. The presale event, which raised a phenomenal $5m in its first 10 weeks, has now raised $6.2m, continuing its enormous momentum. 

With the value of MCADE rising to $0.02 before being listed on exchanges, predictions are that demand will be high when it hits exchanges, so the presale is an opportunity not to be missed and investors are advised to move early to receive the best returns.

You can participate in the Metacade presale here.

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