Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao on crypto skeptics: ‘no need to ignore them’

Bitcoin has been called just about anything and virtually “nothing” by skeptics over the years.

If you did a little checking, you would note that perhaps the most bile towards the revolutionary technology maybe coming from what Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao calls “experienced and respected crypto skeptics.”

So how does the crypto market “address” this group of influential personalities and experts?

In his latest blog published on Friday, Zhao says “walk a mile in their shoes”, get to understand where their perspective has formed. Importantly, why take everything to heart when this is all normal and expected behavior.

Being protective and defensive doesn’t always come from a maligned place. Good-faith actors want to protect their users and community. Central banks, regulators, and financiers, in most cases, want to avoid risk and provide security. So when people ask me how I deal with trusted, respected professionals admonishing crypto, I try to walk a mile in their shoes,” he wrote.

Don’t take ‘everything to heart’, CZ says

You have heard it all, you are engaging some of them – and clearly, they seem not to understand what crypto is. Instead of ‘ignoring’ their criticism, try to understand their views from the perspective of “their experience and position.”

This is how you end up extracting value from whatever criticism they advance.   And once you do that?

There’s no need to ignore them or take everything to heart once you’ve dug a little bit deeper,” Zhao advises.

There is a lot one can take from the Binance chief’s take on crypto critics and how to go about getting to know that what they say comes from a certain point of view.

In a nutshell, blockchain technology is disruptive technology – and like any other new technology that actually disrupts – it’s more likely than not to be met with some skepticism from those who might feel threatened by it.

You can read all of CZ’s argument on the Binance blog.

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Solana price recap: UniLayer CEO says SOL is attracting investor attention

Solana price rose to an intraday high above $41.00 on Friday as the crypto market registered some gains following a brutal start to the week.

The digital asset, which is ranked 9th among the largest cryptocurrencies with a market cap of $13.6 billion, surged from lows of $36.65 to hit $41.04 according to data from CoinGecko..

The cryptocurrency has experienced a bullish move over the week, with SOL/USD having traded at around $27.64 on 19 June.

Solana price jumps on Saga phone news

On Thursday June 23, Solana Labs, the platform behind the development of the Solana ecosystem, released a major reveal that coincided with SOL price going up.

The hot news concerned the launch of Saga, a flagship crypto-focused smartphone designed to help drive Web3 adoption, including the use of NFTs.

The news was a boost not just to Solana, but the wider crypto ecosystem, Alex Belets, the CEO of UniLayer Network, a L1 blockchain and interoperability platform, told CoinJournal.

Solana is attracting investors

While the current market conditions do not offer so much to smile about, Belets says Solana could be having a different story building up.

It’s difficult to be bullish about any token in the current market, but Solana does continue to attract investor attention,” he added.

Positive news this definitely is for an industry that has seen so many negative headlines. However, Solana still has a big challenge that it must address – how to handle massive traffic that often ends with the network outages.

So while investors continue to bet big on the platform, Belets says one interesting thing to watch out for is “how developers tackle this critical issue in the face of a smartphone launch

SOL/USD is nearly 10% up on the day at $40.12 (as of writing), while the upside has Solana trading more than 32% higher since its weekly low.

SOL trading volumes have also jumped, with 24-hour trading volume up by more than 13.6%. The market cap has increased by over 8% in the same period.

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THORChain RUNE price is up 10% today after this development

THORChain RUNE price has surged by more than 13% today to hit a daily high of $2.29 today.

At the time of writing, the coin has slightly pulled back to $2.28 although the bullish momentum seemed to be gathering momentum every minute.

Today’s price surge comes after a tough week that had seen THORChain RUNE price drop from a high of $2.0197 to a low of about $1.76.

Why is THORChain RUNE price rising?

The main reason for today’s surge in the price of RUNE, the native token of ThorChain, was the successful launch of THORChain’s mainnet on seven different networks.

In a nutshell, THORChain enables decentralized exchanges and its users to move crypto assets seamlessly, and launching its mainnet on different blockchains expands the DEX’s reach.

Currently, there is a little over $300 million in total value locked (TVL) on THORChian.

THORChain is currently the only blockchain network that is capable of facilitating decentralized swaps across multiple blockchain networks without using smart contracts. And according to the DEX, it is able to accomplish this without compromising the security of the users’ assets.

In a recent interview with a news outlet, the Technical Lead at THORChain, Chad Barraford, said that although cryptocurrencies are normally decentralized, the majority of trades take place in centralized exchanges and THORChain was out to ensure that cryptocurrencies are traded in a decentralized peer-to-peer manner.

How THORChain functions

Instead of using smart contracts for the swaps, THORChian runs liquidity pools between various blockchains thus avoiding using wrapped tokens, which are mainly associated with smart contracts and mostly expose users to hacking risks.

Currently, THORChain supports the swapping of tokens across Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, Dogecoin, Binance, Litecoin, and Itself.

Notably, despite the steps that THORChain has taken to ensure security, the network has been a victim of a number of hacks with the most recent being a hack that took place in July 2021 leading to a loss of about $8 million.

Moving to its own mainnet has not only impacted the THORChain RUNE price but will also enhance the security of the network and avoid future attacks.

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XRP price surges 14%: here’s why

XRP price has surged by 13.26% to hit a daily high of $0.3847 today. Although the coin had pulled back from the daily high to trade at $0.3729 at the time of writing, all pointers showed that the bull pressure was still on.

Today’s price surge comes as a relief for Ripple cryptocurrency, which has been battling a prolonged court battle against the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

It is the first time XRP is trading above $0.35 for the past two weeks.

Why is the XRP price rising?

Yesterday, June 23, the XRP Labs, the team behind RippleNet and XRP cryptocurrency, announced the launch of the Pro Beta version of Ripple’s main wallet, Xumm.

To start with, Xumm will only be available through paid subscription using Ripple’s native token XRP.

Once the Beta testing is completed, Ripple Labs is expected to launch Xumm Pro, which will have full functionality and subscribers will only have to switch to Xumm Pro from their wallet to use it.

Xumm Pro Beta features

Xumm Wallet features several innovations including the ability to split the wallet’s funds into two accounts: spending and saving, the opportunity to claim a free Tangem card, which is a kind of “cold” device for storing cryptocurrency, access to premium technical support, and the ability to buy XRP using Euros, through an on-ramp/off-ramp solution.

Ripple however clarifies that anyone wanting to use the Xumm Wallet will be required to go through a  know-your-customer (KYC) procedure, a requirement that is however optional in the Beta testing.

Rippe Labs innovations

Despite the hard times, Ripple Labs has been rolling various innovations including the XRP Ledger. However, the deployment of the Xuum Wallet is expected to drive the XRP price higher over the coming days.

The Xumm Wallet adds to the number of innovations that Ripple investors are expected to freely enjoy especially when the litigation by the US SEC comes to an end.

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Highlights June 24: XRP rallies 13%, Storj adds 33% on lucrative NFT partnerships

The crypto market as a whole is bullish with most top 100 coins in the green at the time of writing. 

Top cryptos

All top 10 cryptos registered gains over the past 24 hours, with XRP leading the way, up more than 12% at time of writing. Bitcoin climbed more than 3.5%, trading above $21,000 this morning. 

Among cryptos outside the top 10, Polygon’s rally continued. Its gains amount to 18% today and 48% for the last 7 days. Other winners in this group are Avalanche and Shiba Inu. 

UNUS SED LEO started declining for the first time in a long bull run. The 17th biggest coin by market cap is down around 3% today. 

Top movers

Outside the top 20, the tendency was equally bearish, with most coins adding 5-7% of their value. 

Notable standouts include Axie Infinity, BAT, and Zilliqa with 13% each and BTT and OKB with 10%. Axie Infinity’s price drifted upwards on Friday as investors reflect on the upcoming restart of the Ronin network.

THORChain gained 12% today, bringing its weekly gains to 28%. It has been rising as the launch of its Mainnet approaches. 

The biggest winner of the day is Storj with 33%. Yesterday, the dynamically growing decentralized storage company announced partnerships with three new NFT clients: Amuzed, Europa Labs, and Ultimate Division.  

The losers 

Harmony’s ONE is down almost 10% today, continuing its bearish trend after a major hack in the ecosystem. 

The ONE token is trading at $0.024, which is the lowest it has been since March last year. It also faces dropping out of the top 100, currently sitting at #100.  

Compound is down by less than 2%. It rose in the ranking (from 100th to 98th biggest coin by market cap) and its gains for the week stand at an impressive 35%. Finally, Synthetix is down 3%, reversing yesterday’s gains. 

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