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Dogecoin co-founder slams memecoins, DAO aims to buy Denver Broncos, and BTC tourism surges 30% in El Salvador: Hodler’s Digest, Feb. 20-26

[ad_1] Coming every Saturday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more — a week on Cointelegraph in one link. Top Stories This Week Former Cisco employee launches DAO to buy Denver Broncos A freshly launched decentralized autonomous organization dubbed BuyTheBroncosDAO is aiming to raise enough capital to purchase the NFL’s Denver Broncos for roughly $4 billion.  The project is offering fans of various levels of wealth the…

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Cardano daily transaction volume surges but ADA prices slump

[ad_1] The Cardano blockchain has experienced an explosion in on-chain activity and now trails only Bitcoin in current 24-hour transaction volume, surpassing Ethereum in the process according to Messari. Cardano (ADA) currently has $17.04 billion in 24-hour transaction volume, according to data from on-chain analytics firm Messari. With Bitcoin (BTC) at $18.85 billion and Ethereum (ETH) at $5.25 billion according to Messari, Cardano is in second place in that category and is closing in on the top position for this metric. #Cardano just surpassed $LTC and $ETH in transaction volume.…

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MetisDAO TVL surges by 99,800% as the layer-2 race heats up

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[ad_1] Attracting liquidity has become a de facto arms race in the growing decentralized finance (DeFi) landscape. Projects constantly battle to attract investors’ funds by offering enticing yields for crypto holders willing to take a risk and lock up their assets, and protocols use these funds to build out their products and attract attention from larger investors.  One protocol that has been gaining traction in the total value locked (TVL) race is MetisDAO, a layer-two rollup platform designed to fully support the application and business migration from Web2 to Web3.…

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Bitcoin price surges to $43K, but traders warn that ‘real pain’ is due for altcoins

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[ad_1] Bitcoin (BTC) fell slightly into the Wall Street open on Jan. 11 after the largest cryptocurrency failed to crack resistance above $42,000, but fresh comments from U.S. Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell appear to be providing a boost to markets. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Bitcoin squares off at support According to Powell, the United States is likely to remain in a low-interest environment for some time, a comment that stocks and risk-on assets like cryptocurrencies seem to appreciate. Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD…

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OpenSea NFT trading volume surges as Bored Ape mania intensifies

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[ad_1] NFT trading volumes on OpenSea are surging in January amid a renewed speculative frenzy on Yuga Labs’ Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) and Mutant Ape Yacht Club (MAYC). According to data posted by “rchen8” on Dune Analytics, OpenSea has generated more than $700 million worth of trading volume since the start of 2022, with Jan. 3 being the biggest day of the year with a whopping $255.8 million worth of 24-hour volume. While popular onlookers as Wu Blockchain have asserted that the volume on Jan. 3 was a record…

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Coinbase acquires crypto wallet provider BRD’s team as utility token price surges 500%

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[ad_1] Crypto wallet provider BRD said “nothing will change” for users following an acquisition from major U.S. crypto exchange Coinbase. In a Wednesday letter to BRD users, CEO Adam Traidman and co-founder Aaron Voisine said some of the company’s team members would be moving to Coinbase to continue working on crypto wallets. Coinbase Wallet said on Twitter that the addition of the BRD team would “help accelerate web3 adoption” as well as provide “deep expertise in self-custody.” “Nothing will change in the BRD wallet app and as always, your funds…

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Crypto Crime Falls in China, Surges in Hong Kong, Reports Reveal – Bitcoin News

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[ad_1] China’s cryptocurrency transactions related to criminal activities have decreased significantly over the past couple of years, a new report suggests. At the same time, its special administrative region of Hong Kong is seeing a spike in crypto-related crime this year, with authorities attributing the rise to the popularity of crypto investments. Chinese Crime-Related Crypto Transactions Drop, According to Chainalysis China has been a leader in the global crypto space, not only because of its control over a large portion of bitcoin’s hashrate but also in terms of activity of…

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Dogecoin surges 40% on back of Coinbase Pro listing, Musk tweets

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[ad_1] Meme cryptocurrency Dogecoin (DOGE) gained more than 40% early on Tuesday morning, following its listing on Coinbase Pro and yet another flurry of tweets from self-appointed DOGE spokesperson Elon Musk. Coinbase announced the listing of Dogecoin on its pro trader platform, Coinbase Pro, on Monday, sparking a swift revival in the coin’s fortunes. DOGE’s price sank 59% over the course of the previous month, following the wider market crash in early March. On Tuesday, the coin’s price jumped from $0.3137 up to $0.4398 in the hours following the Coinbase…

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