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MLB Team Washington Nationals Partners With Terra Blockchain Community, Ballpark Plans to Accept UST

On February 9, the American professional baseball team based in Washington, D.C., the Washington Nationals, announced the team has partnered with Terra, the open-source blockchain platform and decentralized autonomous organization (DAO). The Washington Nationals detail that the team is a “leading innovator” and is “consistently introducing new technologies to enhance the fan experience.” Washington Nationals Ink Long-Term Deal With Terra Major League Baseball (MLB) team the Washington Nationals has partnered with the blockchain platform and DAO Terra, according to an announcement published by the team on Wednesday. The deal with Terra follows a slew of sports-related deals with crypto firms, but the MLB team will be the first to partner with an open-source blockchain project. In addition to the partnership, the algorithmic stablecoin UST that’s issued on the Terra blockchain will be “accepted as a payment method at Nationals Park as early as next season.” “The Nationals continue t...
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Ankr Network, Stacks and Kadena rally while most altcoins cool off

ANK, STX and KDA took a different path than most altcoins by posting double-digit gains over the past 24-hours.

Even with Bitcoin price on the verge of a new all-time high, the cryptocurrency market projects an aura of anxious optimism on Oct. 18 as investors await the official launch of the first Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) which is set to begin trading on Oct. 19. 

While the market waits for the historic ETF launch, BTC bulls are battling to hold the $62,000 level as support. Meanwhile, a handful of altcoins posted double-digit rallies on Monday as traders possibly look to capitalize on the gains they provide when Bitcoin price consolidates.

Top 7 coins with the highest 24-hour price change. Source: Cointelegraph Markets Pro

Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView shows that the biggest gainers over the past 24-hours were Ankr Network (ANKR), Stacks (STX) and Kadena (KDA).

Ankr Network partners with the Sacramento Kings

Ankr Network's blockchain solution is designed to use idle computing power from devices and data centers from around the world to help power the crypto ecosystem.

VORTECS™ data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro began to detect a bullish outlook for ANKR on Oct. 17, prior to the recent price rise.

The VORTECS™ Score, exclusive to Cointelegraph, is an algorithmic comparison of historical and current market conditions derived from a combination of data points including market sentiment, trading volume, recent price movements and Twitter activity.

VORTECS™ Score (green) vs. ANKR price. Source: Cointelegraph Markets Pro

As seen in the chart above, the VORTECS™ Score for ANKR began to pick up on Oct. 17 and climbed to a high of 70 around four hours before the price spiked 46% over the next day.

The jump in price for ANKR comes following the project’s multi-year sponsorship deal with the National Basketball Association’s (NBA) Sacramento Kings.

Stacks advances toward launching smart contracts on Bitcoin

Stacks is a layer-one blockchain solution focused on bringing smart contracts and decentralized applications to the Bitcoin network.

VORTECS™ data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro began to detect a bullish outlook for STX on Oct. 11, prior to the recent price rise.

VORTECS™ Score (green) vs. STX price. Source: Cointelegraph Markets Pro

As seen in the chart above, the VORTECS™ Score for STX began to pick up on Oct.11 and reached a high of 88, around five hours before the price began to increase by 55% over the next week.

The rise in prominence for STX comes as the possible launch of multiple BTC ETFs has excited the wider investment community about the possibility of smart contract capabilities on the Bitcoin network.

Related: Grayscale confirms Bitcoin ETF plans and adds exposure to Zcash, Stellar Lumens and Horizen to its trusts

Kadena adds NFT capabilities

Kadena price also took a bullish turn over the last 24 hours.

Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView shows that after hitting a low of $2.14 on Oct. 16, the price of KDA has rallied 30% to a daily high at $2.79 on Oct. 18 as its 24-hour trading volume spiked 313% to $9.4 million.

KDA/USDT 4-hour chart. Source: TradingView

The increase in momentum for KDA comes following the protocol's partnership with Immutable Records which will bring a fully-built NFT marketplace to the Kadena ecosystem.

The overall cryptocurrency market cap now stands at $2.462 trillion and Bitcoin’s dominance rate is 47.2%.

The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cointelegraph.com. Every investment and trading move involves risk, you should conduct your own research when making a decision.

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