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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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Polygon (MATIC) sees a strong oversold bounce after $250B crypto market rebound

MATIC price secured a near 40% gain as crypto market sentiment improves in the wake of a notable $250 billion relief rally. Polygon ( MATIC ) emerged as one of the best performers among high-ranking cryptocurrencies on Jan. 26 as the price rose nearly 17% to reach an intraday high at $1.825. The gains surfaced amid a synchronous rebound across the crypto market that started on Jan. 24. In detail, investors and traders poured in over $250 billion across digital assets, benefiting Bitcoin ( BTC ), Ether ( ETH ) and many others in the process. Performance of the top-fifteen cryptocurrencies in the last 15 days. Source: TradingView Polygon, a secondary scaling solution for the Ethereum blockchain, also cashed in on the crypto market rebound. The valuation of its native token, MATIC, rose from as low as $9.77 billion on Jan.24 to as high as $13.58 billion two days later. Meanwhile, its price jumped from $1.312 to $1.825 in the same period — that's nearly a 40% gain in...
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Study Shows Dogecoin, XRP Saw Largest Network Fee Increases Last Year

There’s been a lot of action in the world of cryptocurrencies over the last 12 months and a myriad of metrics have changed. A recent report from forexsuggest.com shows that dogecoin fees saw the largest increase since January 1, 2021, jumping 4,230% in a year. Ethereum’s transaction fees were the most expensive at the end of 2021, as the average transfer fee was $52.45 per transaction. Dogecoin, XRP , Blackcoin Saw the Highest Transfer Fee Rises in 12 Months Digital currencies saw significant growth last year in terms of value and onchain data. The average cryptocurrency transaction fees in 2021 changed a great deal as well. A study published by forexsuggest.com highlights 15 different crypto assets in order to compare average fees and the growth over 12 months. Some of the assets chosen were relatively unknown and older cryptos such as feathercoin (FTC) and blackcoin (BLK). According to the researchers, dogecoin (DOGE) saw the largest fee increase in the year, spiking 4,230% from ...
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SEC pushes decision on ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF to April 3

The regulatory body said it was "appropriate to designate a longer period" to approve or disapprove of the proposed Bitcoin ETF. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has extended its window to approve the ARK 21Shares Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) originally proposed in July 2021. According to a Tuesday filing from the SEC, the regulatory body will push the deadline for approving or disapproving the ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF from Feb. 2 for an additional 60 days, to April 3. SEC Assistant Secretary J. Matthew DeLesDernier noted in the filing that it was “appropriate to designate a longer period” for the regulatory body to consider the proposed rule change, allowing the ETF to be listed on the Cboe BZX Exchange. The exchange originally filed the paperwork to apply for the ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF in July 2021, with the SEC able to delay its decision and open the offering to public comment for up to 180 days, with the option for a final 60-day extension starting...
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Technical Analysis: Cosmos Decline Continues, as Polygon Surges

Ahead of Wednesday’s FOMC meeting, cryptocurrency markets were once again trading higher, with polygon (MATIC) being one of today’s biggest gainers. Despite the top 20 mainly trending upward, some in this list were mainly lower during the course of the session. Biggest Gainers Polygon (MATIC) , which was one of the biggest gainers within the top 20, was up by as much as 12% in Wednesday’s session, hitting an intraday high of $1.72 in the process. The move saw MATIC/USD bounce from its support level of $1.49, and attempt to make a run for resistance at $1.77. Today’s rally saw prices rise by their most in 4-days, leading to the RSI moving from 33, to a reading of 37, which is the biggest gain in price strength since January 20th. Although there has historically been increases in price at the current rate, should MATIC/USD find its way to $1.80, market uncertainty could likely increase. Looking at the chart below, there appears to be several bearish candlesticks at this level, whi...
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Altcoins book 40% gain after Bitcoin and the crypto market enter a relief rally

FRONT, DG and QSP join the list of altcoins which surged more than 40% after BTC recovered the $38,000 level. Crypto investors are beginning to feel a sense of hope once more on Jan. 26 as the wider cryptocurrency market is seeing green and Bitcoin ( BTC ) price trading near $38,000. Even with the breakout, traders are advising caution ahead of the Federal Open Market Committee meeting where the Federal Reserve is expected to unveil their plans for hiking interest rates.  As bullish sentiment begins to return, several altcoin projects have seen their prices spike more than 41% as dip buyers sought to secure a position ahead of a possible market rally. 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 Frontier (FRONT), Decentral Games (DG) and Quantstamp (QSP). Frontier lists at Bithumb Frontier is a chain-agnostic decentralize...
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FTX US Raises $400 Million in Series A, Trading Platform’s Valuation Now $8 Billion

On January 26, the crypto asset exchange FTX US revealed it raised $400 million in a Series A financing round stemming from investors like Softbank, Paradigm, and Multicoin Capital. The Series A investment in FTX US brings the U.S.-based trading platform’s post valuation to $8 billion. FTX US Reveals $400 Million Capital Raise, Firm Aims to Expand Staff to ‘100-Strong’ Following parent company FTX raising $420.69 million three months ago, the U.S.-based trading platform FTX US announced it has raised $400 million in a Series A funding round. The Chicago-based FTX US launched in 2020 and over the last year, the exchange says it has seen its user base grow 52% quarter-over-quarter. During the last 24 hours, data shows that FTX US has seen $270.2 million or 7,139 BTC in trade volume. The $400 million investment into FTX US came from investment firms such as Lightspeed Venture Partners, Softbank Vision Fund 2, Temasek Holdings, Multicoin Capital, and Paradigm. “What this raise means...
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