According to Charlie Lee, the creator of Litecoin (LTC), the cryptocurrency could see significant gains against Bitcoin (BTC) as its halving event approaches in August. Lee believes that the LTC/BTC pairing could potentially rally up to 0.025 BTC, an increase of over 700%, in the next bull cycle. This is due to Litecoin’s higher throughput,
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JPMorgan Chase has acquired the deposits and a “substantial majority of assets” of troubled bank First Republic in an auction, making it the third regional bank in the US to fail since March. This highlights the vulnerabilities in the legacy banking system. Bitcoin experiences fourth consecutive month of growth Bitcoin has experienced four consecutive months
On May 1, OKX, a leading cryptocurrency exchange, announced its decision to list Pepe (PEPE), a memecoin inspired by the popular internet meme, Pepe the Frog, on its platform. OKX also stated that Pepe withdrawals would be open from May 2 at 17:00 HKT. In their statement, OKX staff explained that Pepe the Frog is
PEPE, a new meme-coin, has entered a sharp correction phase after surging by more than 2,000% since its debut a few weeks ago. The PEPE price dropped to $0.00000089 on May 3, down about 35% from its record high of $0.00000138 established two days ago. As a result of the correction, its market capitalization slipped