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Memecoins eye major revamps in an effort to return to their former glory
Memecoins briefly took the cryptocurrency market by storm in 2021 after steady attention and shilling from big-name influencers like Elon Musk and Mark Cuban helped propel coins like Dogecoin (DOGE) to 100x gains. As one should expect, in the crypto market, rapidly rising prices have a tendency to reverse course just as fast and many of the formerly high-flying meme tokens now find themselves struggling for survival as the market matures and investors look for real-world use cases. Let's take a look at some of the most popular memecoins of 2021 to see whether they were just a flash in …
Adoption / April 22, 2022
Shiba Inu blacklists user for drawing hate symbol with metaverse land
In a statement posted by Shiba Inu (SHIB) Metaverse developers late Tuesday, it appears that a user's wallet address has been blacklisted for drawing a swastika using the project's Metaverse land. The team at Shiba Inu wrote: "SHIB: The Metaverse will place the the wallet identifying the [hate symbol] violation on a blacklist, meaning it will never be able to participate in any and all areas of the platform." The ordeal began on April 12 with the launch of the Shiba Inu Metaverse land sale, with approximately 36,000 out of 100,000 plots up for grabs. Via Shib.io, crypto enthusiasts who …
Blockchain / April 20, 2022
AMC Theatres mobile app accepts Dogecoin, Shiba Inu and more
AMC Theatres, an American pro-crypto movie theater chain, updated its mobile application services to accept Dogecoin (DOGE), Shibu Inu (SHIB) and other cryptocurrencies as payment across the United States. AMC Theatres first started accepting crypto payments back on November 12, 2022, which allowed customers to purchase movie tickets online using Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), Bitcoin Cash (BCH) and Litecoin (LTC). On January 6, 2022, Adam Aron, CEO of AMC Theatres, promised users via a tweet to include meme tokens DOGE and SHIB by March. While slightly delayed, Aron’s team delivered. Exactly as promised, the AMC mobile app for AMC’s U.S. …
Adoption / April 17, 2022
Shiba Inu price soars 35% in one day as Robinhood lists SHIB for trading
Shiba Inu (SHIB) prices soared on April 12 upon its debut on Robinhood, a U.S.-based commission-free trading platform. SHIB price climbed by more than 35% to 0.00003, its highest level in almost two months, before paring some gains. Nonetheless, SHIB was still on track to log its best daily performance since Feb. 6 when it rallied by nearly 27%. Strong crypto revenues precede SHIB's listing Robinhood emerged as a go-to avenue for everyday investors since the pandemic's start in March 2020. Last year, the retail brokerage added 10 million funded accounts to its platform, with more than half of the …
Trading / April 12, 2022
Which top memecoins can make eye-watering gains in 2022? | Watch The Market Report live
“The Market Report” with Cointelegraph is live right now. On this week’s show, Cointelegraph’s resident experts discuss which memecoins can get you the most return on investment in 2022. But first, market expert Marcel Pechman carefully examines the Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) markets. Are the current market conditions bullish or bearish? What is the outlook for the next few months? Pechman is here to break it down. Next up: the main event. Join Cointelegraph analysts Benton Yaun, Jordan Finneseth and Sam Bourgi as they debate which popular memecoin can get you the most bang for your buck. First up …
Decentralization / Feb. 22, 2022
Top dogs: Newbie Shiba Inu bites back, gains 25% vs. Dogecoin in February
Shiba Inu (SHIB) is now the 13th-largest cryptocurrency with its market valuation sitting near $18 billion, right behind its rival meme-cryptocurrency Dogecoin (DOGE), worth roughly $20 billion. But despite falling behind in ranks, SHIB's price has outperformed DOGE in 2022. February has seen a sharp recovery for the SHIB/DOGE pair, in particular, rising by over 38% month-to-date (MTD). As a result, Shiba Inu gained more than 50% MTD against the dollar versus Dogecoin's 11%, as shown in the chart below. Most of the February's — and, in fact, 2022's — gains in the SHIB market surfaced on two dates: Feb. …
Markets / Feb. 10, 2022
Nifty News: Land grab in the Shiberse, floor prices fall, NFT house sale and more…
The team behind one of the top memecoin projects Shiba Inu (SHIB) is rolling out tokenized real estate dubbed “Shiba Lands” as part of its upcoming metaverse project. Shiba’s upcoming metaverse is yet to receive a name, with the team referring to it as the “Shiberse,” and stating that the official title will be revealed later this month. The launch date for the tokenized land sales and auctions is also set to be announced soon and hodlers of the LEASH token (which is available via Shiba Swap) will be granted first access to the land sale events. After the first …
Nft / Feb. 10, 2022
CoinMarketCap removes allegedly fake SHIB wormhole addresses
Late Wednesday, Twitter user @shibainuart reported that CoinMarketCap had removed three listed Shiba Inu (SHIB) addresses on the Binance Smart Chain (BNB), Solana (SOL), and Terra (LUNA) blockchains. Only the ERC-20 (ETH) SHIB token is visible on the site at the time of publication. A massive firestorm brewed on Twitter about three weeks prior after Shiba Inu developers alleged that "CoinMarketCap has knowingly listed three fake contract addresses for SHIB. Do not interact with these addresses as your funds will be irreversibly lost." Report: CoinMarketCap removes wormhole addresses from the Shiba Inu $SHIB page within their platform. Leaving only the …
Technology / Feb. 9, 2022
Is Shiba Inu overheating after SHIB price gains 75% in two weeks?
Shiba Inu (SHIB) looks poised to undergo sharp price corrections after rallying nearly 75% in almost two weeks. SHIB price rallied to mid-January highs On Monday, the meme-token climbed to $0.00002961, its best level since Jan. 18, amid renewed buying interests across the cryptocurrency market. Before the retracement, SHIB's price had crashed by almost 80% from its record high of $0.00008870. Nonetheless, the wild price recovery also came closer to triggering two classic sell signals. First, SHIB's daily relative strength index (RSI), a technical indicator that fluctuates in the range between 0 and 100 to signal whether an asset is …
Markets / Feb. 7, 2022
Tezos scores $27M deal with Man United, Baby Doge backs Hoffenheim
Manchester United, one of the world’s most popular soccer (or football) teams is reportedly set to announce a multi-year training kit sponsorship by Proof-of-Stake blockchain platform, Tezos. First reported by The Athletic, the deal is apparently in excess of $27 million per year, allowing Tezos to place its logo on the team's training uniform. Manchester United have reportedly finalized filming promotional material ahead of the official announcement. The report also speculates that the partnership may involve collaboration in the technology space, such as a Metaverse or other Web3 project. Tezos has made heavy investment into sports sponsorships. In May 2021, …
Altcoin / Feb. 4, 2022
CoinMarketCap allegedly lists 3 fake SHIB contract addresses, Twitter firestorm ensues
A bit Twitter drama ensued on Thursday, continuing well into Friday afternoon, when developers behind popular meme token Shiba Inu (SHIB) issued a statement alleging that CoinMarketCap had listed three fake SHIB contract addresses belonging to the Binance Smart Chain (BNB), Solana (SOL), and Terra Luna (LUNA) blockchains. The staff at Shiba Inu claimed that the addresses were unsafe, and that CoinMarketCap had refused to correct the alleged mistake. At the time of publication, the contract addresses are still viewable on CoinMarketCap. Official Statement regarding the recent actions by @CoinMarketCap . pic.twitter.com/DXP2wZRhYC — Shib (@Shibtoken) January 13, 2022 Earlier in …
Technology / Jan. 14, 2022
Shiba Inu (SHIB) fetches 30% gain on Robinhood listing rumor and bullish chart pattern
Shiba Inu (SHIB) seems to be preparing for a bullish breakout as a falling wedge pattern begins to form. The price of SHIB has been trending lower inside an area defined by two contracting trendlines while accompanying a decline in trading volume. That shows that investors have been less concerned about the downtrend. As a result, falling wedges typically provide an ideal springboard for an upside break once the price closes above the structure's upper trendline. On Thursday, SHIB showed signs of following a similar topside break. Notably, the token briefly closed above the falling wedge's upper trendline, hitting an …
Markets / Jan. 14, 2022