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New meme coin Wall Street Pepe ($WEPE) skyrocketed 58% after going live at 2 PM UTC today. The latest Pepe-themed coin is a first-of-its-kind token taking on the manipulators in crypto’s whale-infested waters. $WEPE is leveling the game for ordinary investors by building its own insider group trading community, but one that rewards Ordinary Joe token holders with top returns. Listing at a price of $0.0002168, within the first minutes on the open market $WEPE leapt in price to $0.0003445. Trading on the Ethereum chain, some presale token holders have taken the opportunity to book profits after the surge in market capitalization above $60 million. If you are a presale buyer you can claim your tokens on the Wall Street Pepe website or in the Best Wallet app. Claim is live. Stand tall Wepe army. Staked tokens are locked for 7 days. Ignore scams, links and messages, only trust the official Wepe page. https://t.co/ZDBhKay9ss 🐸⚔️ DEX: https:...

A new era in crypto is dawning in 2025, and with $7 million raised in its ICO, Best Wallet‘s cutting-edge Features are making it the community’s clear choice As Donald Trump returns to the White House on January 20 promising a more crypto-friendly administration and a new SEC chair, Paul Atkins, is crypto-approved, the market is set for increased activity. 2024 was a milestone year for Bitcoin ($BTC), and the signs point to even more action in 2025. Best Wallet is designed to handle the demands of this new market. This feature-packed non-custodial wallet offers an upcoming project screening tool, enhanced transactional capabilities, iGaming integrations, and more. But Best Wallet is more than just a wallet – it’s a growing ecosystem with its own DEX and an upcoming debit card service, Best Card. Get in on the action by grabbing $BEST for $0.023575 per token in the next 17 hours before the price increases. Bitcoin Might Dip...

History’s largest Bitcoin options expiry saw $14.38 billion worth of contracts conclude on Friday. The current put/call ratio of 0.61 indicates bullish sentiment as traders bet on price increases. The next significant expiration date is January 31st, with $5.48 billion worth of options. Deribit CEO identifies $84,000 as the max pain level where option holders face the biggest losses. Market analysts predict increased volatility and choppy trading conditions following this historic options expiry. These market conditions are causing investors to evaluate new cryptocurrency listings and investments carefully. New cryptocurrency Releases, Listings, & Presales Today NeuroStack’s recent AgentForge collaborations amplify adoption, showcasing adaptable and advanced AI-driven solutions for diverse use cases. Best Wallet Token’s presale momentum and media recognition highlight its potential to capture significant market share. Sentio Protocol’s no-code tools redef...

Asset management giant VanEck is predicting a large surge in decentralized finance (DeFi) trading volumes next year. In a new report detailing its predictions for 2025, VanEck analysts say decentralized exchange (DEX) volumes will capture a fifth of centralized exchange (CEX) spot trading volumes. “Despite record-high decentralized exchange (DEX) trading volumes, both in absolute terms and relative to centralized exchanges (CEXs), decentralized finance (DeFi) total value locked (TVL) remains 24% below its peak. We anticipate that DEX trading volumes will surpass $4 trillion in 2025, capturing 20% of CEX spot trading volumes, driven by the proliferation of AI (artificial intelligence)-related tokens and new consumer-facing DApps (decentralized apps). Additionally, the influx of tokenized securities and high-value assets will catalyze DeFi growth, providing fresh liquidity and broader utility. As a result, we project DeFi TVL to rebound to over $200 billion b...

As top meme coins like Dogecoin, Pepe, and Popcat cool, trending new meme coin Catslap ($SLAP) is rocketing toward a $100 million fully diluted market cap after its price soared 50% in the past 24 hours. Catslap token price has hurtled to a new all-time high of $0.0069 and a corresponding market cap of $62 million. $SLAP 24-hour trading volume has surged to $4.05 million. The price pullback to $0.0038 violating an ascending channel has allowed more new money to flow back into Catslap, pushing the price back up to  $0.0045.  If you had invested $500 at the moment when Catslap listed on decentralized exchanges (DEXs) it would have been worth $29,770 at its ATH to date.  Savvy buyers will no doubt hold onto their $SLAP tokens for an even bigger payout as the meme coin rally frenzy will continue for the foreseeable future.  $SLAP has appreciated in price 5,954% (launch to ATH) since liquidity was added to the trading pair on Thursd...

In December, decentralized exchanges on the Solana blockchain collectively achieved $28 billion in total volume . The Solana decentralized exchange (DEX) ecosystem, comprising various platforms, contributed to the blockchain’s robust performance in the past month. BREAKING: @solana DECEMBER DEX VOLUME BREAKS $28 BILLION pic.twitter.com/TaxfKkdxRL — DEGEN NEWS ️ (@DegenerateNews) January 1, 2024 You might also like: Solana’s road to next all-time high: analyst explains Raydium, the leading DEX on Solana, reported a weekly decline of 42.6%, with a 24-hour volume of $224.1 million and a seven-day volume of $2.4 billion. Despite a dip in weekly performance, Raydium maintained its dominance, representing 41.1% of the total cumulative volume , reaching $53.6 billion. Orca and Lifinity secured the second and third positions, with weekly dips of 19.7% and 11.7%, respectively. Orca recorded a 24-hour volume of $209 million and a seven-day volume of $2.6 billion, w...

1inch Investment Fund has purchased 6,088 ETH for $10 million, taking advantage of the Ethereum price dip. 1inch stacks up more ETH In a move that’s caught the crypto community’s attention, the 1inch Investment Fund recently acquired 6,088 Ethereum (ETH) for a whopping $10 million, according to blockchain analytics platform Lookonchain.   The purchase was made at a price of $1,655 per Ether, bolstering the fund’s holdings and revealing their confidence in the token’s future price move despite the ongoing crypto winter. The researchers also revealed that the investment fund purchased 17,000 ETH in three separate transactions between January and March. 1inch Investment Fund wallet spent $10M to buy 6,088 $ETH at $1,655 6 hrs ago. The wallet bought a total of 17K $ETH($26.8M) at an average price of $1,569 on Jan 13, Feb 9 and Mar 14. Then sold 11K $ETH($21M) at $1,906 on July 5, making ~$3.7M.https://t.co/QhEm3M9Mm7 pic.twitter.com/JUxzA8hFom — Lookonchain...

Crypto traders are actively investing in projects launching on zkSync as the hype around its potential governance token airdrop increases. The total amount of funds bridged to zkSync reached $115 million within 10 days of the public mainnet launch as users rush to farm the airdrop of the Ethereum rollup’s expected native token, per L2BEAT data. The zkSync era mainnet was launched one day after the March 24 Arbitrum airdrop. The median airdrop for eligible wallets was 1,250 ARB, earning its owners around $1,500 in free money. As users rushed to farm the next airdrop, zkSync has emerged as one of the most popular airdrop plays for the market. The new Zero-knowledge proof (ZK) based Layer-2 is also giving an opportunity for developers to establish an economic moat within the fresh ecosystem by gaining a first-mover advantage. Moreover, these projects also become eligible for an expected airdrop of the platform’s native token, similar to Arbitrum. DeFi Liquidity on zkSync skyrockets The t...