Why the $172B Stablecoin Market Could Send Crypto Prices Higher
The stablecoin market isn’t unlike Berkshire Hathaway’s enormous cash stash – it’s sitting there ready to be deployed, according to CoinMarketCap’s Alice Liu.
The stablecoin market isn’t unlike Berkshire Hathaway’s enormous cash stash – it’s sitting there ready to be deployed, according to CoinMarketCap’s Alice Liu.
Ripple’s upcoming stablecoin will leverage its established position for payments and be a key bridge for real-world asset tokenization, Ripple Labs President Monica Long told CoinDesk in an interview.
As liquidity grows, institutional investors and options strategies could fuel the long-term expansion of the bitcoin ETF market.
Solana’s SOL, Avalanche’s AVAX and Render’s RNDR led the crypto rally as almost all but one member of the CoinDesk 20 Index posted gains.
The company also relocated to the Dominican Republic, Arkham CEO Miguel Morel confirmed to CoinDesk.
Bitcoin’s boring price action, characterized by continued accumulation by small investors, is being attributed to several reasons. including the U.S. election uncertainty and renewed uptick in the U.S. Treasury yields.
A hotter-than-expected inflation report would weaken the case for Fed interest-rate cuts.
Per SwissOne Capital, the BTC dominance rate and the U.S. interest are positively correlated.
One observer noted 7,000 PlusToken-related ETH transferred to crypto exchanges on Wednesday, raising concerns about potential selling pressure.
The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Oct. 9, 2024.