Daily Bits
Last week, the SPX index is down 1.56%, these market shifts followed high U.S. inflation data, causing traders to reconsider expectations for multiple Federal Reserve rate cuts this year. Investors are now focusing on upcoming U.S. retail sales data and Goldman Sachs’ earnings report. The broader cryptocurrency market is down, with Bitcoin and Ether dropping by 0.18% and 0.99%, respectively in the past 24 hours. Today’s outperformer is VET, which jumped 11.4% after VeChain partners with UFC to tokenize fighter gloves for authenticity and collectibility. VeChain (VET), founded in 2015, is a blockchain platform aimed at improving supply chain management and business processes by utilizing distributed ledger technology (DLT). The platform features two types of tokens: VeChain Token (VET), which facilitates value transfer within the network, and VeChainThor Energy (VTHO), used as "gas" for powering smart contract transactions. VeChain is partnering with UFC to tokenize fighter gloves using NFC chips to ensure authenticity and track fight data on the VeChainThor blockchain. These tokenized gloves, debuting at UFC 300, will be collectibles verifiable through smart contracts. The project aims to deter fraud in the resale market. Initial exclusive gloves will be presented to celebrities like Joe Rogan. Reactions on VeChain's Reddit varied, with excitement about the use case but skepticism over its minor impact on VTHO token usage and value.
The London Upgrade, the largest update to the network’s core protocol in years, has been activated.
The fabled BAYC NFT collection saw its floor price drop below $100k. Find out more here.
Today’s outperformer is CELO, which jumped 44.8% after Tether expands ecosystem with upcoming USDT launch on Celo Blockchain.
As the market reacts to a series of “unfortunate events”, the price of BTC’s dramatic downward movement has scarred newer market entrants, who seem to be scrambling to put a stop to their loss.
Shortly after its release, the JUP token from the Solana-based decentralized exchange aggregator Jupiter soared to a market capitalization of $914 million, making it the sixth-largest DEX by this metric.
The largest decentralized crypto exchange, Uniswap, has seen its proposal to turn on the fee switch fizzle out. Read more here.
Argentina-based Num Finance has launched a stablecoin pegged to the Colombian peso, called nCOP, on the Polygon network. Read more here.
Animoca Brands has reportedly decreased the target for its metaverse fund by 20%. Find out more here.
BTC saw a strong comeback despite the Fed's 75 bps rate hike, while whales have started large on-chain movement. Find out more on Daily Bits.