The week of 04/12 in brief. The news concerning Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies is constantly in flux. It can happen that vital information gets lost in the daily flow of information and that you miss important points. This format is here to remedy that. We return to the news from last week in‘Weekly Crypto in order to keep you informed on the current situation of cryptocurrencies.
Crypto news in brief
▶ A fork is taking shape on Cosmos. Disagreeing with the decrease in inflation of the ATOM token, one of the co-founders of the project wishes to create a fork, entitled AtomOne.
▶ Two French people released in the Platypus Finance hack. The latter were apprehended shortly after the attack. However, French justice does not cover this type of attack and nothing has been found against the hackers.
▶ Solana DEX aggregator Jupiter distributes its airdrop. Thus, the protocol rewarded its early users with JUP tokens. According to the announcements, three other waves of airdrops are expected to arrive in the coming months.
▶ The founder of Solana does not see his network as an “Ethereum-killer”. Indeed, he said he saw no competition between the two projects, each addressing specific needs.
▶ A critical flaw impacts NFTs. Thus, several Thirdweb template contracts presented a flaw. These have been widely used in the NFT ecosystem, leading to a wave of uncertainty among developers.
▶ Coinbase simplifies peer-to-peer payments. Indeed, the company has unveiled a new product allowing you to send money around the world, with a simple link.
▶ What if the bullrun was approaching? Prepare yourself with our selection of cryptos to follow in 2024:
The 4 metrics of the week
➤ 25%it’s here share of Americans who own Bitcoin. This was revealed by a study carried out on a panel of 402 American investors. Additionally, 95% of respondents said they would like to increase their crypto allocations in 2024.
➤ 1 billion dollarsit’s about capitalization record reached by the ORDI token. As a reminder, this token is one of the first BRC-20 to have seen the light of day on Bitcoin.
➤ 1 million dollarsit’s the amount of resident visa for El Salvador. Despite the astronomical price, it has the advantage of being payable in Bitcoin or USDT.
➤ $43,000it’s about the new bar exceeded by the price of Bitcoin this week. This new rise has taken with it many altcoins.
Have a good week on the Journal du Coin! 🙂