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Huobi to Launch a Crypto-to-Fiat Debit Card as HT Token Plunges

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1 year ago

January 13, 2023

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Huobi, the troubled global crypto exchange, announced that it will start providig debit cards in Europe. The Visa card will be provided through a partnership with Solaris, a fast-growing fintech startup that provides B2B services.

Huobi has been under pressure

Huobi has been a company under pressure. A few months ago, the company’s founder sold his stake to a group of investors associated with Justin Sun, the founder of Tron. It has also struggled after the collapse of FTX, which was the second-biggest crypto exchange in terms of valuation.

Since then, investors have been wondering whether Huobi could be the next company to fall because of its regulatory status. The company has licenses in places like Seychelles, Dubai, and British Virgin Islands. It is not regulated by American regulators.

Also, it has not published its proof of reserves and the company has previously been accused of holding vast amounts of its internal tokens like FTT. As a result, data shows that customers have withdrawn more than $158 million worth of coins from its exchange. It now has over $3 billion worth of assets, with those clean ones being worth over $2.1 billion.

Huobi to unveil a debit card

In a statement, Huobi said that it will launch a Visa-enabled debit card in the second quarter of 2023. The firm will do that by partnering with Solaris, one of the biggest business-to-business startup in Europe. This crypto-to-fiat debit card will enable Huobi’s customer to spend digital coins globally.

As a result, the card will remove the friction that exists currently in the crypto industry. For exchanges without a debit card, users need to first withdraw their funds to spend them. Another advantage for cardholders is that Huobi Token holders will be able to earn cashback. In a statement, Justin Sun said:

“Huobi highly values our user experience and continuously works to drive improvement for users. This partnership will help us deliver a better experience to our users.”

Huobi Token reacted mildly to the report. It was trading at $5, which was about 32% below the highest point in December. It has fallen by over 71% from its 2021 high.

Crypto

BNB Price Surges Past $300, Faces Crucial $339 Hurdle: What’s Next?

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4 months ago

December 29, 2023

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BNB price has noted significant gains over the past few days, surging past the psychological resistance of $300. The native cryptocurrency of the Binance Exchange has surpassed Solana to regain its position as the fourth-largest cryptocurrency by market cap. The digital currency has been rallying lately with a 7-day profit of more than 15%. Additionally, BNB has clocked a phenomenal gain of 38% in the month to date.

Binance Coin Outlook

BNB price has been on a strong bull run for the past week, breaking out of its consolidation. Even so, the asset has experienced a correction in its uptrend over the past 24 hours but remains above the crucial level of $300. BNB’s total market cap has decreased by 4% over the past day to $48 billion, while the total volume of the asset traded over the same period dipped by about 15%.

Over the past year, Binance Coin has had to cope with Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt (FUD) on the back of the regulatory troubles of its underlying exchange. Earlier, the BNB price touched a low of $223.50, a few days after its former CEO, Changpeng Zhao, pleaded guilty to money laundering charges. However, the cryptocurrency has managed to rebound 46% in value since then.

The recent price rally has been associated with various positive developments in the Binance ecosystem, including the Introduction of the Isolated Margin Auto-Transfer Mode. This feature enables…

Altcoins

Solana Price Surges Beyond $100, Dethroning Ripple and BNB To Secure Fourth Place

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4 months ago

December 27, 2023

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Solana price performance in recent times has been remarkable, surpassing Ripple and Binance Coin to become the fourth-largest cryptocurrency by market cap. The SOL price breached the critical level of $100 for the first time since April 2022 over the weekend to imbue optimism among investors. However, the altcoin has corrected by 7%, suggesting that the market is overheated. At the time of writing, the ‘Ethereum killer’ was trading slightly lower at $111.60.

SOL Outlook

Solana price has made a significant recovery over the past few weeks, climbing above the psychological level of $100. The altcoin has been one of the best-performing assets this year, extending its year-to-date gains to more than 1,025%, with more gains recorded in the past month alone. However, even with such growth, analysts have noted that Solana has a bleak chance of topping its ATH of $260.

The reason behind this is the increase in supply relative to its value. In November 2021, when the Solana price hit its all-time high of $260, its total market capitalization was around $78 billion. Despite the value of the crypto asset being less than half of what it was at the top, its market cap is currently hovering near $50 billion.

This has been brought about by the increase in the Solana supply by more than 100 million SOL over the past two years. According to some analysts, for the altcoin to retest $260, its…

Altcoins

Solana Price Skyrockets to 20-Month Peak Amidst Memecoin Frenzy

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4 months ago

December 22, 2023

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Solana price has noted significant gains over the past few weeks, climbing to its highest level since April 2022. The ‘Ethereum Killer’ almost topped the crucial level of $100 on Friday, before pulling back slightly. The asset’s recent surge has catapulted Solana’s total market cap to $39.6 billion, ranking 5^th after and above BNB and XRP, respectively. Solana has jumped by more than 22% in the past week and more than 80% in the month to date. At the time of writing, SOL price was trading 0.90% lower at $93.10.

Catalysts Behind SOL’s Rally

Solana price has been on a strong bull run over the past few days, rocketing to its highest level in 20 months as the network benefits from the substantial activity and strong interest in memecoins. The SOL token, the native digital asset of the high-performance blockchain platform Solana, has shown some serious strength over the past few weeks, outperforming all the altcoins in the market.

The recent surge in the Solana price has been linked to heightened on-chain activities on the Solana blockchain. Notably, the ongoing hype for the blockchain’s speedy transactions, cheap fees, and a lottery of meme coin issuances has buoyed SOL’s on-chain activity. Metrics have revealed that Solana has been the strongest draw among on-chain traders, with trading volumes and network fees outperforming Ethereum- the largest altcoin by market cap.

Cited figures provided by DeFi aggregator DeFiLlama…