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Who among Cardano, Stellar’s XLM, and Zcash will make it to Coinbase?

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Everybody wonders what new cryptocurrencies will be chosen by Coinbase to be listed next. Could it be Cardano’s Ada, Stellar Lumens’ XLM and Zcash’s ZEC? BAT is already listed now.

The Basic Attention Token is about to go live at Coinbase, deposits in that currency are being accepted since last November 3rd. It is not an autonomous token, it runs on Ethereum’s technology, but that’s fine by the exchange. The company’s announcement said,

“Once sufficient liquidity is established, trading on the BAT/USDC order book will start. […] BAT trading will be accessible for users in most jurisdictions, but will not initially be available for residents of the state of New York.”

You may be wondering how is it that BAT fits into this story. Well, last July 13th, Coinbase announced it was exploring the option to add the BAT to its platform as well as Cardano, Stellar Lumens, Zcash and 0x.

So Bat is live now. What about the other ones? We (and many other crypto observers) expect some other cryptocurrencies to be supported by Coinbase in the near future.

It’s no surprise that the BAT market reacted favorably following Coinbase’s announcement. BAT grew by about 10% after November 3rd and gained something like $55 million in market capitalization just because of that tweet.

Getting listed at Coinbase is nothing less than any blockchain project’s wet dream. It’s a huge achievement because it adds a lot of value and trade volume to any digital asset that can manage it.

Coinbase already supports 0x and BAT. So what will happen to Cardano, Stellar, and Zcash? Let’s see.

Stellar Lumens (XLM)

The Stellar Lumens project has had some really good news recently.

Only last September they created the world’s first zero-fee StellarX exchange. This exchange supports several fiat currencies, it charges no fees, it offers total end-to-end transparency, and IBM supports it, at least implicitly.

Then, there’s Starlight. It’s Stellar’s instant payment system. Stellar’s competitive advantage is that it locks transactions funds right away in a secure channel in which only final balances are made public.

Starlight could seem similar to Bitcoin’s Lighting Network, but Stellar’s team says their system is more advanced s it provides support to secure payment channels.

As we write this Stellar’s XLM is trading in the green at $0.258, ranked sixth with a market capitalization worth $4,903,853,892.

Cardano’s ADA

ADA is already the eighth most significant digital asset by market capitalization. It’s not been doing that well lately and Charles Hoskinson, the project’s co-founder, was not afraid to manifest his displeasure to the community in the form of an open letter.

The letter explained how, in Mr. Hoskinson’s view, Cardano community is in needs of proper direction and that is hampering the ecosystem as a whole. The lack of a strategic and long-vision (and transparency) regarding financial statements are dragging the Cardano project backward. Charles also believes that the company needs better internal governance too.

There is tension within Cardano, for sure. But even so, the coin is holding its position among the world’s top ten for quite some time now. Also, the community is still growing, it believes and it’s driving the token up.

It remains at 8th place the by market cap, trading in the red at $0.075 as we write this article.

ZCash (ZEC)

ZCash recently deployed “Sapling,” an upgrade that brought many new features to the project. It increased efficiency, privacy and security for users. It happened as ZCash turned two years old. In the development team’s words: “Sapling introduces new shielded addresses with significantly improved performance: a time reduction of 90% for constructing transactions, and a memory reduction of over 97%.”

ZEC is trading in green numbers by a fraction at $134.01, but despite its high price, it’s at 19th number in the world by market capitalization.

We can’t know for sure which new cryptocurrencies will be supported by Coinbase, but these are three extremely promising prospects. Keep an eye on them and on Coinbase’s announcements which, of course, we will report for you in due time.

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

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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…

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Solana Price Skyrockets to 20-Month Peak Amidst Memecoin Frenzy

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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 5th 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

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Solana Price Breaches $60 Amid a Symphony of Bullish Indicators

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Solana price has jumped more than 8% over the past week, breaching the important level of $60. At the time of writing, Solana was trading 3% higher at $61.07. The asset’s total market cap has climbed to $25.9 billion over the past week, ranking it the 6th largest cryptocurrency after XRP. The total volume of SOL traded over the last day has declined by 8%.

SOL’s Bullish Cues

Solana’s price has been among the best-performing cryptocurrencies this year amid continuous growth. The “Ethereum killer” has consistently impressed investors throughout the year on the back of a resurgence in bullishness, which saw SOL’s price climb more than 513% in the year to date. Institutional investors have also shared the bullish sentiment, making Solana their most preferred altcoin.

In the week ending November 24, Solana recorded inflows worth nearly $3.5 million, significantly more than the other altcoins’ inflows combined. The asset’s monthly inflows were higher at $40.2 million, lower than Ethereum’s $99.6 million inflows in the same period. Other altcoins, including Litecoin and Ethereum, noted significant outflows, making Solana nearly half of the home for DeFi. This implies that when it comes to institutions, Solana is currently the best-performing altcoin with the potential of a long-term rally much higher than other digital assets.

Notably, the Solana DeFi ecosystem accomplished a significant milestone earlier this week. Its Total Value Locked (TVL) hit a new yearly peak of over $655 million,…

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