The latest International Monetary Fund (IMF) Artificial Intelligence Preparedness Index reveals that only seven African countries have preparedness indices of 0.4 or more. South Africa leads the continent with a score of 0.5, while the Republic of South Sudan (0.11) and the Central African Republic (0.18) are ranked the lowest. Nigeria Not Among Africa’s Top […]
Blast’s Rebasing Stablecoin USDB Now Ranks 9th Among Dollar-Pegged Crypto Tokens
A new stablecoin has emerged among the top ten U.S. dollar-pegged tokens. Known as USDB, this auto-rebasing stablecoin was developed by the Blast team. Despite the stablecoin economy being underwhelming over the past 30 days, USDB has quietly secured the ninth-largest market capitalization among all U.S. dollar stablecoins. USDB Climbs the Ranks The decentralized finance […]
Cryptopunk #635 Achieves $12.41M Sale, Joins Ranks of Top Priciest NFTs
On Thursday, a Cryptopunk NFT with an alien theme changed hands for 4,000 ether, equivalent to $ 12.41 million. This particular Cryptopunk, #635, ranks as the sixth priciest in the Cryptopunks collection. Cryptopunks Collection Sees Another Major Sale With $ 12.41M Transaction In 2024, another significant transaction involving Cryptopunk #635 took place on …
$14M Capital Infusion Catapults Ethena Labs’ Valuation; Stablecoin Ranks 9th Largest
On Friday, Ethena Labs, the creators of the stablecoin USDE, secured $ 14 million in funding from key investors. Following this recent influx of funds and a previous $ 6.5 million investment from Maelstrom, overseen by Arthur Hayes, in July 2023, the company’s post-valuation has risen to $ 300 million. USDE Issuer …