Author: American Coins & Gold

GameStop Rally Sends Meme Coins Skywards; PEPE, FLOKI, MOG Surge
“Roaring Kitty is living proof that retail can mog (outperform) institutions at the highest level,” one meme coin developer said.

Bitcoin Runes Protocol Sees Traction Waning After Much-Hyped Introduction
User activity has plunged after a hyped run-up to the start of the Runes protocol , which was expected by some to mirror Solana’s meme coin ecosystem.

Industry Stakeholders Believe a UK Election Won't Derail Crypto Plans
The U.K.’s expected election this year shouldn’t affect the country’s efforts to regulate cryptocurrency much, industry observers say.

Philippines' Central Bank Gives Approval to Coins.ph to Pilot Stablecoin in Key Remittance Market
Philippines’ central bank has given its approval to digital currency exchange Coins.ph to pilot a Philippine Peso backed stablecoin called PHPC, the company said last week.

Paradigm Unveils 'Block Trading' Facility for MATIC, SOL, XRP Options
Crypto OTC liquidity network Paradigm on Monday announced a block trading facility for linear options tied to MATIC, SOL and XRP. Trades facilitated by Paradigm will be submitted to Deribit for execution and clearing.

Coinbase Resumes Operations After 3-Hour Outage
Some users may still experience a “degraded” service, the exchange said.

Coinbase Reports System-Wide Outage
The crypto exchange’s website is currently unavailable and responds with a 503 error.

Indian Crypto Exchange CoinDCX’s DeFi Arm Okto to Launch Blockchain and OKTO Token
Indian crypto exchange CoinDCX has expanded what started as the Okto wallet into an Okto ecosystem, which will include launching a blockchain and a token soon, and a points program starting Tuesday, to give global users a single-click mobile experience while traversing the Web3 space, its co-founders Neeraj Khandelwal and Sumit Gupta told CoinDesk in an interview.

U.S. Blocks China-Tied Crypto Miners as 'National Security Risk' Near Nuke Base
President Joe Biden ordered a cryptocurrency mining facility near Warren Air Force Base in Wyoming to halt operations on Monday, calling it a threat to national security.

Why, for Some, Crypto Is the Defining Political Issue of Our Times
It’d be foolish for people to vote against their own interests.