Circle's USDC and CCTP integration with Aptos enhances blockchain interoperability, bridging TradFi and DeFi worlds.

Avalanche price continued its strong rally as the crypto fear and greed index remained in the extreme greed zone. The AVAX token jumped to a high of $45, its highest level since April 12 and 158% above its lowest level in August.

The bulls, institutions, and market participants have become highly optimistic about the crypto markets, and as a result, the tokens have begun their journey to their highs. After the Bitcoin price rally, the altcoins were expected to take over some momentum.

Layer-1 blockchain Aptos (APT) has announced a plan to integrate fintech giant Stripe's payment services and the stablecoin USDC. Stripe's payment services will provide a fiat on-ramp for the Aptos network, according to a new press release from the layer-1 project.

Bitcoin trades just a few hundred dollars from $100,000. What will altcoins do if the price milestone is hit?

A closely followed crypto analyst says that one Solana (SOL) rival may be gearing up for a double-digit breakout.

Ethereum, Solana, and Avalanche are forming bullish price action and appear poised to follow bitcoin's surge.

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Dogecoin hit its highest price in over a week, but other altcoins are seeing massive gains as Bitcoin approaches the $100,000 milestone.

Optimism (OP) price has surged 43.40% in the last seven days, showcasing strong bullish momentum in the market. The uptrend is supported by rising trend strength, with the ADX confirming growing momentum and EMA lines showing a bullish setup.

After experiencing a notable upside rally in recent days, Avalanche's (AVAX) price action confirms that the rally is likely to continue in the coming days. This bullish outlook has attracted significant attention from traders and investors, leading to a record surge in Open Interest.

The Frosty protocol, developed by a16z crypto and Ava Labs, introduces robust liveness guarantees to the Avalanche blockchain's Snow family, addressing challenges posed by Byzantine adversaries.

Ethereum layer 2 scaling solution Optimism ($OP) is riding the bull run after rallying 39% in just seven days. The bulk of those gains came in the last 24 hours, after the token surged 23% to trade at $2.18.

This week, we examine Ripple, Cardano, Optimism, Solana, and Dogecoin in greater detail. Ripple (XRP) XRP just had one of the best months in years, and its price increased by 74% this week alone, bringing it close to $1.5.

Avalanche (AVAX) has been one of the notable performers in the cryptocurrency market, recently reaching new heights and breaking into the top 15 cryptocurrencies. Despite the overall positive market sentiment and growing bullishness surrounding AVAX, the token faces critical challenges that could prevent its price from breaking out further.

Circle has announced the upcoming launch of its USDC stablecoin and Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol (CCTP) on the Aptos blockchain. This move marks a new phase in Aptos' evolution as a scalable layer-1 blockchain designed for diverse Web3 applications.

The Aptos Foundation announced a new partnership with Circle and Stripe, hoping to revolutionize its network functionality. Circle's CCTP and USDC stablecoin will enhance blockchain interoperability, while Stripe will attract TradFi by simplifying fiat interactions.

TL;DR Aptos integrates native USDC and Circle's CCTP protocol, improving interoperability and security in transactions across eight major blockchains. The native version of USDC replaces the bridged USDC, simplifying settlement and increasing transaction security. Stripe will offer fiat-to-USDC conversion services, connecting traditional finance with Aptos' blockchain ecosystem.

Circle will integrate native USDC and the Cross-Chain Transmission Protocol (CCTP) on the Aptos blockchain.

Optimism (OP) is experiencing an interesting market rally amid the ongoing cryptocurrency bull run. According to CoinMarketCap data, the protocol's native token OP is changing hands at $2.19, representing a 21.57% rise in the last 24 hours.

Aptos integrates Stripe crypto payments and Circles USDC, enhancing cross-chain DeFi solutions and fiat on-ramps for global transactions. The post Stripe and Circle's USDC integrate into Aptos ecosystem appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Arbitrum has been an underachiever in the current market rally. Could Thursday's spike usher a stronger uptrend?

The integrations aim to boost global payments and decentralized finance on the Aptos network.

Aptos Foundation announced that Circle's USDC stablecoin and Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol will launch on the Aptos blockchain.

Avalanche trades at $34.05, key levels in focus as whale activity and resistance zones heat up.

Avalanche's unique three-chain architecture and novel consensus mechanism makes it ideal for decentralized applications and digital asset creation. What is Avalanche? Avalanche is a decentralized layer one (L1) blockchain platform and ecosystem tailored for building decentralized applications (dapps), custom blockchains, and digital assets.

Optimism (OP) has been gaining attention in the crypto market, with some analysts predicting a 60% rally if the token can break through a critical resistance level. Michaël van de Poppe, a well-known crypto analyst, has identified that once OP clears its $1.83 resistance, it could see a rapid price surge, potentially pushing the token toward higher price targets.

Emojicoin.fun, a cryptocurrency project from Econia Labs centered on community engagement and creativity, has officially launched on the Aptos mainnet.

Aptos (APT) followed the expansion track of other altcoins, rising by more than 12% in 24 hours. Aptos is an independent L1 chain that is on the lookout for its super-app.

The emojicoin launchpad has gone live on the Aptos blockchain, allowing users to create, trade, and swap emoji-tickered meme coins.

The crypto market today has registered a slight dip in numbers, as a result, the market cap is down by 0.31% in 24 hours to $3.08 trillion. The trade volumes also took the brunt, falling by 7.53% to $179.59 billion.

With an impressive 151.30% recovery, the APT price has surged to $12.65, consolidating between key Fibonacci levels of $11 and $13.74. As Aptos stands poised for a potential breakout, will the Aptos price rally to $18.07 or reclaim its 52-week high of $19.

Aptos (APT) recorded a 37.6% surge in the last two weeks, reclaiming its Q1 levels. According to some market watchers, the cryptocurrency's recent performance follows SUI's lead, which has set the stage for a massive rally toward a new all-time high (ATH) in the coming weeks.

Aptos, the blockchain network backed by a16z, has seen its first pump.fun clone emerge, as meme coin mania continues to thrive.

Crypto analyst predicts 60% rally for Optimism (OP) after breaking key resistance at $1.83.

Bitcoin (BTC) continued to hover around the $90,000-$91,000 levels as sellers continued to prevent a move higher. The world's largest cryptocurrency registered a marginal increase over the past 24 hours, trading just above the $91,000 level.

Bitcoin maintaining above $85,000 improves the price prospects for SOL, AVAX, SUI, and NEAR.

TL;DR The Web3 gaming market continues to grow, with funding stabilized at $1 billion and a 72% increase in the use of Arbitrum compared to last year. Telegram stands out as a key platform for new releases, representing 21% of Web3 games.

Bitcoin (BTC) and the crypto market registered a sharp decline as speculation cooled after a week of significant gains. BTC has registered an increase of over 30% since the US election, thanks to President-elect Donald Trump's pro-crypto stance.

Sui Network (SUI) has recently demonstrated impressive growth in its decentralized exchange (DEX) trading volume, surpassing Aptos (APT) by a significant margin. SUI's trading volume reached $28 billion, three times that of Aptos, which recorded $9.4 billion.

Aptos (APT) recently hit a 7-month high before facing a near-term downturn.

A widely followed crypto analyst says that one Ethereum (ETH) layer-2 scaling solution appears to be a cusp of a rally that would see it print gains of over 200%.

Yesterday, the world's largest asset manager, Blackrock, disclosed that it had expanded its tokenized money fund to other blockchains, including Move-programmed Apots (APT). This development sparked speculation that the Aptos token price could gain from it.

Avalanche (AVAX) has been on a phenomenal upward trend as overall market optimism has buoyed it. Recently, the token surpassed crucial resistance levels fueled by recent Federal Reserve rate cuts and Donald Trump's election victory.

SUI and APT surged, but SUI may outpace APT in gains because of strong market metrics.

BlackRock has expanded its BlackRock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL) to five additional blockchains—Aptos, Arbitrum, Avalanche, Optimism, and Polygon—enhancing access to tokenized real-world assets and integrating with decentralized finance ecosystems. The post BlackRock's BUIDL Expands to Aptos, Arbitrum, Avalanche, Optimism and Polygon appeared first on Cryptonews.

Asset management titan BlackRock is announcing the expansion of its proprietary BUIDL, the company's on-chain money market fund, across five new blockchains.