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Seychelles-based crypto exchange OKX has announced support for three memecoins, including a newly launched altcoin related to Dogecoin (DOGE). In an announcement, OKX says it is rolling out perpetual futures support for meme tokens BasedBrett (BRETT), Simon’s Cat (CAT) and Neiro on ETH (NEIROETH). BRETT is the largest memecoin on Base, the blockchain launched by Coinbase, the biggest crypto exchange in the US. BRETT has a market cap of $683 million and is down over 40% since the start of August. Simon’s Cat was originally launched on the BNB Smart Chain (BSC) and was airdropped last month to holders of Floki (FLOKI), a Dogecoin competitor. CAT has a market cap of $187 million and is up 152% since printing an all-time low of $0.00001099 a few days after launching. Meanwhile, the Neiro project dubs the altcoin “the official sister of DOGE” that has arrived on Ethereum (ETH) to “make history.” NEIROETH currently has a market cap ...

Despite global bank turmoil and regulatory crackdowns, traditional and decentralized finance (DeFi) are continuing to blend. Take, for example, the recent issues that Circle-issued USD Coin (USDC) faced when it depegged from the U.S. dollar following Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse. Two weeks later, Mastercard boldly integrated the stablecoin into its infrastructure in the Asia-Pacific region, allowing users to spend USDC through its network. It’s happening, folks! And let’s not forget about Bitcoin (BTC) — that digital gold is still on the rise and decoupling from Wall Street, once again proving its value proposition and prompting calls for a hedge against equity markets in the long run. This week’s Crypto Biz documents the latest developments on worldwide crypto adoption, and how banking system fears impact the crypto space. Banks turmoil and regulatory crackdowns happening worldwide have not slowed down the ongoing blending of traditional and decentralized finance (DeFi). The on-ram...