Bitcoin, Ethereum, falling coins; WhatsApp will allow crypto payments in the United States

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WhatsApp has launched a new pilot that allows a “limited number” of people in the United States to send and receive money from a chat using cryptocurrency. The feature is powered by Novi, Meta’s digital wallet that launched as a pilot six weeks ago, with payments made in Pax Dollars (USDP), a US dollar-indexed stablecoin issued by Paxos, said Novi director Stéphane Kasriel in a late tweet. Wednesday.

Meanwhile, the prices of all mainstream coins – Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH) and Binance Coin (BNB) – fell on December 10, according to coinmarketcap.com, a global crypto exchange.

Bitcoin prices fell 3.02% to trade at $ 48,411.60 at 9 a.m., while Bitcoin’s dominance in the crypto market is currently 40.28% with an increase of 0.38% during the day.

“With Omicron derailing the momentum to reopen economies around the world, Bitcoin will have to overcome some hurdles, including an extended altcoin season,” said Gaurav Dahake, CEO and founder of Bitbns, an Indian crypto exchange.

Ethereum was down 5.57% and trading at $ 4,143.68, while Binance Coin was down 4.18% and trading at $ 578.80. Solana (SOL) was trading at $ 180.81, down 4.74%, and Cardano (ADA) fell 5.45% to $ 1.30.

Meme Coins

All major coins such as Dogecoin (DOGE), Shiba Inu (SHIB), Dogelon Mars (ELON), and Samoyedcoin (SAMO) have also experienced a drop in the past 24 hours.

Dogecoin was down 3.72% and was trading at $ 0.1709

at 9:00 a.m. Rival Shiba Inu lost 3.92% and traded at $ 0.00003513, Dogelon Mars fell 3.11% and traded at $ 0.000001181, while Samoyedcoin traded at $ 0.04289 and recorded a decrease of 8.80%.

Global scenario

The global crypto market cap was $ 2.27 trillion, falling 3.72% in the past 24 hours, while the total crypto market volume was $ 104.67 billion, up 2.53%.

All BEST ICOs (ALLBI) became the biggest winner, registering an increase of 1171.21%; it was trading at $ 0.03658 at 9:00 a.m. On the other hand, SafeDogecoin (SAFEDOGE) posted a maximum loss, dropping 79.90%; it was trading at $ 0.1288.

Last update

Meta Platforms Inc’s cryptocurrency wallet, Novi, will allow users to send and receive money through the messaging app of social media giant, WhatsApp.

“There is a new way to try the Novi Digital Wallet. Starting today, a limited number of people in the US will be able to send and receive money using Novi on WhatsApp, which will make sending money to family and friends as easy as l ‘sending a message,’ Novi director Stéphane Kasriel said on Twitter.

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