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Crypto Trading Volumes Hit Record $68.3 Billion On Monday

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Trading volumes on cryptocurrency exchanges have been doing extraordinarily well this week, hitting a new record volume of $68.3 billion, Reuters reported. The surge shows how strong trading has been lately, according to Reuters. Bitcoin reached $34,800 on Sunday (Jan. investors got into the mix, Reuters reported.

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LendingClub Q3 Loan Volume Snaps Back 80 Pct

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4) that demand for borrowing snapped back 80 percent in the third quarter, while the performance of its pre-pandemic portfolio continued to be resilient. The company also said it expects to see continued strong demand for loans, forecasting a $250 million to $300 million increase in Q4 originations. Sanborn said the fact that U.S.

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Bitget Reaches 20 Million Users As Spot Trading Volumes Grow by Nearly 100%

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The cryptocurrency exchange and web3 company has shared that its spot trading volume surged to $81.6billion, marking a 94 per cent increase despite market turbulence. In South Asia, the firm witnessed a 540 per cent increase in spot trading volume in Q4 2023, marking a significant rise from previous figures.

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dtcpay Announces Shift to Stablecoin-Only Payment Services by 2025

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This transition also aligns with observed user behavior, as a significant portion of dtcpay’s transaction volume already comes from stablecoins, based on one year of transaction data. This surge highlights the increasing demand for stability and reliability in digital payments.

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‘Ship-ageddon 2020’ Just Keeps Getting Worse

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With eCommerce volume way up for the holiday shopping season, we knew it was going to be a tricky year for gift shipping. and Macy’s as the shipping giant struggled with unprecedented demand from the pandemic-driven eCommerce surge. UPS imposed shipping restrictions on some large retailers such as Gap, Nike, L.L. Hot Topic Inc.,

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eCommerce Spurs The Great Logistics Shift

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Those eCommerce companies are, he said, boosting volumes from Asia into the United States. Industry observers say that as much as a quarter of container volume that enters this country through routes that wend their way across the Pacific is headed to eCommerce distribution centers. Call it an illustration of supply and demand.

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The Hidden Catalyst to Scaling an e-Wallet that Serves 200 Million Users in Indonesia

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However, as the company’s user base skyrocketed and transaction volumes soared, it became evident that a robust and scalable technological foundation was crucial to sustain this meteoric rise. Zikry revealed that their initial setup using MySQL-like databases struggled to cope with the escalating transaction volumes during peak events.

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