📢 VALR will support the upcoming Ethereum (ETH) network upgrade and hard fork.

Starting at approximately 2025-05-07 09:45 (UTC), VALR will suspend the deposits and withdrawals of token(s) on the Ethereum (ETH), Arbitrum (ARB) and Base (BASE) networks to support the Ethereum network upgrade and hard fork.

The network upgrade and hard fork is expected to take place at 2025-05-07 10:05 (UTC).

Please note:

The trading of token(s) on the aforementioned networks will not be impacted.

VALR will handle all technical requirements involved for all users.

Deposits and withdrawals for token(s) on the aforementioned networks will be reopened once they are deemed to be stable. No further announcement will be posted.

For more information, please refer to the announcement from the Ethereum team on their website.

Thank you for your support 🙏

Subscribe to our status page for updates:

→ https://status.valr.com

What's the difference between lending and staking? 🤔

This week, we’re testing your knowledge on Lending vs. Staking.

Answer all the questions correctly for a chance to earn a share of 50 USDT💵

🔗 Take the quiz here → https://forms.gle/dQLjC9yx6NxRNMEZ8

📖 Make sure to read this blog to find all the answers: https://blog.valr.com/blog/crypto-lending-vs-staking

NB: 10 participants with the correct answers will be randomly selected to receive a reward.

Selected participants will be announced on Monday, 12 May.

Good luck, VALRians!

We've enabled Litecoin (LTC) as a collateral currency 🤝

This means you can now:

- Trade LTC/USDT & LTC/ZAR with up to 5x leverage on Spot
- And use LTC as collateral for leveraged trading across Spot Margin and Futures

Learn more about the basics of margin trading here 🧵
https://x.com/Banker__X/status/1920041874611376135

Average lending APRs on VALR (last 7 days):

$USDC - 19.34%
ZAR - 15.5% (South African rands)
$USDT - 10.84%
XAUT - 8.76%
TRX - 3.94%
SOL - 3.89%
AVAX - 3.31%
BNB - 2.63%
BTC - 1.68%
XRP - 1.31%
DOGE - 1.31%
SHIB - 0.88%
WIF - 0.88%
TRUMP - 0.88% (Official Trump)
ETH - 0.44%

See today's best APRs (Annual Percentage Rates) 👉 https://valr.com/lend

In the second episode of VALR Unfiltered: Money, Meaning & Society, our CMO, Ben Caselin sits down with Kevin Lee to explore Hong Kong as "The Original Crypto City", surveying both the early days and its potential future as a global financial hub 🇭🇰

VALR Unfiltered: Money, Meaning & Society, is a podcast dedicated to exploring deeper concepts and values as they relate to the future of finance, human progress and true prosperity.

Listen to the latest episode on:

YouTube: https://youtu.be/HkeCX__7JxE

Spotify: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/valr-podcast1/episodes/Hong-Kong-The-Original-Crypto-City-ft--Kevin-Lee-e32nf86

🏅 And the winners from the latest VALR Nugget are:

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battle-gym-spatial
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Check your VALR wallet to see your crypto reward 👀 Stay tuned for the next one 🫡

Congrats to never-hazard-phrase, the 4th shopper to earn R5,000 in USDT by using VALR Pay at Pick n Pay 🎉

We're doubling the reward for the final week 🤝

How does earning R10,000 in USDT sound?

Simply spend R150+ in USDT using VALR Pay at any Pick n Pay across South Africa this week (until 18 May), and you’ll automatically be entered into the draw for a chance to earn R10,000 in USDT 🇿🇦

Ts & Cs apply: https://blog.valr.com/blog/pay-with-valr-at-pick-n-pay-using-usdt-tether

1x → 40x

You can now trade with up to 40x leverage on all VALR Futures pairs.

Choose your preferred leverage - anywhere from 1x to 40x 🤝

Explore VALR Futures today: https://www.valr.com/futures

Hearing rumours that Bitcoin might be going on a mission tomorrow...

Could the rumours be true? 👀

Keep an eye on → https://valr.com/competitions to find out.