The Syrian Center for Economic Research (SCER) has presented a proposal for the transitional government to legalize Bitcoin and digitize the Syrian pound in a bold strategy to address the country’s economic crisis. This proposal aims to build a strong digital economy and develop both centralized and decentralized banking infrastructures across the country. SCER’s Vision...Read More
Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of Ethereum, urged Elon Musk to adopt a more measured tone in discussions surrounding the H1B visa program. The latest exchange comes amidst accusations of censorship and heated debates on X. Vitalik Buterin Weighs in on Musk’s Comments Buterin’s comments were in response to a tweet by Musk defending the H1B visa...Read More
According to CryptoQuant’s latest data, Binance has reached a new milestone in its stablecoin reserves as it hit an all-time high of $31 billion recently. This marks a significant recovery and growth, as the reserves stood at just $7 billion in June 2023. Therefore, the latest figure reflects a nearly fivefold increase over six months....Read More
Tron’s (TRX) price reached an all-time high of $0.44 in the first week of December 2024, smashing previous records amid a crypto-wide bull run that gained steam after Donald Trump’s presidential win. TRX’s return to the 10th position by market capitalization has brought a sense of revival to the community, yet its price continues to...Read More
Artificial intelligence platform ai16z is contemplating launching a layer-1 (L1) blockchain network as part of a strategic overhaul of its tokenomics model. The proposed blockchain would position its native AI16Z token as the base currency for an interconnected ecosystem centered on artificial intelligence. A governance forum post shows that the AI platform is exploring the...Read More
After a brief hiatus, the notorious “Blockchain Bandit” has re-emerged as the year ends, consolidating a staggering 51,000 ETH, valued at approximately $172 million, into a single multisig wallet. This transfer was made on December 30. “Blockchain Bandit” Returns In the latest update, prominent blockchain investigator ZachXBT revealed that the consolidation originated from 10 wallets, which...Read More
Despite the recent pullback in the crypto market, experts suggest Bitcoin will remain the leader in the coming year. The latest Franklin Templeton’s 2025 crypto outlook report, for one, predicted its continued dominance. Bitcoin is expected to solidify its position as a global financial asset, increasingly viewed as a digital store of value. Bitcoin Dominance...Read More
Bitcoin (BTC) is consolidating between $94,000 and $92,000, but investors are moving their assets out of exchanges. The asset has plunged in the last two weeks and was hovering around $93,750 at the time of writing. Analysis by CryptoQuant official AxelAdlerJr revealed that crypto exchanges are recording very low levels of BTC deposits while investors...Read More
Tether, the largest stablecoin issuer, has added $700 million worth of Bitcoin to its reserves. This development comes as CEO Paolo Ardoino addresses the fear, uncertainty, and doubt (FUD) surrounding USDT’s status in Europe following MiCA’s implementation deadline on December 30. Details From the Latest Purchase According to on-chain data from Arkham Intelligence, Tether transferred...Read More
A couple of hourly red candles emerged in the middle of the trading day Monday, and they began to pull Ethereum, Dogecoin, and Avalanche into the red for the weekly period ending Monday. But no top ten losses were as steep as those for XRP as afternoon turned to evening on the US East Coast...Read More
Hong Kong may soon join the list of countries leveraging bitcoin (BTC) as a store of value and a hedge against inflation by establishing the cryptocurrency as a fiscal reserve asset. According to a report from local media, Wen Wei Po, Wu Jiexhuang, a member of the Hong Kong legislative council, has proposed incorporating BTC...Read More
December has been a breakthrough month for MakerDAO, with data from the decentralized finance (DeFi) analytics platform DeFiLlama showing it set new records in fees and revenues. According to the data, MakerDAO reached a peak of $40.86 million in fees, a key metric of user activity, and $26.77 million in revenue, reflecting retained earnings, between...Read More
The crypto market has shown dramatic shifts in narrative performance, with AI-driven technologies emerging as clear winners in the final month of 2024. In contrast, meme coins and modularity projects have experienced significant declines in the last 30 days. Winners and Losers The latest data from Web3 analytics platform Dexu AI shows that AI agents...Read More
Michele Korver, head of regulation at Andreessen Horowitz’s blockchain arm, A16z Crypto, has voiced strong opposition to the US Treasury and IRS’s newly issued broker reporting rule. In an official statement, she claims that it jeopardizes the future of decentralized finance (DeFi) innovation in the United States. Treasury’s “Midnight” Reporting Rule Lambasted In a December...Read More
Grayscale Research has updated its top 20 altcoin list for the first quarter of 2025, adding six new digital assets. The list highlights cryptocurrencies the company believes demonstrate strong potential for the upcoming quarter. The Six Tokens According to the December 30 report, this update emphasizes tokens linked to three primary market themes: the U.S....Read More
Long-term holding trends in the crypto market have taken an intriguing turn this year as Ethereum surpassed Bitcoin in retaining such investors. Despite Bitcoin’s 122% surge compared to Ethereum’s 48% growth in the past year, the increase in the long-term holders of the latter highlighted rising market confidence as 2025 approaches. Ethereum Shows Stronger Long-Term...Read More
Foundry USA Pool – the largest Bitcoin mining pool by hash rate – recently took action to return an 8.18 BTC transaction fee, which is roughly worth $777,000, that had been accidentally overpaid. The error occurred on December 19 during the mining of block 875475, which included a transaction with a fee 91,127 times higher...Read More
The incoming second Donald Trump administration has extensive plans to cement US leadership in developing blockchain cryptocurrencies and delivering their products to markets. Meanwhile, Russia is using Bitcoin to conduct commerce outside the traditional finance channels in the face of international sanctions. While these developments certainly bear strategic adversarial overtones, the way Bitcoin changes the...Read More
The real-world asset (RWA) sector has experienced meteoric growth over the past three years, soaring 58 times its previous valuation. Recent data from DeFiLlama revealed that its total value locked (TVL) now stands at an all-time high of $8.217 billion, with a $1 billion spike coming within the last seven days alone. Major Players Fueling...Read More
A new crypto scam appears to be flipping the script on thieves. By publicly sharing seed phrases, scammers set up bait wallets that entangle opportunists in a deceptive scheme designed to exploit their attempts to steal funds. According to cybersecurity firm Kaspersky’s latest findings, scammers post crypto wallet seed phrases on YouTube comments using newly...Read More
Access control vulnerabilities have emerged as the leading cause of crypto hack losses in 2024, accounting for a whopping 75% of total damages across decentralized finance (DeFi), centralized finance (CeFi), and gaming/metaverse sectors, excluding phishing attacks. According to Hacken, this marks a significant increase from 50% in 2023, with losses tied to unauthorized access and...Read More
South Korea has experienced a dramatic surge in cryptocurrency adoption. In fact, a new report suggests that more than 15.5 million citizens now hold digital assets which represents roughly 30% of the country’s population. By November 2024, the number of crypto investors had increased by 610,000 compared to October amidst a broader trend of growing...Read More
In 4 out of every 5 Christmas holidays going back to 1950, US stocks have pumped as investors pile some extra savings into capital markets. But financial markets don’t get this tailwind every year. This year, the Nasdaq Composite and Bitcoin’s price rallied on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, but a Grinch of a pullback...Read More
The father of a young girl battling a rare brain tumor has pledged $1 million to fund research into her condition after an unexpected cryptocurrency windfall. Siqi Chen, CEO of startup finance platform Runway, announced the donation after the charity meme coin, named after his daughter Mira, soared to an all-time high market capitalization of...Read More
Crypto exchange giant Binance reportedly stopped more than $129 million from being lost to criminals in 2024. In its Anti-Scam Refund Initiative end-of-year report, the company outlined how it deployed cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technologies to transform digital asset security from reactive measures to proactive defense strategies. Anti-Scam Initiative According to...Read More
2024 saw massive gains for the crypto market, but meme coins dominated the narrative. Owing to its notable resurgence, several meme coins even emerged as some of the top-performing cryptocurrencies of the year, contributing to the rise of new crypto millionaires along the way. Speculative Meme Coins Take Over Crypto According to CoinGecko’s report, meme...Read More
The broader non-fungible token (NFT) market has defied expectations after it surpassed last year’s revenue milestone. Data collected by CryptoSlam shows that with less than a week left before 2024 ends, NFT sales for the year have amounted to $8,717,920,832, edging out 2023’s tally by about $230,000. The Numbers Last year, the sector recorded more...Read More
Cybercriminals are once again exploiting trusted tools for malicious gains. This time, a phishing campaign centered around fake Zoom meeting links has left victims counting massive losses in cryptocurrency. Fake Zoom Invites Mask Malware A recent report by blockchain security firm SlowMist detailed a sophisticated phishing campaign targeting cryptocurrency users through fake Zoom meeting links....Read More
The cryptocurrency market has been in a particularly painful slump for the past ten days or so and has failed to produce the much-anticipated Santa Claus rally. With the year coming to an end in just a few days, on-chain data actually shows that this could all change in a rather unexpected fashion. Trading Volumes...Read More
Altcoins include all the other Internet currencies secured by cryptographic blockchains, in addition to Bitcoin, which is a seminal and first-in-class cryptocurrency. Their currency market exchange rates can vary with as much volatility as BTC and tend to track along with Bitcoin’s price. In fact, big rallies for BTC tend to lead to major bull...Read More
