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The Daily: Trump says ‘DOGE’ to be led by Musk and Ramaswamy as Dogecoin soars, Bitwise CIO makes the case for $500K bitcoin and more

The Daily: Trump says ‘DOGE’ to be led by Musk and...

1 month ago 38

Solana-based MEV protocol Jito experiences downtime, temporarily driving transaction fees up

Solana-based MEV protocol Jito experiences downtim...

1 month ago 37

Sen. Warren takes the helm as top Democrat of the Senate Banking Committee amid scrutiny from crypto industry

Sen. Warren takes the helm as top Democrat of the ...

1 month ago 39

Here’s why RWAs are hitting an inflection point with Axelar and Ripple

Here’s why RWAs are hitting an inflection point wi...

1 month ago 34

Coinbase acquires stablecoin payment processor Utopia Labs

Coinbase acquires stablecoin payment processor Uto...

1 month ago 24

Coinbase acquires stablecoin payment processor Utopia Labs

Coinbase acquires stablecoin payment processor Uto...

1 month ago 25

Praxis founder Dylan Brown says he pitched politicians on building charter city in Greenland

Praxis founder Dylan Brown says he pitched politic...

1 month ago 30

Praxis founder Dylan Brown says he pitched politicians on building charter city in Greenland

Praxis founder Dylan Brown says he pitched politic...

1 month ago 30

Republican Rep. French Hill urges federal agencies, including SEC, to suspend rulemaking in light of Trump’s win

Republican Rep. French Hill urges federal agencies...

1 month ago 28

Bitcoin miners Hut 8, Bitfarms and HIVE Digital report Q3 earnings

Bitcoin miners Hut 8, Bitfarms and HIVE Digital re...

1 month ago 20

BlackRock’s tokenized fund BUIDL expanding to Aptos, Arbitrum, Avalanche, Optimism and Polygon

BlackRock’s tokenized fund BUIDL expanding to Apto...

1 month ago 39

Bitwise acquires Ethereum staking provider Attestant and its $4 billion in staked assets.

Bitwise acquires Ethereum staking provider Attesta...

1 month ago 39

Pepe price surges amid Robinhood listing and Coinbase’s plan to add the memecoin

Pepe price surges amid Robinhood listing and Coinb...

1 month ago 50

Crypto-AI startup 0G Labs raises $40 million seed and receives $250 million token purchase commitment

Crypto-AI startup 0G Labs raises $40 million seed ...

1 month ago 36

Pete Hegseth, who said Trump is ‘making bitcoin great again,’ nominated for Secretary of Defense

Pete Hegseth, who said Trump is ‘making bitcoin gr...

1 month ago 35

‘It’s still early’: Bitwise CIO makes the case for a $500,000 bitcoin price

‘It’s still early’: Bitwise CIO makes the case for...

1 month ago 24

Bitcoin’s correlation to gold hits 11-month low amid capital reallocation, analysts say

Bitcoin’s correlation to gold hits 11-month low am...

1 month ago 38

Consensys-incubated Layer 2 Linea plans token launch in Q1 2025

Consensys-incubated Layer 2 Linea plans token laun...

1 month ago 32

South Korea arrests 215 individuals in $232 million crypto fraud scheme

South Korea arrests 215 individuals in $232 millio...

1 month ago 50

China and St. Kitts and Nevis dual citizen pleads guilty in $73 million ‘pig butchering’ crypto scam

China and St. Kitts and Nevis dual citizen pleads ...

1 month ago 35

UK fintech firm Revolut expands crypto exchange to 30 new markets in Europe

UK fintech firm Revolut expands crypto exchange to...

1 month ago 26

Spot bitcoin ETFs continue strong inflows of $817 million, BTC dips 3.4%

Spot bitcoin ETFs continue strong inflows of $817 ...

1 month ago 23

AltLayer unveils ‘Autonome,’ a platform to create and deploy autonomous AI agents

AltLayer unveils ‘Autonome,’ a platform to create ...

1 month ago 22

US seeks to recover crypto linked to Sam Bankman-Fried’s alleged China bribe

US seeks to recover crypto linked to Sam Bankman-F...

1 month ago 25

Italy considers less severe crypto tax increase to 28% instead of 42%: report

Italy considers less severe crypto tax increase to...

1 month ago 24

Trump confirms ‘DOGE’ efficiency dept. will be led by Musk and Ramaswamy as Dogecoin’s market cap swells

Trump confirms ‘DOGE’ efficiency dept. will be led...

1 month ago 34

PayPal USD begins using LayerZero to enable transfers between Ethereum and Solana

PayPal USD begins using LayerZero to enable transf...

1 month ago 30

MARA misses Q3 revenue expectations, increases reserves to 26,747 BTC

MARA misses Q3 revenue expectations, increases res...

1 month ago 29

‘PayFi’ startup Huma Finance expands to Solana in bid to expand trade financing solution

‘PayFi’ startup Huma Finance expands to Solana in ...

1 month ago 29

Bitcoin briefly breaks above $90,000 amid rally led by Trump’s victory

Bitcoin briefly breaks above $90,000 amid rally le...

1 month ago 24

The Daily: Justin Drake proposes Ethereum consensus layer redesign, German government misses out on $1.6B by selling bitcoin early and more

The Daily: Justin Drake proposes Ethereum consensu...

1 month ago 28

When will bitcoin’s price hit $100,000? Here’s what crypto experts have to say

When will bitcoin’s price hit $100,000? Here’s wha...

1 month ago 23

Canary Capital files for first-of-its-kind Hedera HBAR spot ETF with SEC

Canary Capital files for first-of-its-kind Hedera ...

1 month ago 18

Copper.co analysts estimate Bitcoin could peak in 200 days, aligning with US recession projections

Copper.co analysts estimate Bitcoin could peak in ...

1 month ago 21

Animoca Brands raises an additional $10 million to build out Mocaverse

Animoca Brands raises an additional $10 million to...

1 month ago 23

Sam Altman’s World project launches in Brazil

Sam Altman’s World project launches in Brazil

1 month ago 21

‘Get long and stay long’: Trumponomics path to a weaker dollar and $1 million bitcoin, says Arthur Hayes

‘Get long and stay long’: Trumponomics path to a w...

1 month ago 22

Zerion’s ‘fee-free’ Ethereum Layer 2 ZERO Network goes live

Zerion’s ‘fee-free’ Ethereum Layer 2 ZERO Network ...

1 month ago 19

Solana-based startup uses new interest-bearing mechanism to launch the ‘OpenDelta Perpetual Bond’

Solana-based startup uses new interest-bearing mec...

1 month ago 20

Coinbase launches COIN50 index, tradable as a perpetual future with up to 20x leverage

Coinbase launches COIN50 index, tradable as a perp...

1 month ago 25

Framework Ventures leads $3.5 million seed round for web3 AI firm Eidon

Framework Ventures leads $3.5 million seed round f...

1 month ago 22

The Digital Chamber urges US lawmakers to pass stablecoin legislation immediately as usage grows

The Digital Chamber urges US lawmakers to pass sta...

1 month ago 18

The German government missed out on $1.6 billion by selling its bitcoin early

The German government missed out on $1.6 billion b...

1 month ago 27

FanDuel founders launch crypto casino and sportsbook BetHog with $6 million seed round

FanDuel founders launch crypto casino and sportsbo...

1 month ago 32

Bitcoin futures basis yields at multi-month highs may signal potential leverage unwind risk: analysts

Bitcoin futures basis yields at multi-month highs ...

1 month ago 25

Justin Drake proposes ‘Beam Chain,’ an Ethereum consensus layer redesign

Justin Drake proposes ‘Beam Chain,’ an Ethereum co...

1 month ago 27

Leaked developer access to Unichain quickly led to memecoins. Now devs have shut off access and users are stranded

Leaked developer access to Unichain quickly led to...

1 month ago 24

Dogecoin’s market cap crosses $63 billion after 51% price surge

Dogecoin’s market cap crosses $63 billion after 51...

1 month ago 30

Hong Kong spot bitcoin ETFs hit $14 million in daily volume — the highest since August

Hong Kong spot bitcoin ETFs hit $14 million in dai...

1 month ago 45

Ethereum Layer 2 Lisk launches mainnet and announces airdrop plans

Ethereum Layer 2 Lisk launches mainnet and announc...

1 month ago 48