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Bitcoin ETFs, MicroStrategy, whales spur 3X jump in private BTC txs: Analyst
Private Bitcoin transactions — using a process called CoinJoin — has tripled since 2022 as a result of huge Bitcoin accumulators accelerating their purchases of Bitcoin, according to CryptoQuant. These Bitcoin whale addresses are primarily linked to spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded funds, MicroStrategy and custodial wallets, according to CryptoQuant’s Ki Young Ju, who explained that…
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Solana’s Jito staking pool exceeding $100M in monthly tips: Kairos Research
Solana staking pool Jito clocked monthly revenues from priority fees and tips of more than $100 million in November and December, according to a Dec. 26 note from Kairos Research, a cryptocurrency researcher. In 2024, Jito’s validators scaled tip revenues by an average of 32% each month, Kairos said. Monthly income peaked in November at…
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Story Protocol helps creators survive AI onslaught with ‘programmable IP’ crypto
Jason Zhao was working as a product manager at Google’s cutting-edge AI division, DeepMind, when he realized there was a looming problem with generative AI remixing existing content into something new. He’s since been proven correct. AI is now reading and regurgitating news articles without payment on services like Perplexity, which threatens the business model…
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Brazil’s self-custodial stablecoin ban to catalyze decentralization
Brazil’s potential decision to ban stablecoin transfers to self-custodial wallets would only trigger a further shift to decentralization, industry executives say. Banco Central do Brasil (BCB), the central bank of Brazil, on Nov. 29 officially proposed to ban transactions of stablecoins like Tether’s USDt (USDT) to self-custodial wallets like MetaMask or Trezor. Stablecoin use has…
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Ripple’s victory, memecoins’ rise, RWA growth
Bitcoin’s historic rally to the $100,000 milestone occurred among many significant crypto redemption stories in a year that further legitimized the industry’s status. The year’s events brought a resurgence for many notable crypto projects that had faced hardships, including Ripple Labs, which scored a significant legal victory against the United States securities regulator, while the…
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3 coins back from the dead in 2024 that may continue to rise in ‘25
The cryptocurrency market experienced a remarkable resurgence in 2024, rising from its January capitalization of $1.8 trillion to an astounding $3.9 trillion as of mid-December. The surge was spearheaded, in large part, by Bitcoin’s meteoric year-to-date (YTD) rise of 160%. However, this dramatic recovery also triggered a wave of bullish momentum across the board —…
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Binance Bitcoin reserves hits January levels — months before BTC jumped 90%
Bitcoin reserves on Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange by trading volume, has dropped to levels not seen since January 2024, just two months before Bitcoin’s price skyrocketed 90% in March. If Bitcoin follows the same pattern with its current price of $98,680, it would mean a $187,500 price in a matter of months. Signals…
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Floki DAO floats liquidity provisioning for a Floki ETP in Europe
Floki DAO — the organization that manages the memecoin Floki — has proposed allocating a portion of its treasury to an asset manager in a bid to launch an exchange-traded product (ETP) in Europe, allowing institutional investors to gain exposure to the memecoin. In a proposal submitted on Dec. 25, members of Floki DAO are…
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5 times crypto appeared in pop culture in 2024
As cryptocurrency continues to embed itself into the mainstream, its influence is becoming increasingly visible in today’s popular culture. From documentaries and music to reality TV and even live music events, 2024 showcased crypto’s evolving presence in ways that entertained, educated and sometimes baffled audiences. Here are five notable instances where crypto made a mark…
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5 times crypto appeared in pop culture in 2024
As cryptocurrency continues to embed itself into the mainstream, its influence is becoming increasingly visible in today’s popular culture. From documentaries and music to reality TV and even live music events, 2024 showcased crypto’s evolving presence in ways that entertained, educated and sometimes baffled audiences. Here are five notable instances where crypto made a mark…
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Turkey introduces stricter crypto AML regulations
Turkey introduced new cryptocurrency regulations during the final week of 2024, inspired by positive regulatory developments in the world’s major jurisdictions, including Europe. Under the new regime, users executing transactions of more than 15,000 Turkish lira ($425) will be required to share their identifying information with the country’s crypto service providers, according to a Dec.…
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Montenegro court rejects Do Kwon’s extradition appeal
Montenegro’s Constitutional Court reportedly dismissed an appeal by Korean cryptocurrency mogul Do Kwon regarding his extradition, closing off another legal route for the Terraform Labs co-founder. According to a report by Korea JoongAng Daily, the unanimous court decision cited legal inconsistencies in Kwon’s appeal, effectively upholding an earlier ruling favoring his extradition. Kwon has been…
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The heroes and villains of 2024
As 2024 draws to a close, crypto had a huge year for those who battled both for and against the space. One side championed the tech and wanted to steamroll it forward, while the other side still hasn’t warmed to it or has given crypto a bad rap. Here, Cointelegraph highlights its seven crypto-supporting “Santas”…
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Analyst ‘wouldn’t be surprised’ if Ethereum outperforms Bitcoin in January
Ether is showing signs of breaking out relative to Bitcoin in January 2025, according to a crypto analyst. TradingView shows Ether’s (ETH) relative strength to Bitcoin (BTC) — the ETH/BTC ratio — is currently at 0.0356, and MN Capital founder Michael van de Poppe said in a Dec. 24 X post that he “wouldn’t be…
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Analyst ‘wouldn’t be surprised’ if Ethereum outperforms Bitcoin in January
Ether is showing signs of breaking out relative to Bitcoin in January 2025, according to a crypto analyst. TradingView shows Ether’s (ETH) relative strength to Bitcoin (BTC) — the ETH/BTC ratio — is currently at 0.0356, and MN Capital founder Michael van de Poppe said in a Dec. 24 X post that he “wouldn’t be…
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MicroStrategy calls shareholders meeting to fund more Bitcoin purchases
Software company MicroStrategy is calling a special shareholder meeting to expand its equity-issuance plan and purchase more Bitcoin (BTC). According to a Dec. 23 proxy filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the company is seeking permission to increase the number of authorized shares for both Class A common stock and preferred stock, giving it…
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PancakeSwap closes record $310B year, up 179% driven by L2, DeFi growth
PancakeSwap closed a record year in terms of cryptocurrency trading volume, owing to growing interest in decentralized exchanges and the expansion of layer-2 blockchain networks. Decentralized exchange (DEX) PancakeSwap recorded $310 billion in total trading volume during 2024, marking a nearly 179% year-over-year (YoY) increase from $111 billion in 2023. The record year was mainly…
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PancakeSwap closes record $310B year, up 179% driven by L2, DeFi growth
PancakeSwap closed a record year in terms of cryptocurrency trading volume, owing to growing interest in decentralized exchanges and the expansion of layer-2 blockchain networks. Decentralized exchange (DEX) PancakeSwap recorded $310 billion in total trading volume during 2024, marking a nearly 179% year-over-year (YoY) increase from $111 billion in 2023. The record year was mainly…
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Crypto hacks wipe out $2.3B in 2024, marking 40% YoY surge
Cryptocurrency hackers in 2024 surpassed the previous year’s achievements, stealing more than $2.3 billion worth of crypto from the Web3 ecosystem, a concerning sign for the industry’s mainstream acceptance. Crypto hacks saw a sharp uptick, driven by the appeal of increasing cryptocurrency valuations after Bitcoin (BTC) surpassed the $100,000 mark for the first time on…
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Crypto hacks wipe out $2.3B in 2024, marking 40% YoY surge
Cryptocurrency hackers in 2024 surpassed the previous year’s achievements, stealing more than $2.3 billion worth of crypto from the Web3 ecosystem, a concerning sign for the industry’s mainstream acceptance. Crypto hacks saw a sharp uptick, driven by the appeal of increasing cryptocurrency valuations after Bitcoin (BTC) surpassed the $100,000 mark for the first time on…