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December 19, 2024

Why Blockchain Scalability Is the Key to a Fully Realized Digital Future

From unpredictable fees to sluggish performance, blockchain’s growing pains may finally have a cure—enter Polkadot 2.0 and Agile Coretime.

NEWS

January 21, 2025

Donald Trump Frees Silk Road Founder Ross Ulbricht

Though Trump promised to free Ulbricht on Day 1, the Silk Road creator’s supporters consider it better late than never.

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Why Lyn Alden Isn't a Fan of Trump’s Memecoins, but Neutral on a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve

Episode #768 | January 21, 2025

Why Lyn Alden Isn’t a Fan of Trump’s Memecoins, but Neutral on a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve

Trump’s memecoin. A strategic Bitcoin reserve. Tariffs. The current inflection point in the geopolitical world order. Lyn Alden dissects these headlines and their implications for the U.S. economy, global trade, and the crypto industry.

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Episode #767 | January 17, 2025

Why Sony Launched Soneium, an Ethereum L2, and Blacklisted Some Memecoins

This week, Sony launched Soneium, an Ethereum layer 2 aimed at supporting creators, fans, and developers—but its decision to blacklist certain memecoins sparked debate. Sota Watanabe, CEO at Startale, explains.

Episode #766 | January 16, 2025

The Chopping Block w/ Guy Young: Lessons from USD0, Ethena’s Bold Vision, and DeFi’s Future

Episode #765 | January 15, 2025

Bits + Bips: AI Jobs Wipeout, Bitcoin as a Risk-Off Asset and Few Rate Cuts

Episode #764 | January 14, 2025

How New Stablecoin Startup Bridge Got Acquired by Stripe for $1.1 Billion

Episode #763 | January 10, 2025

Why Travis Kling Thinks Not Looking at AI Agents Would Be ‘a Big Mistake’

Episode #762 | January 9, 2025

The Chopping Block: Debanking Drama, Crowdsales, and the Future of Crypto Regulation

Episode #761 | January 8, 2025

Bits + Bips: Trump Will Soon Be President. Where Will Bitcoin and Crypto Prices Go?

Episode #760 | January 7, 2025

2025 Will Be a Year of Crypto Competition. Can Ethereum Make a Comeback?

Episode #759 | January 4, 2025

The Chopping Block: Scarcity vs. Abundance, AI’s Crypto Role, and Virtuals

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December 30, 2024

Uplink to Launch First Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Network on Avalanche Blockchain — Press Release

Through a unified network of collaborative devices, Uplink closes the connectivity gap for 38% of the global population without high-speed internet.

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Bitcoin

January 21, 2025

Donald Trump Frees Silk Road Founder Ross Ulbricht

Though Trump promised to free Ulbricht on Day 1, the Silk Road creator’s supporters consider it better late than never.

January 21, 2025

Why Lyn Alden Isn’t a Fan of Trump’s Memecoins, but Neutral on a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve

Trump’s memecoin. A strategic Bitcoin reserve. Tariffs. The current inflection point in the geopolitical world order. Lyn Alden dissects these headlines and their implications for the U.S. economy, global trade, and the crypto industry.

January 9, 2025

Bitcoin Slides for 3rd Day, Erasing Year’s Gains

The U.S. Dollar Index, which measures the greenback’s strength against foreign currencies, is at a two-year high.

December 31, 2024

2024 Was Full of Fascinating Crypto News. Here Are Its Top Moments

From the groundbreaking success of the ETFs to Solana’s dominance and the Trump effect on Bitcoin, we look back at the stories and voices that defined 2024.

Business

January 14, 2025

How New Stablecoin Startup Bridge Got Acquired by Stripe for $1.1 Billion

Bridge co-founder Zach Abrams shares the story of how his dream of working with Stripe came true, how Bridge survived the black eyes of Terra/Luna and the USDC depegging, and why U.S. dollar-denominated stablecoins will remain dominant.

January 3, 2025

Weekly Recap: IRS Delays, Do Kwon Extradited, and Ethereum’s Big Win

This week in crypto: The IRS postpones key reporting rules, Celsius battles in court, Do Kwon faces charges in the U.S., Ethereum ETFs celebrate a record year, and more!

January 2, 2025

39 Ways You Could Lose Money in Crypto: How to Keep Your Money Safe

While people in the crypto ecosystem have witnessed an extraordinary amount of wealth creation, those same people have lost money in a number of ways.

December 31, 2024

2024 Was Full of Fascinating Crypto News. Here Are Its Top Moments

From the groundbreaking success of the ETFs to Solana’s dominance and the Trump effect on Bitcoin, we look back at the stories and voices that defined 2024.

DeFi

January 21, 2025

Obol Collective, Focused on Decentralizing Ethereum Staking, Nears Token Airdrop Launch

The OBOL token provides governance rights for token holders and will serve as the backbone for incentive programs.

January 20, 2025

Here’s How to Protect Your Crypto and Seed Phrases From Natural Disasters

Ari Gore, head of communications at ZenGo Wallet, says he was frustrated due to the crypto losses in the L.A. fires, and shares his thoughts on how the crypto industry can better protect users’ assets in such disasters.

January 17, 2025

Weekly Recap: Bitfinex Restitution, Trump’s Crypto Overhaul, and More

This week in crypto: Bitfinex’s massive bitcoin recovery, Tether’s relocation to El Salvador, Trump’s plans to reshape crypto regulations, Coinbase’s legal victory, and a viral pink dinosaur memecoin!

January 17, 2025

Ondo Is About to Unlock 34% More Tokens That Its Current $1.8 Billion Market Cap

The unlock of 1.9 billion previously restricted ONDO tokens is split between three allocations: ecosystem growth, protocol development, and private sales, according to Tokenomist.

Ethereum

January 21, 2025

Ethereum Founder Vitalik Buterin’s NFT Choice Spurs Talk of ‘Wartime Mode’

Buterin’s acquisition and use of a Miladys NFT on his social media accounts X and Farcaster comes at a time when the Ethereum community has expressed a number of concerns about the network’s trajectory and leadership.

January 17, 2025

Why Sony Launched Soneium, an Ethereum L2, and Blacklisted Some Memecoins

This week, Sony launched Soneium, an Ethereum layer 2 aimed at supporting creators, fans, and developers—but its decision to blacklist certain memecoins sparked debate. Sota Watanabe, CEO at Startale, explains.

January 13, 2025

Ethereum Accounts to Post on Social Media More After Criticism

The handle @Ethereum will be used as a general account to share updates about the network, while @EthereumFndn will focus on sharing specific announcements regarding the nonprofit, such as grants and disclosures for treasury movements.

January 7, 2025

2025 Will Be a Year of Crypto Competition. Can Ethereum Make a Comeback?

AI agents are shaking up DeFi, Ethereum faces pressure from Solana, and debates over governance continue to dominate the space. Marc Zeller and Kain Warwick unpack what’s next for ETH and the entire industry.

NFTs

January 21, 2025

Ethereum Founder Vitalik Buterin’s NFT Choice Spurs Talk of ‘Wartime Mode’

Buterin’s acquisition and use of a Miladys NFT on his social media accounts X and Farcaster comes at a time when the Ethereum community has expressed a number of concerns about the network’s trajectory and leadership.

December 31, 2024

2024 Was Full of Fascinating Crypto News. Here Are Its Top Moments

From the groundbreaking success of the ETFs to Solana’s dominance and the Trump effect on Bitcoin, we look back at the stories and voices that defined 2024.

December 17, 2024

Pudgy Penguins See NFT Floor Price Drop Almost 50% After PENGU Launch

PENGU, the new token for Pudgy Penguins that rolled out on Solana, has a fully diluted valuation of $2.6 billion, making it the sixth largest memecoin.

November 14, 2024

After Trump’s Win, Here Are 4 Signs That NFTs Are Gearing Up for a Comeback

After their precipitous fall since 2021, NFTs are reviving, with signs of life from CryptoPunks, Doodles, Blur, and OpenSea.

Regulation

January 21, 2025

Donald Trump Frees Silk Road Founder Ross Ulbricht

Though Trump promised to free Ulbricht on Day 1, the Silk Road creator’s supporters consider it better late than never.

January 21, 2025

House Resolution Today Could Overturn Rule That Declares DeFi Projects ‘Brokers’

DeFi advocates claimed reporting required by the IRS broker rule would have pushed DeFi development overseas.

January 20, 2025

Trump Selects Caroline Pham as Acting CFTC Chair as Commission Votes Her In

President Trump has 210 days to pick a permanent chair and have them confirmed by the Senate.

January 16, 2025

Likely False Rumors of Altcoin Reserve Send XRP and SOL Prices Soaring

In light of the speculation, XRP is among the most traded tokens on Coinbase and Binance, climbing to a seven-year high of almost $3.40.

Tech

January 21, 2025

Obol Collective, Focused on Decentralizing Ethereum Staking, Nears Token Airdrop Launch

The OBOL token provides governance rights for token holders and will serve as the backbone for incentive programs.

January 16, 2025

Solana’s Inflation Rate Could Drop Under Multicoin Proposal

Solana’s current emissions mechanism is fixed, but if the proposal is enacted the network’s emissions rate would be variable, adjusting to market dynamics.

January 15, 2025

Chainlink ‘Whale’ With Over 100 Staking Wallets Starts Cashing Out to Binance

The large crypto trader had spun up a bounty of wallets to stake more than a million of Chainlink’s LINK tokens – apparently a workaround to the original 7,000-token-per-wallet limit.

January 4, 2025

The Chopping Block: Scarcity vs. Abundance, AI’s Crypto Role, and Virtuals

$5B Virtuals Craze, AI Agents Redefine Crypto Twitter, & Tokenized Societies Rise – The Chopping Block

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September 16, 2024

Top Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) Alternatives You Should Know About

Several WBTC alternatives have emerged to bring Bitcoin liquidity to DeFi ecosystems across the cryptoverse. Discover the most prominent ones in this guide.

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