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December 24, 2024

1.6 Trillion BONK Tokens Worth $53.5 Million to Be Burned as Part of BURNmas

Burning tokens involves permanently taking a portion of the cryptocurrency’s supply out of circulation, which makes the token scarcer.

PODCASTS

2024 Was Solana's Best Year Yet. Can It Sustain the Momentum in 2025?

Episode #755 | December 24, 2024

2024 Was Solana’s Best Year Yet. Can It Sustain the Momentum in 2025?

Plus, how Solana can truly stand apart in terms of innovation and whether Base will compete with it in the long term.

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Episode #754 | December 20, 2024

Why Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev Is Betting Big on Crypto, Stablecoins, and Prediction Markets

Robinhood’s crypto business is on a tear, having quintupled post-election. CEO Vlad Tenev shares his vision for how to marry TradFi and crypto, and what role stablecoins, staking, and prediction markets will play.

Episode #753 | December 19, 2024

The Chopping Block: 2025 Predictions, AI’s Crypto Play, and U.S. Legislation

Episode #752 | December 18, 2024

Bits + Bips: Bitcoin Keeps Smashing All-Time Highs, and MSTR Joins the Big Leagues

Episode #751 | December 17, 2024

After an Incredible 2024 for USDe, Ethena Plans to Supercharge Growth

Episode #750 | December 15, 2024

The Chopping Block: Google’s Willow Chip, ICO Resurgence, and Crypto Dev Trends

Episode #749 | December 13, 2024

How Solana Beat Out Ethereum to Nab New Crypto Developers in 2024

Episode #748 | December 11, 2024

Bits + Bips: Bitcoin in Geopolitics, ETH’s Momentum, SOL ETFs & China’s Crypto Pivots?

Episode #747 | December 10, 2024

Under the First Crypto President, What Will Regulation of the Industry Look Like?

Episode #746 | December 8, 2024

The Chopping Block: XRP’s DeFi Comeback, Trump’s Crypto Picks, and Bitcoin at $100K

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December 19, 2024

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Press Release

July 31, 2024

UBD Network Introduces DeTrust wallet for Enhanced Teamwork and Asset Protection

UBD Network, a professional multi-signature platform and self-managed crypto asset wallet, introduces DeTrusts as a simplified, secure, and decentralized alternative to traditional trusts for digital asset management, team collaboration, and inheritance transfer.

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Bitcoin

December 20, 2024

Bitcoin Tumbles, Then Roars Back to $96K on Surprisingly Dovish Inflation Report

The first cryptocurrency is roughly 10% away from its all-time high of roughly $108,000 set on Tuesday.

December 19, 2024

Bitcoin ETFs Extend Record Streak of Inflows, Setting Up to Overtake Gold ETF

The 12 spot BTC ETFs trading in the U.S. have had 15 consecutive days of positive flows, while the figure for the nine spot ETH ETFs currently stands at 18 days.

December 9, 2024

Bitcoin May Have Dipped to $97,000, but Still Sees Bullish Signs

MicroStrategy has been accumulating BTC every week since Oct. 31 and activity on Coinbase indicates general market positivity.

November 22, 2024

Spot Bitcoin ETF Options Are Here. Why You ‘Can’t Overstate’ Their Importance

Bloomberg’s Eric Balchunas says ETF options attract whales and that they create a moat of liquidity for Bitcoin, similar to gold ETFs like GLD.

Business

December 20, 2024

Why Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev Is Betting Big on Crypto, Stablecoins, and Prediction Markets

Robinhood’s crypto business is on a tear, having quintupled post-election. CEO Vlad Tenev shares his vision for how to marry TradFi and crypto, and what role stablecoins, staking, and prediction markets will play.

December 16, 2024

Crypto Investment Firm CoinFund Expands Investment Team in 2024, Plans Further Growth

CoinFund’s overall staff increased by 28% in the past year after seeing successes in Matter Labs and Ondo Finance.

December 9, 2024

Bitcoin May Have Dipped to $97,000, but Still Sees Bullish Signs

MicroStrategy has been accumulating BTC every week since Oct. 31 and activity on Coinbase indicates general market positivity.

November 20, 2024

Treasury Secretary Contender Kevin Warsh Was an Early Investor in Crypto Startups

Many in the crypto community have been skeptical of Warsh due to his previous advocacy of CBDCs.

DeFi

December 23, 2024

Crypto Degens Spin Up Betting Market on Whether Hyperliquid Blockchain Will Get Hacked

After a security researcher warns that crypto trading platform Hyperliquid faces an elevated risk of getting targeted by North Korean hackers, users of prediction-betting site Polymarket spin up their own wagers on the likelihood.

December 20, 2024

Weekly Recap: Aave-Polygon Tensions, PENGU Airdrop, and MicroStrategy’s Nasdaq Milestone

This week in crypto: Aave and Polygon’s governance dispute heats up, PENGU’s airdrop shakes the Pudgy Penguins market, and MicroStrategy secures a spot in the Nasdaq 100.

December 18, 2024

Polygon Community to Reject Proposal for Yield on Bridged Assets, but Beef With Aave Escalates

Polygon’s governance proposal on bridged asset yield is unlikely to move forward due to community backlash, while Polygon criticized Aave’s leadership for monopolistic behavior and undermining innovation.

December 17, 2024

Lido Finance Turns Four Years Old, on Track to First Profitable Year

The decentralized finance protocol has experienced just 11 profitable months since its launch in December 2020, with six of those coming within the last year.

Ethereum

December 17, 2024

Lido Finance Turns Four Years Old, on Track to First Profitable Year

The decentralized finance protocol has experienced just 11 profitable months since its launch in December 2020, with six of those coming within the last year.

December 16, 2024

Aave DAO Mulls Migration Away From Polygon. Is a Morpho Rivalry to Blame?

The dominant lending protocol’s governance proposal is in response to a Polygon pre-proposal to use Morpho to generate a $70 million/year yield on its $1.3 billion in bridged stablecoins.

December 6, 2024

ETH Passes Resistance Level of $4,000 as Ether ETFs and Onchain Activity Rise

Ethereum’s growing interest among investors has driven U.S. spot ETH ETFs to a weekly all-time high in total netflows, with $752.9 million recorded. 

December 3, 2024

Does US Representative Michael Collins Have a Case of Memecoin Fever?

Michael Collins, a U.S. representative from Georgia, disclosed on Monday increased exposure to cryptocurrencies, particularly memecoin ski mask dog.

NFTs

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.

August 28, 2024

OpenSea’s Wells Notice From the SEC Could Prove ‘Disastrous’

The SEC is planning to recommend action against the second-largest NFT marketplace for selling unregistered securities. 

August 2, 2024

Weekly Recap: Tether’s Record Profit, NFT Lawsuit

This week in crypto: The rise of Pump.Fun’s revenue, California DMV’s blockchain initiative, BitClout founder charged, and more!

Regulation

December 23, 2024

Trump Announces Team Working With AI & Crypto Czar: What We Know

Trump continues to surprise industry policy experts by appointing new faces. 

December 20, 2024

Are Money Transmission Laws Putting Crypto Developers at Risk?

Amanda Tuminelli, chief legal officer at the DeFi Education Fund, unpacks the implications of Section 1960 and the Tornado Cash case, highlighting how evolving interpretations of money transmission laws could criminalize developers.

December 20, 2024

How Quickly Congress Is Likely to Deliver for Crypto With Filecoin’s Marta Belcher

The president of the Filecoin Foundation shares her insights on the likelihood of passing FIT21, stablecoin legislation, and what’s next for crypto policy.

December 19, 2024

Kristin Smith on Why This Is Crypto’s Time to ‘Get Policy Done’

At the Blockchain Association Policy Summit in DC, BA CEO explains what a pro-crypto Congress and president mean for the industry and what could bring builders back to the U.S.

Tech

December 18, 2024

Andre Cronje’s Sonic Labs Announces L1 Launch, Incentivizing Users With Token Airdrop

The newly rolled-out blockchain has a fee monetization feature that rewards developers up to 90% of network fees generated from their application.

December 15, 2024

The Chopping Block: Google’s Willow Chip, ICO Resurgence, and Crypto Dev Trends

ICOs Are Back, Electric Capital’s Developer Report, & Quantum Computing Threats

December 13, 2024

How Solana Beat Out Ethereum to Nab New Crypto Developers in 2024

Electric Capital’s annual crypto developer report details how Solana overtook Ethereum as the top chain for new devs, Asia emerged as the leading region for crypto builders, and more.

December 12, 2024

A Big 2024 Crypto Trend: Solana Attracts More New Developers Than Ethereum

Developers in the crypto industry are becoming more distributed in terms of physical geography and by their activity of different blockchain networks.

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The Chopping Block: Google’s Willow Chip, ICO Resurgence, and Crypto Dev Trends - Ep. 750

Episode #750 | December 15, 2024

The Chopping Block: Google’s Willow Chip, ICO Resurgence, and Crypto Dev Trends

ICOs Are Back, Electric Capital’s Developer Report, & Quantum Computing Threats

For Beginners

wbtc alternatives

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.

based rollups

July 3, 2024

What Are Based Rollups and How Do They Work?

Based rollups are an exciting new addition to rollup scaling solutions.

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