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ChainOpera AI Unveils Whitepaper and Launches the CO-AI Alliance

ChainOpera AI Unveils Whitepaper and Launches the CO-AI Alliance

PALO ALTO, CA – ChainOpera AI, the pioneering blockchain layer 1 (L1) and AI operating system (OS) for AI Agents, has announced the release of its comprehensive whitepaper (https://paper.chainopera.ai/) and the official launch of the CO-AI Alliance (https://chainopera.ai/alliance) to its 350,000 Twi…

JPMorgan says bitcoin dominance over ether and altcoins likely to continue in 2025

JPMorgan says bitcoin dominance over ether and altcoins likely to continue in 2025

Bitcoin's dominance — or the percentage of total market capitalization bitcoin holds compared to other cryptocurrencies — is expected to continue into 2025, according to JPMorgan analysts. "We expect bitcoin's dominance over Ethereum and other alternative tokens to continue this year for several rea…

XRP price breaks all-time high as futures open interest hits record $7.7 billion

XRP price breaks all-time high as futures open interest hits record $7.7 billion

The XRP price has broken a new all-time high, having risen above its previous major rally in 2017. This comes on the back of rising open interest in derivatives markets.XRP’s price has surged to a multi-year high of $3.37, according to Coingecko data. The payments-focused cryptocurrency has recently…

eToro confidentially files for US IPO targeting $5 billion valuation: FT

eToro confidentially files for US IPO targeting $5 billion valuation: FT

Social stock and crypto trading platform eToro has confidentially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering in the United States, the Financial Times reported, citing people familiar with the matter.The company could list in New York as early as the second quar…

Trump reportedly ‘receptive’ to strategic reserve with US-based cryptos

Trump reportedly ‘receptive’ to strategic reserve with US-based cryptos

As Donald Trump prepares to take office as the 47th president of the United States, rumors have emerged about a potential strategic reserve including US-based cryptocurrencies and not just Bitcoin.The New York Post, citing unidentified sources, reported on Jan. 16 that Trump is “receptive” to the id…

1Money raises over $20 million in seed funding to build Layer 1 ‘exclusively designed’ for stablecoin payments

1Money raises over $20 million in seed funding to build Layer 1 ‘exclusively designed’ for stablecoin payments

Startup 1Money announced on Wednesday that it has $20 million in seed funding to build a Layer 1 "exclusively designed" for stablecoin payments."The seed capital will power the launch of the 1Money Network, a next-generation payment network engineered to be the fastest, cheapest, and most compliant …

Coinbase launches Bitcoin-backed onchain loans via DeFi protocol Morpho

Coinbase launches Bitcoin-backed onchain loans via DeFi protocol Morpho

Coinbase has launched Bitcoin-backed onchain loans through Morpho, a decentralized lending protocol available on Ethereum and Coinbase-incubated Ethereum Layer 2 network Base.Customers can borrow up to $100,000 in the USDC stablecoin using their bitcoin holdings on Coinbase as collateral, the compan…

US government says stolen bitcoin from 2016 Bitfinex hack should be returned to the exchange ‘in-kind’

US government says stolen bitcoin from 2016 Bitfinex hack should be returned to the exchange ‘in-kind’

The U.S. government says over 94,000 bitcoin stolen in the 2016 hack of Bitfinex by Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather Morgan should go back to the exchange, in a court document filed this week. "For the foregoing reasons, there is no 'victim' for the specific offenses of conviction in this proceeding," …

Boerse Stuttgart’s Crypto Business Accounts for 25% of Its Revenue as Volume Triples

Boerse Stuttgart’s Crypto Business Accounts for 25% of Its Revenue as Volume Triples

Boerse Stuttgart, one of Germany’s leading stock exchanges, has seen its cryptocurrency trading business explode in recent years to now account for approximately 25% of its overall revenue.While not revealing the exact cryptocurrency trading volume, the exchange group shared in a press release at th…

SEC leadership shakeup likely to begin agency crypto reset in new Trump administration: Reuters

SEC leadership shakeup likely to begin agency crypto reset in new Trump administration: Reuters

Top Republican leads at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission are weighing whether to start a process that could lead to more clarity on how the agency views cryptocurrency and could decide to review pending enforcement cases, according to reporting from Reuters.SEC Commissioners Hester Peirce…

Huione, alleged operators of ‘largest illicit online marketplace,’ launches censorship-resistant stablecoin: Elliptic

Huione, alleged operators of ‘largest illicit online marketplace,’ launches censorship-resistant stablecoin: Elliptic

Huione, the alleged operator of one of the largest illicit online marketplaces, has launched a stablecoin and chat service. This is the latest step the organization is taking to set up alternative payments and communications systems, according to blockchain analytics firm Elliptic.The move appears t…

Crypto derivatives giant Deribit attracts buyers for potential acquisition: report

Crypto derivatives giant Deribit attracts buyers for potential acquisition: report

The crypto derivatives exchange Deribit obtained a financial adviser to "review opportunities" after attracting attention from possible acquirers, reported Bloomberg, citing people familiar with the matter. The firm tapped Financial Technology Partners LLC, or FT Partners, for the potential deal, wh…