Crypto liquidations surge to $1.28 billion as Trump inauguration speech makes no mention of bitcoin - 2024, sbr, The Block, Crypto, block, solana, trump, bitcoin

Crypto liquidations surge to $1.28 billion as Trump inauguration speech makes no mention of bitcoin

The cryptocurrency market experienced a turbulent 24 hours, marked by significant liquidations and broad declines across major altcoins. Traders faced heightened volatility, with bitcoin showing relative resilience compared to other major altcoins, s

Solana’s daily fees hit record high of $33 million as Trump family memecoins boost network volume - 2024, trump, high, The Block, bitcoin, second, Crypto, block, solana, donald trump

Solana’s daily fees hit record high of $33 million as Trump family memecoins boost network volume

Solana’s daily transaction fees reached a record high amid a large volume of trading activity surrounding memecoins, notably those linked to U.S. President-Elect Donald Trump. According to The Block's data dashboard, Solana’s network fees soared on S

How to buy Bitcoin in South Africa - 2024, bitcoin, btc, Crypto, south, cgt, crypto, Cointelegraph, ponzi

How to buy Bitcoin in South Africa

Buying your first Bitcoin can be daunting, especially for South Africans who are new to crypto. You need to consider several factors and steps before making an investment. There are complex regulations, tax implications and security considerations be

Tron DeFi: SunSwap Leads the Way with 8.3 Million Transactions in 2024 - 2024, defi, CryptoPotato, bitcoin, usdt, Crypto, tron

Tron DeFi: SunSwap Leads the Way with 8.3 Million Transactions in 2024

While USDT continued to dominate the Tron network in 2024, there was a notable rise in decentralized trading and meme coin generation.TRX, the network’s native currency, as well as WTRX, its wrapped version, experienced significant adoption due to de

Donald Trump takes credit for surging stock market and bitcoin all-time highs: ‘The Trump effect’ - 2024, memecoin, donald trump, one, trump, bitcoin, Crypto, The Block

Donald Trump takes credit for surging stock market and bitcoin all-time highs: ‘The Trump effect’

President-elect Donald Trump has taken credit for the surging stock market and bitcoin's recent all-time highs in his final speech ahead of his inauguration."You are already seeing results that nobody expected to see," Donald Trump said at the rally

BTC’s ‘reasonable’ $180K target, NFTs plunge in 2024, and more: Hodler’s Digest Jan 12 – 18 - 2024, bsv, lee, xrp, bitcoin cash, dappradar, bitcoin sv, bitcoin gold, jan, azuki, nft, genesis, quantum, xdc network, trump, three, Cointelegraph, btc, donald trump, l2, fiu, ai, xdc, sec, bitcoin, crypto, Crypto

BTC’s ‘reasonable’ $180K target, NFTs plunge in 2024, and more: Hodler’s Digest Jan 12 – 18

Top Stories of The WeekCoinbase CEO calls on countries to establish Bitcoin reservesBrian Armstrong, CEO of US-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, has endorsed plans for global leaders to create Bitcoin strategic reserves.In a Jan. 17 blog post o

Vitalik Buterin details ‘large changes’ to Ethereum Foundation leadership amid calls for new leadership - 2024, trump, night, ethereum, The Block, Crypto, solana

Vitalik Buterin details ‘large changes’ to Ethereum Foundation leadership amid calls for new leadership

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said "large changes" to the leadership structure of the Ethereum Foundation (EF), the Switzerland-based nonprofit established by the blockchain network's original creators to promote Ethereum's interests and coordi

2025 will be the year of crypto consolidation — co-founder of EARN'M - 2024, Cointelegraph, trump, ai, crypto, Crypto

2025 will be the year of crypto consolidation — co-founder of EARN'M

2025 will be a year of crypto projects and tokens merging to maximize product-market fit, according to Dan Novaes, co-founder of EARN'M — a loyalty platform that rewards users for screen time on their mobile devices.In an interview with Cointelegraph

How did Donald Trump deal with crypto during his first term? - 2024, second, Crypto, bitcoin, nft, donald trump, state, one, Cointelegraph, trump

How did Donald Trump deal with crypto during his first term?

With Donald Trump scheduled to be inaugurated for a second term as US President on Jan. 20, many crypto industry insiders have said they expect the administration to strike a different tone on digital assets than it did before. The former Republican

ChainOpera AI Unveils Whitepaper and Launches the CO-AI Alliance - 2024, data, coco, Crypto, zero, model, ca, The Block, ai, gpu, genesis, render

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 (

JPMorgan says bitcoin dominance over ether and altcoins likely to continue in 2025 - 2024, block, ethereum, bitcoin, crypto, second, Crypto, solana, The Block

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 altern

XRP price breaks all-time high as futures open interest hits record $7.7 billion - 2024, crypto, Crypto, trump, xrp, open, sec, lee, The Block

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

eToro confidentially files for US IPO targeting $5 billion valuation: FT - 2024, circle, crypto, Crypto, usdc, one, block, bitcoin, sec, The Block, coin

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

Trump reportedly ‘receptive’ to strategic reserve with US-based cryptos - 2024, crypto, Crypto, solana, trump, xrp, bitcoin, post, donald trump, lol, Cointelegraph, cardano

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, repor

1Money raises over $20 million in seed funding to build Layer 1 ‘exclusively designed’ for stablecoin payments - 2024, stablecoin, Crypto, bcb, block, The Block, usdt, tether

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 engineere

Coinbase launches Bitcoin-backed onchain loans via DeFi protocol Morpho - 2024, base, Crypto, block, defi, bitcoin, morpho, ethereum, The Block, usdc

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 bitc

US government says stolen bitcoin from 2016 Bitfinex hack should be returned to the exchange ‘in-kind’ - 2024, leo, The Block, Crypto, bitcoin

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 spe

Boerse Stuttgart’s Crypto Business Accounts for 25% of Its Revenue as Volume Triples - 2024, Crypto, CoinDesk, one

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,

SEC leadership shakeup likely to begin agency crypto reset in new Trump administration: Reuters - 2024, block, trump, sec, The Block, senate, crypto, Crypto

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 repo

Huione, alleged operators of ‘largest illicit online marketplace,’ launches censorship-resistant stablecoin: Elliptic - 2024, guarantee, usdh, usdt, Crypto, crypto, one, ethereum, tron, The Block

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 blo