Cypherpunk Nick Szabo joins Samson Mow’s Jan3 as chief scientist - Cointelegraph, btc, bnb, Crypto, bitcoin

Cypherpunk Nick Szabo joins Samson Mow’s Jan3 as chief scientist

Cypherpunk Nick Szabo is joining Samson Mow’s Jan3 — a digital infrastructure company fostering global Bitcoin adoption — as chief scientist, the company announced on Jan. 9.Szabo’s role as chief scientist includes spearheading research into Bitcoin

Backpack Exchange and FTX clash over FTX EU ownership - Cointelegraph, ftx, Crypto

Backpack Exchange and FTX clash over FTX EU ownership

Backpack Exchange, a centralized cryptocurrency platform, has responded to claims made by the FTX Recovery Trust disputing the legality of its acquisition of FTX EU.On Jan. 8, Backpack said it had acquired FTX EU after obtaining regulatory approval f

Mantra and Damac sign $1B deal to tokenize Middle Eastern assets - Cointelegraph, Crypto, mantra

Mantra and Damac sign $1B deal to tokenize Middle Eastern assets

Mantra, a blockchain built for tokenized real-world assets (RWAs), signed a $1 billion agreement with Damac Group, an investment conglomerate, to enable token-based finance in the Middle East. Damac, whose portfolio spans sectors such as real estate

Bitcoin whales have scooped up 34K BTC since December dump: Analyst - Cointelegraph, bitcoin, donald trump, six, btc, Crypto, jan

Bitcoin whales have scooped up 34K BTC since December dump: Analyst

Large Bitcoin holders are back to buying huge amounts of the cryptocurrency after its price dove toward the end of 2024 following a record six-figure high, says a Blocktrends analyst.More than 34,000 Bitcoin , currently worth $3.2 billion, has been “

Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin to list ‘imminently’ on more exchanges — Exec - Cointelegraph, Crypto, bitcoin, coin, long, one, xrp, chainlink, stablecoin, sologenic

Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin to list ‘imminently’ on more exchanges — Exec

Ripple president Monica Long expects its Ripple USD (RLUSD) stablecoin to be listed on major crypto exchanges “imminently.”In a Jan. 7 interview with Bloomberg, Long confirmed that Ripple is actively pursuing additional exchange listings for RLUSD.  

Here’s what happened in crypto today - Cointelegraph, Crypto, bitcoin, bitmex, donald trump, trump, hype, crypto

Here’s what happened in crypto today

Today in crypto, BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes predicted $612 billion in new liquidity to the United States Treasury by March 2025 may counterbalance any regulatory disappointment from the incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump, Fid

Corporate crypto investments in South Korea inch closer to approval - Cointelegraph, Crypto, fsc, south, crypto

Corporate crypto investments in South Korea inch closer to approval

South Korean regulators are moving forward with plans to approve cryptocurrency investment by institutional investors, according to local media reports.The South Korean Financial Services Commission (FSC) has announced plans to gradually roll out cor

Keeping crypto cypherpunk protects users from censorship and corporatism — Gnosis VP - Cointelegraph, Crypto, ai, gnosis, hopr, 2024, crypto

Keeping crypto cypherpunk protects users from censorship and corporatism — Gnosis VP

Last year was historic for the crypto industry, and many believe 2025 will drastically outperform 2024. With this anticipated growth also comes the expectation of increased mass adoption, but the rapid financialization of the crypto sector has some p

Thailand to pilot cryptocurrency payments in Phuket - Cointelegraph, Crypto, sec, bitcoin, donald trump, trump, btc

Thailand to pilot cryptocurrency payments in Phuket

Thailand plans to trial cryptocurrency payments in Phuket, one of its most popular tourist destinations, as part of a pilot program offering foreign visitors an alternative payment option.Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira

Nation-state Bitcoin adoption to drive crypto growth in 2025: Fidelity - Cointelegraph, nation, Crypto, bitcoin

Nation-state Bitcoin adoption to drive crypto growth in 2025: Fidelity

Countries are expected to add Bitcoin into national strategic reserves in 2025, kicking off significant growth in the crypto market, Fidelity Digital Assets said in its latest research paper.“We anticipate more nation-states, central banks, sovereign

Bitcoin investor ordered to hand over crypto keys in landmark tax case - Cointelegraph, litecoin, Crypto, bitcoin

Bitcoin investor ordered to hand over crypto keys in landmark tax case

An early Texas Bitcoin investor was ordered to surrender his crypto and other wallet private keys and access codes as part of a restraining order after being sentenced in December to two years in prison for tax fraud.Frank Richard Ahlgren III, who fa

Beyond Trump: What drove crypto in 2024 - Cointelegraph, gensler, 2024, trump, one, Crypto, crypto, bitcoin

Beyond Trump: What drove crypto in 2024

Opinion by: James Toledano, chief operating officer of Unity Wallet2024 is the year crypto grew up. Throughout the industry’s short but turbulent history, this year marked a turning point for the legitimacy, integration and growing global acceptance

BTC price loses 4% on US JOLTS data as Bitcoin trader warns of $92K dip - Cointelegraph, one, Crypto, btc, alan, bitcoin

BTC price loses 4% on US JOLTS data as Bitcoin trader warns of $92K dip

Bitcoin shed 4% on Jan. 7 as “predictable” BTC price action put whales in the spotlight.Bitcoin “spoofing” sees price support disintegrateData from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView followed as it dipped below $98,000.The move came amid mac

Hyperliquid must draw developers or risk unraveling: VanEck - Cointelegraph, token, 2024, dydx, Crypto, gmx, hype

Hyperliquid must draw developers or risk unraveling: VanEck

Layer-1 blockchain network Hyperliquid needs to bootstrap a robust developer community to sustain its native token’s roughly $25 billion market capitalization, asset manager VanEck said in a Jan. 6 research note. Hyperliquid has become one of the mos

Here’s what happened in crypto today - Cointelegraph, bitcoin, Crypto, bank, donald trump, wager, crypto

Here’s what happened in crypto today

Today in crypto, the governor of the Czech National Bank said he would consider Bitcoin as part of the bank’s diversification strategy in the future, the United States Federal Reserve’s Michael Barr has announced plans to resign as vice chair for sup

CoinSwitch launches $70M recovery fund for WazirX hack victims - Cointelegraph, wazirx, Crypto, fund, bull run, three

CoinSwitch launches $70M recovery fund for WazirX hack victims

Indian cryptocurrency exchange CoinSwitch seeks to acquire customers from the hacked competitor exchange WazirX by offering a recovery fund to WazirX hack victims.CoinSwitch took to X on Jan. 7 to officially announce the launch of a WazirX hack recov

Why is Cardano (ADA) price up today? - Cointelegraph, cardano, midnight, artemis, Crypto, bitcoin, dogecoin, dec, xrp, donald trump, bnb, ada, trump, eth, doge, minswap

Why is Cardano (ADA) price up today?

Cardano (ADA) has steadily recovered, rising 36% since dropping to $0.83 on Dec. 30, 2024. The swift rebound has led to a bullish position above its 50-day simple moving average, possibly triggering its next leg higher.At the time of writing, ADA's p

How high can XRP price go? - Cointelegraph, Crypto, bull, flag, xrp, fibonacci

How high can XRP price go?

XRP has kickstarted 2025 in positive territory, rising over 5% year-to-date to reach $2.46 on Jan. 7. The cryptocurrency could keep climbing further, with technical outlooks suggesting the same. Bull flag setup could result in XRP price rising 70%XR

Toyota’s AI and robotics-powered ‘Woven City’ set to open this year - Cointelegraph, Crypto, city, ai

Toyota’s AI and robotics-powered ‘Woven City’ set to open this year

Japanese automotive giant Toyota plans to open the doors of Woven City this year, a futuristic settlement and living laboratory at the base of the country’s iconic Mount Fuji. Toyota plans to move the first 100 residents, primarily employees and thei

HashKey secures VASP license in Ireland under MiCA regulations - Cointelegraph, Crypto, crypto, hashkey, bermuda, japan

HashKey secures VASP license in Ireland under MiCA regulations

HashKey Europe, a subsidiary of Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency exchange HashKey, has received approval for a virtual asset service provider (VASP) license from the Central Bank of Ireland.On Jan. 7, the HashKey Group announced its market expansion th