Improving Bitcoin price metrics highlight bears’ dwindling confidence in sub-$95K BTC - Cointelegraph, bitcoin, dec, house, Crypto, trump

Improving Bitcoin price metrics highlight bears’ dwindling confidence in sub-$95K BTC

Bitcoin has struggled to maintain prices above $95,000 since Dec. 28, but demand for leveraged positions has been on the decline. During this period, bulls faced $470 million in liquidations, while bears showed reduced appetite, especially as Bitcoi

Bank of England watchdog asks firms to disclose crypto exposure - Cointelegraph, crypto, six, Crypto, bitcoin

Bank of England watchdog asks firms to disclose crypto exposure

The Bank of England’s regulatory arm has requested that businesses disclose any current or future exposure to crypto by next March so it can monitor stability and help shape policy. In a Dec. 12 statement, the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) as

What is decentralized identity in blockchain? - Cointelegraph, data, vc, three, Crypto

What is decentralized identity in blockchain?

Decentralized identity explained Decentralized identity refers to a system of identity management that is not controlled by any central authority such as governments, corporations or identity providers. Traditional identity systems often involve in

 Bank of England watchdog asks firms to disclose crypto exposure  - Cointelegraph, bitcoin, Crypto, six, crypto

Bank of England watchdog asks firms to disclose crypto exposure

The Bank of England’s regulatory arm has requested that businesses disclose any current or future exposure to crypto by March next year so it can monitor stability and help shape policy. In a Dec. 12 statement, the Prudential Regulation Authority (PR

New SEC boss Paul Atkins will transform crypto… but not right away - Cointelegraph, fit, Crypto, gensler, sec, ho, crypto, donald trump, bitcoin, ftx, trump, senate, one, three

New SEC boss Paul Atkins will transform crypto… but not right away

President-elect Donald Trump has tapped pro-crypto businessman and former Securities and Exchange Commissioner Paul Atkins as the next chair of the regulatory agency under his administration, fulfilling his promise to replace current chair Gary Gensl

French Hill to chair House Financial Services Committee in 2025 - Cointelegraph, trump, senate, Crypto, may, house, crypto

French Hill to chair House Financial Services Committee in 2025

Crypto-friendly Arkansas Representative French Hill, currently the chair of a digital asset subcommittee, will take over leadership of the United States House Financial Services Committee in next year’s new Congress.“I am humbled that my colleagues h

 Why tech giants like Amazon may hesitate to adopt Bitcoin  - Cointelegraph, bitcoin, esg, Crypto, ai, tech

Why tech giants like Amazon may hesitate to adopt Bitcoin

Big Tech companies like Amazon have a large amount of cash on hand — $87 billion last year — which loses purchasing power as the currency evaluates. Washington DC-based think tank The National Center for Public Policy Research (NCPPR) has submitted s

Avalanche raises $250M ahead of Avalanche9000 launch - Cointelegraph, token, launch, Crypto, avalanche

Avalanche raises $250M ahead of Avalanche9000 launch

Layer-1 blockchain Avalanche announced the closure of a $250 million private locked-token sale led by Galaxy Digital, Dragonfly, and ParaFi Capital on Dec. 12. More than 40 companies joined the token sale including SkyBridge, SCB Limited, Hivemind, B

 IcomTech execs set to pay over $5M for fake Bitcoin trading scheme  - Cointelegraph, Crypto

IcomTech execs set to pay over $5M for fake Bitcoin trading scheme

A Californian court has ordered five individuals involved in IcomTech’s “Ponzi” scheme to pay over $5 million for fraud and misappropriating stolen funds through a fake Bitcoin trading scheme. The default judgment order found David Carmona, Juan Arel

OpenAI apologizes for outage after Apple update combines Siri and ChatGPT - Cointelegraph, Crypto

OpenAI apologizes for outage after Apple update combines Siri and ChatGPT

OpenAI has issued an apology to its 200 million active user base as ChatGPT experienced a network outage shortly after the AI chatbot was integrated into Apple’s latest software update.“We’re experiencing an outage right now. We have identified the i

RMIT to make Blockchain Hub a part-time gig, hints at resource crunch - Cointelegraph, Crypto

RMIT to make Blockchain Hub a part-time gig, hints at resource crunch

The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology’s (RMIT) pioneer Blockchain Innovation Hub — billed as the first social science research center into blockchain — is set to largely sideline its dedicated blockchain research unit in 2025, despite a histori

Major scientific journal Nature features DeSci project ResearchHub - Cointelegraph, Crypto

Major scientific journal Nature features DeSci project ResearchHub

Nature — one of the world’s most cited scientific journals in the world — has just featured ResearchHub, a decentralized science (DeSci) protocol, a move that could potentially alert the wider scientific community to DeSci and cryptocurrency. In a De

US Supreme Court bucks Nvidia’s appeal to dismiss crypto class suit - Cointelegraph, Crypto

US Supreme Court bucks Nvidia’s appeal to dismiss crypto class suit

Nvidia will have to face a class-action suit alleging it misled investors about the volume of sales to crypto miners after the United States Supreme Court dismissed the chip maker’s appeal to throw it out.The justices issued a single-line order dismi

 Price analysis 12/11: BTC, ETH, XRP, SOL, BNB, DOGE, ADA, AVAX, TON, SHIB  - Cointelegraph, Crypto

Price analysis 12/11: BTC, ETH, XRP, SOL, BNB, DOGE, ADA, AVAX, TON, SHIB

Bitcoin found support near $94,000 on Dec. 10, and the bulls made a solid recovery on Dec. 11. The price soared back above the psychologically crucial level of $100,000 after November’s inflation report met economists’ projections. According to the

Pop culture backer Slash Labs brings crypto credit card to Japan - Cointelegraph, Crypto

Pop culture backer Slash Labs brings crypto credit card to Japan

Japan will have a cryptocurrency-backed credit card after Slash Vision Labs finalized a deal with a Japanese credit card issuer. Slash is also active in bringing Japanese intellectual property into Web3.A crypto credit card from a memecoin backerDeta

Why is Solana (SOL) price up today? - Cointelegraph, Crypto

Why is Solana (SOL) price up today?

Solana price is up today, buoyed by a significant recovery in the broader cryptocurrency market. SOL’s rebound follows Bitcoin’s recovery back above $100,000 as a number of technical and onchain indicators point to further gains for the layer-1 toke

 Casa unveils ‘Praetorian’ self-custody service for nation-states  - Cointelegraph, Crypto

Casa unveils ‘Praetorian’ self-custody service for nation-states

As talk of a potential Bitcoin strategic reserve grows and sovereign states weigh adopting BTC as a reserve asset, crypto custody company Casa recently announced a self-custody option for nation-states called Praetorian.The new service will provide

 Dogecoin rally to $0.50 imminent after DOGE’s ‘overbought’ conditions cool down  - Cointelegraph, Crypto

Dogecoin rally to $0.50 imminent after DOGE’s ‘overbought’ conditions cool down

After a 208% breakout in early November, Dogecoin has consolidated within a tight range between $0.35 and $0.48 for four weeks. DOGE’s recent price correction led to a breakout below an ascending trendline, indicating a potential bearish trend shift

Former Ava Labs exec reveals ‘Commonware’ crypto primitives framework - Cointelegraph, Crypto

Former Ava Labs exec reveals ‘Commonware’ crypto primitives framework

Patrick O’Grady, a former Ava Labs executive, revealed the “Commonware” framework. Commonware is a collection of crypto primitives, which are the basic building blocks in a programming language. The primitive toolkit gives crypto developers a standar

 Bitcoin price recaptures $100K following funding reset and Coinbase premium return  - Cointelegraph, Crypto

Bitcoin price recaptures $100K following funding reset and Coinbase premium return

After a rocky start to the week, Bitcoin made a strong push above $100,000, and a handful of analysts expect BTC to make a run at the $110,000 level.The move back to $100,000 comes as the November Consumer Price Index (CPI) report showed a slight up