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Solana Achieved Its Best Year Ever, and the Numbers Back It Up
6.1.2025
Solana was one of the networks that experienced explosive growth in 2024, both in technical and economic aspects. In December, Solana registered $304 million in inflows from other blockchains, only bested by Base and Hyperliquid. On the technical front, Solana passed its first block increase...
Lackluster Shine: Gold ETF Selloff Ensues as Investors Shift to More Profitable Alternatives
3.1.2025
In 2024, gold-based exchange-traded funds (ETFs) experienced outflows for the fourth consecutive year as investors preferred to shift to more lucrative alternatives. According to Bloomberg, the rise in gold prices and the Fed’s easing measures were insufficient for traders to maintain their...
Slinky Launches Airdrop to 27.7 Million Wallets on Solana
31.12.2024
Slinky, a blockchain project that uses ZK compression, has launched an airdrop to distribute 10% of its total supply to 27.7 million wallets on Solana. The project utilizes ZK-compressed token accounts, a storage mechanism that allows launching a massive airdrop and keeps costs low. Slinky...
IRS Doubles Down on Immediate Staking Rewards Tax Stance
28.12.2024
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has reaffirmed its stance on the immediate taxability of staking rewards, doubling down on a position assumed in 2023 as part of internal guidelines. In a recent filing related to an ongoing lawsuit, the service argues that the rewards generated through...
KULR’s Bold Move to Bitcoin Pays Off: Stock Soars to All-Time High
27.12.2024
KULR, a provider of electric energy storage solutions, has reported its first bitcoin purchase as part of a strategic shift toward establishing the leading cryptocurrency as a reserve asset. The company bought $21 million worth of bitcoin, amounting to 217.18 BTC. The purchase comes after...
Crypto Remittances Grow In El Salvador Reaching 1% Share
24.12.2024
The Reserve Central Bank has confirmed that the cryptocurrency usage for remittances in El Salvador is still marginal at best. According to recent data released by the institution, crypto remittances registered a growth of 2.5% between January and August, but still account for just 1% of all...
Hex Founder Richard Heart Included in Europol’s Most Wanted List
22.12.2024
Richard Shueler, also known as Richard Heart, the founder of Hex, Pulsechain, and Pulsex, has been included in Europol’s most wanted criminals list. Shueler’s profile is listed as wanted in Finland for fraud crimes. According to the institution, Shueler “failed to file business...
Binance Global Survey Hot Topics: Regulation, AI Supremacy, and a Young Market
20.12.2024
The most recent global crypto survey organized by Binance has offered insight into the current state of the market. The survey, which polled nearly 28,000 users, shows that 23.89% believe that artificial intelligence (AI) tokens will gain traction and lead the market this upcoming year. Nearly...
‘Pharma Bro’ Martin Shkreli Doubles Down on Shorting Microstrategy
19.12.2024
Martin Shkreli, also known as “Pharma Bro,” has doubled down on his position of shorting Microstrategy, the public company that owns the most bitcoin. Answering a social media post criticizing his pessimistic stance on Microstrategy and bitcoin, and asking if this was the right call...
Argentina to Patrol Cyberspace in the Hunt for Crypto Criminals
17.12.2024
A recent resolution issued by the Security Ministry of Argentina has added crypto crimes to the set of activities that will be tracked and surveilled by police forces. Resolution 1330/2024 states that the federal security forces will develop countermeasures to fight crimes of “unauthorized...
Bitget Receives Bitcoin License in El Salvador, Securing Its Entrance Into Latam
17.12.2024
Bitget, a South Africa-based cryptocurrency exchange, has recently announced that it received a Bitcoin Service Provider (BSP) license in El Salvador, opening the doors to start operating locally. This milestone allows the company to “offer services such as bitcoin-to-fiat currency exchanges...
Ether and Solana Grow in Brazilian Markets
15.12.2024
According to data issued by the national tax enforcer, the adoption of solana and ether is growing in Brazilian markets. Ether’s utilization increased significantly, having registered 950,000 transactions moving over $165 million – a relevant increase compared to last year’s...
Solana Overtakes Ethereum as the Chain With Most New Developers in 2024
13.12.2024
A recent report by Electric Capital found that Solana became the ecosystem that attracted the most new developers in 2024, overtaking Ethereum. The report calculated that 7,525 developers joined the Solana ecosystem this year, while Ethereum registered 6,456 during the same period. Solana grew...
Ethereum’s Buterin Acknowledges Argentine Peso’s Comeback
13.12.2024
Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin has acknowledged the performance of the Argentine fiat currency, the peso. On social media, Buterin stated that the Argentine peso to U.S. dollar exchange rate was exactly the same as it was one year ago. Praising Argentine President Milei’s achievements...
Brazilian Central Bank May Withdraw Provisions Banning Stablecoin Self-Custody
10.12.2024
The Central Bank of Brazil acknowledged that a proposal making self-custody of stablecoins illegal in the country might be withdrawn if certain conditions are met. In a public hearing, the deputy head of the Financial System Regulation Department, Renato Kiyotaka Uema, said that these provisions...
Bitcoin Permabull Max Keiser Hints at Muslim World Petrobitcoin Announcement
9.12.2024
Max Keiser, an international journalist and cryptocurrency advisor to the Bukele administration in El Salvador, has hinted at an upcoming announcement for the Muslim world regarding bitcoin. On social media, Keiser, now in Abu Dhabi, recalled the first time he declared that bitcoin complied with...
Bolivian Attorneys Spearhead USDT Index Proposal to Energize a Dollar-Starved Economy
6.12.2024
Bolivian attorneys Iver von Borries and Javier Romero Mendizabal proposed introducing Tether’s USDT, the largest stablecoin in the cryptocurrency market, as an index asset for commercial and civil contracts. The submission aims to link USDT’s value in global markets to the national...
Phantom Wallet Gets a Boost, Adds Support for Sui
6.12.2024
Phantom Wallet, one of the most popular cryptocurrency wallets in the market, has recently announced that it will add support for Sui, an agile blockchain platform offering users fast processing times and low transaction fees. The wallet, which boasts a monthly active user base of over 7 million...
Brazil Groups Stablecoins With Foreign Currency in New Regulatory Draft
3.12.2024
The Central Bank of Brazil has opened a public consultation on a regulatory draft that correlates the treatment of dollar-pegged stablecoins with foreign currency. The proposed rules, which will now be discussed with relevant stakeholders in the national cryptocurrency ecosystem, would require...
Ripple CLO Calls to Isolate Anti Crypto Attorneys From the Digital Asset Ecosystem
2.12.2024
Stuart Alderoty, chief legal officer (CLO) of Ripple, has made a petition to the cryptocurrency industry to avoid providing jobs for attorneys involved in anti-crypto initiatives. On social media, Alderoty stated: “As crypto enters its renaissance, please don’t hire any lawyer who...