Crypto Venture Capital Funding to Rise This Year, Won’t Hit Previous Highs: JPMorgan
Crypto venture capital (VC) funding is expected to recover this year as regulatory clarity and more crypto-friendly policies emerge during the tenure of President Donald Trump, JPMorgan (JPM) said in a research report Wednesday. The Wall Street bank noted that venture funding for the industry has been subdued in...
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Flipster Launches Superstars Program Amid Rapid User Growth Globally
[PRESS RELEASE – Panama City, Panama, January 24th, 2025] In a move to foster deeper connections with crypto communities and empower individuals passionate about the digital economy, Flipster, a global crypto trading exchange with millions of users and nearly $120 billion in annual trading volumes, is launching the Flipster...
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TRUMP, MELANIA Memecoins Made Millions for Some, Less Than $100 for Many
Donald Trump’s official memecoin has been extremely profitable for early buyers and likely unprofitable for many, a Chainalysis finding shows. An estimated 60 whales — a colloquial term for influential token holders — have realized profits exceeding $10 million each. However, a majority of retail investors were at break-even...
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China’s 194,000 Bitcoin Completely Sold, Claims CryptoQuant CEO
CryptoQuant CEO and founder Ki Young Ju has stated that Chinese authorities have already liquidated a massive trove of BTC originally tied to the PlusToken scam. Posting on X (formerly Twitter) on January 23, Ju stated: “China sold 194K Bitcoin already, imo. PlusToken’s seized BTC in 2019 was sent...
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Atari partners with DYLI for limited-edition physically redeemable NFT drop
Video game giant Atari has unveiled 500 limited-edition physically redeemable NFTs through DYLI, a blockchain-powered collectibles marketplace. Through a Jan. 23 announcement, the New York-headquartered gaming firm announced the launch of limited edition collectible patches themed around its gaming legacy.…...
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TRUMP meme coins crash, Elizabeth Warren demands investigation
Senator Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Jake Auchincloss demand U.S. regulators investigate President Trump’s TRUMP and MELANIA meme coins. In a letter addressed to multiple federal agencies, including the US Office of Government Ethics, the SEC, the Treasury and the CFTC,…...
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Vitalik Buterin Calls for Added Focus on Ether as Part of the Network’s Scaling Plans
Ethereum scaling plans and network applications should start supporting the network’s native ether (ETH) to further bump value for the asset, co-founder Vitalik Buterin wrote in a post on Friday. “We should pursue a multi-pronged strategy, to cover all major possible sources of the value of ETH as a...
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Elizabeth Warren Urges Federal Action on TRUMP and MELANIA Meme Coins
Senator Elizabeth Warren and Representative Jake Auchincloss are raising concerns about the TRUMP and MELANIA meme coins. In a letter to U.S. regulators, they warned of risks tied to these coins, launched by Donald and Melania Trump shortly before his […] The post Elizabeth Warren Urges Federal Action on...
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THORChain in massive $200m debt; pauses network for restructuring votes
On Jan. 24, THORChain announced via X that it had paused its network due to excessive debt and leverage issues impacting its ecosystem. The platform owes nearly $200 million in ecosystem debt....
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Ethereum’s Buterin pushes back on Solana hype, warns against ‘greed-is-good’ mentality
Vitalik Buterin has cautioned against abandoning Ethereum’s chosen path in favor of profit-driven models like those seen in Solana. Ethereum (ETH) co-founder Vitalik Buterin warns that profit-driven models, like those in Solana (SOL), could mess with Ethereum’s principles, stressing how…...
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