China tightens grip on crypto with new foreign exchange rules

China has rolled out new regulations to identify and control risky foreign exchange activities, including those involving cryptocurrencies, the South China Morning Post reported. According to the report, China’s State Administration of Foreign Exchange recently directed banks to monitor and report suspicious transactions tied to cross-border gambling, underground financial networks, and unauthorized crypto dealings. The …

X Money Teased—Will the Payments System Rewrite the Rules in 2025? 

On New Year’s Eve, Linda Yaccarino, CEO of X Corp (formerly Twitter), shared an exciting glimpse into what 2025 holds for the company. She introduced “X TV,” a new feature on the horizon, and hinted at the much-anticipated payments system, X Money. CEO of X Corp Hints at Social Media App’s Money Transfer Platform Throughout …

Is the Bitcoin Bull Market Over? Analysts Weigh In

10x Research and its CEO and Head of Research, Markus Thielen, have recently taken a more cautious stance on bitcoin (BTC), prompting a re-evaluation of market conditions. Has Bitcoin Peaked? Analysts Spot Ominous Signals In a market update published on Dec. 29, 2024, the firm acknowledges the cryptocurrency’s resilience, however, emerging technical patterns suggest the …

Mining Milestone: Bitcoin Hashrate Hits Record 808 EH/s on New Year’s Eve

Much like the end of 2023, when Bitcoin broke records with its transactional volumes and hashrate, the cryptocurrency rang in New Year’s Eve with a bang. The network’s computational power hit a jaw-dropping peak of 808 exahash per second (EH/s), smashing through previous limits. From 948,000 H/s to 808 Quintillion: Bitcoin’s 16-Year Evolution in Mining …

Holiday Bitcoin Rollercoaster: QCP Capital Teases Major January Trigger

QCP Capital observes that bitcoin (BTC) has faced erratic price fluctuations, largely attributed to the thin liquidity during the holiday period, which has limited any recent attempts at recovery. The Singapore-based crypto asset trading firm also shared its perspective for 2025, noting that analysts at QCP foresee a “key catalyst may come in January.” With …

Lightchain AI Launches DAO Voting Today – Preparing to Transform Decentralized AI

PRESS RELEASE. The fusion of artificial intelligence and blockchain technology has brought us some of the most exciting innovations of this century. But what if these groundbreaking technologies were directed by YOU—the community? Lightchain AI is doing just that. Starting today, Lightchain AI is unleashing a game-changing era in decentralized AI, kicking off DAO (Decentralized …

Billionaire Mike Novogratz Says Blockchains Have the Capacity To Protect People From ‘Scary’ AI Agents

Galaxy Digital chief executive Mike Novogratz says that blockchain technology may offer people protections from “scary” artificial intelligence (AI). In a new interview with the When Shift Happens YouTube channel, Novogratz says he is counting on blockchain technology to offset the potential negative impacts of massive AI centralized databases, though he did not give specific …

Not ‘Unreasonable’ To See Bitcoin Hit $250,000, Says CoinShares Head of Research – Here’s Why

A top executive from digital asset manager CoinShares is making a big price prediction for Bitcoin (BTC). In a new CNBC interview, CoinShares head of research James Butterfill says Bitcoin may ultimately hit $250,000, a more than 166% increase from its current value. At $250,000 per Bitcoin, the flagship crypto asset’s total market cap would …

Volumes on Decentralized Exchanges Soar to an All-Time High of $478,838,000,000 in December: On-Chain Data

Monthly trading volume on decentralized exchanges (DEXes) has reached new all-time highs, according to the latest on-chain data. According to blockchain data aggregator DefiLlama, DEX volume for December was $422 billion, the highest ever on record. The month of November was also an all-time high, according to DefiLlama. Source: DefiLlama Uniswap, Ethereum’s (ETH) biggest DEX, …

New Proposal To Mandate Swiss National Bank To Hold Bitcoin on Balance Sheet Set in Motion

A new proposal that would mandate the Swiss National Bank to hold Bitcoin (BTC) is now gathering signatures. According to Giw Zanganeh, VP of Energy and Mining at stablecoin issuer giant Tether who helped create the initiative, the proposal needs 100,000 signatures from Swiss citizens to be sent to a public referendum. Says Zanganeh, “Today …

Hong Kong Representative Explores Adding Bitcoin to National Reserve Under ‘One Country, Two Systems’ Framework

A lawmaker in Hong Kong is reportedly proposing adding Bitcoin (BTC) to the region’s reserves for the purpose of financial stability. Wu Jiexhuang, a member of the Hong Kong Legislative Council and chairman of the Web3 Virtual Asset Development Subcommittee, said that the region should study how to maintain financial security with BTC, according to …

Vitalik Buterin helps Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm with $170k New Year donation

Vitalik Buterin, Ethereum’s co-founder, has donated 50 ETH (approximately $170,000) to support the legal defense of Roman Storm, a Tornado Cash developer. The donation, confirmed by Storm on Dec. 31, marks another significant gesture by Buterin in defense of privacy and open-source development within the crypto space. Storm expressed heartfelt appreciation for Buterin’s contribution while …

Syrian research explores Bitcoin legislation to stabilize currency amid challenges

The Syrian Center for Economic Research (SCER) has outlined an ambitious proposal to integrate Bitcoin into the Middle Eastern country’s financial system. On Dec. 31, Bam, the founder of the Arabic crypto channel Bitcoin 21, shared the SCER’s proposal on social media platform X while stating: “The Syrian Center for Economic Research publishes a proposal …

X aims for super app status in 2025 with X Money, X TV and deeper AI integration

X (formerly known as Twitter) aims to chart a new course this year by blending finance, artificial intelligence, and social media into its ecosystem. On Dec. 31, CEO Linda Yaccarino teased upcoming features to provide users with broader capabilities beyond traditional social media interactions. According to her, 2025 will be a year when the platform’s …

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