Layer-1 crypto project The Open Network (TON) is announcing plans to launch a layer-2 payment chain as a top priority for this year. According to a new blog post on its roadmap, TON Core says a payments-focused L2 is crucial to the ecosystem’s success. “The top priority of layer-1 of the TON blockchain is the ability …
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The $10 billion venture capital arm of crypto titan Binance will now be operating under a new name and brand. In a statement, the world’s biggest crypto exchange says Binance Labs has rebranded as YZi Labs, a venture capital firm with a broader focus on Web3, artificial intelligence and biotechnology. The move aims to give …
Digital assets-focused investment firms Pantera Capital and Jump Crypto reportedly helped a new palm-scanning blockchain project reach a more than $1 billion valuation. According to a new report by Reuters, the decentralized identity project Humanity Protocol has raised its fully diluted valuation to $1.1 billion after closing a $20 million funding round led by Pantera …
Everything You Need to Know About FXSI: Features, Fees, and More Online trading has undeniably revolutionized how people approach investing and wealth-building. With just a few clicks, anyone with an internet connection can access global financial markets, from stocks and forex to commodities and cryptocurrencies. This accessibility has democratized finance, allowing individuals to trade from …
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Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin says the ETH community should be doubling down on layer-2 scaling solutions to strengthen its ecosystem. In a new blog post, Buterin says that it would be a mistake to give up on layer-2s and that developers should instead continue to focus on interoperability, security and blob transactions. Blobs – which …
Nvidia’s stock plunged 13% as the Jan. 26 trading session began, erasing approximately $465 billion in market value. This marks the largest single-day market cap decline in history, according to data from Bloomberg. Top Market Cap Single Day Losses (Source: X/Holger Zschaepitz) To illustrate the scale of this loss, Nvidia’s market cap reduction exceeds the …
MicroStrategy has announced plans to raise additional funds to expand its Bitcoin holdings through a public offering of Strike Preferred Stock (STRK), according to a Jan. 27 statement. The company aims to issue 2.5 million shares of its Series A Perpetual Strike Preferred Stock, subject to regulatory approval and prevailing market conditions. The offering’s proceeds …
Wall Street Pepe (WEPE) is on everyone’s radar after crossing the $60 million mark in its presale. This Ethereum-based meme project, geared towards providing advanced trading tools for everyday investors, has generated huge interest ahead of its official launch. And with only 20 days left until WEPE’s exchange debut, early investors hope it can live …
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The T3 Financial Crime Unit (T3 FCU)—a joint task force formed by Tether, TRON, and TRM Labs—has frozen $26.4 million in crypto tied to a large-scale European money laundering operation, according to a Jan. 27 statement shared with CryptoSlate. The operation, conducted in partnership with Spain’s Guardia Civil, represents the task force’s most significant milestone …
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Crypto-focused exchange-traded products (ETPs) experienced a significant boost, recording $1.9 billion in inflows last week. This was only the second-largest weekly inflow of 2025, bringing total inflows for the year to $4.8 billion, according to the latest report by CoinShares. James Butterfill, CoinShares head of research, pointed out that this uptick may be tied to …
The Ethereum Foundation (EF) has continued its ETH sales by selling 100 ETH for $307,893. This transaction, reported on Jan. 27 by blockchain analytics firm SpotOnChain, marks the Foundation’s third Ethereum sale of 2025. In total, EF sold 300 ETH, valued at roughly $981,200, during the first month of the year. Market observers noted that …
MicroStrategy bought an additional 10,100 BTC for $1.1 billion at an average price of $105,596, just before a 6% dip below $100,000. This purchase comes days after the firm’s prior 11,000 BTC acquisition, which elevated its total stash to 461,000 BTC at an average cost of $63,610. The latest transaction brings MicroStrategy’s holdings to an …
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Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) maintained a fourth week of consecutive net inflows with $1.76 billion flowing into the 12 U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs. Bitcoin ETFs Rack in Over a Billion Dollars in Weekly Net Inflow U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs closed the week of Jan. 21 to Jan. 24 on a high, with a combined weekly …
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As news of China’s Deepseek circulated over the weekend, bitcoin slipped below $100,000 just a week into Trump’s presidency. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Needed For Bitcoin Pump QCP Group’s market insights reflected on bitcoin (BTC) dipping below $100,000 with other risk assets also declining, as concerns over China’s Deepseek technology rippled through global markets. Deepseek, a …
With $1.9 billion in inflows, Trump’s crypto executive order boosts investor confidence in digital assets. Positive Signal for Digital Assets with Almost $2 Billion in Inflows The total inflows into digital assets reached $1.858 billion over the past week, largely influenced by the recent executive orders by President Trump suggesting the creation of a strategic …
