The following is a guest post from Zac Williamson, CEO and Co-founder at Aztec. The blockchain industry is at a crossroads. While the industry has made significant headway in development scaling solutions, a fundamental challenge remains unaddressed: the need for programmable privacy. The enforced transparency of blockchains prevents their adoption in cases where user privacy …
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Tanzanian billionaire Mohammed Dewji’s social media account was recently hacked by crypto scammers who promoted a fake digital asset, the “Tanzania token.” Tanzania Token The social media account of Tanzanian billionaire Mohammed Dewji was recently hacked by crypto scammers, who promoted a fake digital asset to his 2.2 million followers. The scammers used a deepfake …
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Swedish fintech innovator Klarna is exploring cryptocurrency integration within its platform, signaling a strategic pivot amid preparations for a prospective U.S. IPO. $15B IPO and the Possibility of Crypto In a Feb. 8 announcement via X, CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski affirmed Klarna’s willingness to embrace crypto while explicitly excluding digital assets from its signature “buy-now-pay-later” (BNPL) …
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A landfill in Newport, Wales, where James Howells accidentally discarded a hard drive containing 7,500 bitcoins (now worth approximately $750m or £620m) is scheduled to close in 2025-26. Howells’ attempts to sue the council for access to the site or compensation were unsuccessful. The council is planning to cap and close the landfill, which has …
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The combination of AI and cryptocurrency is generating serious buzz in early 2025 – and MIND of Pepe (MIND) is tapping into that trend. MIND of Pepe’s presale has already raised over $5.5 million, highlighting just how much interest there is in the project’s self-evolving AI agent. MIND of Pepe Explained – Meme Coin Meets …
As of Feb. 9, 2025, XRP hovered at $2.41, commanding a market valuation of $138 billion—trailing behind USDT’s $141 billion valuation in fourth spot—while posting a 24-hour turnover of $3.2 billion and an intraday dance between $2.39 and $2.50. XRP XRP’s 1-hour chart reveals a phase of lateral equilibrium, with prices oscillating between $2.35 and …
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Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of the most relevant crypto and economic news from Latin America over the past week. In this week’s edition, a Brazilian lawmaker introduces a bill to allow funds to purchase crypto, Tether details its Salvadoran skyscraper move, and crypto remittance volumes remain marginal in El Salvador. Brazilian Lawmaker Proposes …
US Sovereign Wealth Fund could stockpile Bitcoin, Satoshi’s $108 Billion bitcoin vault, Ripple rides ETF surge and regulatory shifts, and more in this Week in Review. Week in Review David Sacks, known as Trump’s “Crypto Czar,” has suggested that the U.S. sovereign wealth fund could potentially hold Bitcoin. Arkham Intelligence’s latest findings reveal a massive …
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XRP saw a double-digit drop in its futures open interest, but is it a sign that the altcoin’s triple-digit rally is ending?
Economist Henrik Zeberg believes Bitcoin (BTC) and altcoins are close to igniting the final phase of the crypto bull market. In a new interview on the Crypto Banter YouTube channel, Zeberg says he’s giving a less than 5% chance that crypto assets have already printed a bull market top. “There are no indications for me …
A former deputy director of the Beijing Financial Bureau is reportedly facing a lengthy jail time for his involvement in crimes related to crypto. According to Caixin, Hao Gang was engaged in a Bitcoin (BTC) money laundering operation. He also assisted an executive of a leading crypto mining company by lifting border controls in exchange …
A federal judge is reportedly ruling that top US-based crypto exchange Coinbase must face a class action lawsuit in New York. According to a new report from Reuters, Paul Engelmayer, a judge for the Southern District of New York, is rejecting Coinbase’s argument that it did not qualify as a “statutory seller” to dismiss a …
The following is a guest post by Laura Wallendal, CEO at AcreBTC. As I write this, Binance just had to clarify that their new 19.55% APY token “isn’t a stablecoin” but a “reward-bearing margin asset.” If you had to read that description twice, you’re not alone. History doesn’t repeat, but it rhymes – and this tune …
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As the crypto markets stall and the fear and greed index hits a low of 35, many investors are wondering if the crypto bull market is over as desperate traders hang on for a long-awaited “Alt Season.” But with a pro-crypto president in the White House issuing executive orders to investigate a strategic bitcoin reserve, …
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Bitcoin’s price on February 9, 2025, stood at $96,413. It has a market cap of $1.911 trillion, a 24-hour trade volume of around $23.62 billion, and an intraday price range between $95,782 and $97,317. Bitcoin Bitcoin‘s 1-hour chart reflects a period of consolidation following a drop from a local high of $100,185 to a low …
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