“I do think it would be helpful if there were a greater regulatory apparatus around crypto,” the US central bank chair said at the Federal Open Market Committee press conference on Jan. 29. He added that it is something Congress and the Fed have been “working on quite a lot.” “We’ve actually spent a lot of […]
“We are not bulled up enough about Ethereum,” said former UBS bond trader and Etherealize founder Vivek Raman on Jan. 29. It has been more than a week since Donald Trump’s inauguration, and the “entire Ethereum ecosystem has been reborn,” he added, referring to the recent leadership shakeup at the Ethereum Foundation. Ethereum now has […]
After four years of steering crypto regulations and financial market oversight, former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler is returning to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). According to a January 27 statement from the research university, his focus will now shift to artificial intelligence (AI), fintech, finance, and public policy. Gensler’s […]
Ron Branstetter, creator of the viral meme coin Unicorn Fart Dust (UFD), announced that his Phantom wallet had been hacked, leading to the loss of $6.6 million worth of UFD tokens, Solana, and other crypto assets. Branstetter shared the news during an emergency livestream, expressing heartbreak while reassuring the community of his unwavering commitment to […]
TL;DR Several online retailers and Travala have supposedly started accepting Trump’s meme coin, expanding its use beyond speculation. TRUMP surged past $70 but has since dropped 64% to around $26, with critics like Balaji Srinivasan and Mark Cuban questioning its legitimacy. TRUMP Receives Further Support Donald Trump made huge waves in the crypto world by […]
[PRESS RELEASE – Wan Chai, Hong Kong, January 29th, 2025] Ice Open Network (ION), a high-performance, privacy-focused Layer-1 blockchain, today announced its official mainnet launch after reaching a 200 validator headcount. This milestone comes after a comprehensive development and testing phase, alongside ecosystem growth that has led to ION building a community of 40 million […]
Crypto markets are down a further 2.7% on the day, with total capitalization falling to $3.6 trillion, and altcoins are taking the brunt of the fall. “Capital is unlikely to rotate from BTC to alts because the majority of CT [crypto Twitter] is self-confessed to be mostly in altcoins,” observed trader ‘TXMC’ on Jan. 29. […]
It is “another milestone for the Everything App,” said X CEO Linda Yaccarino on Jan 28. “Visa is our first partner for the X Money account, which will debut later this year,” she added. The social media company will use Visa Direct, Visa’s solution for real-time money transfers, to load money into X Money’s wallet. […]
World Liberty Financial (WLF) – a venture linked to Donald Trump and his family – has been on an aggressive accumulation spree. In fact, the public wallet associated with WLF now holds $370.4 million in assets across 44 distinct cryptocurrencies. WLF Targets DeFi Leadership According to Santiment’s findings, these accumulation strategies signal its growing influence […]
Brian Armstrong, who heads the largest crypto exchange in the United States, Coinbase, has suggested a rethink of the company’s token listing process to respond to the incredibly high number of digital currencies being created every week. According to the crypto executive, approximately one million tokens are launched weekly, making it impossible to evaluate each […]