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Ever since Bitcoin spawned a new technological and financial revolution in 2008, the cryptocurrency space has not stopped growing, nor has its complexity. In today’s world of hundreds of blockchains, achieving seamless communication and interoperability between networks can no longer be considered a “roadmap item”—it is a necessity for any protocol looking to garner meaningful […]

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World Liberty's treasury has exposure to AAVE, LINK and ENA, though is largely dominated by ETH, wrapped bitcoin and USDC.

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IP has emerged as the largest intangible asset class in the world, ranging from code and data to scientific research, and AI models depend on it for both training and inference. By bringing IP on-chain, Story streamlines licensing, automates royalties, and ensures verifiable ownership at scale. Its framework combines an Ethereum-like execution layer with an off-chain legal protocol, bridging traditional IP enforcement with blockchain-based programmability.

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Former TON Foundation President Steve Yun launched the fund to focus on investing in TON-based DeFi and PayFi startups.

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THORChain community passed a proposal to resolve its debt crisis and plans to convert defaulted debt into TCY equity tokens.

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A key element of the recent rebrand was the launch of USDS as Sky’s flagship USD-backed stablecoin.

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Exchange-traded fund-focused firm 21Shares has filed for a Polkadot Trust in a bid to get the SEC's sign-off. 

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A gang who extorted a vulnerable man for £100,000 in cryptocurrency over several months has been sentenced to over 76 years in prison.

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Two major developments in late December appear to have been pivotal to BGB's recent trajectory.

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The CNB’s board will decide the next steps based on the analysis, with no changes made until that process is concluded.

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"We want crypto DeFi to expand access to institutional-quality products," said Apollo Partner Christine Moy.

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CME Group, the world's largest operator of financial derivatives exchanges, announced it will introduce options on Bitcoin Friday Futures.

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An informal onchain vote among Ethereum supporters shows overwhelming backing for Danny Ryan as the next leader of the Ethereum Foundation.

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The index, comprising 13 assets, aims to provide a standardized benchmark for U.S.-focused crypto investment strategies.

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Bitcoin’s price traded flat on Wednesday afternoon after the Federal Reserve held interest rates steady at 4.25%-4.50%.

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U.S. Commerce Secretary nominee Howard Lutnick faced questions about his firm's relationship with Tether during a hearing on Wednesday.

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The unit, originally a part of the largest Bitcoin mining pool Foundry, will focus on mining bitcoin and other "high-growth digital assets."

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Injective is introducing a native Ethereum Virtual Machine on its Layer 1 blockchain to further improve the network’s capabilities.

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The stock trading and investing platform has increasingly sought to offer additional crypto-related investment opportunities.

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The latest Cardano hard fork introduces new governance actions such as protocol upgrades and treasury withdrawals.

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Trump's move into crypto expands as his media company launches a brand that may invest in bitcoin and other crypto.

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Gensler’s enforcement-heavy approach during his tenure at the agency was widely perceived as aggressive toward the crypto industry.

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The surge extends beyond just user activity, with daily transactions rising to 1.3 million from their 12-month low of 1 million.

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The suspicious transactions occurred approximately two hours before Movement Labs announced its developer mainnet via a press release.

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The Washington Post published an op-ed arguing the SEC should clarify how early-stage startups can tokenize their equity.

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Venice launched VVV on the Coinbase-incubated Ethereum Layer 2 network Base on Jan. 27.

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The bitcoin futures basis has made a bearish move into negative territory for the first time in months, an analyst has said.

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OpenSea has launched the OS2 platform, featuring a redesigned user interface and a new experience points (XP) system.

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Ethereum Layer 2 chain Abstract Chain has gone live on the mainnet and is available for public use.

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Industry players across the U.S. are enthusiastic about what the next four years have in store, the firm said.