BlackRock’s BUIDL token would be added by Securitize as a stablecoin backing for Frax USD
If a new proposal passes its governance process, Frax Finance, the decentralized stablecoin protocol, may soon incorporate BlackRock’s BUIDL token as a reserve asset supporting its soon-to-be relaunched Frax USD…
Unichain’s public mainnet is anticipated to debut in early 2025
Early in 2025, Unichain, a DeFi-focused Layer 2 solution created by Uniswap and based on the OP Stack, is anticipated to open its public mainnet. Ethereum’s Sepolia testnet, where the…
For $561 million, MicroStrategy purchases more than 5,000 bitcoin, increasing its overall holdings to 444,262 BTC
In a post on X on Monday, Michael Saylor, the executive chairman and co-founder of Bitcoin stockpiler MicroStrategy, announced that the company had purchased an extra 5,262 shares for almost…
RWA platform Allo has secured a $100 million credit facility backed by Bitcoin
The Allo team declared on December 23 that the platform had successfully obtained the Bitcoin-backed credit facility in a financing round headed by a group of lenders. These included an…
Hyperliquid Labs Verifies All User Funds Are Secure and Rejects Reports of North Korean Exploit
Following allegations of wallet activity connected to North Korean hackers, Hyperliquid, a well-known on-chain perpetual futures exchange, is coming under fire. The platform token HYPE fell more than 25% after…
TikTok users are included in the airdrop for Solana L2 Sonic
Layer-2 gaming-focused The native Solana network Through its social media blockchain game, Sonic intends to deliver SONIC tokens to TikTok users who have been onboarded. The Open Network developers of…
In the US, Crypto.com introduces a sports prediction market modeled after Polymarket
During the U.S. presidential election, Polymarket made the prediction market famous, and Crypto.com wants a piece of it. By allowing users in the United States to wager on the outcome…
In a push for sports sponsorship, Formula 1 secures a multi-year renewal with Crypto.com
In an effort to build on their mutual momentum, Formula 1 and trading site Crypto.com have extended their collaboration through 2030. Crypto.com, which has been the title sponsor of the…
With the launch of Hydra, Cardano may overtake Ethereum with 100,000 TPS
The newest scaling solution in Cardano’s ecosystem, Hydra, has caused ADA’s price to soar above $1. ADA holders are 90% positive despite the fact that the current rate is a…
Hashdex and Franklin Templeton’s First Hybrid Bitcoin-Ethereum ETFs Are Approved by the SEC
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has officially authorized the first spot exchange-traded funds that include Bitcoin and Ethereum, following a number of thorough reviews that began in June of…
“Landverse: Ragnarok” Ronin’s expansion to the Ethereum Gaming Network
Early in 2025, the Ethereum sidechain gaming network Ronin will host the release of Ragnarok Landverse, a blockchain-enhanced massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) based on the original Ragnarok Online…
35 million users will have access to Bitcoin and cryptocurrency investments through France’s Groupe BPCE
One of the biggest banking groups in France, BPCE, has been given permission to operate in the cryptocurrency market by the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF), which oversees the country’s…
Former Binance Joins MicroStrategy, Led by Michael Saylor.Boarding US CEO Brian Brooks
Former Binance employee Michael Saylor has joined MicroStrategy’s enlarged board of directors, which is headed by Bitcoin enthusiast Michael Saylor.Gregg Winiarski, Jane Dietze, and US CEO Brian Brooks. On December…
Brett and Other Meme Mascots in the Base Pixelverse Game “MemeBattle”
There will also be appearances of characters from other cryptocurrency projects, including as Turbo, Mew, and Pudgy Penguins. According to a Pixelverse spokesperson, although players can construct decks of characters…
“Hawk Tuah Girl” After the HAWK memecoin lawsuit, Haliey Welch reacts for the first time in weeks
Hawk Tuah Girl, a 22-year-old internet celebrity, commented on social media for the first time in almost two weeks after her team was sued for allegedly breaking federal securities laws…
In order to purchase more bitcoin, Japan’s Metaplanet raises $61 million with bonds
In an effort to speed up bitcoin purchases, Japanese investment firm Metaplanet Inc. issued two tranches of bonds this week, raising 9.5 billion yen ($60.6 million). The Tokyo-listed company reported…
Michael Saylor, the inventor of MicroStrategy, proposes a “strategic bitcoin reserve” sponsored by Trump to establish industry standards for the cryptocurrency space
In a digital asset policy proposal released on Friday, Michael Saylor, the founder of MicroStrategy, has endorsed President-elect Donald Trump’s strategic bitcoin reserve. The so-called “Digital Assets Framework” also outlines…
Mo Shaikh, a co-founder of Aptos Labs, resigns as CEO
Mo Shaikh, the CEO and co-founder of Aptos Labs, has left the role to embark on a new journey. To guide the company into its next phase of growth, co-founder…
Plume and Google Cloud collaborate to rethink RWA onboarding
Redefining the RWA ecosystem is the goal of the full stack layer-1 blockchain, which revealed the collaboration in a release on December 20. The L1 team claims that by utilizing…
In his first public remarks since going to jail, Ilya Lichtenstein claims that he worked alone on the 2016 Bitfinex hack
Ilya Lichtenstein, a self-confessed Bitfinex hacker, wants the public to know that neither his father, Eugene Lichtenstein, nor his wife, Heather Morgan, were personally involved in the 2016 heist of…