Bitcoin hit an all-time high this year, mainly thanks to the approval of spot ETFs in the U.S. and later after the election of Donald Trump—though other assets outperformed. Decrypt conducted analysis using data from CoinGecko and Nasdaq to identify top-performing coins. To qualify, assets needed a starting market cap of at least $500 million, observed from January 1 to…
Month: December 2024
Tether makes first crypto VC fund investment into Arcanum Capital
“We are passionate about backing technologies that will prevent censorship and things being shut down,” James McDowall told Cointelegraph. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/tether-makes-first-crypto-vc-investment-arcanum-capital?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
KULR Technology launches Bitcoin treasury with $21M purchase
The publicly traded company is the latest to adopt a Bitcoin treasury, joining a growing number of firms adding BTC to their balance sheets. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/kulr-technology-bitcoin-treasury-21-million-purchase?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
BC.GAME Launches Monkey King-Themed Slot Game Wukong
NICOSIA, Cyprus, Dec. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — BC.GAME has launched its latest slot game, Wukong, inspired by the highly acclaimed Black Myth: Wukong, a groundbreaking AAA game that has captivated players worldwide. Officially released on December 24, this 6-reel, 5-row slot game allows players to experience the essence of Wukong’s legendary journey while aiming for rewards of up to 10,000 times…
Bitcoin Miner Hive Bets Big on AI Boom With $30 Million Nvidia GPU Deployment in Quebec
Hive Digital Technologies, a blockchain infrastructure firm, has announced the deployment of advanced Nvidia GPUs in Quebec, marking a significant shift toward high-performance computing (HPC) and artificial intelligence (AI). From Crypto to AI: Hive Digital’s $30M Leap This week company noted that it has invested $30 million in Nvidia H100 and H200 GPU clusters, enabling […] Source: https://news.bitcoin.com/bitcoin-miner-hive-bets-big-on-ai-boom-with-30-million-nvidia-gpu-deployment-in-quebec/
Story Protocol helps creators survive AI onslaught with ‘programmable IP’ crypto
AI threatens the business model of creative industries, but Story Protocol wants to make it easier for everyone to share in the wealth. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/story-protocol-helps-creators-survive-ai-onslaught-with-programmable-ip/?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
The Best Generative AI Models—From Chatbots to Image and Video Generators
The generative AI landscape has morphed into a high-stakes battleground in 2024, with an army of upstarts storming the castle once ruled by OpenAI. Everyone and their tech-savvy grandma seems to be vying for a piece of the AI pie, cooking up language models, agentic AIs, image generators, and even an AI meme coin shiller or two. The benchmarks are…
All I wanted for Christmas was my $773M BTC back
Speaking to Cointelegraph, James Howells shares an update on his ongoing battle with legal and environmental challenges to recover a landfill hard drive containing $773M in lost Bitcoin. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/james-howells-christmas-773m-bitcoin-newport-landfill-lawsuit?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Capital Inflows Drive Solana’s Comeback Rally, Glassnode Report Reveals
Over the past two years, solana (SOL) has experienced extraordinary growth, with a reported price appreciation of 2,143%, according to a comprehensive study by Glassnode researchers Ukuria OC and Cryptovizart. From Rock Bottom to Billion-Dollar Liquidity The Glassnode report examines the asset’s recovery, its competitive performance against major cryptocurrencies, and the factors driving its momentum. […] Source: https://news.bitcoin.com/capital-inflows-drive-solanas-comeback-rally-glassnode-report-reveals/
SCENE’s 2024 Story of the Year: The Boom—and Bust—of Celebrity Meme Coins
Celebrities and crypto? Nothing new about that, right? Ever since Brock Pierce—who as a child starred in the Walt Disney movie, The Mighty Ducks—co-founded Blockchain Capital, in 2013, some of the world’s most famous humans, from Donald Trump to Lindsay Lohan, have leaned into crypto to see what was in it for them. Some celebrities were able to use their…