Cryptocurrency index fund manager Bitwise Asset Management has acquired Ethereum staking firm Attestant Limited, as locking up ETH for rewards continues to gain traction among holders. Bitwise aims to leverage its acquisition of the Ethereum staking firm—which handles $3.7 billion worth of staked ETH—to build out Bitwise OS, a new on-chain product suite for digital asset investors. The suite will…
Elon Musk isn’t backing down when it comes to Dogecoin. The world’s richest man and soon-to-be U.S. government employee said on Twitter (aka X) that the joke cryptocurrency’s inflationary model is a “feature, not a bug.” He was responding to Dogecoin co-founder Billy Markus’ tweet explaining to developers how to adjust the asset’s tokenomics. I think the flat inflation of…
Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan was the target of a law enforcement raid Wednesday, the company confirmed to Decrypt, describing him as the victim of “political retribution” after his phone and electronics were seized. The spokesperson claimed that Coplan is being targeted after Polymarket “correctly called the 2024 presidential election,” after bettors on the crypto prediction market platform correctly picked a…
China-Russia cooperation is helping to stabilize the region and avert a global crisis, according to Zhang Hong, a research fellow at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. Zhang emphasized that as permanent members of the UN Security Council, China and Russia are working together to uphold global peace and security through strong mutual trust and […] Source: https://news.bitcoin.com/russia-and-china-join-forces-to-prevent-global-crisis-experts-say/
The decentralized betting platform CEO was reportedly targeted in an FBI raid, which saw his phone and electronics seized. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/fbi-raids-home-polymarket-ceo-shayne-coplan-report?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Bitcoin’s ability to reach and hold the $100,000 level will be influenced by the upcoming $11.8 billion options expiry. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/hitting-and-holding-100-k-bitcoin-price-depends-on-11-8-b-end-of-year-btc-options-expiry?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
With Donald Trump’s election, a crypto-friendly regulator may replace SEC Chair Gensler, opening the door for staking rewards on spot ETH ETFs. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/sec-chair-ether-price-etf-inflow?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Lutnick has become increasingly visible to the crypto community due to his relationship with Tether and his appearance at Bitcoin 2024. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/cantor-fitzgerald-ceo-howard-lutnick-vying-treasury-post?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
After securing a Republican Senate and a pro-crypto White House, crypto firms are now pushing for reforms at the SEC. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-firms-push-sec-changes-crypto-out-courts?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
BlockTower’s venture capital arm, BlockTower Venture Capital, will continue to operate independantly. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/arca-blocktower-to-merge-into-unified-crypto-platform?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
