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Wallets holding $159 million in ETH have informally voted Danny Ryan, an Ethereum researcher, to be the next leader of the Ethereum Foundation.

The Bitcoin-backed loans market is expected to grow fivefold in the coming years. Cointelegraph explores the nuts and bolts of the niche industry.

Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, managed by Norges Bank Investment Management, has positions in MicroStrategy, Square, Tesla, MARA Holdings, Riot Platforms and Coinbase.

After a tough 2024 for the Bitcoin mining industry, mining companies might finally get some relief as competition might slowly cool down.

DeepSeek may have “nothing to do” with crypto, but its sudden entrance on the scene affected crypto prices.

XRP decoupled from the crypto market after positive regulatory developments for Ripple Labs reinforced investors’ bullish conviction in the altcoin.

At more than $100,000 per coin, Bitcoin is increasingly seen as a financial asset that can unlock new wealth opportunities for holders.

Christine Lagarde seemed to dismiss concerns that Czechia’s central bank would adopt Bitcoin as a reserve asset.

The latest episode of HIO looks at how blockchain and AI transform wearable technology with Cudis CEO Edison Chen, who explains how Web3 gives users control over their health data.

Curious facts about DeepSeek: It’s not AI’s ‘Sputnik Moment,’ it has erotic dreams about censorship, you can run it at home for $6K. AI Eye.

Bitcoin continues to flirt with a breakout toward all-time highs as macro tailwinds strengthen.

Czech National Bank is set to vote on a $7 billion Bitcoin reserve proposal, but Finance Minister Stanjura warns against BTC’s volatility.

Crypto hacks dropped 44% year-over-year in January, but CeFi remains the prime target, accounting for 93% of total losses, Immunefi said.

Grayscale’s new ETF, MNRS, tracks Bitcoin mining firms and infrastructure, offering investors exposure to the mining industry without direct BTC investment.

MiCA-triggered crypto changes in Europe could create a “disorderly” market, according to USDT stablecoin operator Tether.

EigenLayer and Cartesi are teaming up for a hackathon to build the next game-changing crypto application, with AI and blockchain innovation in focus.

A Chinese court found BKEX’s crypto contract trading functioned as illegal gambling, sentencing employees to prison for facilitating unauthorized betting.

BTC price upside hurdles appear to tumble as Bitcoin trader optimism makes a firm comeback at $105,000.

DeepSeek has demonstrated the potential to develop cutting-edge AI models with significantly lower resource requirements compared to major players like OpenAI.

Illinois’ HB1844 bill proposes a state-run Bitcoin reserve with a mandatory five-year holding period before allowing conversions or sales.

Bitcoin’s rising market dominance is fueled by strong ETF inflows, political momentum in the US, and Ethereum’s continued multi-year slump against BTC.

Stablecoins are emerging as the financial backbone of AI-driven economies, enabling seamless, autonomous transactions. From human-to-agent interactions to fully autonomous agent-to-agent ecosystems, stablecoins power the future of self-driving economies.

The legislation reportedly rolls back a previous mandate that businesses accept Bitcoin for payments.

Adoption can’t happen without practical cross-border cooperation, which will support the growth of digital assets while managing risks and ensuring regulatory compliance.

Gemini CEO Tyler Winklevoss said the exchange won’t hire from MIT due to the university rehiring Gary Gensler, a boycott that one commentator called “overkill.”

Meta’s metaverse-building Reality Labs operating losses last year rose 10% to $17.7 billion, taking its total losses since 2020 to over $60 billion.

Bitwise’s Matt Hougan said crypto wouldn’t “fully overcome” a four-year cycle but said market pullbacks would be “shorter and shallower” than before.

Tesla has used a new crypto accounting rule to book a nearly $600 million net gain on its Bitcoin holdings in the fourth quarter of 2024.

Investment firm D.E. Shaw has built a stake in Riot Platforms and is pushing the Bitcoin miner to change, Reuters reports.

Solana has captured around half — and sometimes nearly all — of the DEX volume in the last five weeks, and OKX says it’s extending its dominance over Ethereum.