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From quarters to cycles: accelerating ethereum.org

We're evolving how we build ethereum.org. Starting January 20th, we've adopted Shape Up cycles - focused 6-week build periods followed by 2-week cooldowns. For Cycle 1, each project below will ship by the end of February - no automatic rollovers to nex...

23 Jan 2025

ethereum.org Year in Review

2024 was a great year for ethereum.org, and as we already have our hands full with projects and initiatives for 2025, it's important to take a moment to celebrate the achievements made possible by the community this past year. With that in mind, we've...

22 Jan 2025

Introducing the 2025 Academic Grants Round

The EF's Ecosystem Funding Initiative team is proud to announce the launch of the 2025 Academic Grants Round, a pioneering initiative aimed at empowering and expanding the frontiers of Ethereum-related academic research. With a dedicated fund of $2 mil...

21 Jan 2025

Announcing the 2024 Academic Grants Round Recipients

The Ecosystem Funding Initiative team is thrilled to announce the recipients of the 2024 Academic Grants Round! This round, we are proud to support 41 projects from researchers and institutions worldwide. These projects address fundamental challenges a...

17 Jan 2025

Wyoming Senator Demands Answers on US Marshals’ Bitcoin Sale Plans

This week, Senator Cynthia Lummis raised concerns about the U.S. Marshals Service’s management of seized bitcoin, calling for transparency and questioning the decision to liquidate nearly 70,000 BTC, worth billions. Government Bitcoin Sale Quest...

16 Jan 2025

Analysts believe spot Litecoin ETF likely to be the first altcoin approval as Nasdaq files listing application

Nasdaq filed a 19b-4 Form on Jan.16 to list and trade the spot Litecoin (LTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) registered by Canary Capital. Bloomberg senior ETF analyst Eric Balchunas sees this as the first altcoin-related ETF approval in 2025. Following an update in the S-1 Form filed by Canary, Balchunas stated that its Litecoin ETF “has […]
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16 Jan 2025

American Express to Pay $230 Million in Fines for Aggressive Sales Practices

The Wall Street Journal had reported on a series of deceptive and strong-arm tactics the card company used to increase small business sign-ups.

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16 Jan 2025

Your Money in the New Trump Administration: Four Things to Watch

Taxes, crypto, student loans and mortgages might be in for big changes over the next four years.

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16 Jan 2025

Tether partners with LayerZero to launch cross-chain stablecoin USDT0

Tether and LayerZero announced on Jan. 16 a joint effort to launch USDT0, a multichain version of the Tether USD (USDT) stablecoin. The Omnichain Fungible Token (OFT) standard, developed by LayerZero, will power the cross-chain transfers. According to USDT0 documentation, OFT unifies liquidity across connected chains and validates transactions through a decentralized network of oracles […]
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16 Jan 2025

‘Next Stop, $1 Trillion’: Uniswap Celebrates $500B in L2 Volume

On Thursday, the decentralized exchange (dex) and automated market maker (AMM) Uniswap revealed that transaction volumes on the platform’s layer two (L2) solutions have surpassed the $500 billion threshold. Half a Trillion and Counting: Uniswap’s Layer...

16 Jan 2025

Comex Gold, Silver Settle Higher

Gold settled 1.2% higher and silver rose nearly 0.7%, with both metals up for three consecutive sessions.

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16 Jan 2025

Dow Slips; Investors Dig Into More Bank Earnings

The Nasdaq, S&P 500 and Dow industrials were pulled lower by declines in large tech shares. Bank of America and Morgan Stanley said profit more than doubled last quarter.

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16 Jan 2025

What Happens When Your House Burns Down and You Still Have a Mortgage?

Borrowers are still on the hook but might be able to pause payments.

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16 Jan 2025

Fixed-Income Investors Wrestle With Higher Yields Ahead of Inauguration

Bond investors are in for a bumpier ride than usual, as Treasury yields are expected to move sharply in the coming weeks on the heels of an unpredictable Trump administration and closely watched economic data on growth, jobs and inflation.

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16 Jan 2025

Kraken’s Top Lawyer Marco Santori Steps Down, Calls Regulators ‘Lovely People’

Santori made the announcement on Wednesday and said he would remain at the company in a senior advisory role, amid rumors that he will soon seek a position in the Trump administration. Kraken’s Chief Legal Officer Calls It Quits After Five Years Marco ...

16 Jan 2025

Telegram malware scams spike 2,000% as crypto investors face new threat

Blockchain security firm Scam Sniffer warned that crypto investors are facing a surge in malware scams on social media platform Telegram compared to the traditional phishing methods. While phishing still causes substantial losses—estimated at nearly half a billion dollars in 2024—its growth has plateaued. In contrast, Scam Sniffers reported that Telegram malware scams represent a […]
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16 Jan 2025

CoinW’s Crypto Industry Insights and Market Trends for 2024

Towards the close of 2024, the cryptocurrency market experienced a notable transformation, reaching a total market capitalization of around $3.908 trillion on December 17. This increase was largely fueled by Bitcoin’s ascent past $100,000 for th...

16 Jan 2025

Four Things That Helped Banks Haul in Huge Profits in 2024

How lenders managed to rake in more than investors expected in a year when interest rates started falling and Donald Trump was elected president.

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16 Jan 2025

Bonds That Once Haunted Banks Are Now Juicing Profits

Banks are expecting a bump to their core banking income as older, lower-yielding bonds mature and can be reinvested at today’s far higher yields.

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16 Jan 2025

Morgan Stanley Lifts 2025 U.S. Natural Gas Price View

U.S. natural gas futures were lower after U.S. inventories declined as expected. Analysts at Morgan Stanley raised their forecasts for prices in 2025 as January is shaping up to be the coldest in a decade.

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16 Jan 2025

Upbit Under Fire: South Korean Regulator Orders Halt on New Users

The South Korean Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) has ordered Upbit to temporarily halt services for new users after finding numerous violations of the Specific Financial Transaction Information Act. South Korean Crypto Industry Watches Upbit Case Clo...

16 Jan 2025

Litecoin Leaps Double Digits Overnight: Can the ‘Silver to Bitcoin’s Gold’ Shine Again?

On Thursday, the cryptocurrency market experienced a slight uptick over the past 24 hours, with litecoin (LTC) emerging as one of the day’s standout performers, achieving double-digit gains against the U.S. dollar. Litecoin Shines In its earlier...

16 Jan 2025

XRP, Solana Prices Soar as Investors Stack Solaxy Ahead of Next Bull Cycle

The crypto market is heating up again, with XRP and Solana soaring in the past 24 hours. Meanwhile, investors are piling into the Solaxy presale, aiming to get early exposure to this new Layer-2 scaling solution ahead of the next bull run. XRP Price De...

16 Jan 2025

VanEck eyes new crypto ETF for onchain economy infrastructure

Leading asset management firm VanEck has submitted an application for an Onchain Economy Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF), according to a Jan. 15 filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This proposed fund aims to provide exposure to the broader crypto ecosystem by investing in companies and instruments connected to digital assets. The fund outlines a strategy that […]
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16 Jan 2025

XRP Nears Historic Highs: Over 23% of Supply Held by Just 11 Exchanges

As XRP reaches new price milestones in 2025, drawing closer to its historic peak, a considerable share of the digital asset resides on centralized exchange (cex) platforms. According to data from Cryptoquant, over 23% of the 57 billion tokens in circul...

16 Jan 2025

Trump reportedly talking to Ripple with interest in XRP, USDC, Solana for US national reserve

President-elect Donald Trump is reportedly exploring the inclusion of US-developed digital currencies like Ripple’s XRP and Solana in his proposed national crypto reserve, the New York Post reported on Jan. 16, citing insider sources. This move aligns with his campaign pledge to establish a Bitcoin reserve alongside other potential crypto-focused policies to strengthen the US […]
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16 Jan 2025

Polish Zloty Stays Weaker After Rates Left on Hold

The Polish zloty stayed weaker after Poland’s central bank left interest rates unchanged at 5.75%, as largely expected.

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16 Jan 2025

Unknown nation considering Bitcoin as an alternative to traditional bonds, Bitwise CEO reveals

A national government is reportedly exploring Bitcoin as an alternative to its foreign currency bonds. On Jan. 16, Hunter Horsley, the CEO of Bitwise, revealed this development, noting that his firm had supplied detailed information to the government about Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs). According to Horsley, the government is examining the potential of reallocating part […]
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16 Jan 2025

Bitcoin ETFs Halt Four Days of Outflows With $755 Million Inflow

ETF data from Jan. 15 reveals a strong rebound for bitcoin ETFs after four days of successive outflows, with ether ETFs also seeing another day of inflows. Bitcoin ETFs Back in the Green After Consecutive Losses Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) exp...

16 Jan 2025

Solidus AI TECH Announces AgentForge: A Revolutionary Platform for Creating Web3 AI Agents

PRESS RELEASE. Solidus AI TECH is preparing to launch AgentForge, a groundbreaking platform designed to redefine how users interact with Web3. By harnessing the power of artificial intelligence, Agent Forge enables anyone — not just developers — to cre...

16 Jan 2025