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Anza Commits to Scale Solana to 1 Million Transactions per Second
4.3.2025
Anza, the Solana-focused software development firm in charge of the Agave client, has released its roadmap for 2025. The main focus is to make Solana a faster and more effective network, aiming to reach the 1 million transactions per second (TPS) mark in the future. Anza stated that is preparing...
Uphold Revives Crypto Staking Services in the US
4.3.2025
Cryptocurrency exchange Uphold has announced the relaunch of its staking services in the United States after dropping the service back in 2023. Following the resumption of staking in the United Kingdom earlier this year, Uphold’s US customers can now earn staking rewards on 19 crypto assets...
Deepseek-R1 Exposed: 74% of Output Mirrors OpenAI
4.3.2025
Copyleaks found that 74.2% of text generated by Deepseek-R1 closely resembles OpenAI’s stylistic patterns, suggesting potential unauthorized reliance on OpenAI’s model during training. This raises concerns about intellectual property, transparency, and ethical AI practices. Copyleaks...
Solana Co-Founder Anatoly Yakovenko: ‘Bitcoin Has No Value’
3.3.2025
Anatoly Yakovenko, co-founder of the Solana project, has recently referred to the current state of bitcoin and its utility. On social media, Yakovenko stated that BTC had no value and could be considered insurance “in the best light.” He explained that there was a 1% chance for...
Metaplanet Acquires Additional 156 Bitcoin, Expanding Treasury Holdings
3.3.2025
Japanese investment firm Metaplanet has announced the acquisition of an additional 156 bitcoin as part of its ongoing Bitcoin Treasury Operations, bringing its total holdings to 2,391 BTC. The latest purchase was made at an average price of approximately $86,160 (12,952,147 yen) per bitcoin...
Vietnam to Draft Legal Framework for Digital Assets by March
3.3.2025
Vietnam’s Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has instructed the Ministry of Finance and the State Bank of Vietnam to draft regulations for digital assets and currencies, with a proposal expected in March. This directive, part of Directive No. 05, aims to drive economic growth to at least 8% in 2025....
Return $4M or Face FBI, Interpol: Mask Network Founder to Hackers
2.3.2025
Mask Network founder Suji Yan has told hackers who recently siphoned $4 million in digital assets from his wallet to return the funds or face enforcement action. Yan stated that the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Hong Kong Police, Interpol, and private security personnel have evidence...
Korean Exchange Bithumb to Sponsor FC Seoul, One of the Country’s Leading Soccer Clubs
2.3.2025
Bithumb, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in Korea by trading volume, has signed a sponsorship deal with FC Seoul. This initiative, which marks the exchange’s eighth project aimed at contributing to various cultural fields, will see Bithumb serve as an official sponsor for the 2025...
Ripple’s President: South Korea Preparing for Institutional Crypto Boom
2.3.2025
South Korea is preparing for a surge in institutional cryptocurrency adoption, with Ripple expanding its footprint through a partnership with BDACS. “South Korea is gearing up for a wave of institutional crypto adoption,” said Monica Long, Ripple’s president, emphasizing...
USDT on TON Hits $1.4 Billion in 10 Months, Fastest Stablecoin Growth Ever
1.3.2025
Tether’s USDT has achieved the fastest deployment of a stablecoin on any blockchain, reaching $1.4 billion issued on TON in just ten months. This is according to data by Artemis and Ournetwork. As the largest stablecoin with a $293 billion market cap, USDT is the third most valuable digital...
OpenAI Announces GPT-4.5: ‘A Giant, Expensive Model’
1.3.2025
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced the release of GPT-4.5, the latest iteration of the company’s flagship artificial intelligence (AI) model. Altman warned that, while this was not a reasoning model and won’t crush benchmarks, it has improved on its previous version in the conversational...
Feds Take Down 73-Year-Old in $2.4M Crypto Conspiracy—Prison Time Looms
1.3.2025
A federal jury in Texas has convicted Randall V. Rule, 73, of laundering cryptocurrency linked to various fraud schemes, including romance scams and real estate fraud. Prosecutors revealed that Rule and co-conspirator Gregory C. Nysewander converted illicit funds into cryptocurrency and funneled...
Bitdeer Invests $4 Million to Buy 50 More BTC, Holdings Reach 1,011 BTC
28.2.2025
Singapore-based mining firm Bitdeer has acquired 50 BTC for $4 million at an average price of $81,475, according to a Feb. 28 X post. This brings the company’s total bitcoin holdings to 1,011 BTC. Over the past six days, Bitdeer has purchased 150 BTC with earlier purchases of 50 BTC each...
Alibaba Announces $53 Billion AI and Cloud Computing Push
28.2.2025
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba reported that it was ready to invest $53 billion in artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud computing initiatives in the next three years. The commitment is part of a gradual push of the company to these technologies, allowing it to increase its growth. According...
Bitcoin Shakeout: $106M Liquidated in Minutes as Price Dips to $81K
28.2.2025
Bitcoin (BTC) saw a sharp plunge on Feb. 27, 2025, at 8:35 p.m. Eastern Time, dropping from around $84,000 to the $81,084 range in a matter of minutes on Bitstamp. The sudden move startled traders and triggered a wave of stop-loss orders, intensifying the rapid sell-off. Coinglass stats show $106...
Metaplanet Issues $13.6 Million in Zero Percent Bonds to Buy More Bitcoin
27.2.2025
Tokyo-based Metaplanet Inc. has announced the issuance of its 7th series of ordinary bonds to raise $13.6 million (2 billion yen) to fund additional bitcoin purchases. The move, approved on Wednesday, Feb. 27, aligns with the company’s growing bitcoin treasury strategy. This follows...
Ripple Outlines Future Developments to Institutional DeFi on XRP Ledger
27.2.2025
Ripple has announced upcoming features for the XRP Ledger (XRPL) aimed at enhancing institutional decentralized finance (DeFi). Key developments include expanded compliance functions, a new lending protocol that integrates with Ripple Payments and decentralized exchanges, and the introduction...
FBI Arrests Three in Pig Butchering Crypto Scam Tied to $13M Fraud Scheme
27.2.2025
Federal authorities arrested three individuals in California for allegedly laundering over $13 million from victims of crypto investment scams known as “pig butchering.” The suspects, including Chinese nationals Mingzhi Li and Zeyue Jia, along with Jun Shi, allegedly created shell companies—Magic...
Report: German Investment Bank Dekabank Launches Institutional Crypto Services
26.2.2025
Dekabank, a prominent German investment bank, has reportedly launched cryptocurrency trading and custody services for institutional clients after nearly two years of development. This move comes after receiving regulatory approval for a crypto custody license from the Federal Financial Supervisory...
ATM Operator Bitcoin Depot Expands Treasury Holdings With Additional BTC Purchase
26.2.2025
Bitcoin Depot (NASDAQ: BTM), a U.S.-based Bitcoin ATM operator has announced the acquisition of an additional 11.1 BTC as part of its ongoing treasury strategy, initially revealed in June 2024. This latest purchase follows the company’s recent acquisition of 51 bitcoin earlier this month...