Coinbase believes tokenization, DeFi will be key themes in 2025 amid pro-crypto policies

cryptoslate.com Coinbase’s latest market outlook for 2025 identifies tokenization, DeFi resurgence, and a shift toward pro-crypto regulation in the US as key trends for the following year.…

LBank Kicks Off 2025 With Exclusive 200,000+ USDT New Year Celebration

news.bitcoin.com PRESS RELEASE. SINGAPORE, December 20, 2024 – LBank, a leading global cryptocurrency exchange, announces its New Year Celebration with a massive prize pool of over 200,000…

Bedrock Launches brBTC, Introducing BTCFi 2.0

dailyhodl.com December 20, 2024 – Singapore, Singapore Bedrock, one of the leading multi-asset restaking protocols, introduces brBTC – a transformative BTC derivative asset designed to…

Coinbase Faces Lawsuit over wBTC Delisting: Integrates Apple Pay for Crypto Conversions

financemagnates.com Coinbase has issued a formal response to a lawsuit filed by BiT Global, a company tied to Justin Sun. The dispute arose after Coinbase announced it would delist wrapped…

Foresight Ventures Latest Research Dissects Story’s Revolutionary Protocol for AI-Driven IP Economy

cryptopotato.com [PRESS RELEASE – Singapore, Singapore, December 20th, 2024] Foresight Ventures, a global leading Venture Capital in Web3 and blockchain, has unveiled its latest research…

Singapore, Hong Kong Lead the Blockchain Revolution, Not US

beincrypto.com A new report has ranked Singapore as the top country in blockchain and crypto technology. The study evaluated countries using a composite index based on blockchain patents,…

UK judge says fake Satoshi Craig Wright will go to prison if he violates order

dlnews.com Craig Wright, the man who long claimed to be Bitcoin’s inventor, received a one-year suspended sentence after breaching a UK High Court order. The court found Wright in…

Bedrock Launches brBTC: Introducing BTCFi 2.0

coinpedia.org The post Bedrock Launches brBTC: Introducing BTCFi 2.0 — the Future of Bitcoin Staking appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News SINGAPORE, December 20th, 2024 — Bedrock, one…

Dogecoin's 11% Drop Leads Losses in Crypto Majors as Bitcoin Sours Festive Mood

coindesk.com and other crypto majors extended to their third straight day, as risk-off behavior after this week’s FOMC meeting and general profit-taking contributed to heavy market…

The Ambition of MEET48’s AI-UGC Ecosystem: MEET48 Announced to Launch Mars Protocol of Entertainment AI-Agent

cryptopotato.com [PRESS RELEASE – Dubai, UAE, December 20th, 2024] On August 28, 2024, Sixteen members of the MEET48 idol group captivated audiences at WebX 2024 with their singing and…

German regulator orders Worldcoin to enhance privacy measures after biometric data probe

cryptoslate.com The Bavarian State Office for Data Protection Supervision (BayLDA) has ordered Worldcoin to implement stricter privacy measures after concluding its investigation into the…

Formula 1 Secures Multi-Year Renewal With Crypto.com in Sports Sponsorship Push

decrypt.co Formula 1 has renewed its partnership with exchange platform Crypto.com, extending the agreement through 2030 as both entities seek to capitalize on their shared momentum.…

Craig Wright Gets Suspended 1 Year Sentence in UK for Continuing to Sue Bitcoin Developers

nobsbitcoin.com Every sat counts! Support our reporting here. At a UK High Court hearing today, Justice James Edward Mellor ruled that Craig Wright violated a previous court order by filing…

Craig Wright dodges prison as UK court suspends contempt sentence

cryptoslate.com Craig Wright — a controversial computer scientist who falsely claimed to be Bitcoin’s pseudonymous creator, Satoshi Nakamoto — has been sentenced to one year in prison for…

Craig Wright Sentenced To 1 Year In Prison: The Self-Proclaimed Bitcoin Creator Faces Justice

bitcoinist.com Craig Wright, the computer scientist who claims to be Satoshi Nakamoto, the elusive creator of Bitcoin, was sentenced on Thursday to one year in prison by a UK judge for…

Just In: Court Sentences Craig Wright To One Year In Prison

coingape.com Australian computer scientist Craig Wright, who has been lying about being the founder of Bitcoin, received a one-year prison sentence. The high court in London found him in…

Craig Wright Found in Contempt of Court Over Bitcoin Lawsuit Claims

tftc.io Australian computer scientist Craig Wright, who has long claimed to be the creator of Bitcoin under the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto, has been found in contempt of court by…

Deutsche Bank puts ZKsync in the zeitgeist

blockworks.co Bull markets are the time of exciting mainnet launches, airdrops and announcements. After the world’s shortest testnet, Kraken brought forward yesterday the mainnet launch…

Mantle Network Advances Technical Roadmap As the First ZK Validity Rollup With Succinct’s SP1

dailyhodl.com December 19, 2024 – Singapore, Singapore Succinct alliance establishes Mantle Network as highest TVL (total value locked) ZK (zero-knowledge) validity rollup. Mantle Network…

Mira Leads Decentralized AI Wave as Node Delegator Program Sells Out Instantly

cryptopotato.com [PRESS RELEASE – Singapore, Singapore, December 19th, 2024] Mira Network, a pioneer in trustless AI systems, announced that its highly anticipated Node Delegator Program’s…

UTXO Stack Completes Series A Funding, Plans TGE in Q1 2025

cryptopotato.com [PRESS RELEASE – Singapore, Singapore, December 19th, 2024] UTXO Stack, a Lightning Network liquidity staking protocol, has completed its Series A funding round at a $50…

Hong Kong Accelerates Crypto Licensing with Approval of 4 New Exchanges

beincrypto.com Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has approved licenses for four new crypto exchanges: HKbitEX, Accumulus, DFX Labs, and EX.IO. These approvals bring the…

Bitcoin's Nosedive to Under $100K Shaves $700M Crypto Longs, XRP Drops 5%

coindesk.com slump spiraled into over $700 million worth of liquidations across futures tracking major tokens, with XRP and dogecoin (DOGE) products recording unusually high losses. BTC…

Self-Proclaimed Bitcoin Inventor Skips Contempt Case Hearing

bitcoinist.com Online reports revealed Craig Wright skipped his UK court hearing today due to an alleged lack of resources to travel. The Australian computer scientist is facing a contempt…

Absent 'bitcoin inventor' faces jail for contempt

lawgazette.co.uk The crypto-entrepreneur whose claim to be bitcoin inventor 'Satoshi Nakamoto' was demolished by the High Court earlier this year today refused to attend a contempt hearing -…

Coinbase Can Delist Wrapped Bitcoin Amid BiT Global Challenge, Judge Rules

decrypt.co A federal judge denied BiT Global’s request for a temporary restraining order Wednesday, finding that the Hong Kong-based firm failed to show an imminent and irreparable…

dTRINITY Launches Subsidized Stablecoin Lending Protocol on Fraxtal L2

cryptopotato.com [PRESS RELEASE – Singapore, Singapore, December 18th, 2024] dTRINITY, a next-generation stablecoin liquidity protocol, has announced its mainnet debut on the Fraxtal L2…

dTRINITY Launches Subsidized Stablecoin Lending Protocol on Fraxtal Layer-Two

dailyhodl.com December 18, 2024 – Singapore, Singapore dTRINITY, a next-generation stablecoin liquidity protocol, has announced its mainnet debut on the Fraxtal layer-two network. The…

NFTMozaic Secures Web3 Foundation Grant To Unite and Elevate Polkadot’s NFT Ecosystem

dailyhodl.com December 18, 2024 – Singapore, Singapore NFTMozaic, the newest project to hit the Polkadot ecosystem, has been awarded a Decentralized Futures grant by the Web3 Foundation…

aelf Expands AI Capabilities Through Key Partnerships with Aethir, Edge Matrix Chain, Gaia, NAWS, NetMind.AI and Nuklai

coingape.com Singapore, 21 November 2024 — aelf, a leading Layer 1 AI-enhanced blockchain, is making significant strides in the AI blockchain sector by formalising key partnerships with…

GRVT Launches Gas-Free Bridging for DeFi with XY Finance

coingape.com Singapore, October 24, 2024 – Hybrid cryptocurrency exchange GRVT (pronounced “gravity”), which aims to become the “Goldman Sachs on blockchain”, is thrilled to announce its…

Deutsche Bank Explores Ethereum With ZKsync Technology in New L2 Solution

news.bitcoin.com A Bloomberg report spotlights Deutsche Bank’s approach to tackling regulatory hurdles associated with public blockchains, introducing the layer two (L2) pilot program,…

What comes next for Sam Altman’s eyeball-scanning Worldcoin following a stormy year

dlnews.com This year packed quite a wallop for Worldcoin. There were regulatory clampdowns, investigations, and even brawls at its eyeball-scanning stations. And yet Sam Altman’s…

German banking giant develops Ethereum L2 using ZKsync

cryptobriefing.com German’s largest bank Deutsche Bank is developing an Ethereum layer 2 network using ZKsync technology to enhance transaction efficiency and meet regulatory standards in…

MiCA-Compliant Stablecoins Dominate European Market. BTC-EUR Trading Pair Flourishes!

99bitcoins.com A Decemeber 2024 report by Kaiko and Bitvavo has highlighted the significant growth of Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA)- compliant stablecoins in the European…

WazirX's WRX Plunges 60% After Binance Delisting, Dampening Hopes of a 'Fresh Start'

coindesk.com A Binance delisting decision sent prices of defunct crypto exchange WazirX’s WRX tokens down 60% in an hour, even as the exchange hopes for a “fresh start” of its platform.…

Digital Bank Sygnum to Launch Crypto Fund With Moomoo in Singapore

cryptonews.com Sygnum Singapore, a branch of the digital asset bank, said it has partnered with brokerage Moomoo SG to distribute its multi-manager fund to accredited investors on its…

Crypto.com CEO Meets Trump and Drops SEC Lawsuit

beincrypto.com Kris Marszalek, CEO of centralized exchange Crypto.com, met with Donald Trump at his Florida golf resort on Monday. The discussion centered on potential appointments tied to…

THIS nation-state beats United States, UAE to top global crypto adoption charts!

ambcrypto.com None Singapore ranked first in the global crypto adoption report by Henley Global • None Over 40% of Singaporean investors own crypto and expect mainstream adoption…

Moai Finance Secures XRPL Grant, Launches Enhanced Cross-Chain DEX Aggregator

cryptopotato.com [PRESS RELEASE – Singapore, Singapore, December 18th, 2024] Moai Finance, a leading decentralized exchange platform on XRP Ledger, today announced the launch of version 2.0…

A Web 3.0 VC’s Guide to Surviving and Thriving in 2025

dailyhodl.com HodlX Guest Post Submit Your Post 2024 will be recognized as the year when crypto and blockchain finally mainstreamed their legitimacy. While the crypto industry is no…

Crypto Gains Before 2022 Fall Under Capital Gains Tax, India Tax Regulator Confirms

bitcoinist.com The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) in Jodhpur, India, has today clarified the taxation of crypto transactions conducted before the financial year (FY) 2022-2023.…

Coinbase reveals 18% YoY drop in law enforcement requests

cryptoslate.com Coinbase disclosed in a transparency report that it received 10,707 requests from global law enforcement and government agencies over the past year, an 18% decline from the…

Xterio Partners with Reka to Build Emotionally Intelligent AI Agents for Gaming and Beyond

cryptopotato.com [PRESS RELEASE – Singapore, Singapore, December 17th, 2024] Xterio aims to redefine AI-human interaction with emotionally adaptive companions that evolve with users. In an…

Sticker Shop Launches on Telegram With Tradable NFT Decals on TON

decrypt.co Tradable NFT stickers are launching on Telegram via The Open Network (TON). Open Builders—the team behind viral tap-to-earn game Notcoin—and the DOGS meme coin community…

Traditional Gaming Pros Overtake Blockchain Experts in Web3 Game Companies: BGA Report 2024

cryptonews.com Traditional gaming professionals now hold a larger share of roles in Web3 game companies, surpassing blockchain and cryptocurrency specialists. According to the Blockchain…

Crypto Thefts Soar; Secure Digital Assets With Best Wallet

bitcoinist.com Two people from Arizona were robbed of a total of $300,000 in cryptocurrency by a man posing as a fake Uber driver. The Scottsdale Police Department identified the victim as…

Singapore Dominates Crypto Tech Rankings, Outshines US: ApeX Study

cryptonews.com ApeX Protocol, a decentralized exchange (DEX) for derivatives trading, released a study evaluating countries through three core metrics. The factors include blockchain…

Bitcoin-to-Gold Ratio Hits Historic Peak as Year-End Rally Soars

decrypt.co Bitcoin’s break to new heights this week has nudged its ratio against gold to record levels as institutions continue to pile into the digital asset toward the end of the…

Singapore Leading World in Crypto Adoption, With 40% of Investors Holding Digital Assets: Report

dailyhodl.com The richest country in Southeast Asia has reportedly become the global leader in crypto adoption. Citing data from consultancy Henley & Partners, Bloomberg reports that…

Major Warnings Issued by the Pi Network Team: Details

cryptopotato.com TL;DR Pi Network advised users to rely on official channels and use only the authentic Pi Wallet in the Pi Browser. With 14 million users verified and only 1 million left,…

Bitcoin Price Prediction 2024, 2025

coinpedia.org The post Bitcoin Price Prediction 2024, 2025 – 2030: Will BTC Price Hit $200,000? appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Story Highlights The live price of Bitcoin is $…

Singapore Leads Asia’s Crypto Boom Amid Bitcoin Surge

coinpedia.org Qadir Ak is the founder of Coinpedia. He has over a decade of experience writing about technology and has been covering the blockchain and cryptocurrency space since 2010.…

The key challenges for institutional DeFi adoption

cryptoslate.com The following is a guest article from Vincent Maliepaard, Marketing Director at IntoTheBlock. As Bitcoin surpassed its all-time high earlier this year, driven by…

Can Bitcoin Hit $160,000 In 2025? Matrixport Thinks So

newsbtc.com Singapore-based crypto service provider Matrixport predicts that Bitcoin may reach as high as $160,000 by 2025. In a newly released report, titled Matrix on Target (Issue…

Bank of England Demands Firms to Disclose Crypto Exposure by March 2025

cryptonews.com The Bank of England’s regulatory arm, the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), has issued a directive requiring businesses to disclose their current and anticipated…