VC Roundup: Crypto funding climbs to $13.6B in 2024, set to hit $18B in 2025Declining interest rates and increased regulatory clarity are expected to fuel a surge in venture capital investment in crypto startups over the next 12 months.Dec 31, 2024Ana Paula Pereira
BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF tops rivals in 2024 net inflowsThe iShares Bitcoin Trust brought in more than $37 billion in net inflows since launching in January, according to Farside Investors.Dec 31, 2024Alex O’Donnell
Do Kwon is in US custody after extradition battleThe Terraform Labs co-founder was arrested in Montenegro in 2023 for using falsified travel documents as the courts determined whether he would go to the US or South Korea.Dec 31, 2024Turner Wright
Down to $200 one day, Pixels founder had $2.4M the next: Luke Barwikowski, X Hall of FlameLuke Barwikowski says the early days of building Pixels were spent juggling work on a dairy farm, staying in surf hostels and sailing in New Zealand.Dec 31, 2024Ciaran Lyons
Crypto super brands are closer than you thinkThere’s nothing stopping crypto platforms from becoming super brands.Dec 31, 2024Hendrik Ghys
3 crypto predictions going into 2025: SOL ETFs, AI trading, new threats2025 may usher in significant crypto developments, like the first Solana-based ETF and more advanced AI crypto trading bots, but it could also bring new threats.Dec 31, 2024Zoltan Vardai
NFTs record $8.8B sales volume in 2024 — CryptoSlamDecember was the fifth-strongest month for NFTs in 2024, with sales volumes reaching $877 million.Dec 31, 2024Ezra Reguerra
Bitcoin targets $120K in January amid record Binance stablecoin reservesBitcoin analysts predict a rally to $120,000 during the first month of 2025, with nearly $45 billion worth of stablecoin reserves awaiting deployment on Binance.Dec 31, 2024Zoltan Vardai
Tangem fixes bug exposing user seed phrases via emailTangem said it resolved a bug in its app that risked exposing private keys, but users have criticized its muted response.Dec 31, 2024Arijit Sarkar
Franklin Templeton predicts Bitcoin reserves to expand globally in 2025Politicians in Germany and Hong Kong have signaled their interest in adopting strategic Bitcoin reserves for their nations.Dec 31, 2024Ezra Reguerra
AI agents ‘perfectly parallel’ the dawn of the corporation — Bitwise CEOCorporations are feared and we all work for them. Why won’t AI agents be similar? asks Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley.Dec 31, 2024Ciaran Lyons
Silliest memecoins of 2024: Farts, felines and a famous dead squirrelCointelegraph takes a look back at three absurd memecoins launched this year: two that immortalized viral moments and one that was just hot air.Dec 31, 2024Josh O'Sullivan
China denies involvement after ‘major’ breach of US Treasury workstationsA spokesperson for the Chinese embassy in Washington, DC told Reuters that China strongly rejects any responsibility in the ordeal.Dec 31, 2024Brayden Lindrea
South Korean court issues arrest warrant for impeached President YoonA South Korean court has approved an arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol after he refused three summons requests from investigators.Dec 31, 2024Tom Mitchelhill
MicroStrategy shares slip 8% after its end-of-year Bitcoin buyMicroStrategy slumped over the last trading day after disclosing its latest Bitcoin purchase, with some market observers raising concern over leverage.Dec 31, 2024Ciaran Lyons
Tether shifts $780M in Bitcoin to reserve — its biggest move in 9 monthsStablecoin issuer Tether moved over 8,400 Bitcoin to its reserve in its biggest move since March.Dec 31, 2024Jesse Coghlan
Blockchain Bandit moves $172M ETH after 2 years of dormancy: ZachXBTThe notorious hacker accumulated 51,000 Ether mostly by guessing weak private keys from 2016 to 2018.Dec 30, 2024Brayden Lindrea
Judge pushes CFTC trial with Gemini to Jan. 21The civil case between the US financial regulator and Gemini Trust Company was initially scheduled to go to trial before Donald Trump’s inauguration.Dec 30, 2024Turner Wright
Does bearish Bitcoin chart pattern mean $76K BTC price before Trump inauguration?A bearish chart pattern on Bitcoin’s daily timeframe threatens to send BTC price to new lows. Here’s what must happen to avoid it.Dec 30, 2024Antonio Oliveira
Blockchain Association sues IRS over digital asset reporting rules: Law DecodedThe IRS issued new regulations requiring DeFi platforms to report crypto transactions. In response, the Blockchain Association filed a lawsuit against the IRS, arguing that the rules are unconstitutional.Dec 30, 2024Ezra Reguerra
Grayscale adds AI launchpads, Solana DeFi apps to Q1 2025 top tokensThe asset manager has added tokens including HYPE, VIRTUAL, ENA and JITO to its list of the top 20 tokens to watch.Dec 30, 2024Alex O’Donnell
Hyperliquid rolls out native staking on mainnetAccording to data from ASXN, $344 million in HYPE tokens have been staked, representing a total value of over $9 billion as of Dec. 30.Dec 30, 2024Ana Paula Pereira
Price analysis 12/30: SPX, DXY, BTC, ETH, XRP, BNB, SOL, DOGE, ADA, AVAXBitcoin needs to find support in the $90,000 to $85,000 range in order for altcoins to recover and find new buyers.Dec 30, 2024Rakesh Upadhyay
Crypto payments firm MoonPay secures MiCA approval in the NetherlandsDec. 30 marked the end of the implementation phase of the Markets in Crypto-Assets framework, as authorities can enforce rules on certain crypto service providers operating in the EU.Dec 30, 2024Turner Wright
ai16z mulls tokenomics shakeup, L1 launchThe agentic AI project’s contributors envision an AI-focused layer-1 with AI16Z as the native currency.Dec 30, 2024Alex O’Donnell
MicroStrategy buys 2,138 Bitcoin for $209M, yield reaches 74% in 2024MicroStrategy has bought Bitcoin for the eighth consecutive week, pushing its holdings to 446,400 BTC, worth about $41.5 billion at current market prices.Dec 30, 2024Ezra Reguerra
The UK’s overlooked regulatory superpowersThe United Kingdom has a regulatory advantage in the cryptocurrency market.Dec 30, 2024Pavan Kaur
Vietnamese police foil $1M crypto scam, protect 300 potential victimsVietnamese police thwarted a crypto scam that has already taken in $1.17 million, saving 300 potential victims and uncovering fictitious tokens.Dec 30, 2024Arijit Sarkar
Decentralized exchange volume hits record high of $462B in DecemberUniswap remains the largest DEX by trading volume, recording $106 billion over the last 30 days.Dec 30, 2024Ezra Reguerra
Fake Bitcoin ETF, Trump backs BTC: 7 memorable Crypto Twitter moments in 2024Cointelegraph recounts the most memorable moments on X this year which influenced crypto and crypto culture in 2024.Dec 30, 2024Jesse Coghlan