Intesa Sanpaolo, Italy’s largest banking group, has purchased 11 Bitcoins for roughly 1 million euros (US$1 million), becoming the first Italian bank to make a direct investment in the crypto. The confirmation came from Intesa Sanpaolo’s press office, following speculation that emerged earlier in the day after an internal email from the group was leaked … Read more
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Bitcoin (BTC) started the critical data week with a decline as the possibility of a rate hike began to be discussed after Friday’s employment data and major banks lowered their expectations for Fed rate cuts. At this point, the BTC price fell below $90,000, but this decline was short-lived and by the end of the … Read more
The SEC chair is set to leave office in six days, the same day Donald Trump is scheduled to be inaugurated as president in Washington, DC.
Alkimiya, supported by Dragonfly and Coinbase Ventures, launches a DeFi marketplace on Base, the Layer 2 of Coinbase. Users can now bet on the fluctuations of gas costs, revolutionizing the way blockspace is managed. Let’s see all the details in this article. Base, the Layer 2 of Coinbase, becomes fertile ground for a market linked … Read more
The political landscape is shifting once again with the Trump inauguration next week, and markets across the globe, including crypto, are gearing up for potential volatility. Amid the flux, savvy investors are eyeing high-potential blockchain projects poised to thrive in this new era. Leading the pack are The AI Organization (TAO), Arweave (AR), and Script … Read more
The incoming Trump administration appears poised to orchestrate a significant shift in U.S. cryptocurrency policy, signaling plans to dismantle key Biden-era regulations, according to The Washington Post (WaPo). Trump’s Alleged Crypto Plans Revealed by Insiders in WaPo Report Insiders privy to the administration’s deliberations revealed to WaPo that overturning the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) … Read more
How did a crypto betting platform become a global controversy, drawing fire from Singapore and the FBI and outraged users? Polymarket’s mounting troubles Singapore shines as a leading hub for technology and innovation. Yet, when it comes to gambling, the city-state adopts a notably conservative approach. This dichotomy recently came to light on Jan. 12, … Read more
The company envisions a world of AI agents, like Eliza, trading autonomously onchain.
Over the past year, the Bitcoin Renaissance has brought significant attention to BTCfi, or “Bitcoin DeFi” applications. Despite the hype, very few of these applications have delivered on their promises or managed to retain a meaningful number of “actual” users. To put things into perspective, the leading lending platform for Bitcoin assets, Liquidium, allows users … Read more