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Catherine Mcgrath

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Kanye West douses memecoin rumor; Dave Portnoy dives into Solana 

Trump’s memecoin has reignited the celebrity memecoin frenzy with Barstool Sports’ Dave Portnoy hopping on the trend.

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Bitcoin giant Strategy takes loss to stave off likely tax hit—and keeps buying Bitcoin

Strategy, formerly MicroStrategy, has accumulated $46 billion worth of Bitcoin since 2020.

07.02.2025 4

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Michael Saylor’s company rebrands to ‘Strategy’ and calls itself a ‘Bitcoin treasury company’

The company is the world’s largest corporate holder of Bitcoin.

06.02.2025 4

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Trump created the first ever U.S. sovereign wealth fund: Will it include Bitcoin?

Wyoming Sen. Cynthia Lummis sparks excitement by calling the move a ‘₿ig deal.’

04.02.2025 5

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Bitcoin plunges below $100,000 amid tariff worries, XRP falls 33%

Cryptocurrencies lose $370 billion in market cap as investors flee digital assets.

04.02.2025 10

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Grayscale files for XRP ETF but Litecoin will likely come first, Bloomberg analyst says

Grayscale wants to convert its $16 million XRP trust into an ETF on the New York Stock Exchange.

01.02.2025 10

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Billionaire Barry Silbert’s Digital Currency Group launches crypto mining venture Fortitude

The new Fortitude venture will “look across the entire proof of work ecosystem to say what's going to give us the largest return.”

31.01.2025 10

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Exclusive: Domain registration startup D3 raises $25 million from Paradigm to launch Doma blockchain

“All the good dot coms are taken. There's about 150 million of these things.”

29.01.2025 10

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Billionaire Binance ‘CZ’ founder jumps back into crypto with $16 million investment in token airdrop service Sign

This investment is YZi Labs's first investment since rebranding from Binance Labs.

28.01.2025 6

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Bitcoin tumbles amid broader market jitters over Chinese AI app DeepSeek

“Everybody should be looking at this as a gift.”

28.01.2025 7

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Crypto czar David Sacks says NFTs and memecoins are collectibles, not securities

Sacks likened Trump’s recently-released memecoin to ‘a baseball card or a stamp.’

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Trump issues executive order on crypto: Here’s what it says

The executive order directs the government to propose a regulatory framework and explore the creation of a digital asset stockpile.

24.01.2025 6

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Ethereum, beset by infighting, sags behind other tokens in a bull market

Ethereum is up 47% this year while its competitor, Solana, is up 200%.

23.01.2025 3

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Solana battles Coinbase outages as SOL hits all-time high

“It’s clear we need to step up our game on Solana.”

23.01.2025 4

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Trump’s inauguration sends Bitcoin on wild ride

Bitcoin jumps once more after earlier disappointment over lack of crypto policy on Trump’s first day.

22.01.2025 8

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Trump is planning an executive order on crypto: Here’s what that could look like

The executive order would make crypto a ‘national priority.’

18.01.2025 10

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XRP and Solana ETPs could rake in as much as $14 billion, JPMorgan says

The banking giant projects each ETP could bring in $3 billion to $8 billion in investment.

17.01.2025 5

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Ripple’s XRP breaks $3 for first time since 2018, nears all-time high

XRP surged 12% on speculation that Trump’s administration will support Ripple and the crypto industry.

17.01.2025 20

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Bitcoin rebounds to $100,000 as inflation data puts Fed rate cuts ‘back on the table’

The original cryptocurrency has risen 9% since hitting a 30-day low of $90,600.

15.01.2025 3

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Exclusive: Crypto user interface company Reown raises $13 million from Shopify and Kraken

Reown allows developers to integrate over 600 self-custody wallets into their software.

15.01.2025 7

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Crypto sector donates cash and digital currency for LA fire relief, Blockdaemon and Ripple help lead effort 

Ripple will donate $100,000 of XRP to World Central Kitchen.

14.01.2025 9

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Crypto bank Sygnum achieves unicorn status with new funding round that gives it a valuation of $1 billion

Sygnum offers 24/7 financial services for crypto including lending, brokerage and asset management.

14.01.2025 6

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Crypto giant Ripple plans to ‘imminently’ debut its stablecoin on major exchanges: Can it gain market share?

A Ripple executive says RLUSD has seen ‘incredible momentum’ since its launch.

11.01.2025 10

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The federal government just got the greenlight to sell $6.5 billion in Bitcoin seized from Silk Road

Crypto investors worry that the sale could negatively impact the currency’s price.

10.01.2025 20

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Fidelity predicts countries and central banks that once avoided Bitcoin will start buying it in 2025

In addition to the United States, Brazil and Russia are considering creating Bitcoin reserves.

09.01.2025 7

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Crypto data platform SoSoValue raises $15 million in new funding to launch multi-coin indices

The company will use the money to introduce additional wrapped tokens for investors.

08.01.2025 5

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Crypto markets are jolted by $205 million liquidation as Bitcoin tumbles to $97,000

Crypto market loses 6% of its market cap as excitement over Trump’s victory fades.

08.01.2025 6

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Dogecoin tumbles over 25% as memecoins battered by crypto pullback

Memecoins often experience harsher selloffs than ‘more established’ cryptocurrencies.

23.12.2024 4

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Crypto markets crash after epic rally, sending Bitcoin back below $100,000

Disappointment over future of interest rate cuts triggered a selloff.

21.12.2024 7

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Exclusive: Tokenization startup Plume gets $20 million in funding to build a real-world asset finance ecosystem

Plume facilitates real-world asset financing through its native blockchain.

18.12.2024 5

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Ripple’s RLUSD launches on global exchanges with some investors paying a premium

RLUSD trades above $1 as limited supply impacts its initial price.

17.12.2024 5

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Bitcoin reaches new all-time high of $107,000 after Trump confirms plans for Bitcoin reserve

The currency surged after Trump promised to “do something great with crypto.”

17.12.2024 10

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Ripple announces launch of RLUSD stablecoin

RLUSD will be available on Uphold, Bitso, MoonPay, Archax, and CoinMENA.

16.12.2024 5

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BlackRock recommends investing no more than 2% of your portfolio in Bitcoin

A new report says investing more than 2% sharply increases risk.

13.12.2024 10

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Vancouver just voted to become a Bitcoin-friendly city but Microsoft’s shareholders want no part of it 

The vote is a part of a growing movement of governments and companies to invest in Bitcoin as a hedge against inflation.

12.12.2024 10

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 XRP soars 11% as Ripple RLUSD stablecoin prepares to launch

Ripple’s RLUSD received regulatory approval in New York on Tuesday.

11.12.2024 2

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Cross-border crypto payments company Sphere raises $5 million from Coinbase and Kraken

The company works directly with banks and money transfer services to settle cross-border payments via stablecoin.

11.12.2024 4

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XRP and Dogecoin fall 10% as altcoins experience largest pullback in months

The crypto market is correcting for an “over-extended exuberance” over the past few week.

10.12.2024 1

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AI company Hyperbolic raises $12 million in Series A funding round led by Polychain Capital and Variant

The company sells computer power by aggregating time from unused GPUs.

10.12.2024 3

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Bitcoin is now worth more than silver and Saudi Arabia’s oil company—and is closing in on Google

The original cryptocurrency broke $100,000 for the first time on Wednesday.

06.12.2024 10

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Trump picks former regulator and crypto booster Paul Atkins to lead Securities and Exchange Commission

Atkins is expected to emphasize free markets and lower penalties.

04.12.2024 2

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Ripple’s XRP soars over 40% as regulatory headwinds let up 

The token has added over $120 billion to its market cap since the Nov. 5th election

02.12.2024 3

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Bitcoin tumbles after failing to break $100,000—but expert says ‘round number’ pullbacks are normal

Columbia professor Omid Malekan says Bitcoin latest target is a “psychological barrier.”

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Uniswap offers biggest ever ‘bug bounty’, promises up to $15.5 million to those who spot code vulnerabilities

The company is asking the public to seek out vulnerabilities in its v4 protocol.

26.11.2024 10

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A Dogecoin celebrity is back in the spotlight—and happy to be a millionaire again

Glauber Contessoto calls Elon Musk’s favorite crypto a “cultural icon."

25.11.2024 3

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How to buy Bitcoin: the 3 best ways

As Bitcoin approaches $100,000, you may be looking to get in on the action. Here’s how.

25.11.2024 9

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Bitcoin nears $100,000 as SEC chair Gary Gensler announces he will step down

Bitcoin has been on a tear since Election night, breaking through $98,000 on Thursday.

22.11.2024 20

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Microstrategy breaks into top 100 U.S. publicly traded companies as Bitcoin reaches $94,000

Microstrategy has acquired a total of 331,200 Bitcoin since 2020, currently worth over $30 billion.

20.11.2024 3

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Monkey Tilt raises $30 million in push to make online gambling more social

The site already has $200 million in monthly volume and plans to launch crypto payments.

20.11.2024 5

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Stablecoin company Noble raises $15 million in Series A from Paradigm 

The company seeks to help stablecoin issuers distribute their product to a growing number of appchains.

19.11.2024 4

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