Solana rallied by 7% on Jan. 22, but a few data points suggest a move to SOL’s all-time high could take longer than expected. Solana’s native token SOL rose 7% on Jan. 22, despite failing to reclaim the $260 support level. More importantly, SOL has climbed 34% year-to-date in 2025, while the broader altcoin market gained…
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The Ethereum blockchain’s earnings from fees saw a 3% year-on-year rise from 2023 to 2024 despite the Dencun upgrade early last year, which reduced network fees. Ethereum was the highest-earning blockchain last year, earning more in fees compared to 2023 despite an upgrade in March that reduced costs on the network. Ethereum collected $2.48 billion…
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Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon called the original cryptocurrency an “interesting speculative asset.” Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon doesn’t view Bitcoin as a danger to the US dollar and sees its fundamentals as valuable for banks. “I do not think Bitcoin is a threat to the US dollar,” Solomon said in a Jan. 22 interview with CNBC…
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Vivek Ramaswamy said on X he was leaving the Department of Government Efficiency and was “confident that Elon and the team will succeed in streamlining government.” Entrepreneur and former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy will no longer co-lead the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) alongside Elon Musk, and is reportedly opting to run for Ohio governor…
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El Salvador’s total stockpile now stands at 6,044 Bitcoin, worth over $617 million, after the country bought an additional 12 BTC in the last day. El Salvador has bought 12 Bitcoin for its reserve in the past day, despite an earlier deal with the International Monetary Fund to dial back some of the country’s crypto…
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Welcome to coverage of Donald Trump’s inauguration as the 47th president of the United States. The crypto world is bracing for potential changes in regulation, innovation and adoption. This live blog brings you minute-by-minute updates, expert insights and commentary on how the new administration might shape the future of blockchain and digital assets. Catch up…
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More than 400,000 traders were liquidated over the past 24 hours as Bitcoin plunged back below $100,000. Crypto market liquidations over the last 24 hours have reached over $1 billion as Bitcoin briefly fell back below $100,000 after reaching near its all-time high. CoinGlass shows that in the past day, $1.18 billion has been liquidated from nearly…
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The Donald and Melania Trump-backed memecoins that launched over the weekend have amassed a combined value of over $15 billion. Donald Trump and his team have been accused of running a “pump and dump scheme” after back-to-back memecoin launches added billions of dollars to the net worths of the incoming US president and first lady.…
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World Liberty Financial completed its initial sale of tokens at 1.5 cents each and has now released more, hiking the price to 5 cents. The Donald Trump-backed decentralized finance platform World Liberty Financial has completed the initial sale of its token and is selling more of it at a 230% markup due to “massive demand.”…
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FTX’s $1.2 billion repayment is seen as a significant liquidity event for the industry that may bolster cryptocurrency valuations. Cryptocurrency investor optimism is palpable ahead of US President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20, which is expected to bring more regulatory clarity to the industry. Bolstered by the prospect of more industry-friendly regulations, the XRP token rose to its…
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