Five of the top 10 crypto protocols by fee earnings in the last 24 hours were on Solana. Solana-based apps notched record fees and revenue activity in the last 24 hours amid an apparent return of memecoin mania. According to a Nov. 18 X post from decentralized finance commentator Patrick Scott, who cited DefiLlama data, five out…
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Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, NFTs, Web3 and crypto regulation. Today in crypto, Chainlink revealed the “Chainlink Runtime Environment,” — a unified architecture bridging traditional finance with blockchain systems, In an interview with Cointelegraph, Marcin Kaźmierczak, co-founder…
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Ripple’s native currency, XRP, surged by more than 17% on November 15, based on expectations of a friendlier regulatory climate in the US. Ripple Labs and CEO Brad Garlinghouse are facing criticism from industry executives after rumors that the CEO recently met with President-elect Trump began circulating on social media. In response to the rumors,…
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A crypto analyst reiterates that “some of these” Bitcoiners have been “here for many years,” and $90,000 is the “first target” for profit-taking. Bitcoiners who have held their coins for over 155 days aren’t all holding out for a six-figure price tag, with some happily taking profits once Bitcoin surpassed $90,000, according to a crypto…
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ETF analyst Eric Balchunas says “the ball” is now with the Options Clearing Corporation, forecasting that spot Bitcoin ETF options will “list very soon.” The United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued a notice, “clearing the way” for spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) options. Analysts are now speculating the products could be listed…
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According to a court filing, Elon Musk said that the proposed initial coin offering (ICO) “would simply result in a massive loss of credibility for OpenAI.” Tesla CEO and tech entrepreneur Elon Musk dismissed OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s proposal to launch a cryptocurrency token in early 2018, warning that it could severely harm the reputation…
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After hitting new all-time highs, Bitcoin hints at early signs of short-term correction to reset its overleveraged futures market. Bitcoin’s price dropped 6% between Nov. 13 and 15, exhibiting its first period of correction since breaking above its previous all-time high of $73,880. Bitcoin 4-hour chart. Source: TradingView With BTC undergoing price discovery on Nov.…
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“We’ll get there in 2026 or 2027” if the current rate of AI advancements continues, said Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei. Advances in artificial intelligence to “human levels” could arrive as soon as 2026, according to Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei. Speaking to podcaster Lex Fridman this week, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei compared the recent advances…
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Smart accounts will solve the “wallet trilemma” by optimizing for non-custodial control, convenience, and security. An Ethereum Improvement Proposal known as EIP-7702 could accelerate the adoption of smart accounts by making it easier for existing users to upgrade their wallets, according to Safe co-founder Lukas Schor. “EIP-7702 will be the tipping point for account abstraction,”…
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A 32-year-old woman has been charged with murdering Mirshahi. However, it isn’t confirmed whether the case has ties to his involvement with crypto. The body of Kevin Mirshahi, a crypto influencer who was abducted from a condo in June, has been found at a park in Montreal, Canada, local reports state. Mirshahi’s decomposing remains were…
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