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The co-founder of Cardano, Charles Hoskinson, got the crypto world excited with just a hint towards the possibility that delimited continuations might be executed into the Cardano blockchain in 2025. Earlier this month, on Dec. 22, Hoskinson had said 2025 will be ADA’s year. Now, many crypto enthusiasts believe delimited continuations might be the new technological addition that the co-founder had been hinting at. Although such a phrase does sound very hefty to consider, its impacts can indeed reflect a legitimate impression on the execution of Cardano (ADA) and the consequences of its developments and investments. Next year, Cardano is…

Bitcoin mining has since ticked the box Elon Musk set three years ago. He said at least 50% of its energy must come from renewable sources. Well, miners just hit 54%. This should, in theory, be enough for Tesla to dust off its Bitcoin payment system, as we kindly suggested in the past. Elon’s ultimatum and Bitcoin’s big energy problem Back in May 2021, Elon pulled the plug on Bitcoin payments for Tesla, citing environmental concerns. His issue? Mining Bitcoin was guzzling electricity, much of it coming from coal and other dirty sources. “We are concerned about the rapidly increasing…

Polkadot’s Treasury, a vital component of the blockchain network’s ecosystem, now holds approximately $210 million worth of assets, equivalent to 31 million DOT. On Dec. 31, Tommi Enenkel, Polkadot’s Head Ambassador, shared this update on social media platform X while highlighting the network’s financial standing as the year concludes. Polkadot Treasury Enenkel said 90% of Treasury’s assets are in DOT, with $15 million in stablecoins and $1 million in MYTH tokens. However, the Treasury saw a decrease of 2 million DOT in equivalent holdings quarter-over-quarter. A detailed financial report is expected in January. Meanwhile, this update follows concerns raised earlier…

In its latest report, Galaxy Research has made bold predictions for Bitcoin and the overall crypto market. As per Galaxy Research, Bitcoin will potentially touch the $185K mark in the initial half of the next year while it may test $185,000 by 2025’s end. In addition to this, the research platform also made some other predictions for 2025 which are discussed below. The platform took to social media to discuss the potential position of the top crypto token in the upcoming months. 01 – Bitcoin will cross $150k in H1 and test or best $185k in Q4 2025. A combination…

2024 has been a monumental year for Chainlink; the platform has reached an impressive total market value of $18 trillion, with the implementation of CCIP facilitating more than $1 billion in token transfers. LINK may achieve a new all-time high in 2025, surpassing its previous peak of $52.70 reached in 2021, as Chainlink continues to dominate the DeFi space. Chainlink has emerged as a formidable player in the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem, and 2024 is proving to be a pivotal year for the platform. Significant metrics and developments highlight Chainlink’s growing importance and adoption within the industry, underscoring its vital…

Dog-themed cryptocurrency Dogecoin (DOGE) is seeing significant activity as 2024 draws to a close. In the last 24 hours, a whopping $258 million worth of Dogecoin were shifted, catching the attention of the crypto community. Within the last 24 hours, two transactions totaling 816 million DOGE worth $258 million were reported by blockchain data tracker Whale Alert. The transactions were as follows: 466.8 million DOGE was transferred in one transaction, and 350 million DOGE moved about an hour later in a separate transaction. Both transactions occurred between unknown wallets. Whale Alert reports: 350,000,000 DOGE worth $109,962,192 and 466,890,148 DOGE worth…

In a lengthy post on X, CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju questioned whether the U.S. would embrace a Bitcoin reserve under the incoming Donald Trump administration. “I personally support the idea of Bitcoin Standard,” Young Ju said. “However, I question whether the U.S., while continuing to grow as other economies stagnate, would adopt Bitcoin as a strategic asset. For the debate to gain serious momentum, the U.S. would need to see its global economic dominance genuinely threatened. At present, market sentiment suggests confidence in the U.S.’s continued supremacy.” Trump, on the 2024 campaign trail, promised to establish a national Bitcoin…

TL;DR AvalancheAI integrates artificial intelligence into the Avalanche ecosystem, using the $AVAX token to drive its growth. The platform offers accessible tools for creating and trading AI agents, aimed at both Web3 and Web2 users. $AVAXAI will facilitate transactions within the platform. It will feature a deflationary mechanism that supports the token’s appreciation. AvalancheAI is a new project that aims to integrate artificial intelligence into the Avalanche blockchain. It is backed by recognized companies such as Blizzard and Avalaunch and is the first AI platform on this blockchain. The project seeks to capitalize on the rapid growth of the artificial…

While the benchmark of the cryptocurrency market is in red, some meme cryptocurrencies are posting notable gains. ai16z (AI16Z), a sensation of Q4, 2024, hit a $2 billion capitalization milestone and exploded into the top 70 biggest altcoins. AI16Z, PEPE meme coins best performers in top 100 ai16z (AI16Z) is the best daily performer in the top 100 today. After a mind-blowing 43% rally, its cap exceeds $2 billion in equivalent. In the last 24 hours, the project, initially introduced on Solana’s meme coin launcher Pump.fun, also registered a spike in trading volume. In the last seven days, the token…

With Bitcoin and the broader crypto markets retracting their values, whales’ attention has shifted their focus to certain altcoins that are attracting their interest. Arbitrum (ARB) and Optimism (OP) are currently gaining increased popularity from large holders, according to a crypto analyst commonly recognized as the Data Nerd on the X platform. Whales accumulating Arbitrum and Optimism According to data from the crypto on-chain tracker, a whale withdrew 10 million ARB tokens (worth $7.61 million) and 2 million OP coins from Binance today. Luckily, the crypto analyst identified the wallet address belonging to the crypto trading firm Wintermute. Data showed…