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Tether, the firm behind the world’s most dominant stablecoin, is steadily expanding its operation to incorporate artificial intelligence (AI), with a unique interest in filmmaking. The company has recently ventured into commodity lending and made a $775 million investment in the online video platform Rumble. In an email , Paolo Ardoino, the chief executive officer, confirmed the move. He said: “AI-based roles, particularly in filmmaking, bring unique advantages that align with Tether’s vision of innovation and efficiency, from scale to speed and cost being a few examples.” – Paolo Ardoino The CEO added that artificial intelligence is a significant focus…

A Maryland federal judge ordered the rearrest of prominent Supreme Court attorney Thomas Goldstein on Monday, following an earlier release on bail. Goldstein, who faces a criminal tax evasion case for “concealing millions of dollars in cryptocurrency transactions from the IRS,” had been involved in “misconduct” that spanned “more than half a decade,” the case file reads. Federal prosecutors later claimed that he showed “urgent risk of flight,” given his connections to “wealthy individuals.” The prosecutors urged Chief U.S. Magistrate Judge Timothy Sullivan to revoke Goldstein’s bail, citing violations of pretrial release terms. Win some, lose some Prosecutors alleged that…

The latest on-chain analysis shows that MKR and AAVE are attracting impressive attention from cryptocurrency investors. Data from Lookonchain spotted a whale who accumulated significant amounts of Maker and Aave tokens from Binance today. Whale buys Maker and Aave Today, January 9, Lookonchain posted data on the X platform that the crypto whale withdrew 1,186 MKR (worth $1.75 million) and 1,987 AAVE (worth $563,000) from Binance. A whale withdew 1,186 $MKR($1.75M) and 1,987 $AAVE($563K) from #Binance 1 hour ago.https://t.co/h3JlBaH37T pic.twitter.com/zaoyDKY1fG — Lookonchain (@lookonchain) January 9, 2025 This gigantic transaction of Maker and Aave happened during a period when the broader…

The president of the United States, Donald Trump signed an executive order regarding the FCPA on Monday. He directed the Justice Department to temporarily suspend the prosecutions of Americans accused of bribing foreign government officials while trying to win or retain business in their countries. The law has been in place since 1977 and has cost many business owners a lot, even landing some in jail. One publicly chronicled case was Tigran Gambaryan’s experience with the Nigerian government, who wanted a pound of flesh from Binance and held him “hostage” because he did not meet their demands. More about the…

Bitcoin now ranks as the sixth-largest monetary asset to signal the rising influence of cryptocurrencies in finance. With BTC once again approaching the 100K mark, in the latest released report, it has surpassed the UK and silver in global market value. #Bitcoin became the 6th largest monetary asset globally.It was a long journey, but worth it…#cryptocurrency#btc pic.twitter.com/ColaWM4Lg0 — Crypto Patel (@CryptoPatel) January 6, 2025 A Comparison of Top Global Assets Currently, Gold holds the top spot as the most valuable asset globally, with a market value of $16.20 trillion. Major economies like the United States and China follow, valued at…

According to data provided by Whale Alert, a popular service that tracks abnormally large cryptocurrency transactions, San Francisco-based enterprise blockchain company Ripple recently sent a total of $682 million worth of XRP to an unknown wallet. This is the first major transfer conducted by the company since Dec. 21. Back then, it sent more than $200 million XRP within two transactions. The most recent transfer dwarfs the amount of XRP the company sent throughout the entire month of December. As reported by U.Today, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse recently confirmed that the company owned more than $100 billion worth of XRP…

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce defended her approach to cryptocurrency regulation during a Bloomberg interview, prioritizing an innovation-friendly approach, rather than restrictive oversight. Peirce, head of the Securities and Exchange Crypto Task Force, said in a recent Bloomberg interview she does not consider herself to be “an advocate of the industry,” rather she is a “freedom maximalist.” She pushed back against the notion that sheis overly supportive of the crypto industry. She criticized the SEC’s current approach, arguing that the agency has placed “roadblock after roadblock” in front of those trying to engage with the system. Instead, she called for a…

CASTILE, a popular next-gen RPG game using Web3 technology, has announced an exclusive partnership with SoonChain, a well-known AI-led gaming L2 platform. The strategic collaboration aims to revolutionize Web3 game development via AIGG framework. The platform disclosed this development on its official X account. 🤝 We’re teaming up with @soonchain_ai, an AI-powered gaming L2, to redefine game development with AIGG!This collaboration will push the boundaries of innovation, shaping the future of Web3 gaming! 🚀Stay tuned for more updates!Learn more about Soonchain:… pic.twitter.com/QySXlsC2ix — CASTILE (@Castileofficial) February 12, 2025 CASTILE Collaborates with SoonChain to Innovate Web3 Game Development with AIGG Framework…

Bitcoin price is recovering losses above the $98,000 zone. BTC is gaining pace and might continue higher if it clears the $100,000 resistance zone. Bitcoin started a fresh recovery above the $97,500 zone. The price is trading above $97,800 and the 100 hourly Simple moving average. There is a connecting bullish trend line forming with support at $97,800 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken). The pair could start another increase if it stays above the $97,500 support zone. Bitcoin Price Recovers Further Bitcoin price started a decent upward move above the $95,500 resistance zone.…

Aethir, the decentralized GPU cloud infrastructure, has launched the Aethir 2.0 update. This will further open more GPUs, prop up the AI and gaming industries, and radically change the token and governance structure. 🚀 Aethir Stage 2.0: A New Year, A New Era of Cloud ComputingBig things are happening at Aethir as we level up the world’s most extensive decentralized GPU cloud infrastructure.This next chapter is all about expansion, innovation, and community-driven growth.Aethir 2.0🧵👇 pic.twitter.com/E53ed7ho3U — Aethir (@AethirCloud) January 9, 2025 Scaling GPU Access for Global Demand Aethir 2.0 greatly increases the GPU resources available by adding new cloud hosts…