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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has officially announced the end of Gary Gensler’s term as Chairman. According to the agency, today is Gensler’s last day at the SEC, marking the end of the leadership role he has held since assuming the role in 2021. In noting Gensler’s contributions, the SEC noted his extensive career in public service. Prior to joining the Commission, Gensler served as Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Under Secretary of the Treasury for Domestic Finance, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Financial Markets, and Senior Advisor to U.S. Senator Paul Sarbanes.…
President-elect Donald Trump’s newly launched cryptocurrency, $TRUMP, has created a massive stir in the crypto world, skyrocketing in value as his inauguration weekend approaches. According to Fox Business, within 24 hours, the value of $TRUMP skyrocketed from just a few cents to $33.87, marking an incredible gain of over 18,000%. Adding to the excitement, Coinbase, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the U.S., announced that it would list the $TRUMP coin. The announcement was made on social media and it attracted mixed reactions. Assets added to the roadmap today: Official Trump (TRUMP)https://t.co/rRB9d3hSr2 — Coinbase Assets 🛡️ (@CoinbaseAssets) January 19,…
CDARI has announced its groundbreaking partnership with Erbie to redefine the blockchain ecosystem. Through this collaboration, the two cutting-edge forward-thinking entities join forces to drive innovation. They further aim to enhance efficiency and sustainability in the world of decentralized technology. CDARI, a blockchain innovation leader, has witnessed the partnership via its official X account. The other partner, Erbie, is a sustainable Layer 1 public blockchain platform. 🚀PARTNERSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT 🚀We are happy to share our newly formed partnership with @ErbieChain 🤝Erbie is a Layer 1 public blockchain based on the DRE consensus algorithm, characterized by low energy consumption, high concurrency, and…
El Salvador just added 11 Bitcoin to its reserves shortly after promising to limit its adoption. El Salvador’s Bitcoin Office announced in a Jan. 20 Twitter post that it just added another 11 BTC to its Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. As of press time, 11 BTC are worth more than $1 million. The announcement follows El Salvador promising the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that it would scale back its BTC adoptionin exchange for a $1.4 billion loan back in December 2024. Discussions around the deal were revealed earlier that month, with the IMF requesting El Salvador stop requiring businesses to accept…
AILayer has announced an exciting partnership with Taker Protocol. This partnership marks a significant step toward shaping the future of the Bitcoin ecosystem. AILayer is an AI-driven blockchain innovation while Taker protocol is a Bitcoin ($BTC) yield optimizer. This collaboration leverages Taker’s innovative Nominated Proof-of-Liquidity (NPOL) consensus mechanism. This mechanism is used to enhance Bitcoin yield scalability while fostering sustainable growth for liquidity providers. 🤝 #AILayer is thrilled to announce our partnership with @TakerProtocol!Taker scales your bitcoin yields via NPOL (Nominated Proof-of-Liquidity) consensus. Taker aligns LP providers’ incentives with ecosystem growth through a symbiotic revenue model.With this partnership,… pic.twitter.com/DK9hsg5YzR —…
Elon Musk and once-ousted Trump administration member Vivek Ramaswamy will see a lawsuit filed against their Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) today. Ramaswamy is supposed to be co-leading the agency alongside Musk yet was “privately undercut” in his pre-DOGE work and “has worn out his welcome” from the team, according to CBS sources. Adding to the chaotic formation of DOGE today, a law firm has already prepared litigation questioning the legality of the organization itself. Needless to say, Ramaswamy isn’t happy that Musk and other members of Trump’s team shoved him aside from his high-profile role in the incoming presidential…
MELANIA perpetual contracts based in USDT are coming to Bitget after the first lady’s meme coin begins to make market waves hours after launch. Bitget is launching USDT (USDT)-based MELANIA perpetual contracts on its platform, offering up to 20x leverage for traders who wish to trade contracts on the fairly fresh Melania Trump-inspired meme coin. The contract will be available for trading on the crypto exchange platform starting from Jan. 20, 2024 at 04:30 UTC. In addition, contract trading for MELANIAUSDT will be open for trading bots alongside the major launch. Bitget has set a minimum price range of 0.001,…
OpenLoop has announced its strategic partnership with Gata to reshape the decentralized artificial intelligence (AI) landscape. This collaboration is a groundbreaking step forward in the development of the future of AI. Both partners aim to provide scalable frontier data aligned by humans. This advancement will empower the next-gen superintelligent systems. We’re thrilled to announce our collaboration with @Gata_xyz, a trailblazer in AI data innovation and a proud incubation by Binance Labs. This partnership aims to push the boundaries of decentralized AI by creating scalable, human-aligned frontier data that powers next-generation… pic.twitter.com/5VdDuXsxhO — OpenLoop (@openloop_so) January 18, 2025 OpenLoop and Gata,…
With the price of Bitcoin (BTC) recently breaking a new all-time high (ATH) above $109,000, market participants are largely redefining their positions. In an unusual series of events, crypto data tracker Whale Alert flagged three whale transactions on Robinhood. The transactions feature BTC withdrawal from the American brokerage, a sign that Bitcoin whales are not worried about buying the coin at the top. Robinhood Bitcoin whale stacking Per the Whale Alerts insight, the first observed Bitcoin transaction saw 500 BTC worth $54,098,752 transferred from Robinhood to an unknown address. Another transaction featuring the same 500 BTC amount was also initiated.…
Less than a month after the story of Peanut the squirrel and Fred the raccoon broke headlines, Mark Longo, the owner of the two pets whose tragic deaths caused a public outcry and spurred a movement, has launched his own token. Longo spoke in a Twitter video about how he came to process the story of Peanut and Fred and has decided to launch a new token on Solana called Justice for Pnut and Fred (JUSTICE) to honor the memory of his pets. “The government’s not gonna get away with this,” Longo said. “Justice will be served, for not only…