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Build Real-World Solutions on IOTA TL;DR:The IOTA Foundation’s Product Adoption Department is launching an initiative to support real-world solutions on the upcoming IOTA Rebased Mainnet. Throughout 2025, businesses can apply for funding up to €100,000, along with technical, marketing, and strategic support for projects in tokenization, decentralized identities, supply chain tracking, and more. The program is open to businesses at any stage, focusing on applications that address real-world challenges. Approved applicants will define milestones with the IOTA Foundation before launching on the upgraded Mainnet. For details, email [email protected]. We see public, permissionless Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) as a transformative…

Mike McGlone, Bloomberg’s senior commodity strategist, has taken to his social media account to share part of the recent Bloomberg Intelligence report regarding the current market stance of Bitcoin and gold. He believes that gold may begin to gain against the digital gold – Bitcoin – soon, stating that BTC may have peaked at the $100,000 price level. Bitcoin may be losing momentum to gold McGlone’s tweet mentions that VIX (the Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index) is going down at the moment, which indicates that stock market volatility is fallinf. Therefore, gold is starting to gain momentum and outperform…

CME Group, a major marketplace in derivatives trading for institutions, said it is exploring tokenization as a way to improve capital market efficiency with U.S. tech giant Google Cloud’s distributed ledger technology.The two companies plan to start direct tests with market participants later this year and are aiming to launch new services in 2026, according to a Tuesday press release. CME will use Google Cloud’s newly introduced Universal Ledger, a programmable, private network to test how digital asset infrastructure can streamline settlement and clearing. The two giants’ move underscores the red-hot tokenization trend that has captivated crypto firms and traditional…

Today, crypto analyst Lookonchain spotted a whale who made a significant bet on a new Central African Republic meme coin (CAR). Unfortunately, the investor faces substantial losses in his investment. FOMO fueled investor’s action Typically, whales in the digital asset market are the focus of attention, as their activity can result in massive profits or substantial losses due to unwise decisions. Today, Lookonchain spotted a significant incident concerning a whale who suffered over a $1.5 million loss. He made the loss by prematurely investing in a newly launched meme coin called CAR, just before its value plummeted. This guy spent…

Bitcoin (BTC), the first and largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, has entered an unusually quiet phase, with the least volatile six-day stretch since November 2023. According to Matthew Sigel, Head of Digital Assets Research at VanEck, this level of low volatility was last seen in November 2023, before Bitcoin rose 35% in a month. A Bitcoin six-day volatility chart provided, accompanying the tweet, indicates a considerable decline in volatility as the BTC price consolidates. Quietist Six Days for Bitcoin Since the Brief November 2023 Trading Range After Which BTC Rallied 35% in One Month pic.twitter.com/amMsxIlpo3 — matthew sigel, recovering CFA…

In the world of cryptocurrency, whale movements can significantly influence market dynamics. A major player in the Ethereum (ETH) market made waves today by acquiring a substantial amount of ETH worth $13.8 million. According to recent reports, this whale took several strategic steps to amass 7,074 ETH through a series of transactions that involved OKX and Aave platforms. In this article, we will delve into the details of this transaction and explore what it could mean for Ethereum and the broader crypto market. A whale bought 7,074 $ETH($13.8M) today!The whale withdrew 4,511 $ETH($8.81M) from #OKX 3 hours ago and deposited…

Justin Sun’s memecoin platform, Sun Pump, is struggling to outperform its competitors as token launches and revenue plummet by 99.9%. Sun Pump was launched in 2024 on August 9, joining a market that is already home to the likes of Binance’s Four Meme and Pump Fun. In that same month, reports indicated that Sun Pump was making more revenue and tokens than the largest memecoin launcher, Pump Fun. However, that momentum is almost entirely gone. On January 31 and February 7, 2025, just four tokens were launched on Sun Pump, a 99.9% decrease from the over 7,500 tokens it launched…

Michael Saylor is back with another update, and this time, it is about a fresh Bitcoin (BTC) gain for Strategy holders. Formerly known as MicroStrategy, the business intelligence firm turned Bitcoin-focused entity has once again expanded its holdings. Saylor took to X – what many people still call Twitter – to break down the numbers. A solid 18,527 BTC were added to the company’s treasury just over the past week. That’s a 4.1% yield when stacked against the 478,740 BTC the company already held. With Bitcoin’s current price hovering around $97,000, this latest batch translates to a value north of…

Asset management firm Superstate has partnered with Plume Network, a real-world asset backed by major venture capital players. In a Feb. 11 announcement Plume Network described the partnership as a significant milestone for the RWA on-chain market. Superstate will use the integration to expand its U.S. Government Securities Fund and Crypto Carry Fund, making Plume the first multi-chain partner for USTB and USCC, the ticker symbols for these funds. As a result, the partnership aims to accelerate the adoption of RWAs across the financial market. “Superstate’s partnership with Plume brings institutional-grade, RWA-backed yields to the network. Investors can soon mint…

This morning, rumors circulated of a surprise bitcoin (BTC) purchase by Elon Musk’s Tesla. Citing a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing, social media users screenshotted supposed proof that Tesla had purchased BTC in the fourth quarter of 2024 and increased its stack to 11,509 BTC. However, the filing doesn’t reveal any new purchases. It’s been common knowledge that Tesla has owned at least 11,509 BTC throughout 2024 and as early as the first quarter of 2023. Tesla has moved its BTC to various new wallets, including an October 2024 transfer to prime custody. However, its holdings haven’t increased in…