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This is a segment from the Empire newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. Strategy’s Michael Saylor has had a busy start to the year, between his company buying $2 billion more bitcoin — meaning Strategy now holds nearly 500,000 BTC — and meeting with the SEC’s shiny new Crypto Task Force. While the former is good for bitcoin, even with the current market falling apart (but David’ll get more into that), I want to focus on the latter today. Yesterday, my colleague Eleanor Terrett broke the news that Saylor had swung by the SEC’s offices to chitchat with Commissioner Hester…
Key Takeaways Hedera launched an Agent Kit SDK at ETHDenver 2025, offering $25,000 in bounties for AI agent projects. Olas facilitated over 4 million agent transactions and launched Pearl, with a $1 million rewards program for developers. The future of blockchain just got a bit sharper—and dare I say, a touch more agentic—at ETHDenver 2025. Two heavyweights in the web3 space, Hedera and Olas, rolled up to the event with their AI agent solutions, highlighting different approaches to how AI could transform Web3. Hedera: Making blockchain as easy as a GM tweet Jake Hall, Hedera’s developer relations lead, kicked things…
Bitcoin’s price has been going up and down a lot recently, making people wonder if it’s about to bounce back. In this Bitcoin price prediction article, we’ll look at what’s causing these changes and whether a recovery is on the way. How has the Bitcoin Price Moved Recently? BTC/USD Daily Chart- TradingView Bitcoin is currently priced at $96,386, with a 24-hour trading volume of $74.38 billion, a market capitalization of $1.91 trillion, and a market dominance of 56.72%. Over the past day, its value has increased by 0.49%. The cryptocurrency reached its all-time high of $108,239 on December 17, 2024.…
DeFi growth expected to gather steam with projections that its revenue could hit $376.9M in 2025. Autonomous Agents are expected to play a crucial role in the growth of the DeFi ecosystem. Autonomous agents execute trades fast, operate 24/7, and adapt to markets. Navigating the DeFi realm has become increasingly more sophisticated in recent years replete with a large number of protocols, chains, and strategies. The DeFi market projected to generate a revenue of $376.9 million by 2025 seeing that its TVL hit $138 billion this past December. As the market grows, the scale of potential opportunities on offer is…
Multicoin’s Kyle Samani forecasts that Helium, Hivemapper, and io.net will collectively exceed $100M in revenue by 2025. Kyle Samani, co-founder of Multicoin Capital, recently forecasted that by the end of 2025, the combined revenue of Helium (HNT), Hivemapper (HONEY), io.net (IO), will surpass $100 million. Samani tweeted that these decentralized enterprises are already generating over $50 million annually and are expected to triple that figure in the coming year. He also emphasized that 2025 will be a pivotal year for decentralized physical infrastructure networks, particularly those built on the Solana blockchain, which is expected to reach new heights and play…
A newly released document by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reveals that representatives from Chia Network (XCH) recently met with the SEC’s Crypto Task Force to discuss critical regulatory issues facing the cryptocurrency industry. The meeting, attended by Chia Network CEO Gene Hoffman, Chief Legal Officer Thomas Chow, and Career Capital CEO Trent Martensen, was held on February 25, 2025. Discussions focused on regulatory frameworks for crypto assets, fraud prevention, decentralization, and compliance pathways for blockchain projects. According to the SEC memorandum, the agenda included: Regulation of innovative financial products: Chia Network raised concerns that blockchain-related applications should…
DreamCraft, a popular AI-led creative platform, has announced a new collaboration with Orbler, a prominent Web3 marketing ecosystem. The partnership aims to redefine Web3 marketing by leveraging the AI-driven ecosystem of DreamCraft. In this respect, the collaboration boosts the engagement between the projects and the decentralized communities. 🚀 DreamCraft x Orbler 🚀We are excited to announce our partnership with @Orbler1, a dynamic Web3 marketing platform that bridges the gap between Web2 and Web3 audiences! 🌍✨With its mission-based growth strategy, staking, and community-driven approach, Orbler enables brands… pic.twitter.com/5PCmcugEyK — DreamCraft (@DreamCraftAI) February 25, 2025 The mutual endeavor leverages blockchain technology and…
The world is talking about the potential impact of Donald Trump’s presidency on Bitcoin’s growth, with various analysts sharing their perspectives on how his policies could drive the cryptocurrency market forward. One key analyst highlights that Trump’s administration could significantly boost Bitcoin’s price by pushing for the tokenization of traditional assets, such as stocks from major companies like Apple and Amazon. This could lead to a world where assets are traded digitally, making Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies even more integral to the financial system. The analyst believes this could unlock trillions of dollars in new digital assets, creating a massive…
The crypto market’s latest drawdown has seen demand shifting toward decentralized apps. The renewed interest in DeFi is boosting some of the hot lending protocols. DeFi is the next narrative heating up, as meme tokens and Pump.fun lost mindshare. Top DeFi protocols are seeing an inflow of fees in the past week, signaling increased usage. The DeFi space also got a boost from the recent end of the US Securities and Exchange Commission case against Uniswap, opening the door to further decentralized innovation. DeFi protocols post gains While some of the lending protocols saw outflows of value locked, other apps…
Shiba Inu (SHIB) has continued to witness a minimal burn rate as overall network health is checked. At writing time, data from Shibburn shows the burn rate as negative, specifically down by 88.65% over 24 hours. With less than a million SHIB sent to dead wallets, at this rate, it marks the lowest level the burn rate has dropped in weeks. SHIB burn, down to bounce Per the Shibburn data, precisely 606,465 SHIB were moved to dead wallets, taking them from circulation. Only one wallet, “0x56f…80b5,” featured in the burn, recorded about 12 hours from the time of writing. This…