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Attorney John Deaton references his disclosure to FEC, saying his investment in XRP ranges between $1 million and $5 million as of August 2024. The lawyer made this revelation while responding to an X user who accused him of secretly prioritizing Bitcoin investments over XRP. How It Started This comes after the pro-XRP lawyer commented on the potential impact of creating a strategic Bitcoin reserve in the United States. Deaton, who claimed 80% of his net worth is in BTC, suggested that Bitcoin might soar to $1 million if the U.S. government creates a Bitcoin reserve. According to him, other…

China’s Jiangsu Provincial High People’s Court recently released information about a foreign-related case involving a 15.74M yuan cryptocurrency contract gone bad between Singaporean investor, Pan Moumou and Chinese citizen, Tian Moumou. China’s regulation of cryptocurrencies has always been strict. While citizens of China are allowed to own and trade digital currencies, the country does not recognize digital assets as legal tender. As such, Chinese laws assert that whatever risks are attached to contracts or agreements involving cryptocurrencies will be borne by the contractors, and the law cannot protect them. This is especially the case in the Pan and Tian dispute…

REI Network, a well-known decentralized blockchain framework adapting the latest industry trends, has collaborated with PathPulse AI. The partnership targets to utilize blockchain and AI technologies to develop next-gen smart city solutions. Both entities seek to address a few key challenges in the urban environments. Worldwide cities are currently experiencing difficulties in traffic management, public safety, environmental sustainability, and energy efficiency. We’re thrilled to announce our partnership with @PathPulse_ai! 🤝Together, we’re bringing AI-driven smart city solutions to the blockchain! With REI Network’s zero-fee, high-performance blockchain and PathPulse’s cutting-edge urban intelligence, we’re unlocking a future where… pic.twitter.com/pxnAFQWeNs — REI Network｜From #GXChain!…

Bitcoin price is currently down by more than two percent and on Sunday, the coin reached a low of $92,941. BTC has now reversed and is trading above the $93k level. “After the post-Christmas market-wide dip, crypto markets are seeing an encouraging trend of whales moving stablecoins to exchanges,” Santiment reported. Historically, Q4 has been a strong period for Bitcoin and altcoins, which aligns with market cycles. We’re currently experiencing a cooldown, which is common after a halving event, like the one that happened in 2024. Following the halvings of previous years (2012, 2016, and 2020), Bitcoin experienced significant rallies…

The following is a guest article from Mike Wasyl, CEO at Bracket. DeFi has fast-tracked and failed with some terrible economic models over the last four years. But there’s something romantic about a tarpless economy that keeps onlookers gawking. Peeling back the penguins, Ponzi schemes, and perpetual jargon, we find a 24/7 market creating opportunities for generations left to fend for themselves. No 30-year ice cream scooper pensions for Gen Z. Jokes aside, we younger generations had little choice but to use the tools we were dealt. In our brokerage accounts, we click around a fine UI generated by some…

The upcoming Pectra upgrade for Ethereum will transform how institutional staking operates, with key changes to validator consolidation and new prospects for automatic compounding— features that could reduce infrastructure costs by up to 90%, according to Artemiy Parshakov, vice president of institutions at P2P.org. Decrypt spoke with Parshakov on Wednesday at Consensus 2025 in Hong Kong, tackling how the Pectra upgrade introduces these features and how they could boost the sector. “For the staking ecosystem, this is a huge one,” Parshakov told Decrypt, adding that, “in comparison with Shanghai, it’s on par.” While Ethereum’s Shanghai upgrade enabled withdrawals, Pectra brings…

Franklin Templeton has launched its latest crypto exchange-traded product, the Franklin Crypto Index ETF. This marks the asset manager’s third major crypto exchange-traded fund. The other two digital asset funds include the Franklin Bitcoin ETF (ticker: EZBC) and Franklin Ethereum ETF (ticker: EZET), approved in January and June, respectively. Franklin Templeton announced the launch of the Franklin Crypto Index ETF on Feb. 20. The fund, which Franklin Templeton filed for approval with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in August 2024, will trade under the ticker EZPZ. The new exchange-traded product will offer exposure to the price movements of Bitcoin…

Shibarium, the Shiba Inu Ethereum-based Layer-2 scaling solution, is showing signs of growing adoption. After the daily transaction count dropped as low as 4.51 million on Dec. 24 and 4.63 million on Dec. 29, the transaction metrics are now back to peak levels of 4.78 million. If this daily transaction count is maintained, the protocol might hit a major milestone in days. Shibarium and historic trends of 2024 Over the past year, Shibarium recorded some milestones that put it at the forefront of the emerging Ethereum L2 protocols. As reported by U.Today, the protocol crossed the 670,000,000 transaction milestone in…

The Securities and Exchange Commission has agreed to drop its legal case against Coinbase, the exchange said Friday, pending approval by the regulator’s commissioners. But it’s just one of several actions the agency has taken since the inauguration of President Donald Trump to deepen its crypto-friendly tone shift. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said Friday that the SEC had agreed to end its lawsuit against the trading platform. The regulator will not fine the largest U.S. crypto exchange by daily trading volumes when it kills the case, Armstrong added, assuming that the plan is approved. The abandonment of the lawsuit, which…

This is a segment from the 0xResearch newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. As Ethereum’s ecosystem expands with over a hundred L2 networks — such as Arbitrum, Polygon, Optimism and ZKsync — navigating between these networks remains cumbersome. Each transfer is like booking a flight with multiple layovers and different airlines, requiring users to manage chains, navigate bridges and sometimes use multiple wallets. Intents offer a solution by letting users specify the outcome they want while specialized solvers determine the best way to execute it efficiently. Instead of manually moving assets and interacting with different networks, users simply declare their…