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Michael Saylor, CEO of Strategy (MicroStrategy renamed), revealed the details of a $2 billion loan by the company, which is most of all to buy more Bitcoin (BTC). So, Strategy is offering $2.0 billion in 0% convertible senior notes due in 2030 exclusively to institutional investors through a private placement. Additionally, initial purchasers have the option to acquire up to an extra $300 million within five business days. The transaction is expected to close by tomorrow, Feb. 21, 2025, subject to standard closing conditions. These notes are unsecured, carry no interest and do not accrue principal. They mature on March…

Solana’s SOL token jumped 30.5% in annualized inflation following the implementation of SIMD 96 on February 12th. The implementation of SIMD 96 decreased the amount of SOL burned daily from 18,000 SOL to 1,000 SOL, impacting the real economic value (REV) distributed to token holders. The Solana Improvement Document 96 (SIMD 96) proposed adjusting the priority fee structure to reward validators with 100% of the fees collected instead of using half of them to burn SOL. The SIMD 96 proposal introduced by partners at Multicoin Capital Tushar Jain and Vishal Kankan aimed to boost SOL’s inflation if the amount staked…

A major controversy has erupted within the Base blockchain community after its official X (Twitter) account promoted GrokCoin, a newly launched token, while established builders voiced frustration over being ignored. The dispute highlights growing tensions between blockchain developers and platform operators over project visibility and promotional priorities. Base’s Endorsement of GrokCoin Recently, GrokCoin made headlines when concerns emerged over its legitimacy and association with Elon Musk’s AI chatbot, Grok. Despite the controversy, Base, an Ethereum Layer-2 (L2) network, publicly supported the project. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Base wrote: “In case you missed it, Grok launched a token…

The official X account of Dogecoin has published a tweet debating an article which states that Bitcoin is not a meme coin. Bitcoin is “somewhat of meme coin”, per Coinbase CEO The article was published by the Bitcoin Policy Institute X handle and was written by an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Northern Illinois University who is currently working on an academic book on the world’s largest cryptocurrency. The article has catalogued different types of blockchains and their cryptos – Layer 1, Layer 2 chains, XRP, DeFi, memecoins, etc. Bitcoin stands as a separate kind in this article and the…

The total TVL of DeFi has collapsed below 90 billion dollars, marking a -35% from the $140 billion in December. The collapse of the price of Ethereum is weighing heavily. Analysis of the TVL of DeFi The problem of Ethereum The collapse of the Ethereum (ETH) price The end of the Trump trade Analysis of the TVL of DeFi The so-called TVL (Total Value Locked) of DeFi is the dollar equivalent of all assets locked in various DeFi protocols. It concerns thousands of protocols on dozens, or hundreds, of different chains. The bulk is concentrated on Ethereum (51%), while all…

LayerZero, a prominent cross-chain interoperability protocol, has announced collaboration with Movement Network Foundation, the platform driving the development and growth of the Movement ecosystem account. LayerZero just informed about this support in its latest tweet from the official X account. LayerZero Enhances Movement Network’s Interoperability for Seamless Transactions LayerZero’s support for Movement Network Foundation’s upcoming Public Mainnet Beta release will back user onboarding and app deployment. In this respect, LayerZero will permit consumers and developers to independently engage with the ecosystem without any restrictions. As a part of this development, LayerZero will operate as the official interoperability provider for Movement…

CryptoQuant analyst Axel Adler Jr. has identified a drop in Bitcoin long-term holders (LTHs) selloffs, predicting the next price at which the high selloffs could resume. Citing on-chain data from CryptoQuant, Adler Jr. revealed that these investors, who have held Bitcoin for at least 155 days, have reduced their daily Bitcoin spending by 60%. Notably, they sold an average of 100,000 BTC per day when Bitcoin traded around the $100,000 range. Now, their selloffs have reduced to about 40,000 BTC every day. This decline indicates a shift in market sentiment among these experienced investors, as they hold onto their assets,…

A quick look at some of the numbers available online reveals that the global structured finance market, valued at $1.4 trillion in 2024, is projected to reach $2.6 trillion by 2030. In brief, structured finance involves the practice of creating novel monetary instruments by pooling various financial assets and repackaging them for investors — thus allowing them to manage their risk ratios across complex asset classes more seamlessly. Within this broader context, as digital assets have continued their march toward mainstream adoption, structured finance solutions have started to increasingly become more vital in addressing some of the persistent challenges that…

VeChain ($VET) has announced an upgrade to its tokenomics, aiming to strengthen the value proposition of the $VET token. The new incentive-based models will enhance user engagement and improve the overall reward systems within the network. These updates, highlighted by Michaël van de Poppe, could drive changes in VeChain’s price behavior, including possible price stability and increased trading volumes, which could lead to a possible breakout for the token. $VET has released their tokenomics upgrades. Key takeaways:– strong incentive-based models for all participants within the ecosystem.– A reward system from which you can benefit.It’s a long read, but it’s a…

Rome Protocol and KiiChain have joined forces to accelerate the adoption of blockchain-based financial solutions in Latin America. The partnership will focus on real-world asset tokenization and cross-chain payment finance, aiming to create new liquidity opportunities for businesses, developers, and financial institutions, crypto.news can exclusively report. An example of this can be seen in Mexico, where people are exploring real estate tokenization to enable fractional ownership, Anil Kumar, CEO of Rome Protocol, told crypto.news. Meanwhile, Argentina is utilizing tokenized agricultural commodities as collateral for farm financing. RWA tokenization is the process of converting physical or traditional financial assets, like real…