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President Donald Trump has been courting the cryptocurrency industry and community through much of his campaign and has been engaged with digital assets both directly and indirectly in recent months. Perhaps his most overt action pertaining to cryptocurrencies came around the inauguration day – January 20 – when he personally, along with several members of the Trump family, launched a series of thematic meme coins. Though others – perhaps most notably the Official Melania meme (MELANIA) – rapidly gained market cap after the launch, the OFFICIAL TRUMP (TRUMP) was the biggest winner of the event. Despite such actions and despite…

Vanar Chain, a prominent blockchain, has recently announced its new collaboration with Propchain, an innovative platform leveraging AI and blockchain technologies to transform real estate finance. The partnership focuses on redefining the overall sector of real estate finance with the integration of blockchain and AI technologies. The platform disclosed this development on its official social media account. 📢 NEW ADOPTION ALERT! 📢We’re excited to welcome @PropChainGlobal to the Vanar ecosystem! 🏡🚀Propchain is transforming the $11 trillion real estate finance industry by integrating blockchain and AI to streamline transactions, lower costs, and bring real-world assets (RWA)… pic.twitter.com/AAEMnmdev6 — Vanar (@Vanarchain) February…

American stockbroker and crypto critic Peter Schiff has predicted another bearish turn for Bitcoin (BTC) and its largest corporate holder, MicroStrategy. He also took aim at the leverage strategy employed by the business intelligence company to purchase more Bitcoin in recent months. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Schiff claimed the Trump administration would not adopt Bitcoin as a reserve asset. He suggested this confirmation would drive Bitcoin holders to sell, which could negatively affect MicroStrategy. Michael Saylor’s Bitcoin Strategy Under Fire Schiff believes MicroStrategy and its CEO, Michael Saylor, would accelerate leveraged Bitcoin purchases to prevent a crash.…

The Ethereum ecosystem is continuously evolving. The latest milestone in its development is the Pectra upgrade. Set for March 2025, the Pectra upgrade merges the Prague and Electra upgrades, which were originally planned as separate updates but were combined for better integration and to enhance scalability, efficiency, and usability. The Pectra Upgrade introduces account abstraction for flexible gas payments, enhancements to smart contracts, improved staking options, and technical upgrades like Verkle trees and PeerDAS to optimize data management and layer-2 support. We will explain all of these concepts below. What Is the Ethereum Pectra upgrade? The Ethereum Pectra upgrade enhances…

This is a segment from the Empire newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. Today’s the day! Berachain’s mainnet is finally launching. Back in August, we looked at how both Berachain and Monad were able to carve their own paths in a very crowded space, and David even referred to them as potential Solana killers just the other day. So it’s fair to say the hype train left the station a long time ago. “Simply put, in a landscape where most blockchain apps and chains today survive or thrive irrespective of one another, Berachain is a philosophical challenge to the current…

ZIGChain has started the new year on a strong note, showcasing significant developments from the 1st of January to till date. The platform continues to propel the boundaries in tokenized markets, real-world asset (RWAs) applications, and decentralized finance (DeFi). Notable achievements include the launch of the ZIGChain Testnet Global UI, burning over 20.79 million $ZIG tokens. 1/ Here’s our latest fortnightly update with relentless innovation, progress and tireless dedication from the ZIGChain & @Zignaly team to redefine possibilities for our community.Here’s a brief summary of our latest updates: pic.twitter.com/4hrabbLqNk — ZIGChain (@ZIGChain) January 12, 2025 By doing so, ZIGChain delivers…

MetaHub Global, a well-known decentralized platform combining affiliate marketing and AI, has collaborated with Runera, a pioneer L2 protocol for AI-powered gaming. The partnership aims to unlock unique possibilities across the AI and gaming sectors. The platform revealed this on its official X account. 🚀PARTNERSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT 🚀MetaHub x Runera🤝We are thrilled to unveil our latest collaboration with @Runera_io 🎉🎮 Runera is a groundbreaking #protocol that seamlessly combines #Gaming and #AI, powered by the #BRC-20 standard on #Bitcoin’s Layer 2 and fully compatible… pic.twitter.com/uVtN70ksnt — MetaHub Global (@MetaHubGlobal) February 6, 2025 MetaHub and Runera Collaborate to Advance Gaming with AI Integration…

Quantum computing advances may soon pose a real risk to Bitcoin’s security and mining process. A CryptoQuant report explored how advanced quantum algorithms could disrupt Bitcoin’s proof-of-work system. The report raised concerns about the network’s future resilience. Bitcoin mining uses computationally intensive tasks to solve cryptographic puzzles. These puzzles rely on the SHA-256 hash function. Quantum computers could speed this up significantly with algorithms like Grover’s. This means miners could find valid hashes much faster than with traditional systems. Faster Mining vs. Security Risks This “brute-force” calculation could accelerate mining, but it could also compromise Bitcoin’s proof-of-work security model. The…

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has postponed its decision on the approval of options for BlackRock’s iShares Ethereum Trust ETF (ETHA). BlackRock and Nasdaq proposed a rule change that would make it possible to trade options for its spot Ethereum ETF last August. The SEC will now have to decide whether the options can be approved by Apr. 9. The agency stated that a long period would be appropriate to either greenlight or block the aforementioned product. IBIT options are a massive success The SEC greenlit options trading for BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin ETF last September. These options became…

Canada’s equities regulator has excluded crypto funds from reduced margin eligibility. They did this because of risks like volatility, liquidity risks, and regulatory concerns, which make leveraged trading more expensive. The announcement was made on February 5. CIRO gave a new List of Securities Eligible for Reduced Margin (LSERM). This quarterly list shows which stocks can have lower margin rates. The reason why it is important to have a low margin is because financial institutions that qualify for lower margin rates enjoy better use of their cash and reduced trading costs. In the announcement, CIRO said, “Until further notice, cryptocurrency…