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SentismAI, a popular AI-led DeFi automation entity, has partnered with Anome Protocol, a multichain protocol for dApps and asset issuance. The partnership merges the AI-led ecosystem of SentismAI with the blockchain-based asset issuance and card game platform of Anome. As SentismAI’s official social media announcement discloses, the collaboration endeavors to offer unique engagement opportunities and utility for consumers. Thus, the initiative highlights a rising trend toward Web3-based cross-ecosystem collaboration. 💚SentismAI x Anome Protocol💚We are excited to announce our partnership with @Anome_Official, a blockchain-based card game and on-chain asset issuance platform that blends GameFi, NFTFi and DeFi on Base and BNB…

Turkish cryptocurrency exchange CoinTR is adding support for Tether (USDT) & USD Coin (USDC) on the Aptos blockchain. This move is a strategic expansion into a fast-growing Layer-1 ecosystem. CoinTR will be able to benefit from technical strengths that Aptos offers like transaction times taking under a second and gas fees being 100 times lower than other networks. The integration comes as Aptos has over 160 million daily transactions with 99.99% uptime. Turkey’s Crypto Market Embraces Aptos CoinTR is one of the most established cryptocurrency platforms in Turkey and provides services for markets where the adoption of digital assets increases…

Reddit is officially dismantling its NFT infrastructure. After years of attempting to mainstream “Digital Collectibles,” the platform will shut down its Reddit Vault, the in-app digital wallet, on January 1, 2026. The move cements the company’s pivot away from Web3 speculation, a shift that accelerated after its public listing in March 2024. Reddit Exits NFT Market Via Sunsetting Its Vault This exit has been a slow roll. Reddit first signaled plans to sunset the Vault four months ago, followed by the closure of its Avatar Shop on November 11, 2025. The final blow lands on New Year’s Day 2026, when…

Venezuela’s crypto adoption doubles annually, ranking second in Latin America with $100M monthly P2P volume. Stablecoins like USDT provide an inflation shield for 10% of Venezuelans in daily transactions. The use of cryptocurrencies in Venezuela is doubling every year, a direct response to the persistent erosion of the local currency. The country currently holds second place in crypto adoption in Latin America, a position only surpassed by Brazil. The volume of peer-to-peer transactions in the nation already exceeds $100 million monthly. One in ten people in Venezuela uses these monetary assets as a payment method for everyday transactions. Engineer Aníbal…

Greedy World, a decentralized meme gaming platform that combines Web3 gaming and crypto trading, allowing users to convert all meme coins into in-game assets, today announced a strategic partnership with Qitmeer Network, a Layer-1 blockchain platform that offers secure services for distributed applications and the decentralized financial ecosystem. This collaboration enabled the integration of Greedy World’s GameFi network with Qitmeer’s blockchain infrastructure to expand Greedy’s entertainment platform, innovate its decentralized gaming, and widen its adoption among mainstream users through efficient interoperability. Greedy World is a Web3 meme gaming platform that enables users to turn meme coins into playable in-game assets.…

Network operators have scheduled a technical update that will adjust the base mainnet fee while also modifying block gas parameters on the Base blockchain. Details of the Base mainnet update EIP-1559 elasticity and throughput effects Scope and impact of the scheduled work Details of the Base mainnet update On Thursday, December 18, between 19:00 and 20:00 UTC, the Base mainnet will undergo a planned configuration change. During this one-hour window, developers will modify both the minimum fee level and the block gas configuration to fine-tune performance and cost dynamics on the network. As part of the update, the minimum base…

WisdomTree’s head of digital assets, Will Peck, anticipates that exchange-traded funds (ETF) that hold diversified baskets of cryptocurrencies will fill a significant gap in the market in the coming years. “It does seem like that’s going to be one of the next waves of adoption,” Peck told Cointelegraph at The Bridge conference in New York City on Wednesday. “It solves a need, I think,” he added. Peck explained that although many new investors now understand the concept of Bitcoin (BTC), they often struggle to judge the “next 20 range of assets.” He said a multi-asset crypto basket provides them with…

Neo has launched the Message Bridge on MainNet, introducing a new cross-chain communication layer between its EVM-compatible network Neo X and Neo N3. The infrastructure allows applications on either chain to exchange arbitrary data, trigger smart contract execution on the opposite network, and compose functionality across environments. The Message Bridge expands Neo’s interoperability stack beyond asset transfers, which are already supported through the existing Token Bridge between Neo X and Neo N3. The development team indicated that reliability, monitoring, and security will remain ongoing priorities as usage grows. Expanded cross-chain functionality Unlike the Token Bridge, which is limited to moving…

Baron Capital’s Chairman and CEO, billionaire investor Ron Baron, made important statements about the latest trends in the markets, long-term investment strategies, and Tesla’s future in an interview with CNBC. Baron argued that investors should see the bigger picture and seize opportunities rather than focusing on short-term dips. Ron Baron noted that the market has recently been largely focused on technology and artificial intelligence stocks. He noted that companies outside these areas, particularly small and medium-sized companies, have performed relatively weaker this year. Baron noted that the market’s largest stocks account for a large portion of the returns, and that…

According to a recent report by The Information, crypto and artificial intelligence have dominated the US initial public offering (IPO) market. The market saw 51 U.S. tech IPOs, which is a high number of companies successfully going public that raised a combined $16.8 billion. This performance was “well above the average over the past three years,” a major revival after a period of relative quiet in the IPO market (especially compared to the boom years of 2020 and 2021). Venture Global, a major U.S. liquefied natural gas company, pulled off one of the year’s largest IPOs, raising $1.75 billion by…