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The price of Worldcoin token WLD surged nearly 20% to reach a high of $2.30, as the biometric crypto project reacted to the latest AI-related developments. On Jan. 21, CBS News reported that U.S. President Donald Trump is set to announce a new AI initiative backed by private sector heavyweights OpenAI, SoftBank, and Oracle. The AI infrastructure investment project, reportedly named Stargate, will focus on advancing artificial intelligence in the U.S. and globally. The news appears to have jolted World (WLD), formerly Worldcoin, token holders, with the cryptocurrency jumping from lows of $1.90 to an intraday high of $2.30. This…

When Donald Trump launched his own meme coin on Friday, a lot of people made a lot of money very quickly—but there’s at least one trader who bet, and won, a substantial amount of money much more quickly than most. On Friday, four hours before Trump made the shocking announcement that he had launched TRUMP, his own Solana meme coin, an anonymous user filled a brand-spanking-new crypto wallet (identified as “6QSc2”) with over $1 million dollars worth of SOL, and then sat waiting. Within thirty seconds of the Trump’s meme coin announcement on Truth Social Friday evening, the wallet emptied…

A widely followed crypto analyst says Bitcoin (BTC) may be at a critical juncture this month that could determine whether its uptrend continues. In a new video update, crypto strategist Benjamin Cowen tells his 858,000 YouTube subscribers that if Bitcoin can hold the range low of $90,000 in January as support, the flagship crypto asset will likely have an explosive rally based on historic precedence. “This is what you look for to try to figure out which [trend] is prevailing. Last January, when we wicked below the range low, we only stayed there a few days. In 2023, when Bitcoin…

Cryptocurrency analysis company Santiment, in its latest report, touched upon the “real world assets (RWA)” themed altcoins that have been occupying the cryptocurrency world lately. The analytics company shared the 10 tokens that developers focus on the most in this altcoin theme. The data was created by evaluating the code entries on the Github pages of open-source cryptocurrency projects. Here are the cryptocurrencies and developer scores that altcoin developers have focused on the most in the RWA category in the last 30 days, according to Santiment analysts: Chainlink (LINK) – 306 Synthetix (SNX) – 184 Dusk – 35 Lumerin (LMR)…

Earlier this morning, the U.S. government announced via a court document that stolen bitcoin from the Bitfinex hack in 2016 should be returned to the exchange in-kind. This bitcoin, as seen publicly on the blockchain via Arkham Intelligence, totals 94,643 BTC currently worth $9.4 billion at the time of writing. Just five days before pro-Bitcoin Donald Trump is sworn into office for a second term, the U.S. government seems to be on the verge of sending a large chunk of U.S. held bitcoin back to Bitfinex. Last summer, at The Bitcoin 2024 Conference in Nashville, Donald Trump pledged to create…

The DeFi landscape continues to express substantial dynamism, with prominent blockchains seeing noteworthy increases in their total value locked (TVL). As per data from DefiLlama, Ethereum has dominated the blockchains based on total value locked this week, with Solana, Tron, and Bitcoin following it. In DefiLlama’s list of top 10 chains by TVL, Avalanche, Arbitrum, Base, Tron, and Ethereum show substantial weekly gains. Ethereum Dominates Blockchains in Terms of TVL at $66.647B Ethereum has taken the position of a standout performer among the blockchains over the past seven days. The TVL of the blockchain has reached $66.647B. This figure accounts…

The first crypto president did a very crypto thing. Donald Trump launched a memecoin on Friday night, creating arguably the largest trading demand spike ever in crypto. Solana apps and infrastructure buckled and sometimes broke as the network processed $39 billion in DEX trading volume on Sunday alone, blowing past its prior daily high of $10 billion, according to Blockworks Research. Some were quick to cast Trump’s first memecoin foray as a means to onboard masses of new users into crypto, although that seems like wishful thinking. The token is already down 40% from its Sunday high, and there’s no…

After rocketing up to the highs of $108,000 in December 2024, Bitcoin now has fallen to about $96,000. This has led to renewed debate among analysts as to what this means for the leading cryptocurrency. Some think that it may all be a warning, but others, such as Fundstrat’s Tom Lee, are still bullish long-term. $50,000 The Worst-Case Scenario? Recently, Tom Lee shared his opinions with CNBC during an interview as a response to the fears regarding Bitcoin’s latest retreat. He stated that corrections up to $70,000 or even down to $50,000 can happen. Corrections of this type, he continued,…

Solana ($SOL) has captured the spotlight, with analysts forecasting a jaw-dropping $900 target. This ambitious outlook is boosted by Solana reaching a new all-time high recently, rapid network growth, an innovative ecosystem, and strong developer interest. Having overcome key resistance levels, Solana could soon enter uncharted territory, cementing its position as a leading blockchain for Web3 innovation. Meanwhile, PlutoChain ($PLUTO) could rewrite Bitcoin’s story by introducing smart contracts and DeFi to the world’s most secure blockchain. With Ethereum compatibility and lightning-fast transactions, this project is attracting whale attention. Let’s check out the details. Solana Eyes $900 as Analysts Predict Breakout…

The Bitcoin price has recovered above $97,000, providing a bullish outlook for the flagship crypto. Despite this development, BTC traders still look apprehensive as their strategy suggests they are still bearish on the current price action. Bitcoin Traders Turn Bearish Following Price Recovery In an X post, crypto analyst Ali Martinez revealed that Bitcoin traders have turned bearish despite the price recovery above $97,000. The crypto analyst mentioned that the percentage of traders on Binance betting BTC will rise has declined from 66.35% to 55.22% over the past 24 hours. This development is significant as these Binance traders have a…