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With MicroStrategy’s market cap sitting at over $100 billion this morning and a new round of debt being announced almost daily to acquire more bitcoin, many fans have overlooked a critical change inside the company. For years, Bitcoiners have assumed that CEO Michael Saylor had voting control of the firm. He has now lost that control. Throughout most of the corporation’s history, a dual share structure separated equity ownership and voting rights. As recently as October 21, Saylor, as executive chairman, held 51.7% of the total voting power of MicroStrategy’s common stock outstanding. Specifically, Saylor’s overwhelming control of Class B…
The co-founder of Metamask, Dan Finlay, launched a new token named Consent on Solana and Base, which focuses on user consent and autonomy. The Consent ($CONSENT) token was conceptualized by Finlay on Clanker on Farcaster to promote user consent in the age of Artificial Intelligence. The token falls under memecoins and addresses the right to intellectual property and “consent to share and train AI”. Finlay describes the token as an “ambiguous consent” framework in the blockchain and Web 3 ecosystem. Although the Consent token is available in both Solana and Base, users are trading the token on Solana more than…
Prime Minister of Malaysia, Anwar Ibrahim, says he wants to explore policies for crypto and blockchain technology after his meeting with Binance co-founder CZ and the Abu Dhabi government. According to a report by media outlet New Straits Times, Ibrahim returned to Malaysia after a three-day visit to Abu Dhabi with plans to start developing policies related to cryptocurrency and blockchain technology so that the nation does not get left behind. Speaking to reporters, the Prime Minister said he had lengthy conversations with the Abu Dhabi government and the former Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao about crypto and blockchain technology.…
The integration of ElizaOS into Merlin Chain will allow the deployment of AI agents with the ability to facilitate cross-chain activities. Merlin Chain Partners With ElizaOS to Bring AI Agents to Bitcoin Merlin Chain, the bitcoin layer 2 network has announced a strategic integration with ElizaOS, an AI agent project. By working together, developers can implement AI agents on Merlin Chain using ElizaOS’s multi-agent simulation technology, leading to more effective asset discovery and cross-chain transactions. This integration will allow AI agents built on ElizaOS to issue bitcoin-native assets, facilitate cross-chain activities, and initiate transactions on the Merlin and Bitcoin networks…
Bitcoin (BTC) appears poised to end 2024 on a high note, with historical patterns suggesting the maiden digital asset is destined for a record high in December. According to crypto trading expert Ali Martinez, there are striking parallels between Bitcoin’s current price action and its December 2020 rally, hinting that the asset could reach $135,000 by December 2024, as per analysis shared in an X post on November 20. Martinez’s prediction highlighted identical price structures and Relative Strength Index (RSI) levels between December 2020 and November 2024, suggesting a continuation of the bullish trend. In both cases, Bitcoin has formed…
Just a Chill Guy (CHILLGUY) isn’t just chilling—it’s leading the pack. Over the past week, the Solana-based meme coin has ballooned by more than 135%, including a 37% jump in the last 24 hours alone. Now trading at over $0.62, Chill Guy’s market cap rose from $461 million to $621 million in just two days, according to CoinGecko data. CHILLGUY’s rise began earlier this week when the original meme’s creator, Philip Banks, publicly announced legal action against unauthorized merchandise and knockoff coins exploiting his intellectual property. Despite the controversy—or perhaps because of it—CHILLGUY became a viral sensation, attracting a flood…
Brad Garlinghouse, Ripple’s chief executive, has published a tweet to share his take on the SEC’s recent refusal related to the SEC vs. Ripple case. Commenting on Stuart Alderoty’s (Ripple’s chief legal officer) recent X post in which the CLO criticised the Securities and Exchange Commission for its recent move regarding their case. This happened as the last few weeks of Gary Gensler’s presence in the SEC as the chairman have started. Garlinghouse slams current SEC boss Stuart Alderoty tweeted that despite the fact that “Gensler’s war on crypto ends” at the SEC in ten days, the regulator has refused…
With a focus on developer tools and user-friendly apps, Base is aiming for $100 billion in assets and a stronger global presence by 2025. On Jan. 17, the Base blockchain outlined its plan for the year, targeting $100 billion in on-chain assets by October 2025. The roadmap focuses on increasing developer participation, expanding its user base, and improving the scalability of its blockchain infrastructure. The platform has set specific goals, including bringing in 25,000 developers, onboarding 25 million users, attaining $100 billion on-chain assets, and increasing blockspace capacity to 250 million gas units per second (Mgas/s). In blockchain terminology, “gas”…
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As many may know, there were three main people behind the creation of XRP Ledger, XRP and Ripple: David Schwartz, Jed McCaleb and Arthur Britto. If the first two are well known and have an established media presence, the latter remains a rather mysterious person and is rarely in the spotlight. However, in a recent social media conversation, the enigmatic figure of Arthur Britto re-emerged after David Schwartz, Ripple’s current CTO, suddenly answered a question that had gone unanswered for over three years. When asked if he was Britto, Schwartz replied that he was not. More to the point, Schwartz…