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Ripple’s chief technology officer (CTO) David Schwartz has published a tweet, commenting on the big legal win scored by Tornado Cash against the US Treasury in court. Schwartz particularly commented on the US Treasury’s claim that smart contracts are a service in this case. The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit sided with the plaintiffs-appellants, ruling that smart contract protocols are not subject to sanctions. US Treasury sanctions to be lifted from Tornado Cash The case against the crypto mixing protocol Tornado Cash was initiated by the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) back in 2022…

Off The Grid secured the Game of the Year award at the 2024 GAM3 Awards, held live for the first time in Manila on Nov.22. Developed by Gunzilla Games, the Web3-enabled, free-to-play, third-person battle royale game also won awards for Best Shooter Game, Best Multiplayer Game, and Best Action Game, marking a significant achievement in the blockchain gaming industry. Hosted in partnership with Yield Guild Games (YGG), the GAM3 Awards recognized excellence across 21 categories, celebrating the progress of the Web3 gaming sector over the past year. The event featured an increased prize pool of $5 million, comprising grants, products,…

Hong Kong — AgentFun.AI, a cutting-edge platform for creating and trading AI agents, has officially launched on Cronos zkEVM. Starting today, users can engage with the first dApp dedicated to AI agents in the Cronos ecosystem.—AgentFun.AI allows users to create, train, and trade tokenized AI agents, each equipped with unique personalities. These agents evolve as they interact with users on social media and through blockchain transactions, becoming valuable digital assets as they reach key milestones.Gamified AI Agent CreationCreating an agent requires a small purchase of AGENTFUN tokens on H2 Finance, Cronos zkEVM’s leading DEX. For just 1 $AGENTFUN, users can…

Bloomberg analyst Eric Balchunas has commented on yet another historic moment for the crypto market. On Friday, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) granted accelerated approval for 11 exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to list and trade options tied to spot Bitcoin prices on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). According to Balchunas, the SEC approved the same thing for Nasdaq recently, so this news doesn’t come as a major surprise, despite being positive news for crypto in general. They approved same thing for Nasdaq recently so not a big surprise but still good news as SEC was big hurdle. We…

A premier morphL2 decentralized liquidity marketplace, BulbaSwap, has unveiled a strategic partnership with iExchange, a leading decentralized P2P crypto exchange. The goal is to provide a smooth integration between both on-chain and off-chain services to assist users, especially within the Global South area, and enhance the range of markets in the decentralized finance space. Expanding the DeFi Frontier, Together. 🤝We’re excited to announce a strategic partnership with @iExchangeP2P to bring seamless on-chain and off-ramp solutions to @BulbaSwap.This collaboration will unlock new markets and empower users in the Global South. https://t.co/hQyPlrR8le pic.twitter.com/oTlgDUPWBB — BulbaSwap (@BulbaSwap) November 27, 2024 Expanding the DeFi…

As bitcoin enjoyed a bit of a lift on Wednesday, ether (ETH) stole the spotlight by jumping more than 10% in just 24 hours. The second-largest cryptocurrency now claims over 13% of the $3.33 trillion total market cap. Ether’s $47B Volume Surge Sparks Wild Speculation—$7,500 Next? Bitcoin (BTC) gained 4.4% against the U.S. dollar in the same time frame, but ether raced ahead with a 10.66% climb. So far in 2024, BTC has left ethereum (ETH) in the dust, outperforming it nearly threefold—a gap that showcases a clear difference in their market momentum this year. Still, ethereum tends to shine…

IOTA is set to launch smart contracts on its Layer 1 network this year, with the transition from testnet to the mainnet expected to be swift. This would enable the L1 network to anchor decentralized applications and support tokenization, which founder Dominik Schiener says is the network’s key target market. IOTA has been working towards being an all-encompassing network that can anchor decentralized applications, NFTs, tokenization, decentralized exchanges, and every other blockchain application. While most of these developments have been on the Shimmer staging network, the IOTA Layer 1 could catch up before the end of the year, starting with…

Marc Andreessen, the co-founder of Andreessen Horowitz and a prominent voice in the tech and crypto space, has accused the Biden administration of weaponizing the banking system against crypto entrepreneurs. In a recent episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, Andreessen linked these actions to what he calls “Operation Chokepoint 2.0,” an alleged continuation of a past government strategy to exclude disfavored industries from the financial system. “Over 30 founders have been debanked in the last four years,” Andreessen revealed, suggesting a deliberate effort to target individuals and companies in the crypto industry. “We can’t live in a world where somebody…

Circle, the well-known platform that issues the stablecoin “$USDC,” has introduced an exclusive project named Signing API to facilitate its Programmable Wallets. As per Circle, with this feature, the developers can integrate secure transfer signing as well as the wallet creation throughout a wide array of blockchains. The platform took to social media to disclose this development. Programmable Wallets now supports all EVM blockchains and more with our new Signing API. https://t.co/Sc0AYvx36J — Circle (@circle) November 26, 2024 Circle Releases Signing API to Support EVM-Compatible Blockchains In its latest X post, Circle pointed out that the release of Signing API…

According to on-chain data, a long-dormant Bitcoin whale has reemerged just as Bitcoin (BTC) briefly touched the $69,000 mark. Blockchain data tracker Whale Alert reported that a Bitcoin wallet that had remained dormant for over 10 years has now been reactivated: “A dormant address containing 25 BTC worth $1,711,020 has just been activated after 10.8 years.” 💤 A dormant address containing 25 #BTC (1,711,020 USD) has just been activated after 10.8 years!https://t.co/jb4vDe7CLO — Whale Alert (@whale_alert) October 18, 2024 This wallet, which held 25 BTC, was worth roughly $1.71 million at the time of activation. The wallet in question had…