Tether Bitcoin Reserves Increase by 7,629 BTC After Nine Months of Dormancy

Tether, the issuer of the USDT stablecoin, has recently received a significant addition to its Bitcoin reserves. After remaining dormant for nine months, 7,629 BTC, valued at $705.25 million, was…

HyperLiquid enables HYPE staking with 16 validators

L1 network HyperLiquid has activated staking on its mainnet with an initial $8.4 billion token lock up and 16 validators. On-chain perpetual exchange heavyweight HyperLiquid unveiled native staking for its…

Real estate AI platform Janover to accept crypto payments

Janover, a publicly-traded real estate platform tapping into artificial intelligence, is set to accept Bitcoin and crypto for payments. The Nasdaq-listed company announced on Dec. 30 that it will accept…

AIXBT misreports FTX’s $13b creditor distribution

AI-powered market analyst AIXBT misreported FTX’s repayment size and schedule, but the agent quickly acknowledged its mistake. The automated blockchain analyst posted that FTX would distribute $16 billion to creditors…

Binance Will Launch Futures Trading for PHA and DF

Key Points Binance Futures will launch PHAUSDT at 11:30 (UTC) and DFUSDT at 11:45 (UTC). PHA and DF recorded price surges following Binance’s announcement. Toward the end of 2024, Binance…

Binance announces the launch of Solv Protocol on its Megadrop platform

Binance has now introduced Solv Protocol, a Bitcoin staking protocol with aspirations to build a Bitcoin and Bitcoin-native financial ecosystem.  No other platform will be launching the SOLV tokens, and any…

Hong Kong lawmaker wants to add Bitcoin to national reserves to boost financial security

Hong Kong legislator Wu Jiexhuang suggested the region should start adding Bitcoin to its national reserves as a way to boost financial security. According to the local newspaper Wen Wei…

MicroStrategy adds Bitcoin for 8th consecutive week

MicroStrategy, the software maker turned Bitcoin development company, increased its total holding to 446,400 BTC. Executive chairman Michael Saylor teased MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin (BTC) purchase as usual via a Dec. 29…

PNUT whale activity intensifies ahead of key exchange listings

Speculation about possible listings on two major exchanges may have reignited whale interest, driving PNUT’s recent rally. Peanut the Squirrel (PNUT) rose 15.4% over the past 24 hours, exchanging hands…

DF soars 26% after Binance Futures listing on USDT Perpetual Contracts

Binance launches USDT perpetual contracts for the native tokens of dForce and Phala Network on Dec. 30. After the Binance Futures announcement, dForce surged by 26%. According to the official…