Nasdaq-listed business intelligence firm MicroStrategy has announced the acquisition of an additional 5,262 bitcoin at an average price of $106,662 per BTC, with the purchase costing the firm around $561 million in total.

In a post on the microblogging platform X, the company’s co-founder and chairman, Michael Saylor, revealed that the firm has achieved a BTC Yield of 47.4% so far this quarter, and 73.7% year-to-date, and now holds 444,262 BTC that were acquired for $27.7 billion.

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San Jose, Costa Rica, December 23rd, 2024, Chainwire

Winna.com, a crypto-focused casino gaming platform launched in the summer of 2024, has successfully raised $15 million in a seed funding round, as first reported by Crunchbase.

The investment will support Winna.com in enhancing its product offerings and accelerating its growth. The platform already boasts a thriving community of over 10,000 active players, signaling strong early traction in the competitive online gambling space.

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The memecoin market is witnessing rapid innovation, with Pepeto ($PEPETO) emerging as a project focused on enhancing the memecoin ecosystem. Through its multifaceted platform, Pepeto offers a suite of tools including a zero-fee trading platform, a blockchain bridge, and a token swap solution, designed to improve interoperability, accessibility, and liquidity for memecoins.

Presale Progress and Market Position

Currently in its presal

The recently-released 2025 Crypto Market Outlook report by Coinbase Institutional provides a comprehensive analysis of the cryptocurrency industry’s trajectory.

Cryptocurrencies are evolving beyond their speculative origins, with the total market capitalization surging 96% in 2024 to reach $3.4 trillion by December. Coinbase attributes this growth to significant milestones such as the approval of spot Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the U.S. and the rapid proliferation of t

The cryptocurrency market has experienced significant losses in the aftermath of the Federal Reserve’s December 18, 2024, policy announcement. Total cryptocurrency market capitalization has plunged from $3.66 trillion on December 17, just 24 hours before the Fed’s announcement, to $3.16 trillion as of December 23.

Source: TradingView

This $500 billion, or 13.6%, loss in under a week highlights the influence of rising U.S. Treasury yields, which are tightening financial conditions and putting

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SilentBerry, a decentralized publishing platform utilizing the RGB++ protocol, has announced a strategic investment from the CKB Eco Fund. This collaboration aims to enhance the platform’s innovative approach to integrating authors and readers within the blockchain ecosystem.

SilentBerry’s model enables authors to inscribe their book content directly onto the Bitcoin blockchain, converting ownership and revenue rights into digital assets. These

Lahore, Pakistan, December 23rd, 2024, Chainwire

O.XYZ, the leading decentralized Super AI project, announces the launch of OSOL100, a first-of-its-kind AI index token designed to capture the cumulative value of Solana’s top 100 AI projects. This innovative token provides users with direct exposure to Solana’s AI infrastructure, agents, and meme tokens, all through one easily managed and fully transparent investment tool.

OSOL100 simplifies investment strategies while enhancing portfolio diver

The total market capitalization of the cryptocurrency market has dropped by around $42 billion over the last 24-hour period as the prices of major cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin, Ethereum’s ether, and XRP, see drops between 1% and 2.7%.

Despite the drop, BTC is now trading at $96,000 after rising more than 2.6% from the December low around $92,500 seen after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 25 basis points, but comments from Chair Jerome Powell suggested a more hawkish stance, sug

XRP has faced a significant downturn in recent days, with its price dropping nearly 20% from an intraday high of $2.7255 on December 17 to $2.20 as of December 23, 2024. This decline comes amid broader struggles in the cryptocurrency market, where macroeconomic factors have driven a sharp sell-off. Despite the absence of fundamental issues specific to XRP, a combination of tightening global liquidity and a hawkish Federal Reserve stance has put pressure on the entire crypto sector.

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On December 23, pseudonymous analyst Marty Marty shared an analysis of the U.S. Dollar Index (DXY), highlighting its potential impact on financial markets, including cryptocurrencies.

Very interesting position on the DXY right now – either it goes to July 2023 levels in the 115 range out the double bottom or its in a rising wedge and sets a lower high. The suspense this week will affect all markets.Remember everything is based on dollar pricing, if the… pic.twitter.com/uH31qCrt4D

— MartyParty

On December 22, 2024, Charles Hoskinson, co-creator of Cardano, addressed the blockchain community in a candid and detailed livestream. Broadcasting from Colorado, Hoskinson shared insights about Cardano’s governance, partnerships, and technological advancements while reflecting on the challenges and successes of the year. He offered a roadmap for Cardano’s evolution and expressed his steadfast commitment to the community-driven principles at the heart of the ecosystem.

Hoskinson began his live

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Gud Tech, Zircuit’s first multichain AI platform for automated finance, is thrilled to announce the success of its $GUD token launch. Built on Zircuit, the AI-powered blockchain for secure DeFi and staking, $GUD is reshaping token distribution with a community-first approach, prioritizing inclusivity and decentralization.

In its first week, the $GUD launch has seen over 127M $ZRC tokens staked, locking a total of $9M USD in value. These

Anthony Sassano, a prominent Ethereum advocate and educator, posed an intriguing question on X (formerly Twitter) on Dec. 22, 2024: Does Ethereum (ETH) need a Michael Saylor-like figure to promote it? This refers to Saylor’s role as a Bitcoin evangelist, whose outspoken support and corporate strategy at MicroStrategy have helped popularize Bitcoin as a store of value. Sassano’s question sparked a lively debate, with responses from across the crypto community offering a wide range of perspectives

Video-sharing platform Rumble (Nasdaq: RUM) says it has signed a strategic partnership with Tether (USDT), as part of which it will receive $775 million from the stablecoin issuer. The investment involves Tether purchasing 103.33 million shares of Rumble’s Class A common stock at $7.50 per share.

Rumble plans to use $250 million of the funds to expand its business. The rest will be allocated to a self-tender offer, allowing shareholders to sell up to 70 million shares of Class A common stock ba

The cryptocurrency market has endured a significant sell-off that saw its total market capitalization plunge by over $600 billion before it started recovering. In a sell-off that saw Bitcoin drip from a new high around $108,000 to a $92,000 low.

The cryptocurrency has, however, since started recovering and despite still being down more than 6.8% in the last 24-hour period, it’s now trading at $95,600 according to available market data.

According to popular cryptocurrency analyst Ali Martinez,

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 20th, 2024, Chainwire

In a significant move, Binance Futures, the leading cryptocurrency derivatives exchange platform, today announced the launch of its CGPT/USDT Perpetual Contract. This latest addition expands the platform’s trading offerings while highlighting the growing prominence of AI-focused cryptocurrencies in the digital asset ecosystem.

The new perpetual contract introduces advanced trading capabilities for ChainGPT token (CGPT), offering trade

The price of the meme-inspired cryptocurrency Dogecoin is down nearly 7% over the last 24-hour period to now stand at $0.31 per DOGE, down from around $0.40 a week ago amid a wider cryptocurrency market downturn.

According to CryptoCompare data, DOGE has lost around 24% of its value over the past week and is underperforming most other top digital currencies, which started plunging after the Federal Reserve’s Chair Jerome Powell suggested there will be fewer interest rate cuts next year.

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Crypto markets are in turmoil, with steep declines in major assets like Bitcoin and Ethereum since Dec. 18, 2024. The downturn began immediately after the Federal Reserve’s FOMC meeting, where policymakers issued a cautious statement about monetary policy and Jerome Powell, the Fed Chair, provided remarks that spooked markets. Jamie Coutts, the Chief Crypto at Real Vision, explains how tightening liquidity and macroeconomic factors are driving the sell-off.

The Federal Reserve’s decision to low

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NFTfi.com, a leading NFT lending protocol, and Fabrica, a real land tokenization platform, today announced a $200,000 loan secured by a tokenized plot of Los Angeles real land. 

This milestone transaction marks the largest land-backed loan in blockchain history and demonstrates the growing practical application of decentralized finance (DeFi) in traditional real estate markets.

Pioneering Real Estate Innovation

The groundbreaking loan, where the bor

The cryptocurrency market is down by over $200 billion in the last 24-hour period and by around $600 billion in the past week amid a significant downtrend that has been caused by several factors, including the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates by 25 basis points and its Chair Jerome Powell suggesting fewer cuts are coming next year.

Powell’s comments dampened investor sentiment and affected risk assets across markets, with the S&P 500 losing around 3.2% of its value since the comments were