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MicroStrategy has acquired an additional 15.4K BTC for $1.5B, bringing its total holdings to 402.1K BTC valued at over $38B. This purchase is part of the company's strategy to use equity and fixed-income offerings to raise $42B for further bitcoin acquisitions while maintaining shareholder benefits through its “Bitcoin Yield” metric.
Ethereum-based investment products reached a record $2.2B in annual net inflows, driven by $634M in weekly inflows, mainly from U.S. spot ETFs. Meanwhile, XRP funds saw a record $95M in weekly inflows amid rising prices, while Bitcoin products faced $457M in outflows as investors shift their focus to altcoins.
Chromia is developing infrastructure for more sophisticated AI agents by introducing onchain memory storage and a transparent decision-making process. The platform has plans to support real-time verification of agent decisions and onchain data storage.
Mizu, launched by Movement Labs, is a Unified Liquidity Layer designed to connect all virtual machines (VMs) on-chain, offering seamless, interoperable liquidity for decentralized ecosystems. The platform aims to redefine how liquidity is managed and accessed in blockchain networks.
This article details the systematic debanking of crypto companies and founders under “Operation Choke Point 2.0,” alleging that regulators, particularly the FDIC, imposed a secret 15% deposit cap on banks for crypto-related firms and pressured banks to stop serving the industry. Multiple high-profile crypto executives, including leaders from Kraken and Gemini, have corroborated experiences of banking restrictions. Marc Andreessen claims that over 30 founders in his portfolio faced debanking. Despite no formal legislation or rulemaking process, the practice continues to impact the industry through unofficial regulations.
Chainlink is actively collaborating with major financial institutions, including Swift, DTCC, and central banks like Banco Central do Brasil, to integrate blockchain into global finance by enabling tokenization, cross-chain settlements, and on-chain NAV data, among other innovations. Its partnerships and solutions position it as the leading infrastructure provider bridging traditional finance and blockchain ecosystems.
A proposal from Balaji suggests implementing privacy features on Ethereum through a smart contract created by an anonymous developer (“Zatoshi”), leveraging the recent Tornado Cash ruling, which established legal precedent for privacy-preserving smart contracts. The proposed “Zethereum” would use zero-knowledge proofs to ensure optional privacy at the smart contract level rather than the base layer, which would manage legal risk.
The floor price of CryptoPunks, largely considered a blue-chip NFT collection, has reached 37.68 ETH, its highest level since May and a 47% increase. The general NFT market has seen an uptick in prices, with CryptoPunks leading the charge. Punks have had high liquidity and volume throughout the bear market, making them a leader in the sector.
21X has partnered with Chainlink to power its EU-regulated trading and settlement system for tokenized securities, set to launch in Q1 2025 under Germany's BaFin supervision.
Aerodrome Finance has surged to become the 7th highest revenue-generating protocol in DeFi, nearing the ranks of giants like Solana and Maker.
XRP's market value has skyrocketed to $132.8 billion, surpassing USDT to rank as the third-largest cryptocurrency, following Bitcoin and Ethereum.
The European Central Bank (ECB) has released its second progress report on the digital euro project, detailing advancements in creating a unified digital payment system across the eurozone.