uguration dubbed the Crypto Ball takes place. Bitcoin and major altcoins prices pump and market sentiment returns to extreme greed.Reputed analyst highlights inevitable bullish use cases for BTC, XRP, ETH, and ONDO.
Donald J. Trump has been titled America’s First Crypto President by the crypto community Bitcoin. The US Elections that took place in November 2024 led to an incredibly bullish pump for the crypto market, especially influencing the pioneer crypto asset Bitcoin (BTC). Trump’s securing

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Dogecoin (DOGE) Still Rides Meme Culture Shiba Inu (SHIB) Fights to Stay on Top Why Remittix (RTX) Could Disrupt the Meme Coin Race Meme Power vs. Real Utility Which Meme Coin Will Dominate in 2025? Remittix Already Carving Out a Spot 
The meme coin arena often comes down to Dogecoin versus Shiba Inu, but many traders now wonder which meme coin will dominate in 2025 if a new competitor enters the fray. Dogecoin (DOGE) trades at about $0.37, up 10% over the past week. Shiba Inu

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What is the Pectra Upgrade?Why Was the Upgrade Delayed?What Are the Key Milestones Before March 2025?What Does This Mean for Ethereum Users and Developers?What Challenges Lie Ahead?How Could the Pectra Upgrade Impact Ethereum’s Future?Will Ethereum Deliver on Time?
Ethereum developers are gearing up for a pivotal milestone with the planned launch of the Pectra upgrade in March 2025. With new features and improvements in the pipeline, the upgrade promises to elevate the Ethereum

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Ripple Price Is Not Slowing DownWould There Be More Upward Movements for the Shiba Inu Price?Remittix Heads For the Moon
According to the latest data from CoinMarketCap, the fear & greed index currently stands at 60, favoring a bullish bias. This marks an important market shift, as the index has recently crossed into the greed zone for the first time in the past 10 days, suggesting a growing confidence among investors.
As positive sentiment continues to grow, a swing back into

Decentralized data storage company Arweave has launched its “Genesis Block” to the moon in collaboration with two other companies.
Arweave 
ar4.87%Arweave, in partnership with Iridia and LifeShup, has sent encrypted data and cryptocurrencies in a wallet on a space mission, according to a Jan. 15 press statement.
The concept tapped Iridia’s synthetic DNA-based storage technology and LifeShip’s lunar landing craft to rocket Arweave’s data capsule to the moon.
Founded in 2017, Arweave has sought to

Crypto exchange BitMEX has been ordered to pay a $100 million penalty for violating U.S. banking laws.
A federal judge ordered HDR Global Trading Limited, BitMEX’s parent company, to pay the penalty along with a two-year unsupervised probation sentence.
In a ruling on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, U.S. District Court Judge John Koeltl, of the Southern District of New York, rejected BitMEX’s argument that an earlier $110 million fine was sufficient for its violations.
The order comes six months af

Is Jamie Dimon’s criticism of Bitcoin justified, or is it overshadowed by JPMorgan’s blockchain investments and data showing crypto’s decreasing role in crime?
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Jamie Dimon fires againA history of criticismJPMorgan’s Blockchain DilemmaThe illicit activity argument: reality vs. perceptionCritics who’ve changed course
Jamie Dimon fires again
When JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon speaks, the financial world pays close attention. His opinions on Bitcoin 
btc2.72%Bitcoin are often pola

Brazilian neobank Nubank has launched a fixed 4% annual return for USDC holders, making the feature available to all crypto wallet users.
The largest digital bank in Latin America, with more than 85 million customers in Brazil and 6 million between Mexico and Colombia, is now offering a fixed 4% annual return for users holding Circle’s stablecoin USD Coin 
usdc-0.01%USDC. Nubank expanded its rewards program to all users after testing it with a small group last year, the Nedbank said in a Jan. 14

Thailand regulators are considering approval for exchange-traded funds that invest directly in Bitcoin for the first time in history in order to boost the nation’s budding crypto sector.
According to a Bloomberg report published on Jan. 15, the Thailand Securities and Exchange Commission might allow Bitcoin ETFs to list on local exchanges for the first time as the country attempts to keep up with other countries like Singapore, Hong Kong, and the U.S. in terms of developing its cryptocurrency se

United States-based Osprey Funds is gearing up to convert its Bitcoin trust into an exchange-traded fund after an acquisition deal with Bitwise fell through.
The investment management firm said in a Jan. 14 statement that it would file a Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission “as soon as practicable” to convert the Osprey Bitcoin Trust (OBTC) into an ETF.
Launched in February 2021, OBTC offers investors exposure to Bitcoin without the complexities of direct investment, such as

Wintermute co-founder Yoann Turpin calls for more DeFi adoption to address inefficiencies in price discovery in centralized finance and over-the-counter markets.
In a social media post, Yoann Turpin, the co-founder of Wintermute, an algorithmic trading platform focused on building liquidity in digital asset markets, called out the challenges of price discovery in the crypto industry. 
Turpin claims that centralized exchanges like Binance engage in private arrangements between big buyers and sell

As Bitcoin’s price hovers around crucial levels in early 2025, one particular class of BTC holders has been quietly increasing its holdings.
In a recent report, on-chain analytics firm Santiment examined how different-sized Bitcoin wallets are behaving on the network, which overall creates a very neutral signal for crypto's next few weeks.
According to Santiment, Bitcoin whales with 10 and 10,000 BTC have accumulated 2,997 BTC since Jan. 1, 2025, indicating increased confidence in Bitcoin's long

 Bitcoin extended gains on Wednesday after a sharp rebound in the previous sessions amid a bullish outlook for the cryptocurrency, while investors shrugged off concerns surrounding the U.S. interest rates ahead of an inflation report. 
Bitcoin rose 2.1% to $97,003.4 by 01:50 ET (06:50 GMT). 
The token had risen sharply on Tuesday, rising above the $97,000 mark, but gave away some of the gains later in the day.
Bullish outlook, whale trades push Bitcoin higher
Several cryptocurrency analysts main