Yat Siu, the CEO and co-founder of the Hong Kong-based software and venture capital firm Animoca Brands, has had his X account compromised.

Hackers are now using his account to market questionable tokens and contracts under the pretense of an Animoca Brands coin release.

Animoca Brands asks users to remain vigilant and not to interact with Siu’s account

On December 26th, Animoca Brands disclosed via their official X account that their co-founder and CEO Yat Siu’s X account had been hacked. Th

On Thursday, Bitcoin rose as MicroStrategy announced it plans to sell more of its shares to amass new funds and spend more on digital currency.

According to a recent Bloomberg report, the world’s largest cryptocurrency was up 0.32% to $98,747 at 11:30 in Singapore, with an initial intraday peak of $99,876.70.

Like Dogecoin, Ether and other popular coins such as Solana saw an increase of 0.2 percent after a dive on Wednesday.

Anticipation of MicroStrategy’s next round of Bitcoin purchases is i

The government of Japan has clarified its unwillingness to include Bitcoin in its foreign exchange reserves in response to Hamada Satoshi’s question.

According to a report by Coinpost, Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru issued an official statement on 20th December in response to Senator (Rassho) Hamada Satoshi’s question.

The government admitted it doesn’t have detailed information on how other nations will adopt Bitcoin into national reserves as these discussions are still in their early stages.

As Solana (SOL) continues to make waves with its high-speed blockchain capabilities, investors are speculating whether it can achieve the ambitious $1,100 price target by Q1 2025.

While Solana’s strong ecosystem and past performance are encouraging, a new contender—Lightchain AI (LCAI)—is drawing significant attention.

Priced at just $0.003, LCAI is gaining traction for its potential to surpass $10 in value even more rapidly. With cutting-edge technology and an accessible entry point, LCAI may

Belgian photojournalist Carl De Keyzer faced massive criticism after the release of his book Putin’s Dream. He was accused by some of creating false visuals and spreading misinformation because he used generative AI to create the photos.

After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine disrupted airspace, Keyzer couldn’t travel anymore and chose to use generative artificial intelligence (AI) to produce a series of photographs about Russia. The AI-generated photos of Russia were included in his book Putin’s D

Chillguy (CHILLGUY), one of the most active memes in the past few days, started sliding after evidence its main image was plagiarized. CHILLGUY slid from $0.19 to $0.17 after the news, extending its slide from mid-December. 

Chillguy extended its losses, sliding from $0.19 to $0.17 within minutes. The price action followed a series of social media posts showing evidence that the main image of the meme was plagiarized from a booklet distributed in Thailand. 

The original image was posted on Red

According to leading cryptocurrency trading companies, the election result has been a major driver of the recent sharp rise in over-the-counter (OTC) trading volumes. The head of Kraken Institutional, Tim Ogilvie, said that while prices are up, the volume is far higher.

He confirmed that Kraken’s over-the-counter (OTC) trading volumes have increased by 220% in the past year, and other cryptocurrency trading companies have experienced a comparable rise. According to Brett Reeves of BitGo, two-th

The Israel Securities Authority (ISA) just approved six Bitcoin mutual funds, all set to roll out on December 31. This is the first time Israeli investors will have access to Bitcoin-focused mutual funds.

The funds, offered by Migdal Capital Markets, More, Ayalon, Phoenix Investment, Meitav, and IBI, will all go live at once, per a condition from regulators. Management fees are set between 0.25% and 1.5%, with one fund standing out by actively managing its portfolio to beat Bitcoin’s market per

Citi analysts predict 2025 will be a transformative year for crypto, driven by ETF growth, stablecoin adoption, and a more supportive regulatory shift despite macroeconomic uncertainty. 

According to Business Insider’s report, Citi analysts led by Alex Saunders stated in a Friday note, “This year was a strong one for crypto, registering a 90%+ increase in the total market cap”.

The cryptocurrency market surged in January 2024, with a dozen Bitcoin spot ETFs launching. Thanks to these funds, in

Public mining companies have posted deep losses in 2024, based on data from Hashrate Index, tracking the biggest miners and data center operators. Despite the new all-time highs for Bitcoin (BTC), the shares of most mining entities are on track to end the year in the red. 

Not all publicly traded mining companies are sharing in the success of MicroStrategy, MARA Holdings, or Hut8. The stocks of most mining entities are on track to end the year in the red. 

The stock market performance of minin

In a market dominated by pricey tokens like Bitcoin and Ethereum, finding affordable cryptocurrencies with huge potential can feel like a challenge. However, emerging projects like Lightchain AI Presale are proving that small investments can lead to big rewards.

For those who missed out on the early days of top-tier coins, these low-cost assets provide a second chance to turn modest investments into significant profits.

Lightchain AI (LCAI) Leveraging AI for Exponential Growth

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As Bitcoin stays below $100,000, attention is shifting to altcoins, with many expecting an altseason rally soon. VanEck analysts say “altcoin season” has started. 

Bitcoin, the leading cryptocurrency, has struggled to surpass its all-time high of $108,135, remaining below the $100,000 mark, raising uncertainty about its next move. VanEck analysts suggest that the current market conditions favor altcoins over Bitcoin.

Although altcoins also dropped along with Bitcoin, many investors and analyst

Tech stocks are having their biggest year in decades, with 2024 turning into a profit carnival for companies tied to artificial intelligence and crypto. The Nasdaq exploded with a 33% jump, while other U.S. indices flexed double-digit gains.

From AI-powered ad platforms to Bitcoin-fueled investments, the tech market has become the ultimate money machine, pumping out billion-dollar valuations like a broken faucet.

Businesses are adopting at breakneck speed while the average consumer remains clu

The DeFi landscape evolved in the past few years, with a shifting balance of the most widely used chains. A trend has formed where Ethereum (ETH) is still the leader in nominal value locked, but has a smaller share of the DeFi market as a whole. 

The DeFi market is shifting, as Ethereum (ETH) was joined by several other chains with successful financial apps. 

At the end of 2023, the influence of Ethereum over the entire DeFi sector was at 72.2%. Total value locked (TVL) in DeFi was at $109B, s

Russia’s Finance Minister Anton Siluanov has announced that Russian companies have started using Bitcoin and other cryptos for international trade.

“Such transactions are already occurring. We believe they should be expanded and developed further,” he told Russia 24 TV. He also made it clear that this is just the beginning, calling crypto payments “the future of international trade.”

From Bitcoin bans to full-blown adoption

Russia’s crypto history has been wild. In 2017, the government looked

MicroStrategy (MSTR) is about to make short sellers wish they had stayed in cash. This software company turned Bitcoin whale looks posied to be a problem for the bears betting against it.

With over 444,000 bitcoins in its arsenal right now, MicroStrategy owns more Bitcoin than any other corporation in the world.

President-elect Donald Trump’s pro-crypto policies are fueling a meteoric rise for the industry. He is expected to flip the script on regulation and set up a strategic national Bitcoin

OpenAI is reportedly stepping into the humanoid robot game. The ChatGPT maker is considering building human-like robots which could be a major coup in artificial intelligence-powered robotics. However, this development comes after Elon Musk’s Tesla recently showcased its Optimus robots.

The AI giant used to operate a robotics division when it first appeared on the scene. However, it scrapped it in 2021. Co-founder Wojciech Zaremba stated that the division was closed due to a lack of training da

A 17-year-old allegedly spent $25,000 on micro-transactions in the Monopoly GO in-app purchases section. These transactions allow users to unlock rewards and level up faster, and many users have been known to spend high amounts on these achievements. 

This teenager is not the first to spend a big chunk of money on Monopoly GO. Previously, another user also reported spending $1,000 on the game before removing it. However, even that case is only a small fraction of what this teenager spent recent

As the crypto market gears up for another potential bull run, investor focus is shifting toward both established tokens and promising newcomers.

While Cardano (ADA) targets a price of $3 and Ethereum (ETH) eyes an ambitious $5,000, the real buzz surrounds Lightchain AI (LCAI) and its groundbreaking presale. With projections of an astonishing 25,305% return by 2025, the Lightchain AI Presale is capturing attention like never before. 

Each of these coins offers unique value propositions: Cardano