OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever recently gave a lecture at the Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS) 2024 conference in Vancouver, Canada arguing that the age of artificial intelligence pre-training is ending and forecasted the rise of an AI superintelligence.

According to Sutskever, increasing computing power through better hardware, software, and machine-learning algorithms outpaces the total amount of data available for AI model training. The AI researcher likened data to fossil f

Bitcoin (BTC) recovered sharply from the weekly lows and is charging toward the all-time high of $104,088. VanEck expects the cryptocurrency bull market to hit its first peak in the first quarter of 2025. After that, the asset manager anticipates a 30% pullback in Bitcoin and a sharper retracement of up to 60% in altcoins. The recovery is expected to begin in fall, with “major tokens regaining momentum and reclaiming previous all-time highs by the end of the year.”

Another bullish voice was tha

XRP (XRP) experienced a historic rally in November 2024 due to political tailwinds and new product developments. Georgios Vlachos, co-founder of the Axelar open-source interoperability platform, told Cointelegraph that the upcoming RLUSD stablecoin will likely boost demand for XRP in 2025.

Vlachos said that many people, including those in emerging economies, use stablecoins as a method of transaction and a store of value. RLUSD transactions and remittances will mostly settle on the XRP Ledger (

Donald Trump will likely issue an executive order on his first day in office to designate Bitcoin (BTC) as a United States reserve asset, according to Jack Mallers, CEO and founder of Strike.

A 200K Bitcoin buy order is coming in January 2025?

In a podcast interview with YouTuber Tim Pool, Mallers explained that the president-elect could rely on provisions within a so-called "Dollar Stabilization Act," which grants him considerable authority to protect the US dollar.

“There’s potential to use

Non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace OpenSea has sparked speculation of an impending token launch and user airdrop following its registration in the Cayman Islands.

The news was shared on Dec. 14 by Waleswoosh, a pseudonymous researcher from the Azuki NFT collection, who posted a screenshot of OpenSea’s Cayman Islands registration. NFT community members have since speculated that the digital collectible platform plans to launch a cryptocurrency and conduct a token airdrop. 

Source: Waleswoosh

What are Bitcoin miners as energy buyers?

Bitcoin miners can work as dynamic energy buyers with the flexibility to adjust consumption according to energy supply and demand using sophisticated energy management strategies. 

First things first, you need to understand the Bitcoin mining basics.

To secure the Bitcoin blockchain network, process transactions, and mint new coins, computers need to solve complex mathematical puzzles. As a result, miners running these computers need access to reliabl

Ethereum liquid restaking protocols saw their total value locked (TVL) increase by almost 6,000% in 2024, as the demand for staked asset utility increased this year. 

On Jan. 1, decentralized finance (DeFi) data aggregator DefiLlama showed that Ethereum’s liquid restaking TVL used to be around $284 million. After almost a year, the amount surged almost sixty times, reaching $17.26 billion on Dec. 15. 

Liquid restaking total value locked in Ethereum. Source: DefiLlama

The increase in liquid re

MicroStrategy founder and Bitcoin bull Michael Saylor has tipped crypto miner MARA Holdings to be next in line among Bitcoin firms to join the Nasdaq 100.

“Thanks Fred. I expect $MARA will be the next,” Saylor said in a Dec. 14 X post, responding to MARA Holdings chairman and CEO Fred Thiel, who congratulated Saylor on MicroStrategy’s inclusion in the Nasdaq-100 Index, which was announced on Dec. 13.

MicroStrategy is expected to join before the trading day begins on Dec. 23.

MARA aims for Nas

Bitcoin wallets holding less than 1 BTC are expected to grow by approximately 9% in the near term as small-scale investors keep accumulating despite the asset breaking past the $100,000 mark, according to a crypto analyst.

“Despite being labeled as “shrimps,” these holders are showing strong confidence in Bitcoin’s growth, continuing to accumulate coins even at current price levels,” CryptoQuant contributor Axel Adler said in a Dec. 14 X post.

Trend suggests upward movement for Shrimp wallets

JPMorgan raises price targets on Bitcoin mining stocks

Analysts at JPMorgan raised price targets for four Bitcoin mining stocks to reflect value from the miners electrical power assets and BTC holdings, according to a Dec. 10 report shared with Cointelegraph. 

The mining operations to see upgrades include MARA Holdings (MARA), CleanSpark (CLSK), Riot Platforms (RIOT) and Iren (IREN), according to the report, which was written by analysts Reginald Smith and Charles Pearce. Each stock is already

Former Prime Minister of Thailand Thaksin Shinawatra recently gave a lecture to an audience gathered at the Intercontinental Hotel in Hua Hin, in which he urged the government of Thailand to study cryptocurrencies and continue sandbox experimentation to remain relevant on the global stage.

According to an article from Money and Banking Online, the former Prime Minister did not suggest that Thailand should begin buying cryptocurrencies but urged Thailand to study digital assets because of the cu

Hong Kong has rapidly become a cryptocurrency hub, positioning itself as a center for financial innovation alongside the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Singapore. Ivan Ivanov, global CEO of WOW Summit, said this innovation was a mixture of strong regulatory policy and Hong Kong's status as a special economic region.

Ivanov told Cointelegraph that Hong Kong's special relationship with mainland China and robust regulation allow Hong Kong to be a sandbox for financial and technical innovation, whi

A cryptocurrency trader has reportedly turned a $27 investment in the Pepe memecoin into an extraordinary $52 million profit, according to blockchain analytics firm Lookonchain.

An unknown Pepe (PEPE) trader bagged the life-changing profits, crypto intelligence firm Lookonchain revealed in a Dec. 14 X post.

“A $PEPE whale that had been dormant for 600 days transferred all 2.1T $PEPE($52M) to a new address… From $27 to $52 million — an extraordinary 1,900,000x return!”

Savvy Pepe trader transa

Coinbase’s chief legal officer has responded to criticism of the exchange’s token listing and delisting practices after a $1 billion lawsuit accused the company of anticompetitive behavior regarding Wrapped Bitcoin.

Crypto exchange Coinbase is being sued for over $1 billion by BiT Global Digital, which is accusing the company of harming the crypto market through its decision to delist Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) in November.

In a Dec. 13 complaint, BiT Global alleged that Coinbase decided to delist

Ether could surpass its previous all-time high during the first quarter of 2025, according to market analysts.

Ether (ETH) has been unable to remain above the key $4,000 psychological threshold despite Bitcoin (BTC) breaching the record $100,000 high on Dec. 6 for the first time in crypto history.

However, Ether may soon start catching up to Bitcoin’s gains following last week’s crypto market deleveraging, which is “indicative of a reset in leveraged long exposure,” according to a market repor

A crypto analyst has warned that if approved, Senator Lummis’ proposal for the United States government to acquire 5% of Bitcoin’s supply could cause increased price volatility in the short term.

“I expect it to be pretty volatile, especially if the strategic Bitcoin reserve gets approved; I think Bitcoin will pump then rotate back,” Collective Shift founder Ben Simpson told Cointelegraph.

Bitcoin dominance will “start to fall”

Cointelegraph recently reported that after Trump’s winning the pr

Nasdaq has announced that Michael Saylor’s company, MicroStrategy, will have its stock (MSTR) added to the Nasdaq-100 Index, as of Dec. 23.

MicroStrategy is one of three companies to be added to the index alongside Palantir Technologies Inc. (PLTR), and Axon Enterprise, Inc. (AXON), according to a Dec. 13 statement published by Nasdaq.

The placement means that MicroStrategy, a software company that became a de facto Bitcoin hedge fund in 2020, among the Nasdaq’s 100 largest stocks by market ca

Sheila Warren has stepped down from her role as CEO of the Crypto Council for Innovation (CCI) just a month before Donald Trump’s United States presidential term begins.

“I am filled with mixed emotions as I share that I will be stepping down as the inaugural CEO of @crypto_council in January,” Warren said in a Dec. 13 X post.

The crypto advocacy group’s chief legal officer, Ji Kim, will transition into an acting CEO role, while Warren — who has held the role for three years — said she will re

The social media website initially kicked off by Twitter creator Jack Dorsey has hit more than 25 million users as some abandon or completely delete their X accounts, leading many to question how the platform will differ in content, moderation, and tone. 

BlueSky reported that its total number of users had reached more than 25 million as of Dec. 12, roughly double the platform had after the United States election on Nov. 5. The social media site still comes up short compared to Meta’s Threads w

Binance’s chances of making a comeback in the United States remain slim, even under a crypto-friendly White House. 

In a Dec. 9 interview, the exchange’s CEO described discussions about re-entering the US market as “premature” following its November 2023 exit as part of a $4.3 billion settlement with the US government over sanctions violations, money laundering and operating as an unlicensed money transmitter.

“As of now, we are focusing on our global deployment,” said the exchange’s CEO, Rich