50% of Jupiter protocol fees will now go towards JUP buybacks.
https://x.com/JupiterExchange/status/1883490117463265318
According to Brazilian media Blocknews, Petrobras, the Brazilian national oil company, announced that it will launch a research and development project to enter the field of Bitcoin mining.
Petrobras intends to use the associated gas produced during oil extraction as energy to power Bitcoin mining, aiming to improve energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions in this way.
https://x.com/wublockchain/status/1883478348455977377
ANLOG TGE will be on February 6th
https://x.com/oneanalog/status/1883156985841119390
THORChain has resumed swaps and transfers
https://x.com/THORChain/status/1883285909426315444
The crypto market is neutral
BTC Dominance - 57.14%
Market Cap - $3.64T
BTC - $105,388.92 (+0.89%)
ETH - $3,360 (+2%)
XRP - $3.14 (+1.24%)
BNB - $690.57 (+1.17%)
SOL - $259.31 (+3.89%)
TRUMP - $30.73 (+6.73%)
MELANIA - $2.75 (+8.84%)
ONDO - $1.46 (+1.17%)
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Karak Foundation is launching KAR
Karak mainnet is launching soon.
https://x.com/KarakFndn/status/1882830826402107442
Spot ETF Flow on 24.01: BTC-ETF +$517.67M, ETH-ETF +$9.18M
https://sosovalue.com/assets/etf/us-btc-spot
CoinShares filed registration statements for a "CoinShares Litecoin ETF" as well as a "CoinShares XRP ETF" while NYSE posted a 19b-4 filing for the "Grayscale Litecoin Trust."
NYSE also posted a 19b-4 filing for a Grayscale Solana Trust.
https://www.theblock.co/post/337024/regulatory-filings-flood-in-from-grayscale-and-coinshares-proposing-etfs-tracking-xrp-and-litecoin
Coinbase International will add support for Toshi, Gigachad, and The Graph perpetual futures on Coinbase International Exchange and Coinbase Advanced.
The opening of its TOSHI-PERP, GIGA-PERP, and GRT-PERP markets will begin on or after 9:30 UTC 30 JAN 2025.
https://twitter.com/CoinbaseIntExch/status/1882820774480036122
Tether and Medoo, Vietnam’s decentralized educational ecosystem, announced a strategic collaboration to launch the Blockchain Academy.
https://tether.io/news/tether-and-medoo-collaborate-to-launch-blockchain-academy-in-vietnam/
Lista DAO 2025 Road Map
ListaDAO/lista-dao-2025-road-map-9d600f351af4" rel="nofollow">https://medium.com/@ListaDAO/lista-dao-2025-road-map-9d600f351af4
The co-founder of French crypto unicorn Ledger and his wife have been rescued after an outlandish Parisian kidnapping attempt resulted in 10 arrests.
Almost all of the cryptocurrency used to pay part of the ransom has been traced, frozen, and seized.
The Parisian prosecutor said 10 people—nine men and one woman aged between 20 and 40—had been taken into custody relating to the kidnapping.
https://fortune.com/europe/2025/01/24/french-military-police-rescue-co-founder-13bn-crypto-startup-ledger-bungled-paris-kidnapping-goes-wrong/
💧 Recent Funding Rounds Backed by Top Tier Angels
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Bybit Postpones Solayer (LAYER) Listing Again
https://announcements.bybit.com/article/new-listing-layer-usdt-bltef2af46cfc12486f/
Vitalik Buterin introduced a plan to upgrade Ethereum
https://vitalik.eth.limo/general/2025/01/23/l1l2future.html
It seems someone was likely hacked for $29M (6.27M SUI) on Sui last month on December 12th, 2024.
The stolen funds were bridged from Sui to Ethereum via Bridgers and then deposited to Tornado Cash in batches.
/channel/investigations/205
Abstract mainnet is launching on Monday
https://x.com/lucanetz/status/1883158171071734195
Eric Trump has allegedly confirmed that U.S.-based projects like XRP and HBAR will eventually benefit from zero capital gains tax, while non-U.S.-based projects face a ~30% tax.
https://www.thestreet.com/crypto/policy/eric-trump-allegedly-confirms-u-s-based-crypto-projects-will-benefit-from-zero-capital-gains-tax
Elon Musk has initiated conversations about using blockchain technology at the new Department of Government Efficiency, according to people with knowledge of the discussions.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-25/musk-exploring-blockchain-use-in-us-government-efficiency-effort
Virtuals Protocol is expanding to Solana
Here’s what this means for the Virtuals Nation:
▫️Meteora Pool Launch: it is introducing its very own Meteora Pool on Solana, opening up new opportunities for trading and engagement.
▫️Strategic SOL Reserve (SSR): 1% of trading fees will be converted to SOL, creating a dedicated reserve to support and reward agents and creators within the ecosystem.
▫️Grants of 42K VIRTUAL tokens for projects based on Base and Solana. This initiative is designed to help early-stage builders get on their feet and scale their ideas.
▫️To further inspire innovation, it is hosting the Virtuals AI Hackathon this March, with technical support and mentorship provided by the Solana Foundation.
https://x.com/virtuals_io/status/1883107553183162507
ADSPower security team discovered malicious replacements of some users' crypto wallet extensions.
If you installed/updated wallet extensions between Jan 21, 10:00 UTC, and Jan 24, 10:00 UTC:
1. Reinstall extensions from Chrome Web Store.
2. Transfer tokens to a secure wallet to minimize risks.
https://x.com/AdsPowerBrowser/status/1882983731419570220
World Liberty Financial spent $20M to buy 3,001 ETH and 95 WBTC
Currently, it holds 77,818 ETH ($257M), including 19,403 staked via Lido Finance, and 646.72 WBTC ($67.6M).
https://x.com/spotonchain/status/1882949734211686885
Andreessen Horowitz to close London office in pullback from UK crypto investing
https://www.ft.com/content/b3190da8-c950-47af-9312-0926d6d95ea0
The crypto market is neutral
BTC Dominance - 57.37%
Market Cap - $3.63T
BTC - $104,905.11 (-0.04%)
ETH - $3,305.94 (-1.14%)
XRP - $3.11 (-1.15%)
BNB - $683.88 (-0.56%)
SOL - $251.19 (-2.26%)
INJ - $20.54 (-2.44%)
TON - $5.03 (-1.79%)
TRUMP - $28.64 (-16.01%)
MELANIA - $2.41 (-13.88%)
ONDO - $1.44 (+5.08%)
RUNE - $2.22 (+8.55%)
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MicroStrategy Suddenly Has a Tax Problem, and Needs Help From Trump’s IRS
https://www.wsj.com/finance/currencies/microstrategy-federal-income-tax-unrealized-gains-f60b2c04
BNB Hack 2024 Q4 Winners:
1. Paynova - https://dorahacks.io/buidl/21124
2. Outrun - https://dorahacks.io/buidl/14898
3. AgentArcade - https://dorahacks.io/buidl/21179
4. RhythmMural - https://dorahacks.io/buidl/21043
5. StarBridge - https://dorahacks.io/buidl/20908
6. DoubtEarn - https://dorahacks.io/buidl/21088
https://www.bnbchain.org/en/blog/bnb-hack-2024-q4-winners-a-celebration-of-innovation
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Spot ETF Flow on 23.01: BTC-ETF +$188.65M, ETH-ETF -$14.93M
https://sosovalue.com/assets/etf/us-btc-spot
Binance Futures Will Launch USDⓈ-Margined VINEUSDT and PIPPINUSDT Perpetual Contracts With up to 25x Leverage
▫️2025-01-24 10:00 UTC: VINEUSDT Perpetual Contract
▫️2025-01-24 10:15 UTC: PIPPINUSDT Perpetual Contract
https://www.binance.com/en/support/announcement/binance-futures-will-launch-usd%E2%93%A2-margined-vineusdt-and-pippinusdt-perpetual-contracts-with-up-to-25x-leverage-75d358bf598e4c8d9b841961d78c14c2