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Ethereum Team Schedules Pectra Hard Fork for Mainnet in March

Jan 17, 20252 min read
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During the first 2025 All Core Devs Execution (ACDE) call, Ethereum developers agreed to activate the Pectra upgrade on the mainnet in early to mid-March. This large-scale upgrade includes the implementation of a wide range of EIPs, featuring improvements to…

BitFuFu to Acquire 51 MW Bitcoin Mining Facility in the U.S.

Jan 17, 20252 min read
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Cloud mining service provider BitFuFu has signed a letter of intent to acquire a majority stake in a 51 MW Bitcoin mining operation located in Oklahoma (USA). 📢 We've taken a major step forward in our growth strategy as we…

JPMorgan Identifies Factors Driving Bitcoin’s Continued Dominance

Jan 17, 20253 min read
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According to The Block, analysts at JPMorgan expect Bitcoin’s dominance over Ethereum and other altcoins to persist into 2025. Data from CoinGecko shows Bitcoin currently holding a 54% market share, with ETH at 11.14%. The authors of the report highlight…

Tether Launches Cross-Chain Stablecoin USDT0 on Kraken’s Ink

Jan 17, 20252 min read
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The Ink network—launched by crypto exchange Kraken—has become the first Ethereum Layer-2 to host USDT0, a cross-chain stablecoin from Tether. The announcement was made in a blog post published by the exchange. Ink is built using Optimism technologies and is…

Pump.fun Faces Lawsuit from Investors Who Lost “Significant Sums”

Jan 17, 20252 min read
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New York–based law firm Burwick Law says it is preparing to file a lawsuit against Pump.fun on behalf of investors in meme coins who have lost “significant sums.” **LEGAL ACTION ALERT: PUMPDOTFUN** Burwick Law is pursuing legal action on behalf…

VanEck Files for Onchain Economy ETF

Jan 17, 20251 min read
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Investment firm VanEck has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to launch an exchange-traded fund (ETF) called the Onchain Economy ETF. According to the filing, the new financial product won’t directly invest in cryptocurrencies or commodities. Instead,…

Cynthia Lummis Accuses FDIC of Destroying Crypto Oversight Documents

Jan 17, 20253 min read
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The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) may face criminal proceedings if it has indeed destroyed documents related to crypto oversight, according to a letter from Senator Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming. The FDIC is attempting to hide Operation Chokepoint 2.0 and…

“The King Ate the Bishop”: ChatGPT, Gemini, and Grok Fail in Chess Tournament

Jan 16, 20253 min read
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Renowned chess player Levy Rozman brought together seven popular chatbots to compete in a chess tournament. Despite their impressive skills in dialogue, programming, and mathematics, the chessboard proved too challenging for the AIs. These chatbots—ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok, and others—faced off…