The meme coin market is coming back to life. Pepe (PEPE), everyone’s favorite frog coin, has seen a 9% surge in the past 24 hours. Capitalizing on this “Pepe-mania” is the new MIND of Pepe (MIND) project – an AI agent that’s raised nearly $5 million in presale funding. PEPE...
Kraken Relaunches Crypto Staking in the US, Expanding Access to 37 States
Kraken's staking relaunch currently supports 17 crypto assets and plans to expand access as regulations permit more states to participate. Kraken is bringing back crypto staking to the United States with a new product available in 37 states and two territories. Starting January 30th, eligible users can stake select cryptocurrencies...
How Will Markets React as $10B in Crypto Options Expire Today?
Friday is here again, and it is the end of the month, which means a bumper Bitcoin options expiry event. Around 80,000 Bitcoin options contracts will expire on Friday, Jan. 30, and they have a notional value of roughly $8.36 billion. This week’s expiry event is a large one because...
How Supply Distribution Trends Can Affect Bitcoin’s Price, According to Santiment
42.26 million wallets held less than 0.01 BTC as of today. As bitcoin’s price consolidates and traders speculate about the asset’s next trajectory, the market intelligence platform Santiment has highlighted how supply distribution trends can offer insights into the cryptocurrency’s price movement. Supply distribution data shows how different groups of...
Crypto Community Protests MIT’s Rehiring of Gary Gensler
Tyler Winklevoss vows Gemini won’t hire MIT graduates as long as Gensler remains, calling his SEC tenure detrimental to the crypto industry. Former Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler’s return to his old MIT haunt has ignited backlash from a section of the crypto industry. Gensler previously taught...
Pump.fun User Mints 18,000 Meme Coins, Earns $3.76M
Despite abandoning most of their 18K meme coins, this Pump.fun user achieved a 55.57% win rate, netting $3.76 million. A Pump.fun user has apparently been mass-producing meme coins at an astonishing rate, creating nearly 18,000 tokens and amassing at least $3.7 million in profits. Blockchain data shows that the individual...
Everstake Achieves SOC 2 Type 1 Certification, Strengthening Web3 Security Amid Crypto Market Growth
[PRESS RELEASE – Miami, USA, January 30th, 2025] Everstake, a leading global staking provider and blockchain solutions company, has obtained AICPA System and Organization Controls (SOC 2) Type 1 certification. The certification follows a comprehensive compliance audit of Everstake’s staking infrastructure, conducted by the independent cybersecurity firm Prescient Security, verifying...
Ethereum Could See a Pullback to $2,500 Amid Whale Absence
Unlike past bull cycles, Ethereum lacks speculative whale activity. After a short-lived rally past $3,700 in early January, Ethereum struggled to sustain its gains and is now 12% below its recently established local top. The leading altcoin’s market sentiment remains muted. As such, a new analysis suggests that the next...
Pi Network Community Grows in These Countries, But When Mainnet?
Pi Network's team continues to delay the launch of the mainnet and native token. TL:DR; Although it’s yet to see the light of day officially, Pi Network continues to attract new users, and its community is growing in many large countries. Nevertheless, a large portion of its user base still...
Solana Price Surges as New Trump Venture Lifts Market – May Solaxy Pump Next?
The launch of Truth.Fi has shaken up the crypto market – and Solana (SOL) is capitalizing. Trump’s newest company is planning a massive $250 million crypto investment. Some traders are now searching for low-cap coins that could benefit from this potential investment. Solaxy (SOLX) is one of these coins, having...