Happy Friday! As we approach a potential storm of volatility surrounding President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday, take a moment to relax and catch up on the latest crypto developments.In today's newsletter, Trump reportedly intends to i

Real-world asset (RWA) platform Tradable has tokenized $1.7 billion in private credit on ZKsync, signaling growing demand for institutional-grade assets. According to a Jan. 16 announcement, Tradable has tokenized nearly 30 “institutional grade credi

More than $3 billion in crypto-related hacks and scams in 2024 have led to heightened awareness of self-custody for digital assets. As a result, more investors are opting for hardware wallets rather than relying on centralized exchanges.A major hack

Cryptocurrency venture capital firm Sigma Capital has launched a $100 million investment fund, tipping plans to invest in Web3 startups across the United Arab Emirates and globally. According to the announcement, the capital will be used to invest in

Huione Guarantee, which has been labeled as “the largest online illicit marketplace to have ever operated” by crypto compliance firm Elliptic, has grown its monthly inflows by 51% in just half a year — boosted by its own USD stablecoin launch in Sept

Huione, the alleged operator of one of the largest illicit online marketplaces, has launched a stablecoin and chat service. This is the latest step the organization is taking to set up alternative payments and communications systems, according to blo

Sigma Capital, a new crypto venture capital firm founded by former Cypher Capital executive Vineet Budki, has announced its first fund.The fund aims to raise $100 million and has around $40 million in pre-commitments, Budki told The Block. He added t

Introduction: State of Security in 2024 In 2024, security breaches across Web2 and Web3 highlighted ongoing vulnerabilities. In this report, we will shed light on a few key security incidents, affected users, and solutions which can help counter them

Crypto analysts are predicting a year of significant financial gains for Solana, which is poised to see more adoption from new retail investors, partly driven by expectations of a spot Solana exchange-traded fund (ETF) in the US.The artificial intell

Compound Finance is adding Ethena’s stablecoin and Mantle’s liquid staking token (LST) to its decentralized lending and borrowing platform, Mantle told Cointelegraph. On Jan. 8, Compound’s tokenholders voted to add stablecoin USDe and mETH, Mantle’s

Fetch.ai, a crypto artificial intelligence company built on Cosmos, has announced a $10 million accelerator to support startups developing solutions focused on AI agents, quantum computing and high-performance tech.The accelerator, operating through

Mantra, a blockchain built for tokenized real-world assets (RWAs), signed a $1 billion agreement with Damac Group, an investment conglomerate, to enable token-based finance in the Middle East. Damac, whose portfolio spans sectors such as real estate

MANTRA, a blockchain platform focused on real-world assets (RWAs), has signed a deal with Dubai developer DAMAC Group to tokenise assets in the Middle East worth at least $1 billion, the two firms said on Thursday.Asset tokenisation allows rights

Dubai, UAE, Jan. 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Leading decentralized finance (DeFi) platform Atomany has unveiled its new strategic outlook plan, "Hello 2025," outlining a blueprint for the future development of the cryptocurrency industry.2024 Revie

The rapid evolution of quantum computing could pose significant threats to Bitcoin’s ecosystem according to CryptoQuant.A new analysis by the platform revealed two critical areas that could be targeted are – mining and private key security.Bitcoin’s

Starknet, a zero-knowledge (ZK) layer-2 scaling solution for Ethereum, announced the rollout of the Starknet Stack, allowing developers to create their own custom blockchains using Starknet’s zero-knowledge technology.The software suite is available

AI agent platform Virtuals Protocol suffered a hack to its Discord server on Jan. 8, and several fraudulent links purporting to be the Virtuals Protocol website were posted on Google Search.According to the Virtuals team, one of the Discord group’s m

MANTRA will host a live stream on YouTube with the CEO and co-founder, JP Mullin on January 14th at 12 pm UTC. The agenda for this session includes highlights from 2024, details about partnerships and integrations, and plans for global expansion.OM I

Geneva, Switzerland, Jan. 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — SEALSQ Corp ("SEALSQ" or "Company"), a company specializing in Semiconductors, PKI, and Post-Quantum technology hardware and software products, today announced that the post-quantum cryptograph

By Omkar Godbole (All times ET unless indicated otherwise)It's still early in 2025, and already we're seeing a significant divergence between bitcoin and the S&P 500.BTC is looking to secure a foothold above $100,000, and its Deribit-listed options a