This special edition of the Protocol looks back at 2024's groundbreaking developments and forward to what the coming year might bring for blockchain technology.Let’s dive into the milestones, trends, and predictions shaping the next era of crypto.Thi
If Trump implements Bitcoin as a strategic reserve, Japan and other Asian nations will follow the same path, said Metaplanet CEO Simon Gerovich at a recent Bitcoin event hosted by Michael Saylor.Tokyo-listed Metaplanet, which began its Bitcoin strate
Happy New Year, advisors! We look forward to bringing you crypto news for advisors every Thursday this year!In today’s issue, our first newsletter of 2025, Roxanna Islam from TMX VettaFi provides a comprehensive guide to the world of crypto ETFs, loo
Less than a month before a new United States presidential administration and Congress are set to be sworn into office, many figures in the digital asset industry speculate the change in leadership could lead to more favorable regulations and laws.For
TL:DR;Ripple’s native cross-border token was among the top performers in the crypto market, especially in Q4 after the US presidential elections.The question now arises of whether the asset soared by triple digits due to ‘buy-the-rumor’ speculations
From Bitcoin’s historic rise to $100,000 to the emergence of artificial intelligence-driven crypto projects and tokenized real-world assets (RWAs), 2024 reshaped the landscape of crypto investments.With favorable regulatory changes and institutional
Memecoins exploded in popularity this year.Dozens of new memecoins surged in value — deriving from pygmy hippos, political candidates, artificial intelligence and more — from the thousands flooding the market thanks to new, accessible launchpads like
Tron’s (TRX) price reached an all-time high of $0.44 in the first week of December 2024, smashing previous records amid a crypto-wide bull run that gained steam after Donald Trump’s presidential win. TRX’s return to the 10th position by market capita
Two-thirds of Americans expect the stock market to gain in 2025, but about the same portion of people expect more political conflict within the US and international discord, a survey shows. Management consulting firm Gallup surveyed up to 100,000 peo
Bitcoin mining firm Hive Digital said it will relocate its headquarters to Texas from Vancouver, Canada, citing President-elect Donald Trump’s pro-Bitcoin stance as a key reason. In a Dec. 31 statement, Hive Digital Technologies (HIVE) said the forth
A new proposal, seeking to constitutionally mandate the Swiss National Bank (SNB) to hold Bitcoin on its balance sheet, was officially registered in Switzerland’s Federal Gazette on 31 December 2024.Accumulating the SignaturesGiw Zanganeh, Tether’s V
Though Polymarket launched four years ago, the decentralized prediction platform took off in 2024.Polymarket amassed over $8 billion in cumulative trading volume this year, largely thanks to the presidential election between Democrat Kamala Harris an
In a thread on X, Alistair Milne, the co-founder and Chief Investment Officer (CIO) of the Altana Digital Currency Fund (ADCF), has outlined his Bitcoin predictions for 2025. With a tenure at ADCF dating back to 2014, Milne’s insights carry significa
Orange coin wrapped it up with a 111% increase with the final kick being Donald Trump's pro-crypto outlook. What’s in store for 2025? Bitcoin is the lone-wolf asset that’s trading on January 1 while stocks and even the hyperactive forex markets are
Bitcoin is not the only one setting milestones. HyperLiquid, the leading on-chain perpetuals trading protocol operating on its custom-built layer 1 blockchain, is setting impressive records, too, with the platform seeing more activity in ether than
Ethereum (ETH) has seen a significant 4.7% recovery in the last 24 hours, reclaiming a crucial support zone. This performance has fueled a bullish sentiment among some market watchers, who consider the cryptocurrency to break above a key resistance l
A United States federal judge criticized the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) for its redactions of crypto “pause letters” sent to banks, amid a Coinbase-backed Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit.“The Court is concerned with what a
Friday is crypto options’ expiration day. Nearly $3 billion in Bitcoin and Ethereum contracts are poised to be settled or renewed today. Crypto markets have been climbing on the colloquial Trump rally over the past several weeks, but can they keep
A United States federal judge has criticized the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) for its redactions of crypto “pause” letters to banks in a Coinbase-backed Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) suit.“The Court is concerned with what appears
President-elect Donald Trump has tapped pro-crypto businessman and former Securities and Exchange Commissioner Paul Atkins as the next chair of the regulatory agency under his administration, fulfilling his promise to replace current chair Gary Gensl