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Privacy in crypto faces scrutiny as @TornadoCash and @SamouraiWallet developers face legal challenges, while exchanges delist privacy coins like $XMR due to regulatory pressures. @SecretNetwork navigates AML rules amid privacy concerns. #Update #Legal @TornadoCash ↘ -3
Bitcoin rebounds over 4% to $95,639 after a post-Christmas dip, with $XRP and $DOGE also gaining; Solana token AI16z surges 38%. #Update #Crypto @CoinGecko ↗ +3
Ethereum’s Pectra upgrade in February aims to simplify on-chain app use, enabling gas fee payments with any crypto and transactions via FaceID, potentially driving mass adoption during the 2025 bull cycle. #Update #Crypto @ethereum ↗ (+7)
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Riven, Dead Rising: Deluxe Remaster, Dragon Quest III: HD-2D Remake, Silent Hill 2, Soul Reaver 1-2 Remastered, and Paper Mario and the Thousand Year Door are top video game remakes of 2024. #Update #Gaming @SquareEnix ↗ (+3)
Solana’s resurgence in 2024 sees its $SOL token jump 200%, with @Visa and @PayPal integrating Solana for payments, while meme coins thrive and Firedancer improves network reliability. #Update #Crypto @Solana ↗ +7
@Tesla’s humanoid robots, including Optimus, showcased at the “We, Robot” event in LA, highlight 2024’s rapid advancements in AI and robotics as companies like @AgilityRobotics scale production to meet labor shortages. #Update #AI @Tesla ↗ +6
$BTC hits new ATH at $93.5k; @BlackRock BTC ETF options see $1.9bn volume; SOL fees set record amid memecoin craze; @Phantom flips Chrome on app store; Saylor to pitch BTC strategy to Microsoft board. #Update #Crypto @BlackRock ↗ +9
BTC dips to $91K before rebounding; @GalaxyDigital CEO sees $100k as start. MicroStrategy buys $5.4bn BTC. Trump plans tariffs. UK to regulate crypto. El Salvador may rent volcanoes for mining. #Update #Crypto @MicroStrategy ↗ +8
$ETH hits 5-month high, leading majors; Hong Kong to announce zero crypto taxes; @XTExchange hacked, all funds withdrawn in $ETH; stablecoins reach $190B market cap; @Metamask adds fiat on-ramp via Venmo. #Update #Crypto @XTExchange ↗ +9
@Fastex celebrated NFT innovation at the ftNFT YoCerebrum Awards in Malta’s Fort Manoel, featuring artists and creators like Decrypt’s Ben White for outstanding NFT achievements. #Update #NFT @Fastex → 0
@Decrypt and @RugRadio are expanding their media ecosystem with @MYRIAD’s on-chain prediction markets, launching soon in public beta; register at myriad.markets. #Update #Crypto @MYRIAD ↗ (+3)