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Bitcoin's price trend will no longer be as influenced by internal mechanisms such as halving, but rather more affected by external factors such as institutional adoption and geopolitical events.
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Long-term inflows in spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs have given way to outflows.
Share link:In this post: Michael Saylor might join Trump’s crypto advisory council, saying he’s open to shaping digital asset policy for the new administration. MicroStrategy just bought another 15,350 Bitcoin for $1.5 billion, pushing their total holdings to 439,000 BTC, now worth $45.6 billion. Trump’s administration plans to create a Bitcoin reserve and form a crypto advisory council with leaders from Ripple, Kraken, and Circle.
Share link:In this post: Ripple donated $5 million in XRP to fund President Trump’s inauguration, the largest crypto contribution to the $200 million fund. Coinbase and Kraken each gave $1 million, while MoonPay also donated, marking a record-breaking year for crypto political donations. XRP surged after Ripple’s legal win and Trump’s election win against the SEC and the launch of its stablecoin RLUSD.
Wood anticipates Bitcoin's scarcity and institutional interest will drive dramatic value increase by decade's end.
ETH rallies 10%, driven by $11B in large transactions and bullish market sentiment. Could Ethereum break $4,500, or risk falling to $3,178?
- 03:01CAT Protocol calls out to attackers: Important clues have been collected. If it's just for vulnerability disclosure, appropriate rewards will be givenCAT Protocol issued a statement to the attacker on X, stating that it has collected important clues about their attempted attack. It is currently cooperating with security companies such as SlowMist and law enforcement agencies to track and hold relevant individuals accountable. If the attacker's intention was to expose vulnerabilities, they are encouraged to participate in a responsible and ethical manner and contact via email. The team is willing to reward such disclosures within policy limits. It is reported that previously, community members reported a suspicious address selling approximately 50,000 $OPCAT tokens almost every day. CAT Protocol investigated and found an exploited vulnerability which was quickly controlled and decisive measures were taken to prevent any further attempts.
- 02:50Solana AI Hackathon Winners Announced, The Hive (BUZZ) Named Best ProjectAccording to SendAI official news, the Solana AI hackathon announced the winners. The Hive (BUZZ) was named the best project of the hackathon and received a $60,000 prize. FXN and JailbreakMe were ranked 2nd and 3rd in the overall evaluation. More than 400 projects participated in the hackathon, of which 21 projects stood out and shared a prize of $275,000.
- 02:31Data: Bitcoin self-hosting losses exceed 1.5 billion US dollars, surpassing exchange incidentsRiver research analysis states that the loss of Bitcoin due to poor self-custody management has exceeded incidents related to exchanges, totaling about 1.6 million BTC (worth over $15 billion), higher than the losses caused by Mt. Gox hacking and FTX bankruptcy which amounted to 1.2 million BTC (over $11 billion). The study uses a probability model to analyze wallet activity and found that wallets not used for a long period (10 years or more) account for the majority of losses, while short-term inactive wallets have a lower probability of loss.