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A UK judge has dismissed the long-standing legal case of James Howells, who sought access to a landfill containing a hard drive with Bitcoin worth more than $770 million. This ends the 12-year saga for the IT engineer from Newport, Wales that captivated the cryptocurrency community all these years. Back in 2009, Howells mined 8,000 Bitcoin, which was valued very low back then but is now trading around $94,600, with the stage set for a major BTC comeback after recent price drops. However, Howells’ former partner mistakenly disposed of the hard drive that contained his private keys in 2013, which…

Over the last year the concept of “private blockchains” has become very popular in the broader blockchain technology discussion. Essentially, instead of having a fully public and uncontrolled network and state machine secured by cryptoeconomics (eg. proof of work, proof of stake), it is also possible to create a system where access permissions are more tightly controlled, with rights to modify or even read the blockchain state restricted to a few users, while still maintaining many kinds of partial guarantees of authenticity and decentralization that blockchains provide. Such systems have been a primary focus of interest from financial institutions, and…

If you’re already immersed in the world of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), you’ve likely heard buzzwords like “community-led,” and “decentralization.” But how can these ideas truly benefit your NFT project in a practical way? The answer often lies in creating a Community DAO—a structure that hands decision-making power back to the people who care about your project the most: your supporters. In this article, we’ll explore the key steps to set up a Community DAO for your NFT project, break down all the tech jargon in simple terms, and explain why decentralizing power can supercharge your community. A DAO, or Decentralized…

Homepage > News > Editorial > MiCA will strengthen European digital currency markets Something big is happening in European finance. The EU’s Markets in Crypto Assets regulation—MiCA for short—is finally here, setting a major transformation in how digital assets are governed across the continent.  And while unsparingly, there has already been a backlash from many of the usual digital currency industry talking heads—those who view any regulation as antithetical to the industry’s so-called foundational principles; it’s time to get real. Establishing real guardrails and financial infrastructure is the only way digital currencies will ever achieve their lofty goals of mainstream adoption because here’s…

Innovaccer Inc., a healthcare-focused SaaS company, has raised $275 million in a funding round of primary and secondary elements. Among the participating investors were B Capital Group, Kaiser Permanente, and M12, Microsoft’s venture fund. Banner Health, Danaher Ventures LLC, and Generation Investment Management also participated notably. This funding round, which kicked off last year, is the biggest SaaS deal amidst a global revaluation in the sector. According to prior reporting by The Economic Times says that the key part of the funding round has kept Innovaccer’s valuation at $3.2 billion. Innovaccer stated that the investment would fuel its efforts to…

Ethereum (ETH)-based games developer Illuvium (ILV) just announced that it is joining hands with Virtuals Protocol, a platform that allows users to create their own artificial intelligence (AI) agents that are capable of performing tasks autonomously. In a series of posts on social media platform X, Illuvium says the partnership will allow it to tap on Virtuals’ GAME Framework, the protocol’s decision-making engine that enables AI agents to autonomously execute actions based on provided information. “We’re leveraging http://Virtuals.io’s modular framework to create autonomous, decision-making NPCs (non-playable characters) that enhance gameplay and interactions.” Illuvium is optimistic that the collaboration will place…

Dogecoin started a fresh decline below the $0.350 zone against the US Dollar. DOGE is now consolidating and might recover if it clears the $0.3350 resistance. DOGE price started a fresh decline below $0.3550 and $0.350. The price is trading below the $0.350 level and the 100-hourly simple moving average. There is a connecting bearish trend line forming with resistance at $0.3350 on the hourly chart of the DOGE/USD pair (data source from Kraken). The price could gain momentum if it clears the $0.3350 and $0.3420 resistance levels. Dogecoin Price Turns Red Dogecoin price started a fresh decline after it…

Este artículo también está disponible en español. As Bitcoin (BTC) continues its pullback into the low $90,000 range, analysts are divided on how much further the top cryptocurrency might fall before a potential bounce. However, long-term market observers remain confident, emphasizing that short-term price action does not alter their belief in BTC’s eventual rise to a million dollars or more in the coming years. Bitcoin To Reach $1.5 Million By 2035 Cryptocurrency enthusiast Timothy Peterson recently shared his projection on X, predicting that Bitcoin is on track to reach $1.5 million by 2035, based on Metcalfe’s Law. This forecast represents…

The CEO of CryptoQuant, an on-chain market analytics firm, predicts that altcoins might not be the game-changer in 2025. However, analysts at Citi share a positive sentiment. How will 2025 turn out to be for altcoins, then? CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju tweeted on Jan. 10 that the altcoin market is in a “zero-sum PvP game”, where the gains are largely internal, with no new capital inflow in the market. This means that in the current altcoin market, for one person to win, another has to lose the exact amount. It’s reminiscent of a competitive game in which the overall money…

Homepage > News > Finance > Zimbabwe’s currency crisis worsens as illegal traders flourish When the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) introduced the Zimbabwe Gold, or ZiG, as the new currency last April, it promised it would be the ultimate solution to a two-decade currency crisis. However, less than a year later, ZiG has been disastrous, like all its predecessors, and now, Zimbabweans are turning to outlawed night vendors for their groceries and other shopping needs. When it launched in April, ZiG’s exchange rate to the United States dollar was set at 13.56. But even before the new notes started…