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Peter Brandt projected that XRP’s market cap could soar to $500B.  Selling pressure on exchanges has remained low, signaling the expectation of a rally.  Veteran price chart analyst and trader, Peter Brandt, has projected that Ripple’s [XRP] market cap could explode to $500B, translating to a potential 262% growth.  The token’s value would suggest a potential upswing to $8.7 based on the current price of $2.4. Brandt’s prediction was based on a bullish flag pattern. He said,  “Half mast flags should complete within six weeks, otherwise they should be viewed with great suspicion. But if it completes, then market cap…

Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. Rollblock aims to outshine Dogecoin and Pepe in 2025, transforming the $450 billion casino industry with blockchain-powered transparency. Dogecoin and Pepe started the year with a bang, offering great returns for their holders. Historically, these two memecoins have performed very well in January, and it seems that 2025 won’t be much different.  However, some crypto investors have spotted an altcoin that can outshine both projects in the long run. Rollblock looks to redefine the casino industry with blockchain technology…

Este artículo también está disponible en español. The cryptocurrency market, led by Bitcoin, has often followed a pattern of alternating growth and decline cycles, reflecting investor sentiment and market fundamentals. Since the beginning of the current bull cycle in January 2023, Bitcoin has demonstrated substantial gains in both price and market duration. Increased capital inflows from new investors have supported this growth and existing participants are reinvesting their profits. However, recent indicators suggest that the market may now be entering the latter stages of this cycle, raising questions about what lies ahead for Bitcoin and the broader crypto market. Related…

Special thanks to Tim Swanson for reviewing, and for further discussions on the arguments in his original paper on settlement finality. Recently one of the major disputes in ongoing debate between public blockchain and permissioned blockchain proponents is the issue of settlement finality. One of the simple properties that a centralized system at least appears to have is a notion of “finality”: once an operation is completed, that operation is completed for good, and there is no way that the system can ever “go back” and revert that operation. Decentralized systems, depending on the specific nature of their design, may…

Solayer Labs has announced the 2025 roadmap for the Solayer InfiniSVM, a hardware-accelerated blockchain designed to enhance scalability and performance. On Jan. 7, Solayer Labs, a restaking protocol on Solana, elaborated that the architecture of InfiniSVM is based on Shared Virtual Memory and aims at building one globally distributed-state machine with high-throughput, low-latency functionality capable of running complex decentralized applications. 🚨New: The Solana Foundation has introduced SIMD-0215, a proposal to scale Solana’s infrastructure for billions of user accounts. If adopted, it will replace the Epoch Accounts Hash with a lattice-based method, enabling efficient, real-time updates of account states without… pic.twitter.com/hqcs4fTZbl—…

Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency exchange HashKey has secured a license to offer various crypto-related services in Ireland. A Jan. 7 announcement from the company noted that the prominent Asian cryptocurrency exchange has entered the Irish market by securing a Virtual Asset Service Provider license from the Central Bank of Ireland through HashKey Europe Limited, a member of the HashKey Group. The license permits the cryptocurrency exchange to offer several crypto-related services, including fiat-to-crypto and crypto-to-crypto trading, custodial wallet services, and the transfer of virtual assets on behalf of clients. Beyond Ireland and Hong Kong, Haskey has continued expanding its global footprint…

A crypto analyst who nailed Bitcoin’s pre-halving correction last year believes BTC is poised for more rallies after flashing bullish signals on multiple time frames. Pseudonymous analyst Rekt Capital tells his 527,600 followers on the social media platform X that Bitcoin will likely continue its uptrend after flipping a previous resistance level into support on the three-month time frame. The trader shares a chart showing how Bitcoin cemented the $60,000 level as support in Q4 of 2024, putting BTC in a position to soar to even greater heights. “Post-breakout quarterly retest and trend continuation confirmed.” Source: Rekt Capital/X Zooming in,…

Authorities worldwide appears to be ramping up efforts to combat cryptocurrency scams and AI-related fraud, as these threats continue to evolve and target unsuspecting victims. Recent cases from Vietnam, the United States, and Hong Kong highlight the growing sophistication of these criminal activities and the global response aimed at dismantling these operations. Notably, with cryptocurrency becoming a common financial tool, its misuse in fraudulent schemes has become a significant concern for law enforcement agencies. Crypto ATM Scams And AI Deepfake Fraud On The Rise A recent report by Vietnamese news outlet VnExpress revealed that police in Vietnam apprehended four individuals…

Este artículo también está disponible en español. MicroStrategy, the major enterprise software company that has evolved into a Bitcoin (BTC) investment platform, has captured attention once again with its latest purchase of $101 million in BTC. The company, led by chairman and co-founder Michael Saylor, has committed to utilizing perpetual preferred stock, common shares, and debt to fuel its ongoing Bitcoin purchasing strategy. MicroStrategy Eyes $42 Billion Capital Raise By 2027 In a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), MicroStrategy disclosed that it purchased 1,070 Bitcoin tokens at an average price of approximately $94,000 on December 30…

Affected configurations: All Go client versions  Likelihood: Very low Severity: High Details: A bug in Geth (and potentially other clients) may suffer from a DoS attack and allows remote attackers to stall synchronisation process almost indefinitely by supplying a valid, lighter chain. More information will be given out a later time including the report that was submitted through the bug bounty program. Effects on expected chain reorganisation depth: None Proposed temporary workaround: None Remedial action taken by Ethereum: Provision of hotfixes as below: If you’re using Mist: download the updated binary from the release page If using the PPA: sudo apt-get update then sudo apt-get upgrade If using brew: brew update then brew…