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Ethereum NFT Collections Drive Weekly Volume to $304M Sales of Ethereum‘s NFT collections surged, reaching weekly quantities of over $300 million. Azuki, Doodles, CryptoPunks, LilPudgys, and Pudgy Penguins were the most popular collections in December. These collections drew widespread attention from collectors, fueling rapid trading activity and contributing to the booming sales figures. Source: CoinGecko The momentum helped December’s NFT sales reach $678 million by Dec. 21, surpassing November’s record of $562 million. Sales volumes increased to $771 million by the end of the month. This outstanding result shows that Ethereum-based NFTs are still the market leader and draw in…

Homepage > News > Business > India leads AI adoption in 2024 despite concerns India, the world’s biggest democracy, wholeheartedly embraced artificial intelligence (AI) adoption in 2024 after Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated that AI could potentially transform India’s priority sectors, including healthcare. At the same time, a global regulatory framework and a concrete plan to stop the misuse of AI were the most talked about issues in 2024. Job displacement was another area of concern in India after an International Monetary Fund (IMF) study pointed out that about 40% of jobs globally may be affected by the influence of AI. The United States of America…

A $54.52 million worth of token burn is the goal of this Solana meme community-driven project to increase BONK’s demand in the crypto market. As part of the community holiday celebration called “BURNmas”, BonkDAO has unveiled an ambitious plan to burn 1.69 trillion Bonk (BONK) tokens, or $54.52 million. By decreasing the amount of BONK in circulation, this deliberate move seeks to make it more scarce and may affect its market dynamics. Hey BONKers, a quick BURNmas Update:During the campaign, the BONK community exceeded The Dog’s (and the DAO’s) expectations and REALLY showed up❗️❗️❗️ The final number of $BONK gathered…

Economist Henrik Zeberg is turning bullish on one Ethereum (ETH) rival while predicting a broader altcoin market breakout. Zeberg tells his 171,400 followers on the social media platform X that Solana (SOL) may be about to surge after a retracement. The analyst uses the Elliott Wave theory to forecast a massive run for Solana. The theory states that an asset tends to witness a five-wave rally with wave three being the longest and the strongest move up. “Altseason has begun and is now about to move into its most explosive phase. Solana has been leading after a strong wave two…

The Shiba Inu ecosystem has witnessed an increase in SHIB burning endeavors in the 24 hours leading up to Christmas day. According to data from Shibburn.com, Shiba Inu’s burn tracker, the meme coin has witnessed a 41.87% increase in the number of Shib tokens burned when compared to the previous 24-hour timeframe. Although this increase is small in comparison to other notable spikes in burns, its significance lies in its time. Particularly, the surge in burn rate has occurred amidst a decline in the SHIB price, which has also contributed to a bullish turnaround in the past 24 hours.   The…

Fake Token Surges, Then CrashesReports revealed that the hacker posted about a fake Animoca Brands token, created on the pump.fun platform. The post falsely claimed it was an official token launch.Within five minutes, the fake token’s price soared by 500%. However, the price quickly fell after the hacker deleted the post.Chairman Responds via Secondary AccountUsing a secondary account, Yat Siu confirmed the hack and revealed the attacker bypassed two-factor authentication. He stated he had contacted X support and planned to discuss the platform’s security flaws.A Growing ThreatAnimoca Brands operates as the world’s major Web3 investor, being in the investment of…

TL;DR Berlin is ready to be deployed!We’re moving fast: the first testnet to upgrade, Ropsten, is scheduled to upgrade on March 10th. Mainnet is scheduled for April 15th.If you are running an Ethereum node, you should upgrade it to a Berlin-compatible version ASAP for testnets and before April 7th for mainnet.See below for the list of Berlin-compatible client versions and details on the EIPs included in the upgrade.The Besu client has reported a bug in their previous Berlin release. Besu users should upgrade to version 21.1.2. Berlin Timing After months and months of planning, Berlin is finally here! The upgrade,…

Usual is a decentralized Fiat Stablecoin issuer focused on creating a secure and transparent crypto ecosystem. The platform utilizes $USUAL tokens to give users and third parties a chance to control ownership and governance. With this model, Usual gives users more influence over the system, similar to how Tether’s total value locked (TVL) providers could have ownership over the company and its revenue. Usual aims to make stablecoins more accessible and decentralized by integrating tokenized Real-World Assets (RWAs) like those from BlackRock, Ondo, Mountain Protocol, and Hashnote. These RWAs are transformed into a permissionless and on-chain stablecoin called USD0. Usual…

Homepage > News > Business > Top Interviews of 2024: Breaking down future tech For the past 15 years I’ve conducted numerous on-camera interviews for Ayre Group media sites and it’s the part of my job that I absolutely love the most. For the past six of those 15 years, I’ve been focused mainly on content for CoinGeek, putting me in front of forward-thinkers in Bitcoin, blockchain, artificial intelligence (AI), Web3, and future tech in general. When I interview individuals in the future tech space, I like to guide a conversation that anyone can follow, not just experts in blockchain technology and beyond. One of my main…

After Siqi Chen shared a post about his daughter’s brain tumor diagnosis, the crypto community created the meme coin MIRA to raise money for research funding. The token surged more than 700%, accumulating a market cap of $72 million. The Solana (SOL) -based meme coin MIRA, named after Chen’s daughter, has formed a ‘god-candle’ mere minutes after it was launched on pump.fun. According to data from DEX screener, the token has accumulated a market cap of $72 million and a liquidity of $7.2 million since it launch on Dec. 26 at 03:00 AM UTC. At the time of writing, the…