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Homepage > News > Finance > Digital bonds surged 260% in 2024, hit €3 billion: Report Digital bonds issued on distributed ledger technology (DLT) surged 260% in 2024 to hit €3 billion ($3.14 billion), a new report has revealed. The Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) Capital Market report found that the highest growth was in Europe and Asia, which have dominated the digital bonds market for the past few years. European entities were the worldwide leaders, issuing €1.7 billion ($1.77 billion) worth of bonds on DLT, with Asia contributing €1.1 billion ($1.15 billion). The report, published by the Association for Financial…

Ethereum continues to lead in all-time gas fees, particularly in DeFi, despite a decline in on-chain activity and the lowest transaction costs in over four years. According to data analytics platform Growthepie, Ethereum’s Layer 1 blockchain still dominates in all-time gas fees generated across all sectors (finance, gaming, NFTs, etc.), except for social. In DeFi alone, Ethereum (ETH) has accumulated over $1.68 billion in total gas fees. It leads other blockchains in DeFi gas fees on all timeframes (all-time, monthly, 3-month, and weekly). This shows that Ethereum is still the dominant platform in terms of DeFi usage, even though Layer…

Journalist Posted: February 18, 2025 Meteora’s co-founder Ben Chow has resigned from the platform.  LIBRA fall-out has put the Argentinian President and Kelsier Ventures under pressure.  Meteora co-founder Ben Chow has resigned from the Solana-based DEX for listing the controversial LIBRA on the platform.  In a statement released by his co-founder, Meow, who also doubles as founder of the DEX aggregator platform Jupiter Exchange, said,  “While I am 100% confident about Ben’s character,  as a project lead he has also shown a lack of judgement and care about some of the core aspects of the project (Meteora) (given its current…

Este artículo también está disponible en español. Bitcoin ($BTC) is once again making headlines as rumors of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) creating a national $BTC reserve spread across the crypto market. This is a long-anticipated step that’s expected to trigger another bull run for the ‘king of crypto’. But how will a national Bitcoin reserve impact other countries, as well as smaller players in the market?  For now, it’s safe to say that other $BTC-related projects will benefit from increased confidence in the top digital currency. Among them is BTC Bull ($BTCBULL), a Bitcoin-themed meme coin that…

The scandal is about LIBRA, a meme coin Milei was marketing before insiders offloaded $105 million, causing massive losses to investors. The Argentine stocks dropped by nearly 6% from the crisis.US citizen Hayden Davis, CEO at Kelsier Ventures, admitted to involvement in the release of the coin in an interview with Coffeezilla. Davis did not admit Milei had any interest in the money from LIBRA but acknowledged insider trading methods linked to the coin. He also admitted involvement in some other dirty schemes like MELANIA and TRUMP.US jurisdiction would be applicable if American investors were being defrauded, and a lawsuit…

Bitcoin Pepe isn’t just another meme coin. It introduces meme culture and infrastructure to Bitcoin. Bitcoin Pepe launched its presale on the 11th of February and has already raised $2.5m This fast success indicates that Bitcoin Pepe could mark the beginning of a bold new chapter where meme coins find a home within Bitcoin’s robust ecosystem. Combining Solana’s speed with Bitcoin’s security has investors curious, and everyone wants to know more about this groundbreaking layer 2 building ‘Solana on Bitcoin.’ This is the world’s only Bitcoin meme ICO and investors are already scrambling to participate.  Here’s why Bitcoin Pepe could…

The European Securities and Markets Authority is seeking public feedback on proposed knowledge and competency standards for crypto service providers. In a Feb. 17 consultation paper, ESMA laid out new rules requiring crypto service providers to ensure their staff have the right qualifications and training to give advice or information on crypto assets to the public. With this, the regulator aims to “ensure a minimum level of knowledge and competence of staff providing advice and information” to bolster investor protection measures and foster trust within crypto markets under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets regulation. Under the proposed rules, crypto…

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company introduced Grok 3, the latest version of its chatbot, on Monday. Musk is optimistic that the new version will stand out in an increasingly competitive AI space, which is already dominated by players like ChatGPT and China’s DeepSeek. The announcement marks another significant step in Musk’s ongoing push to disrupt the tech world with advanced AI. Strategic Moves Amid Government Overhaul: The launch comes at a time when Musk is leveraging the power granted by former President Donald Trump to reshape and potentially dismantle key federal agencies. This bold move has sparked concerns over conflicts…

Journalist Posted: February 18, 2025 AVAX whale activity is slowing down, leading to reduced large transactions volume and price consolidation. A drop to the $22 support level could provide the needed accumulation for a potential trend reversal.  Avalanche’s [AVAX] whale activity has slowed down since the start of this month.  Large transactions, which are known to move prices, have fallen by a significant margin, leading AVAX to consolidate below a key trendline resistance since the 6th of February. The fact that large players are not making big moves raises questions about the token’s trajectory in the short term. Will this lead to a further…

The team behind the LIBRA meme coin has allegedly explored launching a meme coin with members of Nigeria’s administration. Kelsier Ventures, the company at the center of the Javier Milei meme coin scandal, has allegedly considered launching a meme coin on the Solana (SOL) blockchain in collaboration with members of Nigeria’s administration. While there’s no direct evidence connecting Nigerian President Bola Tinubu to the project, sources close to the matter claim that some of his team members were involved. “The project was well advanced,” said an undisclosed source close to the situation to The Big Whale. Kelsier Ventures got into…