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Towards the close of 2024, the cryptocurrency market experienced a notable transformation, reaching a total market capitalization of around $3.908 trillion on December 17. This increase was largely fueled by Bitcoin’s ascent past $100,000 for the first time, a development significantly influenced by the approval of spot Bitcoin ETFs in the United States. It wasSource link

Born in 2001 in Argentina just as the country began to experience a devastating economic crisis, Amanu founder Gianluca Minoprio saw firsthand how traditional banking systems can fail their users. This experience shaped his mission to create a new type of crypto wallet, one that aims to bridge the gap between traditional finance and blockchain technology.Fresh off multiple wins at the Consensus 2024 hackathon in Texas last May, Amanu is now challenging conventional notions of what a crypto wallet should be (if you’d like to apply for the EasyA Hackathon at Consensus Hong Kong 2025, please go here). The startup is developing a suite of features that extend far beyond traditional wallet functionality: users will soon be able to send...

On Thursday, the cryptocurrency market experienced a slight uptick over the past 24 hours, with litecoin (LTC) emerging as one of the day’s standout performers, achieving double-digit gains against the U.S. dollar. Litecoin Shines In its earlier years, spanning 2013 through 2017, litecoin (LTC) held a commanding presence in the crypto rankings, maintaining a positionSource link

A strategic bitcoin reserve has been a large part of the crypto discussion ahead of Donald Trump's inauguration, but does the incoming 47th president have other tokens on his mind?Solana's SOL, Ripple's XRP and Hedera's HBAR are among the altcoins outperforming on Thursday, in part thanks to a NYPost report that Trump was "receptive" to the idea of creating an "America-first strategic reserve" of tokens including SOL, XRP and Circle's USDC stablecoin.SOL jumped over 8% to $217 following the report, while XRP continued this week's advance to hit $3.35, just shy of its 2018 record price, per data source CoinGecko. HBAR, the native token of the Hedera Hashgraph network founded by the pseudonymous Texas-based firm, wasn't mentioned in the story,...

In the crowded world of crypto startups, standing out often requires a dash of audacity. Enter RampMeDaddy, a name that echoes the bold branding of domain registrar GoDaddy, while promising something entirely different: seamless crypto transactions via Telegram.What began as a hackathon project at Consensus 2024 has evolved into the first Telegram-native memecoin wallet, aiming to eventually make cryptocurrency transfers as simple as sending a text message (if you’d like to apply for the EasyA Hackathon at Consensus Hong Kong 2025, please go here).Co-founders Andrey Chabanov and Trevor Hoffman aren't newcomers to the digital assets space. The duo previously worked as executives at iTrust Capital, a crypto IRA provider that they helped scale into a $1.3 billion company. RampMeDaddy, however,...