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Source: The Verge This week, I went to a theater to watch a showing of the black-and-white version of Johnny Mnemonic, starring Keanu Reeves. Old-heads like me may recall it as a bad mid-90s cyberpunk film (written by William Gibson!) about a data courier whose brain is the storage medium, but who had to have…
Source: Coin Tegraph Bitcoin sellers take the upper hand as BTC struggles to rally to $100,000. What will altcoins do? Read Full Article
Source: Coin Tegraph Wrapped Bitcoin was launched in 2019 to give Bitcoin investors an option to use the asset in decentralized finance applications. Read Full Article
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Source: The Verge Instead of sending government relations executives or lobbyists, Cook would appeal to Trump directly through phone calls and meals, said people familiar with the interactions. Cook then developed a meeting strategy with Trump where he would bring one data point to home in on a single issue in a meeting, the people…
Source: Venture Beat Success in building AI agents hinges on mapping roles and workflows and establishing safeguards such as human oversight and error checks. Read Full Article
Source: Coin Tegraph According to stablecoin firm Tether, over $134 billion USDt tokens are circulating across various blockchain protocols as of November 2024. Read Full Article
Source: Bitcoinist Recent gains in Bitcoin are owed in part to changes in the political environment, particularly in the US. Incoming US President Donald Trump is backing cryptocurrencies, sparking renewed market optimism among investors. From reforms in regulatory structures to a proposal for a national Bitcoin reserve, the policies he enforces provide Bitcoin an exceptional…
Source: Bitcoinist All eyes are on Bitcoin, especially as many traders continue to anticipate a break above the $100,000 mark. This anticipation has cascaded into a spike in activity, especially among Bitcoin whales. Interestingly, Bitcoin whales are making bold statements amidst the anticipation, with on-chain data pointing to an accumulation of over 40,000 BTC in…
Source: Coin Tegraph According to the Atlantic Council, 134 countries are currently exploring CBDCs in different phases — including every G20 country. Read Full Article
Source: Live Mint Market participants on Wall Street in the holiday-shortened week ahead will have a lot of significant economic data to watch for. Among the economic reports, the week will see third quarter gross domestic product (GDP) numbers, the personal income and Personal Consumption Expenditures price index data, the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge, for…
