Digital Currency Research News

Vitalik Buterin: Crypto Must Build Real Value or Face “Doomsday Script” of Pure Speculation

TLDR: Ethereum’s gas cap surged from 30 million to 60 million, but meaningful applications remain scarce despite progress.  Buterin earned $70,000 on Polymarket by betting against irrational market sentiment in…

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Urgent HSBC risk-on order issued as dollar hits 2021 lows which could flip Bitcoin’s next move

HSBC issued a directive on Jan. 27 for investors to stay aggressively risk-on. The bank recommends overweighting equities, high-yield debt, emerging-market bonds, and gold while underweighting sovereigns, investment-grade credit, and…

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HYPE Open Interest Tops $1.7B as Hyperliquid Founder Points to Growing Crypto Liquidity Dominance

The HYPE token rallied sharply over the past 24 hours after a statement from Hyperliquid founder Jeff Yan reignited market attention around the protocol’s role in crypto derivatives. HYPE rose…

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Citrea bitcoin platform debuts mainnet with Treasury-backed stablecoin to unlock BTC credit markets

Backed by major venture investors, the Citrea bitcoin initiative is moving to turn dormant BTC reserves into an active, high-speed financial rail for global markets. Citrea mainnet goes live with…

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ERC-8004 Goes Live on Ethereum, Establishing Framework for On-Chain AI Agents

TLDR: ERC-8004 provides on-chain identity tokens and reputation tracking for autonomous agent operations. Cortensor delivers decentralized compute with proof systems that validate agent task execution results. ZyfAI manages $10.5 million…

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