Tornado Cash Ruling a Boon For Ethereum and DeFi Says 10X Research

The Fifth Circuit Court's ruling on Tornado Cash on Wednesday has triggered widespread optimism, with decentralized protocols on Ethereum and privacy-focused tokens seeing significant gains. On Tuesday, the court found that immutable smart contracts aren't property and can't be sanctioned under existing laws, signaling what some observers claim as a major win for privacy advocates. "While the ruling does not endorse money laundering, it establishes a precedent allowing programmers to develop and...

The Fifth Circuit Court's ruling on Tornado Cash on Wednesday has triggered widespread optimism, with decentralized protocols on Ethereum and privacy-focused tokens seeing significant gains. On Tuesday, the court found that immutable smart contracts aren't property and can't be sanctioned under existing laws, signaling what some observers claim as a major win for privacy advocates. "While the ruling does not endorse money laundering, it establishes a precedent allowing programmers to develop and...

Seven Things to Tell Your Crypto-Curious Relatives at Thanksgiving

It’s turkey time, and you know what that means: mountains of food, lots of reclining, and endless conversations with family members who describe what you do in passing as “computers.” Well, dear reader, fear not because this year won’t be like the last few Thanksgivings. Crypto isn’t in the depths of a bear market, and your cousin doesn’t think you’re a crook anymore. Now crypto is ascending again—and everyone wants financial advice, just like Thanksgiving from three years ago. Below is a com...

It’s turkey time, and you know what that means: mountains of food, lots of reclining, and endless conversations with family members who describe what you do in passing as “computers.” Well, dear reader, fear not because this year won’t be like the last few Thanksgivings. Crypto isn’t in the depths of a bear market, and your cousin doesn’t think you’re a crook anymore. Now crypto is ascending again—and everyone wants financial advice, just like Thanksgiving from three years ago. Below is a com...

Bitcoin and Dogecoin Rebound as Ethereum Hits 5-Month High Price

Bitcoin jumped back above $97,000 per coin on Wednesday, suggesting renewed investor optimism around the coin after it took a plunge earlier this week. The leading cryptocurrency touched $97,360 earlier Wednesday, but has since dipped and is now trading for $96,320, data from CoinGecko shows. The coin was fast approaching $100,000 last week but stopped short, ultimately still hitting a new all-time high of $99,645. Over a 24-hour period, Bitcoin is now up by more than 5%. It's not the only digi...

Bitcoin jumped back above $97,000 per coin on Wednesday, suggesting renewed investor optimism around the coin after it took a plunge earlier this week. The leading cryptocurrency touched $97,360 earlier Wednesday, but has since dipped and is now trading for $96,320, data from CoinGecko shows. The coin was fast approaching $100,000 last week but stopped short, ultimately still hitting a new all-time high of $99,645. Over a 24-hour period, Bitcoin is now up by more than 5%. It's not the only digi...

Telegram Game 'Major' Opens Token Claims Ahead of Airdrop

Telegram game and engagement platform Major will launch its token and begin airdropping MAJOR to players Thursday while Americans are celebrating Thanksgiving, and now on-chain claims are open for eligible players. Players who met the criteria to be eligible for the MAJOR token, which will launch on The Open Network (TON), can now connect a TON wallet ahead of the token generation event at 12pm UTC on Thursday. Major previously let players select a centralized exchange to claim to, including OKX...

Telegram game and engagement platform Major will launch its token and begin airdropping MAJOR to players Thursday while Americans are celebrating Thanksgiving, and now on-chain claims are open for eligible players. Players who met the criteria to be eligible for the MAJOR token, which will launch on The Open Network (TON), can now connect a TON wallet ahead of the token generation event at 12pm UTC on Thursday. Major previously let players select a centralized exchange to claim to, including OKX...

‘Attack on Titan’ Survival Game Launches in ‘The Sandbox’

Following first word of a crossover back in July, the popular manga and anime series "Attack on Titan" has expanded into Ethereum metaverse gaming platform The Sandbox with a new game called Attack on Titan: Invasion. Attack on Titan: Invasion lets players become soldiers defending the Trost District against Titan attacks, working alongside characters like Eren Yeager, Mikasa Ackerman, and Armin Arlert from the source material. Players must complete training and successfully resist multiple inva...

Following first word of a crossover back in July, the popular manga and anime series "Attack on Titan" has expanded into Ethereum metaverse gaming platform The Sandbox with a new game called Attack on Titan: Invasion. Attack on Titan: Invasion lets players become soldiers defending the Trost District against Titan attacks, working alongside characters like Eren Yeager, Mikasa Ackerman, and Armin Arlert from the source material. Players must complete training and successfully resist multiple inva...

'Moonray' Gives Away 220K NFTs in OpenSea’s Largest Gaming Mint

Ethereum-based arena battler game Moonray is now responsible for the largest free gaming NFT mint on OpenSea to date, after users minted some 220,629 “Jadeon Adam” character skins over a 48-hour period. This NFT mint gave players an earthy green in-game character skin that they can wear while fighting. The free NFTs, minted on Coinbase's Ethereum layer-2 network Base, were claimed between November 19-21. Moonray is an Ethereum-based combat arena game available on PC via the Epic Games Store. It...

Ethereum-based arena battler game Moonray is now responsible for the largest free gaming NFT mint on OpenSea to date, after users minted some 220,629 “Jadeon Adam” character skins over a 48-hour period. This NFT mint gave players an earthy green in-game character skin that they can wear while fighting. The free NFTs, minted on Coinbase's Ethereum layer-2 network Base, were claimed between November 19-21. Moonray is an Ethereum-based combat arena game available on PC via the Epic Games Store. It...

Bitcoin Price Could Hit $740,000 by 2028: Pantera Capital CEO

Pantera Capital Management is predicting that the price of Bitcoin could eclipse $700,000 in 2028, shortly after the asset sailed toward a six-figure valuation per token last week. Pantera Capital CEO Dan Morehead said Tuesday in a letter to investors that Bitcoin could hit $740,000 by April 2028, based on historical trends, due to the election of pro-crypto President-Elect Donald Trump and a majority digital asset-friendly U.S. Congress. And with just 5% of financial wealth invested in blockch...

Pantera Capital Management is predicting that the price of Bitcoin could eclipse $700,000 in 2028, shortly after the asset sailed toward a six-figure valuation per token last week. Pantera Capital CEO Dan Morehead said Tuesday in a letter to investors that Bitcoin could hit $740,000 by April 2028, based on historical trends, due to the election of pro-crypto President-Elect Donald Trump and a majority digital asset-friendly U.S. Congress. And with just 5% of financial wealth invested in blockch...

Crypto.com Competition Will Feature Major Golfers, Hand Out Millions in CRO

Cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com is sponsoring a new professional golf competition with millions of dollars worth of CRO—the native token of the Cronos network—up for grabs. The Crypto.com Showdown will feature LIV Golf professionals Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau in a 2v2 competition against their former PGA Tour rivals, Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler—the latter the current top-ranked player in the world. The event, which the exchange says is the first major golf tournament to be pai...

Cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com is sponsoring a new professional golf competition with millions of dollars worth of CRO—the native token of the Cronos network—up for grabs. The Crypto.com Showdown will feature LIV Golf professionals Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau in a 2v2 competition against their former PGA Tour rivals, Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler—the latter the current top-ranked player in the world. The event, which the exchange says is the first major golf tournament to be pai...

Bitcoin Layer-2 GOAT Network Will Let Users Stake Dogecoin to Earn Crypto

GOAT Network, a Bitcoin layer-2 scaling project, announced on Wednesday that users will soon be able to stake Dogecoin (DOGE) to support the security of its upcoming network, offering crypto rewards in return. Users will be able to accrue rewards in the form of Bitcoin, which is used to pay transaction fees on GOAT Network, as well as GOAT Network’s planned token, the project's Core Contributor and Metis co-founder Kevin Liu told Decrypt in an interview. “To secure the network, we need some toke...

GOAT Network, a Bitcoin layer-2 scaling project, announced on Wednesday that users will soon be able to stake Dogecoin (DOGE) to support the security of its upcoming network, offering crypto rewards in return. Users will be able to accrue rewards in the form of Bitcoin, which is used to pay transaction fees on GOAT Network, as well as GOAT Network’s planned token, the project's Core Contributor and Metis co-founder Kevin Liu told Decrypt in an interview. “To secure the network, we need some toke...

This Public Company's Stock Price Just Doubled After Revealing Bitcoin Buying Plan

Yet another publicly traded company says it's going all in on Bitcoin—and immediately reaped the benefits. SOS Ltd, a China-based cloud computing and crypto mining firm, announced on Wednesday morning that it plans to buy $50 million worth of BTC. Within minutes, the company’s stock shot up over 97%, to $13.81, nearly doubling in price. The NYSE-traded stock, SOS, has since fallen to $12.79—still up 84% on the day. MicroStrategy Now Holds $36 Billion in Bitcoin—These Are Its Biggest Buys “This...

Yet another publicly traded company says it's going all in on Bitcoin—and immediately reaped the benefits. SOS Ltd, a China-based cloud computing and crypto mining firm, announced on Wednesday morning that it plans to buy $50 million worth of BTC. Within minutes, the company’s stock shot up over 97%, to $13.81, nearly doubling in price. The NYSE-traded stock, SOS, has since fallen to $12.79—still up 84% on the day. MicroStrategy Now Holds $36 Billion in Bitcoin—These Are Its Biggest Buys “This...

Tether Stops Minting Euro-Backed Stablecoin, Citing Hostile Regulators

Stablecoin giant Tether has announced it will stop minting euro-backed tokens, citing regulatory hurdles in Europe. The crypto company said Wednesday that it has stopped minting Euro Tether (EURT) and that those holding the token have until November 25, 2025 to redeem them. EURT has very small trading volume: a little over $2 million worth of tokens traded hands in the past day, according to CoinGecko. Compare that to Tether’s dollar equivalent, USDT, which is the most traded cryptocurrency wit...

Stablecoin giant Tether has announced it will stop minting euro-backed tokens, citing regulatory hurdles in Europe. The crypto company said Wednesday that it has stopped minting Euro Tether (EURT) and that those holding the token have until November 25, 2025 to redeem them. EURT has very small trading volume: a little over $2 million worth of tokens traded hands in the past day, according to CoinGecko. Compare that to Tether’s dollar equivalent, USDT, which is the most traded cryptocurrency wit...

Art Blocks NFT Project Takes 'Major Leap Forward' on Ethereum

Art Blocks, the popular platform and collective for on-chain artwork, announced on Wednesday that it has achieved a longstanding goal: ensuring that the vast majority of its projects can now be accessed and viewed solely by navigating the Ethereum blockchain. While all Art Blocks projects have been created on Ethereum since the collective launched in 2020, those pieces have always required a back-end generator provided by the company to be viewable online. Now, however, even the mechanisms neede...

Art Blocks, the popular platform and collective for on-chain artwork, announced on Wednesday that it has achieved a longstanding goal: ensuring that the vast majority of its projects can now be accessed and viewed solely by navigating the Ethereum blockchain. While all Art Blocks projects have been created on Ethereum since the collective launched in 2020, those pieces have always required a back-end generator provided by the company to be viewable online. Now, however, even the mechanisms neede...

Fastex Celebrates NFT Innovation With Third ftNFT YoCerebrum Awards

The great and the good of the NFT space descended on Malta this week for the third edition of the ftNFT YoCerebrum Awards, recognizing the most outstanding achievements in the field of non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Artists, creators and collectors gathered at Fort Manoel on Malta’s Manoel Island for the awards, which were selected through a public voting system on the blockchain combined with data from the fnNFT marketplace, and a jury drawn from the worlds of art and Web3. ✨ An unforgettable nig...

The great and the good of the NFT space descended on Malta this week for the third edition of the ftNFT YoCerebrum Awards, recognizing the most outstanding achievements in the field of non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Artists, creators and collectors gathered at Fort Manoel on Malta’s Manoel Island for the awards, which were selected through a public voting system on the blockchain combined with data from the fnNFT marketplace, and a jury drawn from the worlds of art and Web3. ✨ An unforgettable nig...

XRP Jumps as Ripple Vows to Invest in Rebranded Bitwise Fund

Ripple has said it'll invest in a newly-rebranded Bitwise Physical XRP ETP. The news has been a salve for the XRP price, which has shot up 7.2% to $1.43 at the time of writing, according to CoinGecko data. Today's surge puts it 26.8% higher than it was this time last week. The Bitwise Physical XRP ETP, which was previously called the European XRP ETP, is part of the firm's broader suite of crypto asset funds. The company also offers spot Ethereum and Bitcoin ETFs in the U.S.. Ripple CEO Brad Gar...

Ripple has said it'll invest in a newly-rebranded Bitwise Physical XRP ETP. The news has been a salve for the XRP price, which has shot up 7.2% to $1.43 at the time of writing, according to CoinGecko data. Today's surge puts it 26.8% higher than it was this time last week. The Bitwise Physical XRP ETP, which was previously called the European XRP ETP, is part of the firm's broader suite of crypto asset funds. The company also offers spot Ethereum and Bitcoin ETFs in the U.S.. Ripple CEO Brad Gar...

Someone Just Took Out a $2.75 Million Loan Against This One-of-One CryptoPunk NFT

CryptoPunk #8348, a one-of-one CryptoPunk and the only one with seven traits, was loaned for $2.75 million in a historic financing deal facilitated by NFT lending platform GONDI. The loan, which has a six month maturity and a 20% interest rate, must be repaid by the borrower—notable NFT collector Seedphrase—in that time, or he’ll yield his Punk to the lending party. Originally purchased in May 2020 for 85 ETH ($18,000 at the time), Punk #8348, which has become synonymous with Seedphrase’s onl...

CryptoPunk #8348, a one-of-one CryptoPunk and the only one with seven traits, was loaned for $2.75 million in a historic financing deal facilitated by NFT lending platform GONDI. The loan, which has a six month maturity and a 20% interest rate, must be repaid by the borrower—notable NFT collector Seedphrase—in that time, or he’ll yield his Punk to the lending party. Originally purchased in May 2020 for 85 ETH ($18,000 at the time), Punk #8348, which has become synonymous with Seedphrase’s onl...

TORN Jumps 380%, Privacy Coins Railgun, Zcash Surge After Tornado Cash Ruling

Crypto mixer Tornado Cash just flipped the script on the Treasury—and privacy coins are reaping the rewards. Tornado Cash’s native token, TORN, soared to highs of almost $35 Tuesday morning, after the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court ruled that immutable smart contracts cannot be classified as “property” under existing law. At time of publication, TORN has pulled back from its local high to trade at $17.17—up 382.9% on the day, per CoinGecko data. The court's landmark decision struck a blow to the U.S....

Crypto mixer Tornado Cash just flipped the script on the Treasury—and privacy coins are reaping the rewards. Tornado Cash’s native token, TORN, soared to highs of almost $35 Tuesday morning, after the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court ruled that immutable smart contracts cannot be classified as “property” under existing law. At time of publication, TORN has pulled back from its local high to trade at $17.17—up 382.9% on the day, per CoinGecko data. The court's landmark decision struck a blow to the U.S....

CHILLGUY Goes Boost Guy as Solana Meme Coin Hits All-Time High

Just a Chill Guy (CHILLGUY) isn’t just chilling—it’s leading the pack. Over the past week, the Solana-based meme coin has ballooned by more than 135%, including a 37% jump in the last 24 hours alone. Now trading at over $0.62, Chill Guy’s market cap rose from $461 million to $621 million in just two days, according to CoinGecko data. CHILLGUY’s rise began earlier this week when the original meme’s creator, Philip Banks, publicly announced legal action against unauthorized merchandise and knockof...

Just a Chill Guy (CHILLGUY) isn’t just chilling—it’s leading the pack. Over the past week, the Solana-based meme coin has ballooned by more than 135%, including a 37% jump in the last 24 hours alone. Now trading at over $0.62, Chill Guy’s market cap rose from $461 million to $621 million in just two days, according to CoinGecko data. CHILLGUY’s rise began earlier this week when the original meme’s creator, Philip Banks, publicly announced legal action against unauthorized merchandise and knockof...

Cramer Doubles Down on Bitcoin, Pushes Back Against Criticism He Called the Top

Jim Cramer, the animated host of CNBC's "Mad Money," has become something of an unintentional crypto market indicator—just not in the way he probably hoped. The commentator defended his crypto stance Tuesday during another installment of his market entertainment show, citing government spending and deficit concerns. On Friday, the firebrand stock enthusiast issued a bullish call on Bitcoin, sending Crypto Twitter into a frenzy and prompting onlookers to declare that the asset had peaked. Two day...

Jim Cramer, the animated host of CNBC's "Mad Money," has become something of an unintentional crypto market indicator—just not in the way he probably hoped. The commentator defended his crypto stance Tuesday during another installment of his market entertainment show, citing government spending and deficit concerns. On Friday, the firebrand stock enthusiast issued a bullish call on Bitcoin, sending Crypto Twitter into a frenzy and prompting onlookers to declare that the asset had peaked. Two day...

Fifth Circuit Rules OFAC Overstepped in Sanctioning Tornado Cash's Immutable Smart Contracts

The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court ruled Tuesday that the Treasury overstepped by sanctioning Tornado Cash’s immutable smart contracts, stating the autonomous software cannot be classified as property. The Fifth Circuit held that when smart contracts are immutable—meaning no entity can modify or control them—they cannot be classified as "property" subject to sanctions under existing law. The decision reverses a lower court ruling and marks a significant win for privacy advocates and blockchain develop...

The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court ruled Tuesday that the Treasury overstepped by sanctioning Tornado Cash’s immutable smart contracts, stating the autonomous software cannot be classified as property. The Fifth Circuit held that when smart contracts are immutable—meaning no entity can modify or control them—they cannot be classified as "property" subject to sanctions under existing law. The decision reverses a lower court ruling and marks a significant win for privacy advocates and blockchain develop...

Binance Founder Calls Meme Coins ‘Weird’ as Pump.fun Controversy Sizzles

Meme coin mania appears to have swept the masses, but at least one industry stalwart is chaffing under this year’s hype. Meme coins are “getting a little weird now,” former Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao said Tuesday on X, adding the crypto community should pivot to building “real applications using blockchain.” Weird, however, is an understatement. The founder's comments form part of a broader online discussion about a controversial trend in recent weeks in which meme coin creators pump their...

Meme coin mania appears to have swept the masses, but at least one industry stalwart is chaffing under this year’s hype. Meme coins are “getting a little weird now,” former Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao said Tuesday on X, adding the crypto community should pivot to building “real applications using blockchain.” Weird, however, is an understatement. The founder's comments form part of a broader online discussion about a controversial trend in recent weeks in which meme coin creators pump their...