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Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin has issued a sharp public warning to Elon Musk over how X is being used to direct increasingly aggressive rhetoric at Europe, arguing that the platform is drifting from a free-speech ideal toward orchestrated hostility. Ethereum Founder Calls Out Elon Musk In a series of posts on X, Buterin said that “the attacks on Europe I’ve seen here the last couple of days, including from people I’ve generally considered interesting and sophisticated, have been getting unhinged.” He acknowledged that the European Union has…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Crypto pundit JackTheRippler recently drew the community’s attention to Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse’s appearance at the Senate Banking Committee hearing. The CEO spoke about XRP amid his talk on how his company is building the “internet of value.” Ripple CEO Talks About XRP During Banking Committee Appearance In an X post, JackTheRippler shared a video of the Ripple CEO at the Banking Committee hearing, where he spoke about Ripple and XRP. Garlinghouse stated that they were building the internet of value, where money moves as easily as…

Strategy, the world’s largest Bitcoin treasury company, has submitted a formal response to MSCI’s consultation on digital asset treasury companies (DATs), urging the index provider not to exclude companies whose digital asset holdings exceed 50% of total assets. In its detailed letter to the MSCI Equity Index Committee, Strategy argued that the proposed threshold is “misguided” and would have “profoundly harmful consequences” for both investors and the broader digital asset industry. Founded in 1989, the company operates as a corporate treasury and capital markets business with significant Bitcoin holdings, offering investors a range of equity and fixed-income securities backed by…

Key points:Buyers will have to drive Bitcoin above $94,589 to open the gates for a retest of the psychological level of $100,000.Ether is showing strength, but several other major altcoins are struggling to sustain their rebound. Bitcoin (BTC) pulled back from $94,589 on Tuesday, but the bulls are striving to maintain the price above $92,000. Market participants will closely watch Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s news conference, as well as the dot plot of individual Fed officials’ rate expectations, on Wednesday.While some analysts believe that a bottom is in, others believe the current relief rally is a dead-cat bounce, which is likely…

Key takeawaysVanguard’s decision to open access to spot crypto ETFs marks a major shift from its earlier anti-crypto stance and gives more than 50 million clients a regulated path to gain exposure to digital assets.The firm will allow trading of approved third-party ETFs tied to BTC, ETH, XRP and SOL while avoiding memecoins or unregulated tokens and choosing not to launch its own crypto products.The move brings significant institutional legitimacy to crypto and shows that even traditionally conservative asset managers cannot overlook sustained demand for regulated exposure to digital assets.Vanguard’s embrace of crypto reflects a broader institutional trend. Major financial…

Selfkey Analysis: A comprehensive review and analysis on Selfkey, which aims to provide a universal solution to digital ID. This represents the writer’s personal opinions and does not – in any way- constitute a recommendation of an investment or financial advice. Please assume caution when investing in cryptocurrencies and do so at your own risk, as it is extremely volatile and you can lose your money. What is Selfkey? Selfkey is a decentralized, blockhain-based Self-Sovereign IDentification System (SSID) that enables individuals to have total and full control in owning and managing their identities. With Selfkey, users can store their identification…

Accenture and Anthropic are setting out to boost enterprise AI integration with a newly-expanded partnership.While 2024 was defined by corporate curiosity regarding Large Language Models (LLMs), the current mandate for business leaders is operationalising these tools to achieve a return on investment.The new Accenture Anthropic Business Group combines Anthropic’s model capabilities with Accenture’s implementation machinery to industrialise the deployment of generative AI across regulated sectors.Industrialising the developer workflowA primary component of this collaboration focuses on software engineering. Coding assistance is often seen as the path of least resistance for AI adoption, yet integrating these tools into existing CI/CD pipelines remains…

Web3 gaming giant Animoca Brands has partnered with decentralized finance platform Solv Protocol to help large Bitcoin holders in Japan generate yield from their holdings.The partnership aims to combine Solv’s infrastructure with Animoca Brands’ institutional network to target corporations and listed entities with large Bitcoin (BTC) treasuries, according to a statement shared with Cointelegraph on Wednesday.Kensuke Amo, the CEO of Animoca Brands Japan, said that most companies only hold Bitcoin, but the new venture with Solv aims to change that.“Through this collaboration, we aim to create an environment where companies can not only hold Bitcoin as a financial asset but…

German utility RWE implemented the first known virtual power plant (VPP) in 2008, aggregating nine small hydroelectric plants for a total capacity of 8.6 megawatts. In general, a VPP pulls together many small components—like rooftop solar, home batteries, and smart thermostats—into a single coordinated power system. The system responds to grid needs on demand, whether by making stored energy available or reducing energy consumption by smart devices during peak hours.VPPs had a moment in the mid-2010s, but market conditions and the technology weren’t quite aligned for them to take off. Electricity demand wasn’t high enough, and existing sources—coal, natural gas,…

Bitcoin Community Divided as MicroStrategy’s Latest 10,000 BTC Buy Fails to Move Price — OTC Liquidity and Market Structure Under ScrutinyAndrew Tate’s post questioning why MicroStrategy’s ~10,000 BTC purchase did not move Bitcoin’s price has triggered widespread debate across the crypto community. The exchange highlights a persistent point of confusion among retail traders: how can a buy of this scale take place without producing a visible market reaction?Sponsored SponsoredCommunity Debate Exposes Misunderstanding of Bitcoin OTC Market DepthAndrew Tate’s discussion comes days after MicroStrategy added more than 10,600 BTC — a purchase worth nearly one billion dollars — taking its total…