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The truth about the wealth of TRUMP tokens: big players compete in the arena, with an average purchase of 590,000 dollars per person, and 1 million d
The truth about the wealth of TRUMP tokens: big players compete in the arena, with an average purchase of 590,000 dollars per person, and 1 million d

TRUMP has become the arena for big capital games, and even if the 10U War God theoretically yields a high return of 450 times, it is still less than one percent of the average investment from large players.

Chaincatcher·2025/01/20 20:44
Crypto apps boom as TRUMP memecoin drives mass adoption
Crypto apps boom as TRUMP memecoin drives mass adoption

Quick Take Solana’s TRUMP token has sparked a surge in crypto app downloads, led by Phantom jumping 322 spots. The following is an excerpt from The Block’s Data and Insights newsletter.

The Block·2025/01/20 16:00
The Daily: Dogecoin logo appears on US government website, Osprey and Rex file for crypto ETFs including TRUMP and more
The Daily: Dogecoin logo appears on US government website, Osprey and Rex file for crypto ETFs including TRUMP and more

Quick Take The Department of Government Efficiency prominently displayed the Dogecoin logo on its official U.S. government website on Tuesday, alongside a dollar sign and the slogan “the people voted for major reform.” Asset managers Osprey Funds and Rex Shares filed to list ETFs tracking multiple cryptocurrencies, including Trump’s new memecoin, just a day after the pro-crypto administration took office. MicroStrategy shareholders have voted in favor of amendments to increase the number of authorized Clas

The Block·2025/01/20 16:00
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce to lead new crypto task force
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce to lead new crypto task force

Quick Take Republican Commissioner Hester Peirce, who has been nicknamed “Crypto Mom,” will lead the task force. The SEC is set to have a regulatory shift for crypto following former SEC Chair Gary Gensler’s exit and as it forges on with a Republican majority.

The Block·2025/01/20 16:00
Riot Platforms' pivot from bitcoin mining to AI data centers is 'encouraging,' analysts say
Riot Platforms' pivot from bitcoin mining to AI data centers is 'encouraging,' analysts say

Quick Take One of the largest publicly traded bitcoin miners is looking to the artificial intelligence and high-performance computing boom. Riot is reducing its previously announced total self-mining hash rate capacity growth and associated capital expenditures for 2025.

The Block·2025/01/20 16:00
Trump signs executive order to pardon Ross Ulbricht
Trump signs executive order to pardon Ross Ulbricht

Quick Take President Donald Trump has officially signed an executive order issuing a full and unconditional pardon to Ross Ulbricht, the Silk Road creator integrally tied to Bitcoin’s early history.

The Block·2025/01/20 16:00
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  • 02:46
    OpenAI launches deep research function, generating analyst-level reports in 5 to 30 minutes
    On February 4th, following the impact of DeepSeek, the release frequency of OpenAI's new product features has significantly increased. Following the release of the official o3-mini model three days ago and the free addition of the "inference" button in ChatGPT, on the morning of February 3rd Beijing time, OpenAI released a new ChatGPT feature called "Deep Research", which aims to generate analyst-level reports after 5 to 30 minutes of networking and deep thinking. Currently, Pro users can use this feature.   OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said that this is a service like "on-demand experts" that can complete tasks that previously took hours or days. However, OpenAI stated that this feature sometimes produces illusions or makes incorrect inferences in the answers, but the probability of errors is significantly lower than other models under existing ChatGPT.
  • 02:46
    US Department of Justice accuses Canadian hacker Medjedovic of stealing $65 million through Indexed Finance and KyberSwap
    US prosecutors on Monday charged 22-year-old Andean Medjedovic with two hacking attacks totaling $65 million. Court documents show that Medjedovic previously admitted to profiting about $16 million from the DeFi protocol Indexed Finance in October 2021. He is also believed to be behind the November 2023 attack on KyberSwap, which caused the protocol and its users to lose about $48 million in cryptocurrency. The hacker later sent about $2 million in cryptocurrency to digital wallets believed to be controlled by Medjedovic. Majdovic faces five charges, including fraud, money laundering, and extortion. On Monday, he did not respond to multiple requests for comment.
  • 02:45
    Polymarket predicts a 70% chance of Bitcoin hitting a new historical high before March 31st.
    According to Polymarket data, the market expects a 70% probability that Bitcoin will reach a new historical high before March 31, 2025. The predicted market contract trading volume reached $193,618.
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