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The Ethereum Foundation is a paradox. Despite its commitment to decentralization, it operates as a centralized entity, with a director, a treasury, paid developers, and an inner circle. These structures, while necessary for coordination, create tensions with Ethereum's decentralized ethos.The Foundation TodayIt is not widely known, but the current foundation
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Cryptocurrencies in the emerging artificial intelligence (AI) agents sector soared on Tuesday while bitcoin (BTC) stalled below its Monday record highs as traders await for the first crypto-specific actions from the Donald Trump administration.AI16Z and AI Rig Complex's ARC rallied over 30% through the day, while GRIFFAIN, ZEREBRO also booked
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Wingbits, a decentralized physical infrastructure (DePIN) startup focused on the aviation industry, has raised $5.6 million in funding.DePIN, the model of using hardware secured by a decentralized network, could be seen as a blockchain equivalent of the cloud computing services offered by Big Tech giants like Amazon and Google. The
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The European Securities and Markets Authority has urged national authorities in the European Union (EU) to ensure that exchanges are no longer making non-compliant stablecoins available for trading within the next two months.The regulator has requested that the 27 member states in the EU ensure crypto asset service providers (CASPs)
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Circle, the crypto company behind the $48 billion USDC stablecoin, said Tuesday it has acquired tokenized real-world asset (RWA) issuer Hashnote.The companies closed the deal this morning, a Circle spokesperson told CoinDesk and was announced in Davos, Switzerland during the annual World Economic Forum meeting. The companies didn't reveal pricing
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CoinDesk Indices, a subsidiary of CoinDesk, has introduced the CoinDesk 80 Index to address the increasing institutional demand for liquidity across diverse digital assets.The new offering is designed to track the performance of the next 80 digital assets beyond the CoinDesk20 Index, according to a press release. The Bullish exchange,
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CoinDesk Indices presents its daily market update, highlighting the performance of leaders and laggards in the CoinDesk 20 Index.The CoinDesk 20 is currently trading at 3890.01, down 0.4% (-15.92) since 4 p.m. ET on Monday.Ten of 20 assets are trading higher.Leaders: DOT (+1.9%) and POL (+1.5%).Laggards: ADA (-3.2%) and HBAR
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The development arm of Tokenize Xchange has acquired blockchain intelligence platform Coinseeker in a deal valued at $30 million.Titan Lab, the developer of Titan Chain, on which Tokenize runs, plans to incorporate Coinseeker's AI-powered analytics, ratings and other insights into its operations, according to an emailed announcement on Tuesday.Singapore-based Tokenize
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President Donald Trump didn't mention bitcoin (BTC) during his inaugural speech and crypto was absent from his first batch of executive orders, but Polymarket bettors are confident a pardon for Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht will be coming soon.A Polymarket contract asking who Trump will pardon in his first 100
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Some issues never truly go away, and the U.S. debt ceiling, which limits the maximum amount the government can borrow, is one of them. It's back in the spotlight, but past experience suggests it could be positive for bitcoin (BTC) and risk assets in general.The U.S. will hit its roughly
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