As 2025 trading kicked off, the market was buzzing with speculation. Stocks linked to cryptocurrencies, like bitcoin, took a leap forward. Bitcoin's price climbed over $96, 000, causing related stocks to surge. Microstrategy, for instance, added 3% to its already massive 360% gain from 2024. Other c
Red Bull just lost a big chunk of cash. Bybit, a Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange, was a major sponsor for Red Bull's F1 team. They had a three-year deal worth $150 million. But that's over now, and Red Bull's website has already taken down Bybit's name from their partners list. No renewal,
Hailey Welch, the 22-year-old known as the 'Hawk Tuah' girl, made headlines due to a crypto scam involving her meme coin, $HAWK. Joe Rogan, a well-known podcast host, discussed the incident on his show. He expressed surprise that people invested millions in her coin, only to see it crash. Rogan also
In a surprising turn of events, Do Kwon, the co-founder of Terraform Labs, was sent to the US on the last day of 2024. He's been accused of a massive crypto fraud, losing investors billions. The story began in May 2022 when TerraUSD and Luna, the stablecoins from his company, collapsed. This caused
As the MMA world wraps up a year full of action and controversy, there’s still plenty of news to digest. Let’s dive into some of the biggest stories from the last days of 2024. First up, the unexpected news that Conor McGregor and current lightweight champion Islam Makhachev didn't make the UFC's to
In early 2025, the crypto market is thriving, thanks to a favorable economic and political environment, notes Grayscale's Zach Pandl. He shared in a CNBC Pro Talks interview that 2024 was a fantastic year for crypto, driven by a strong economy and the Federal Reserve's interest rate cuts. Bitcoin, i
Bitcoin, the most well-known cryptocurrency, could reach a whopping $185, 000 by the end of 2025, according to a recent report from Galaxy Research. This report follows Bitcoin's historical price surge in 2024. Another firm, VanEck, also expects Bitcoin to increase by more than half of its current v
In the cold and power-rich region of Siberia, a surprising secret has been uncovered. A power company was recently caught leasing state land to an illegal crypto mining operation. The land was meant for public utilities, but it ended up hosting a hidden crypto mine. The power provider was fined over
Imagine getting paid for your expert opinion in cryptocurrency. This is what's happening in the world of peer reviews! A scientific journal has started paying reviewers in digital coins, sparking debate about the future of academic payments. The journal believes this is a fair way to compensate revi
Cryptojacking, the sneaky act of using other people's devices for mining cryptocurrency, is a big problem, especially in wireless sensor networks (WSN) and Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Researchers have found a smart way to fight this by combining time series analysis with graph neural networks
