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Nigeria Drops Charges, Tesla Still Owns Bitcoin & More - The Crypto Minute ⏰
VideoOct 25, 2024

Nigeria Drops Charges, Tesla Still Owns Bitcoin & More - The Crypto Minute ⏰

This week’s crypto headlines mixed regulatory shifts, big corporate moves and market milestones. Nigeria dropped money‑laundering charges against a Binance executive, while Stripe acquired a stablecoin company for over $1 billion in what was billed as the largest crypto acquisition...

By Lea Thompson
$50M Exploit, Tesla Moves Bitcoin Stash & More - The Crypto Minute ⏰
VideoOct 18, 2024

$50M Exploit, Tesla Moves Bitcoin Stash & More - The Crypto Minute ⏰

This week’s crypto roundup covered a $50 million exploit at Radiant Capital, Tesla moving its entire Bitcoin holdings to an unknown wallet, and Coinbase enabling Taproot-signed Bitcoin to compatible wallets. Bitcoin was the best-performing asset of 2024 and on-exchange reserves...

By Lea Thompson
CZ Released, Gemini Closing in Canada, Moo Deng & More - The Crypto Minute ⏰
VideoOct 4, 2024

CZ Released, Gemini Closing in Canada, Moo Deng & More - The Crypto Minute ⏰

This week’s crypto roundup saw major regulatory and market shifts: Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) was released, Ripple won a Dubai license, and Bitwise filed for a spot XRP fund as Solana briefly overtook Ethereum in seven-day on-chain volume. Gemini...

By Lea Thompson
PayPal Expands Crypto Options, Banana Gun Hack & More - The Crypto Minute ⏰
VideoSep 27, 2024

PayPal Expands Crypto Options, Banana Gun Hack & More - The Crypto Minute ⏰

This week’s crypto headlines ranged from institutional moves to fresh security woes: BlackRock increased Bitcoin purchases while the SEC delayed decisions on BlackRock and Bitwise Ethereum spot ETF options, and LayerZero’s second airdrop drove activity up 433%. Regulators and firms...

By Lea Thompson
A Real-World Asset Credit Protocol Disrupting High-Interest Consumer Lending - Zivoe Protocol 🌎
VideoSep 20, 2024

A Real-World Asset Credit Protocol Disrupting High-Interest Consumer Lending - Zivoe Protocol 🌎

Zivo (ZVO) is launching a real-world asset credit protocol on Ethereum that pools stablecoins into senior and junior tranches to fund originators who underwrite nonprime personal loans, primarily targeting high-interest consumer lending in underserved U.S. markets. Loans are routed through...

By Lea Thompson
What Happens if You Can’t Find Your Hardware Wallet?? 👀
VideoSep 19, 2024

What Happens if You Can’t Find Your Hardware Wallet?? 👀

The video explains what to do if you lose or destroy a hardware crypto wallet: don’t panic — cryptocurrencies aren’t stored on the device itself but are recoverable with your 12–24 word seed phrase by restoring onto a new device....

By Lea Thompson
McDonald’s Instagram Hack, Hedge Funds Holding Bitcoin ETFs & More - The Crypto Minute ⏰
VideoAug 23, 2024

McDonald’s Instagram Hack, Hedge Funds Holding Bitcoin ETFs & More - The Crypto Minute ⏰

This week’s crypto headlines mixed growing institutional adoption with renewed regulatory and security turmoil. About 60% of the largest hedge funds disclosed holdings in Bitcoin ETFs while the SEC rejected Solana ETF filings and charged Novotec with running a $650...

By Lea Thompson
Welcome to the Crypto Minute… Live From Japan! 🇯🇵🍣
VideoAug 9, 2024

Welcome to the Crypto Minute… Live From Japan! 🇯🇵🍣

Crypto executives met with the White House in a virtual roundtable as decentralized exchanges begin to outpace centralized venues, underscoring a shifting market structure. Market volatility sent Bitcoin dominance sharply higher amid one of the largest weekly liquidation events since...

By Lea Thompson
Trump’s Bitcoin Sneakers, Lummis Bill, Etnereum’s 9th Birthday - The Crypto Minute ⏰
VideoAug 2, 2024

Trump’s Bitcoin Sneakers, Lummis Bill, Etnereum’s 9th Birthday - The Crypto Minute ⏰

This week’s crypto roundup covered a wide mix of market, regulatory and industry developments: Trump launched Bitcoin-branded sneakers while his campaign reportedly raised $21 million at a Bitcoin conference, Grayscale’s mini Bitcoin trust began trading and a large $2 billion...

By Lea Thompson
Grayscale Launches AI Fund, Tether Blacklists Lazarus Group & More - The Crypto Minute ⏰
VideoJul 19, 2024

Grayscale Launches AI Fund, Tether Blacklists Lazarus Group & More - The Crypto Minute ⏰

This week’s crypto roundup highlights institutional moves and security crackdowns: Grayscale launched an AI-focused fund while BlackRock set fees for its spot Bitcoin ETF at 0.25%, and State Street is exploring its own stablecoin. Major infrastructure and service updates included...

By Lea Thompson
Deep Dive on the Fastex Ecosystem!
VideoJul 5, 2024

Deep Dive on the Fastex Ecosystem!

Fastex is pitching a unified Web3 ecosystem anchored by its FTN token and an EVM-compatible Bit blockchain that uses a PoSA (proof-of-stake-activity) consensus to reward both stake and on-chain activity. The project includes a crypto exchange (spot and P2P), a...

By Lea Thompson
Mt. Gox Repayments, Sydney Sweeney Rug & More - The Crypto Minute ⏰
VideoJul 5, 2024

Mt. Gox Repayments, Sydney Sweeney Rug & More - The Crypto Minute ⏰

Crypto markets saw a flurry of developments this week: Mt. Gox repayments have officially begun and are proceeding smoothly, while the SEC sued MetaMask alleging it acted as an unregistered securities broker. Institutional and corporate moves included Standard Chartered forecasting...

By Lea Thompson