Trump ushering in new ‘era of memecoins,’ analysts call for altseason

The Trump family’s newly-launched tokens may usher in a wave of retail investor adoption for high-risk digital assets such as memecoins and smaller cryptocurrencies. Trump’s advisory team launched the Official Trump (TRUMP) memecoin on Jan. 18 and the Official Melania (MELANIA) token on Jan. 19 on the Solana network, ahead of US President-elect Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration on Jan….

Crypto liquidations hit $1B over 24 hours as Bitcoin plummets

Crypto market liquidations over the last 24 hours have reached over $1 billion as Bitcoin briefly fell back below $100,000 after reaching near its all-time high. CoinGlass shows that in the past day, $1.18 billion has been liquidated from nearly 406,000 traders, split between around $921 million in long liquidations and $260 million in short liquidations. Ether…

TRUMP targets $100B market cap as Arthur Hayes calls on ‘degens’ to celebrate

The Donald Trump-affiliated Official Trump (TRUMP) memecoin has surged in the past 24 hours, with forecasts suggesting its price could double by Jan. 20. TRUMP memecoin to “100 Billy” Arthur Hayes, the co-founder of cryptocurrency exchange BitMEX, has stirred the crypto community with his latest commentary on the burgeoning memecoin. “More than halfway there,” Hayes said on…

Can Trump’s pro-crypto policies survive beyond his administration?

US President-elect Trump takes office on Jan. 20, much to the excitement of crypto industry executives expecting pro-crypto policies. However, those policies may or may not survive past his administration and depend on the balance of power in Washington, DC, sources told Cointelegraph. Adam O’Brien, founder and CEO of Bitcoin Well — a financial services…

2025 will be the year of crypto consolidation — co-founder of EARN’M

2025 will be a year of crypto projects and tokens merging to maximize product-market fit, according to Dan Novaes, co-founder of EARN’M — a loyalty platform that rewards users for screen time on their mobile devices. In an interview with Cointelegraph, the executive said the crypto space is extremely overcrowded and plagued by over-tokenization, disproportionately…

Vitalik Buterin announces leadership changes for Ethereum Foundation

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin announced major changes to the Ethereum Foundation’s leadership to emphasize technical expertise and improve communication between the foundation and builders in the Ethereum ecosystem. Buterin outlined several goals for an overhaul in a Jan. 18 X post, which included supporting decentralized application developers and promoting decentralization, censorship resistance, and privacy. The…