Jupiter price rises after Moonshot majority stake deal

Jupiter, the leading perpetual exchange network on Solana, is seeking more growth opportunities. In an X post, Jupiter’s (JUP) pseudonymous founder, known as “Meow,” said the decentralized exchange had acquired a majority stake in Moonshot for an undisclosed sum. Moonshot is a company in the crypto industry that lets users buy and sell meme coins […]
El Salvador buys another 12 Bitcoin for country’s reserve despite IMF deal
El Salvador’s total stockpile now stands at 6,044 Bitcoin, worth over $617 million, after the country bought an additional 12 BTC in the last day. Source link
Gryphon Digital acquires $18.7m site in Canada, inks new Bitcoin mining deal

Gryphon Digital Mining received a 850-acre industrial site powered by natural gas in Southern Alberta, Canada from a signed agreement with Captus Energy for $18.7 million. According to Gryphon Digital’s press release, the Bitcoin (BTC) mining firm plans to use the recently acquired asset to further expand on its AI and high-performance computing data center […]
MANTRA partners with DAMAC Group in $1b tokenized assets deal

MANTRA has entered a $1 billion partnership with Dubai-based DAMAC Group. The agreement aims to enhance transparency and accessibility through blockchain technology across DAMAC’s varied portfolio, which includes real estate, hospitality, and data centers, according to a press release seen by crypto.news. As part of the partnership, DAMAC’s assets will be tokenized and made available […]
APAC’s Web3 and AI dream — Is it the real deal?
The Asia-Pacific region has key potential to lead in Web3 and artificial intelligence innovation. Source link
El Salvador makes Bitcoin payments voluntary in $1.4B IMF loan deal
El Salvador struck a loan deal with the IMF in which it will make Bitcoin acceptance voluntary and roll back government involvement in Bitcoin-related projects. Source link
El Salvador accelerates Bitcoin buying following IMF deal

El Salvador has ramped up its Bitcoin buying a day after agreeing to an International Monetary Fund deal that required scaling back its government-led crypto activities. On Dec. 19, the first nation to adopt Bitcoin as a legal tender and host a Bitcoin strategic reserve added 11 BTC worth over $1 million to its holdings. […]
El Salvador buys 11 BTC only a day after reaching a deal with IMF
El Salvador purchased 11 Bitcoin only a day after reaching a $1.4 million IMF loan deal that called to reduce public sector engagement in “Bitcoin-related economic activities.” Source link
Trump’s BTC reserve plan would be a ‘bad deal‘ — Ex-NY Fed president
Bill Dudley joined others in suggesting the only purpose of a US government Bitcoin reserve would be to reward Trump’s crypto supporters. Source link