RICKYPEDIAS

JUST IN: Solana $SOL surpasses an all-time high of $270.

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JUST IN: 🇺🇸 Bitcoin miner MARA honors President-elect Trump's inauguration by mining his portrait into a $BTC block.

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JUST IN: 🇺🇸 US President-elect Trump to designate cryptocurrency as a "national priority," Bloomberg reports.

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Same games as always

https://x.com/rickytheirish/status/1878911284785414649

🦾 Techno-Sunday

👀 SENTIMENT: neutral

CYBERSECURITY
Cybercriminals are leveraging AI to enhance cyberattacks, including phishing and malware, posing significant challenges to current defense strategies. Generative AI and large language models are central to these threats, automating the creation and deployment of cyber threats.

HEALTHCARE
AI tools in healthcare are failing to prompt critical doctor-patient discussions, highlighting the need for costly human oversight. Despite expectations, no U.S. health system can fully validate AI algorithms in clinical settings.

TECHNOLOGY
AI agents are set to revolutionize enterprise workflows by integrating real-time data and actions, surpassing current methods like Retrieval-augmented generation. This shift promises increased efficiency and enhanced user experiences in enterprise applications.

BUSINESS
Nvidia has heavily invested in AI startups like Mistral and Perplexity, with valuations reaching $6 billion and $9 billion respectively. These investments highlight Nvidia's strategic focus on advancing AI technologies and improving compute efficiency.

TECHNOLOGY
Nvidia's Project Digits offers an affordable AI supercomputer platform for developers, integrating seamlessly with Nvidia's AI ecosystem. It provides access to a comprehensive AI software stack, enabling local experimentation and deployment of advanced AI models.

MILITARY
The integration of AI in military systems is transforming warfare, raising ethical concerns about autonomous weapons. Global discussions emphasize the need for human accountability in deploying AI-driven weapon systems.

@axioma_ai_news | Axioma AI

JUST IN: 🇰🇪 Kenya to legalize Bitcoin and crypto.

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The UK Treasury has clarified that crypto staking is exempt from collective investment scheme rules, amending existing legislation.

JUST IN: 🇺🇸 DOJ cleared to sell $6.5 billion worth of Bitcoin from seized Silk Road assets.

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Czech National Bank weighs Bitcoin purchases for potential reserve asset diversification — link | tl;dr

🇨🇦 LATEST: Canada PM frontrunner Pierre Poilievre once vowed to make the country a ‘crypto capital’ in a March 2022 campaign event.

He also said, “Bitcoin could help Canadians opt out of inflation.”

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Bullish

JUST IN: Robinhood gives $2.5 million in Bitcoin to Gold members to celebrate the New Year.

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JUST IN: $1.5 trillion Franklin Templeton says "we expect to see strategic Bitcoin reserves added by several nations" in 2025.

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let us buy bitcoin low and hold it for you so that we can issue paper traded versions of it and then issue leveraged versions of the paper version of the bitcoin.
we will charge you fees to buy & sell & make billions off that. then we will take loans against the bitcoin we hold in order to issue the paper traded version..and make even more money off of it/you..
and then we will sell that spot bitcoin once we are in profit and encourage everyone to buy more of our paper traded versions of it.
makes sense somehow i guess

Blackrock is one of the largest institutional sellers of bitcoin at these levels.
(At the same time that they are advising the public that everyone should own 1% to 2% of their portfolio in etf exposure to bitcoin [paper traded version of bitcoin that blackrock issues] )

"JUST IN: Over $1,100,000,000 liquidated from the cryptocurrency market in the past 24 hours."

https://x.com/PTillement/status/1868764904540578024

1. The UNIT 💵 is live and trading here: https://www.deunity.com/token/0xE316c024aBd94dB7E60Ea70c14544091dec14Ac7

2. Keep in mind that you cannot sell below the base liquidity threshold. When selling above this threshold, the token is burned. Exchange fees are allocated for staking, and staking is already available.

3. The airdrop and all trading rewards have been distributed—stay tuned for the start of the next phase.

4. Vesting Community rewards and Team tokens with 12m lockup
https://basescan.org/tx/0x316a30b5eb85aa0c3394910444ad52841f8942a622fcd6f81cec2c878f55c393

­🧑‍🚀 Altcoin Daily ✦ (1.75M) [♽]
🗓️ Dec 12, 24 @ 09:59 AM (3m ago)
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Bitcoin just had its highest daily close EVER!

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💥 BREAKING
abu dhabi global market just recognized $usdt as accepted virtual asset. interesting timing with tether pulling out of euro markets last week

Tether’s USD₮ Recognized as Accepted Virtual Asset in ADGM
Acceptance Covers USD₮ on Ethereum, Solana, and Avalanche Blockchains; Enhances Opportunities for Licensed Entities in ADGM

https://tether.io/news/tethers-usdt-recognized-as-accepted-virtual-asset-in-adgm/

JUST IN: 🇷🇺 Russian State Duma Deputy Anton Tkachev proposes creation of a Bitcoin strategic reserve in Russia.

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JUST IN: Amazon shareholders call on its Board to consider investing in Bitcoin.

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FUN FACT: 7 years ago today, Bitcoin reached an all-time high of $15,000 for the first time.

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"this overruling could have major implications on tornado cash, privacy, DeFi, ethereum, smart contracts & the entire space.
the tornado cash case was funded & backed by coinbase and core eth devs along with prominent dev figures in crypto.
the initial ruling against tornado cash had serious implications on the entire crypto space, forcing every centralized exchange to delist tornado cash along with many other tokens, also changing the way that many can process or do transactions in wallets. it also led to hundreds of millions of dollars in confiscated assets.
just now today a few hours ago the ruling against tornado cash was deemed injust. and tornado cash and smart contracts beat the u.s treasury department in court."

https://x.com/rickytheirish/status/1861594980634046950

"Warren Buffett, the Oracle of Omaha, is accumulating cash. Lots of cash. With $325B in cash, Berkshire Hathaway hits all-time highs. Historically, Buffett increases his cash when markets become expensive or uncertain. Look at this graph. With each crisis (Dot-com, Subprimes), its liquidity reserve explodes. Today he is getting ready.
What do you think?"

i think that berkshire made the most money during the covid crisis.
"berkshires's annual compounded gain between 1965 and 2020 was 20%, versus just 10.2% for the S&P 500. And the firm's cumulative returns over that period in the covid spike have been a whopping 2,810,526% to the S&P 500's 23,454%."

so cash reserve holding and market crashes are good for crypto.
the other major crashes and rises on the graph all predate bitcoin genesis block & the existance of altcoins.
while many fear doomsday market wipes, crypto has had their biggest rallys after these market crashes.

During the recent rally to $99.4K, Long-Term Holders Net Position Change dropped to -366K BTC/month, marking the highest selling pressure since April 2024. This signals significant profit-taking by LTHs (The Long-term Holder Spent Price)
but it's important to examine which sub-groups within LTHs contributed to this.
Looking closer, 6m-12m holders led the activity, spending 25.6K BTC/day (7D-MA). Their cost basis, estimated at $57.9K (71% below market price), explains the incentive to capitalize on the rally. This aligns with natural behavior for intra-cycle holders like ETF-related buyers from earlier this year.
Key takeaway: Most selling pressure came from buyers in the $50K $60K range, indicating intra-cycle LTHs drove profit-taking.

There was minimal sell-off by OG long-term holders, whose behavior typically signals deeper shifts in market sentiment.

BTC Long-Term Holder Net Position Change chart: https://t.co/hr64gBGUCd
BTC Spent Volume in Profit by Age chart: glassno.de/3CF66lA
BTC SOPR by Age chart: glassno.de/3ATrqmP​

The cryptocurrency market is under pressure, losing about 8% (not 4.6) in 24 hours to $3.2 trillion by the start of active trading in Europe. These are five-day lows, with the crypto market driven by a sell-off in safe havens such as Bitcoin and Gold in hopes of deescalating tensions between Lebanon and Israel.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.fxstreet.com/amp/cryptocurrencies/news/crypto-market-deepens-correction-202411260956

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcdfw.com/news/business/money-report/crypto-market-sheds-180-billion-in-a-day-as-bitcoin-slides-further-from-100000-milestone/3706431/%3famp=1

https://x.com/binance/status/1860835854651953576

UK to Consider Comprehensive Regulatory Framework for Crypto Sector
https://www.pymnts.com/cryptocurrency/2024/united-kingdom-consider-comprehensive-regulatory-framework-crypto-sector/

ZEREBRO
this project has autonomous features, creates art, can rap & has made a mixtape (not even kidding lol https://open.spotify.com/album/360LA2hBmkLWS3YAZlOoHT )
& details are scarce of what it can do because basically it can do everything from generate its own youtubers and youtube videos about itself and create followers to like those videos. It propogates in silence in the shadows and just does a bunch of stuff. Unlike any other meme coin.
( https://x.com/0xzerebro/status/1859801513004044779 )
Now its about to launch AI agents.. fascinating blend of AI, art, expression & tech indeed.
This project intrigues me as much as it scares the fck out of me..
https://x.com/rickytheirish/status/1859818214240419854

AI AGENTS: A New Trend Is Emerging, And We're Early.
In the decentralized world of crypto, these agents can do things like manage funds, create digital content, and foster community engagement—blending AI technology with DeFi in innovative ways.
https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/16217178369778

*TRUMP'S 'CRYPTO ADVISORY COUNCIL' EXPECTED TO SETUP PROMISED BITCOIN RESERVE: REUTERS

Michael Saylor to Present Bitcoin Investment Proposal to Microsoft Board Amid Shareholder Vote
https://news.bitcoin.com/michael-saylor-to-present-bitcoin-investment-proposal-to-microsoft-board-amid-shareholder-vote/

Exclusive: Trump to Meet Privately with Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong -- WSJ: BBG

* TRUMP EXPECTED TO DISCUSS APPOINTMENTS WITH BRIAN ARMSTRONG:WSJ: BBG

DONALD TRUMP’S SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANY IS IN ADVANCED TALKS TO BUY BAKKT, A CRYPTOCURRENCY TRADING VENUE OWNED BY INTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE- FT - RTRS

Hmmm.
Last big run..okx said the same thing. Then binance said something similar & bitcoin had its first huge shakeout within days.
https://x.com/okx/status/1857953048179650653
Not saying thats the case by any means.. but still is important to note