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BTC

$70,048.00

2.44%

ETH

$2,040.49

1.33%

BNB

$641.61

1.09%

TRX

$0.284546

-0.38%

ADA

$0.264065

3.08%

BCH

$445.42

-0.87%

XMR

$344.52

-0.13%

CC

$0.14769

1.81%

XLM

$0.160927

6.59%

RAIN

$0.00877877

2.54%

LTC

$53.79

-0.29%

SUI

$0.968058

2.42%

ZEC

$222.32

3.83%

SHIB

$0.00000573

5.28%

CRO

$0.07564

0.89%

M

$1.49

-3.80%

MNT

$0.699354

4.60%

PI

$0.225064

2.11%

OKB

$96.38

-0.93%

TAO

$202.60

5.21%

SKY

$0.079321

5.81%

HTX

$0.00000158

-0.64%

PEPE

$0.00000334

0.81%

PUMP

$0.00204249

3.04%

GT

$7.01

0.40%

WLD

$0.358848

-0.74%

POL

$0.096489

0.85%

QNT

$62.51

-1.81%

ENA

$0.10344

1.31%

KAS

$0.03025234

0.45%

FLR

$0.00904524

1.46%

APT

$0.962254

0.02%

HASH

$0.01347517

3.21%

FIL

$0.878375

-7.34%

XDC

$0.03222886

0.99%

VET

$0.0070921

1.11%

BDX

$0.079915

0.16%

JUP

$0.169597

5.66%

ARB

$0.098579

0.03%

A7A5

$0.01241237

0.10%

STX

$0.259426

1.72%

JST

$0.050018

-1.20%

SEI

$0.064899

4.50%

KAU

$167.36

1.27%

CHZ

$0.03872117

0.80%

XTZ

$0.363799

-0.13%

USX

$0.999792

0.02%

CRV

$0.241308

-0.50%

FET

$0.153741

7.17%

GNO

$125.97

-0.32%

NFT

$0.00000034

0.00%

BTT

$0.00000033

1.02%

SUN

$0.01578918

-0.73%

BSV

$15.06

15.68%

TIA

$0.329658

1.43%

SPX

$0.307903

-0.34%

IP

$0.794948

1.53%

GRT

$0.02523321

-0.27%

PYTH

$0.04649187

-0.77%

2Z

$0.075983

-0.25%

CFX

$0.050063

2.60%

TEL

$0.00265321

1.50%

OP

$0.119438

0.06%

LDO

$0.2904

0.95%

MON

$0.02174271

2.22%

H

$0.126949

-5.66%

LUNC

$0.00004234

-0.60%

XPL

$0.099756

6.93%

STRK

$0.03953756

1.63%

AB

$0.00217481

-1.47%

TWT

$0.489422

0.13%

B

$0.203219

0.56%

ZBCN

$0.00204363

3.06%

9BIT

$0.02330514

5.75%

VSN

$0.052641

1.00%

FT

$0.097612

0.63%

ZK

$0.01933387

2.69%

XCN

$0.00473815

-0.11%

FF

$0.075027

3.08%

WAL

$0.076166

0.60%

WIF

$0.166706

-5.53%

SENT

$0.02287588

-1.29%

MX

$1.80

0.09%

RAY

$0.599821

1.33%

GALA

$0.00336646

-0.53%

S

$0.04143762

2.85%

SKR

$0.02444322

-1.91%

BAT

$0.096843

1.20%

XEC

$0.000007

1.36%

IMX

$0.15814

3.73%

COW

$0.234852

-0.35%

SFP

$0.260133

-2.93%

GLM

$0.124931

-0.24%

AKT

$0.428805

12.84%

A

$0.075887

-1.74%

OZO

$0.128997

-2.50%

0G

$0.57082

0.48%

AMP

$0.00139994

-0.74%

JTO

$0.2598

-0.12%

RLB

$0.066816

-5.56%

BAN

$0.109053

-2.02%

LION

$0.00354968

0.67%
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Decrypt Staff

Decrypt Staff

Decrypt Staff is a byline used by staff writers for short pieces written from breaking news events.

Stories by Decrypt Staff

  • Coinshift CEO Tarun Gupta. Image: Coinshift

    Yield-Bearing Stablecoins Will Underpin New Financial Architecture: Coinshift CEO

    The lines between stablecoins, lending and banking are blurring, leading to the emergence of new financial primitives, according to Tarun Gupta, CEO of payments and accounting solution Coinshift. In a video interview with Decrypt, Gupta elaborated on his thesis, explaining that this emerging financial architecture would be underpinned by yield-bearing stablecoins like Coinshift’s own csUSDL. “For the past six or seven years, stablecoins have solved one simple use case, which is money,” Gupta exp...

  • Image: WalletConnect

    WalletConnect Founder: Time Was Right For WCT Token Launch Based on 'Token-Market Fit'

    Over the past year, on-chain UX ecosystem WalletConnect has embarked on an ambitious programme of decentralization, establishing the WalletConnect Foundation in 2024 alongside the launch of its WCT token, used for fees, rewards, staking and governance on the network. WalletConnect founder Pedro Gomes argued that the time was right to launch WCT based on “token-market fit,” explaining that, with multiple SDKs building atop the network, it enabled stakeholders to “find a common ground where we’re...

  • Image: MYRIAD

    Prediction Market MYRIAD Launches USDC Markets

    MYRIAD, the on-chain prediction market from Decrypt and Rug Radio parent company DASTAN, has launched USDC markets on its platform. The milestone means that for the first time, MYRIAD users can make predictions using Circle’s regulated stablecoin USDC, which can be redeemed 1:1 for U.S. dollars. “USDC markets is huge for us,” DASTAN co-founder and President Farokh Sarmad told Decrypt. He explained that with USDC markets on MYRIAD, “predictions are real-time consumer sentiment,” adding that the p...

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    3 min read
    Decrypt Staff
  • Image: BC.GAME

    'Unprecedented Growth' as BC.GAME’s Platform Attracts 9 Million Users

    Crypto-powered gaming platform BC.GAME has seen "a year of unprecedented growth"—and now boasts more than nine million users, according to a report shared with Decrypt. BC.GAME unveiled a "complete overhaul" of its user interface in 2024, while building upon strategic partnerships with Leicester City FC and Jason Derulo. More developments are set to come, with the launch of the site’s BC token unlocking "even greater rewards and benefits" for players. Per its report, the site claims to have surp...

  • MYRIAD ‘Champion’ For the Crypto Space: DASTAN President Farokh

    Decrypt and Rug Radio’s parent company DASTAN brought its vision for its new prediction market platform MYRIAD to Consensus Hong Kong, with the company’s President Farokh Sarmad arguing that it will be “a good champion” for the crypto space. Speaking on the ‘Predicting Media Success’ panel alongside DASTAN CEO Loxley Fernandes, Sarmad explained that the prediction market’s integration with Decrypt and Rug Radio offers a new model for aligning incentives in the media ecosystem. Historically, he s...

    NewsOur Company
    4 min read
    Decrypt Staff
  • Image: Stellar

    Tokenization is Already Helping the World's Vulnerable. Here's How

    The tokenization of real-world assets has captured the imagination of financial institutions worldwide—delivering faster payments at lower cost, complemented by greater levels of automation. Stablecoins, digital assets that can be redeemed for fiat currencies like the U.S. dollar at a 1:1 ratio, now have a total market capitalization above $220 billion as Washington spearheads efforts to introduce clearer regulations. Image: Stellar Meanwhile, demand for tokenized U.S. Treasuries, bonds and cash...

  • Image: MYRIAD/Paris Blockchain Week

    MYRIAD Teams Up With Paris Blockchain Week for Start in Block Competition

    MYRIAD, the on-chain prediction market from Decrypt’s parent company DASTAN, is teaming up with Paris Blockchain Week for its Start in Block competition. As part of the event, MYRIAD will run a community contest on its decentralized prediction market, inviting participants to make predictions based around the Start in Block competition. The competition will see hundreds of crypto startups battling it out for a share of over $10 million in prizes, with more than 400 investors in attendance. Twelv...

    NewsOur Company
    3 min read
    Decrypt Staff

  • What Is On-Demand Liquidity? Inside Bolt's Breakthrough

    Decentralized finance, or DeFi, has transformed the crypto trading landscape, but many protocols suffer from a persistent problem: high price slippage. Poor liquidity means orders aren't fulfilled at the desired rates—effectively amounting to a tax on frustrated traders. Crippling slippage is exacerbated by clunky bridges, high fees and slow confirmation times, resulting in frustrating experiences for end users. That pushes DeFi enthusiasts back to centralized exchanges, which custody users' ass...

  • Image: Consensus/Rug Radio

    Rug Radio to Present Web3 Art and Culture Summit at Consensus Hong Kong 2025

    Decrypt’s sister media company Rug Radio will showcase the best of Web3 art and culture at the upcoming Consensus event in Hong Kong, alongside a special contest on parent company DASTAN’s MYRIAD prediction market platform. With a stellar line-up of speakers from projects including Mastercard, Ava Labs, Gate.io, Animoca Brands and The Sandbox, Rug Radio’s Web3 Art and Culture Summit will explore how brands, creators, entrepreneurs and developers are using Web3 technology to redefine culture and...

    NewsOur Company
    2 min read
    Decrypt Staff
  • Argentina's President Javier Milei. Photo: Shutterstock

    Argentine President Milei Hit With Fraud Charges Over LIBRA Cryptocurrency: Report

    Argentine President Javier Milei faces fraud charges over his promotion of the LIBRA cryptocurrency, which soared above a $4 billion market cap minutes after launching on Friday before crashing spectacularly just hours later. The charges, filed Sunday in an Argentine criminal court, were brought by attorneys and political opponents of Milei, including former head of the Argentine Central Bank Claudio Lozano, according to the Associated Press. The complaint alleges that the team behind the LIBRA...

    NewsLaw and Order
    3 min read
    Decrypt Staff
  • Image: Simply Staking

    Simply Staking Adds Support for Berachain, Unlocking BGT Rewards

    Crypto company Simply Staking has launched a new Berachain Staking dashboard enabling its users to stake the network's BGT tokens. Simply Staking's support for Berachain follows the blockchain's mainnet launch and $1.1 billion community airdrop this week. Through Simply Staking’s dashboard, BGT owners can delegate their assets to validators and play a role in securing the network. Users retain full control of funds at all times, as Simply Staking's platform integrates directly with compatible cr...

  • Image: Cryptomus

    Cryptomus Offers 'Endless Possibilities’ With High Liquidity Platform

    Centralized crypto exchange Cryptomus promises “one account, endless possibilities” thanks to its large active user base, high liquidity and array of features. With fees that decrease as trading volumes rise, Cryptomus currently supports 18 major digital assets including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana and TON. The ecosystem claims to serve more than 400,000 customers, whose funds are secured through anti-money laundering and know your customer checks, along with two-factor authentication. Emphasizing...

  • Image: Xsolla

    Xsolla ZK Uses Zero-Knowledge Technology to Create ‘Digital Backpack’ for Game Devs

    Video game commerce company Xsolla has launched its Xsolla ZK chain on Ethereum’s Sepolia testnet, introducing a “digital backpack” for on-chain virtual items. Using Xsolla ZK’s “digital backpack,” developers, item creators and gaming infrastructure providers will be able to store and manage in-game items on-chain. “Xsolla ZK is not just about innovation; it's about creating real value for the gaming community,” said Lee Jacobson, Senior Vice President of Business Development Web3 at Xsolla, in...

  • Rug Radio founder Farokh Sarmad and Gaia CEO Matt Wright. Image: DASTAN

    Gaia is Building ‘Living Knowledge Systems’ for AI Agents

    AI is set to power the fourth incarnation of the internet, according to Matt Wright, CEO and Co-Founder of decentralized AI infrastructure platform Gaia. “We had read internet, we had read-write, we had read-write-own with Web3,” he told Rug Radio’s Farokh Sarmad at the media platform’s R HAUS event at Art Basel Miami. “This is now read-write-own and think.” But who determines what AI thinks is becoming a fraught question, Wright argued, with power fast becoming concentrated among “very fast, po...

  • The Society Library's AI "Muses." Image: The Society Library

    Charity Launches AI ‘Muses’ for Fact-Checking, Research

    With Meta disbanding its fact-checking program, technical charity The Society Library is stepping up, developing AI agent ‘Muses’ for fact-checking and research. Released in beta this week on X (formerly Twitter), Telegram, and Discord, the @MuseofTruth and @MuseofResearch AI agents are designed to advance the charity’s mission to “help people seek truth and make more informed decisions.” The AI agents were created as a way to thank the crypto community for creating the SL token in their name an...

    Sponsored post by The Society Library
    3 min read
    Decrypt Staff
  • Image: MYRIAD

    MYRIAD Launches on Abstract as Mainnet Goes Live

    MYRIAD, the decentralized prediction market launched by Decrypt’s parent company DASTAN, launched on Abstract today, as the layer-2 blockchain’s mainnet went live. Following the launch, MYRIAD is one of the main apps featured on Abstract’s portal for the Abstract Global Wallet (AGW), enabling users to quickly and seamlessly access the MYRIAD prediction market and quests. What Is Abstract? The Consumer Crypto Blockchain From the Creators of Pudgy Penguins “We’re thrilled to have MYRIAD as one of...

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    2 min read
    Decrypt Staff

  • Metis Announces ReGenesis: A Bold Pivot Toward Becoming the Blockchain Home for AI

    Toronto, Ontario, January 22nd, 2025   Metis, a pioneering Layer 2 blockchain, is proud to unveil ReGenesis, a transformative initiative positioning the network at the forefront of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on the blockchain. This strategic pivot focuses on developing infrastructure tailored to AI’s unique demands while pioneering a decentralized, ethical, and innovative AI ecosystem. “AI is reshaping the world, but its current trajectory is weighed down by centralization, data misalignment,...

  • Puffpaw's Smart Vape. Image: Puffpaw

    Puffpaw Brings its ‘Vape-to-Earn’ Model to the Mainstream With New NFT Launch

    DePIN project Puffpaw is pioneering an innovative “vape-to-earn” model that aims to wean smokers off harmful nicotine through tokenized incentives—and it’s bringing its product to mainstream users with the launch of its new NFT collection and vapes. “The purpose is to attract more of the real users,” Puffpaw’s co-founder, Reffo Tse, told Decrypt. “If you're selling to the real smokers, real consumers, they know nothing about crypto,” he explained, adding that, “We’re creating a new consumer expe...

  • MicroStrategy founder Michael Saylor at Bitcoin Nashville 2024. Photo: Decrypt/André Beganski

    MicroStrategy Won’t Stop Buying Bitcoin, Adds Another $209 Million

    Make that eight in a row. MicroStrategy today announced the purchase of an additional $209 million worth of Bitcoin, its eighth consecutive weekly buy. The cloud computing firm turned “Bitcoin development” company says it paid an average price of $97,837 to acquire 2,138 BTC. That means MicroStrategy, already the world’s largest corporate holder of Bitcoin, now owns a total of 446,400 BTC, today worth roughly $41 billion. The company’s founder and executive chairman Michael Saylor first began a...

    NewsBusiness
    3 min read
    Decrypt Staff
  • Image: Shutterstock

    LIFT Network’s Real-Time AI Agents Understand Soccer’s Offside Rule

    AI agents are “a meme right now,” according to LIFT Network Co-Founder Ben Beath. But the majority of them are overhyped “wrappers of existing services.” LIFT Network is aiming to change that, with the launch of AI Machines – blockchain-powered AI agents that can analyze and act on real-time data streams. Beath showed Decrypt an example of an AI agent trained to watch English Premier League soccer matches, extracting insights from video in real-time. “You have a node that is actually watching t...

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