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Elon Musk, elected by President Donald Trump to lead the new Department of Government Efficiency, suggested using Blockchain technology as part of the operation, Bloomberg reported. Musk suggested that the use of a digital headbook would be a cost -effective way to track federal expenses, secure data, make payments and manage buildings, according to people

Crypto assets saw a panic overnight drop alongside an Nvidia-led tech stock drop on DeepSeek’s more efficient artificial intelligence model. With bitcoin (BTC) at one point sliding from a Sunday high of $105,000 to below $98,000 before bouncing back to its current level just below $100,000, some analysts warned that this could be the start

Crypto exchange Bitpanda said it had secured a Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) license from Germany’s Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin), and rivals OKX and Crypto.com said they received accreditation from Malta as the EU’s licensing scheme opens the doors to the 30 nations that make up the European Economic Area (EEA). The MiCA rules

Travala.com, the holiday website, which allows users to pay with cryptocurrency, is in conversations with potential buyers after receiving an unsolicited acquisition method at the end of the year, according to two people with knowledge of the case. The Binance-backed company received a study that triggered the outreach of Travala’s advisers to larger online travel

Decentralized identity project Humanity Protocol has closed a $ 20 million financing round and raised its valuation to $ 1.1 billion. The financing round was co-led by Pantera Capital and Jump Crypto, according to an email message. The project last traveled $ 30 million for a valuation of $ 1 billion in May 2024 Humanity

Coindesk -Index presents its daily market update and highlights the results of managers and laggards in the Coindesk 20 index. Coindesk 20 is currently trading at 3657.28, down 7.0% (-274.43) since noon. 16 one on Friday. None of the 20 assets act higher. Leaders: BTC (-4.1%) and BCH (-4.9%). Laggards: UNI (-14.4%) and reproduction (-12.5%).

Disclaimer: The analyst who wrote this piece owns stock in MicroStrategy (MSTR). Microstrategy (MSTR), led by executive chairman Michael Saylor, added to its Bitcoin (BTC) holdings for a 12th straight week. In the week ending January 26, the company bought 10,107 BTC, taking its total holdings to 471,107 BTC, Saylor wrote in a post on