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    AI Platform bitGPT Experiences Significant Growth Following Binance Demonstration

    Following its global unveiling on the main stage of Binance’s Blockchain Week conference in Dubai, AI platform bitGPT is experiencing sizable growth across every vertical of the project, from active partnership conversations to the number of users currently testing its technology.bitGPT’s X and Telegram communities grew in size by more than 1,000% in the days following its presentation at Binance in which hundreds of onlookers watched as its AI platform was launched and tested for the first time in front of a public audience.The demonstration replay surpassed a quarter-million views on Binance’s website within hours of being posted – the most popular replay event of the conference.bitGPT’s live demo and subsequent growth have been covered by several major new outlets, including reporting from Decrypt that predicted bitGPT’s AI platform “will help onboard the next billion Web3 users and kickstart the AI Agent economy.”Backed by former SingularityNET co-founders and a growing team of AI and Web3 experts, bitGPT bridges the mass acceleration and adoption of generative AI technologies with the entire crypto ecosystem, providing users – both humans and AI agents – with a unified UX to connect and transact across any decentralized network or service using natural language commands.Available in more than 25 languages, its platform overcomes language, literacy, and interface barriers in what appears to be the Web3 industry’s most legitimate effort yet to onboard its first billion Web3 users, all while positioning the platform as a central node for kickstarting the AI Agent economy.Developed in stealth for more than two years, bitGPT’s AI platform has already been tested by a wide audience, with a growing community of dedicated users generating valuable data and insights that have been continually used to refine and expand the capabilities of its model. After advancing from Alpha to Beta earlier this year, bitGPT is preparing for full launch just as interest and attention for AI-enabled Web3 technologies take off. Despite achieving rapid significant adoption, centralized AI model providers present critical challenges, including data privacy risks, restricted accessibility, systemic vulnerabilities, and the emergence of techno-feudalism due to reliance on dominant third-party entities. This centralization compromises user autonomy, undermines digital sovereignty, and fosters a dependency cycle that stifles innovation and equitable access.A growing ecosystem of crypto projects including NEAR Protocol, bittensor, and The Graph have entered the space to introduce Web3’s privacy and security benefits to the ever-growing AI category. Yet usability and adoption challenges continue to limit the industry’s long-term potential. And many of these networks and services still do not connect directly with the end user, meaning users may fail to realize the security and privacy benefits of decentralized options.bitGPT’s breakthrough platform brings to reality the potential for an on-chain economy with its first billion human users, plus billions upon billions of AI Agents. Its platform goes beyond conventional interfaces, offering an intuitive, AI-driven ecosystem for all Web3 activities. By seamlessly integrating cutting-edge technologies with user-centric design, bitGPT provides an unparalleled suite of intelligent tools that simplify and enhance every aspect of blockchain engagement. With bitGPT, users can instantly connect with and transact across any network or service, creating a universally interoperable user experience. Use cases are truly endless, including:bitGPT allows for on-device AI processing – significantly enhancing security and reducing latency for a seamless user experience – and AI-powered cross-chain operations and market analysis, enabling users to navigate the multi-chain landscape with unprecedented ease.The platform is capable of hosting a virtually unlimited number of AI Agents that can perform any on-chain task automatically and autonomously, adding significant demand for nearly every decentralized project while fueling innovation across the entire crypto universe.After its successful unveiling on the main stage of Binance’s Blockchain Week conference – a demonstration that was followed immediately by Binance founder Changpeng Zhao – the bitGPT team is now focused on organizing its final Beta releases before full launch, including a fully featured mobile app, with a growing list of enterprise and Web3 partners positioned to assist its launch.About bitGPTBacked by a strong team of Web3 and AI industry leaders — including the cofounders of several major crypto projects like SingularityNET — bitGPT represents a revolutionary transformation in blockchain interaction, redefining the user experience through advanced artificial intelligence. Its platform goes beyond conventional interfaces, offering an intuitive, AI-driven ecosystem for all Web3 activities. By seamlessly integrating cutting-edge technology with user-centric design, bitGPT provides an unparalleled suite of intelligent tools that simplify and enhance every aspect of blockchain engagement. The result is an AI-driven platform capable of onboarding the next billion Web3 users as well as kickstarting the AI Agent economy.Learn more — www.BitGPT.networkJoin the BitGPT community:Telegram — https://t.me/BitGPTNetworkDiscord — https://discord.gg/bDDBVaEHwt X — https://x.com/BitGPTnetworkContactbitGPTinfo@bitgpt.networkThis article was originally published on Chainwire More

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    Bitcoin price today: hits record high as Trump team mulling plans for crypto czar

    Bitcoin rose 0.1% to $93,730 by 1:56 p.m. ET (1856 GMT). The world’s biggest crypto hit a record high of nearly $94,836.1 earlier in the day. Bitcoin rose sharply over the past two weeks, with gains sparked largely by Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 presidential election.In a sign that Trump is following up on his promise to make the United States the crypto capital of the world, the president elect is reportedly considering whether to create a new White House role dedicated toward cryptocurrency policy. Trump’s team are vetting candidates to serve in a dedicated crypto role, Bloomberg reported. The news comes just as many are eager for detials on just what Trump’s policies will entail for crypto, with the president-elect set to take office in about two months. Sentiment towards Bitcoin was also boosted by MicroStrategy Incorporated (NASDAQ:MSTR), the world’s biggest corporate holder of the coin, buying a record high $4.6 billion of the coin in the past week. MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor indicated that the company will keep buying more coins, issuing more debt to fund its purchases. Options trading for a spot Bitcoin ETF launched on Tuesday, helping drive Bitcoin’s price to a new all-time high.BlackRock (NYSE:BLK)’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (NASDAQ:IBIT) became the first spot Bitcoin ETF approved for options trading, generating nearly $1.9 billion in notional exposure on its first day, according to Bloomberg Intelligence ETF analyst James Seyffart.”Final tally of $IBIT’s 1st day of options is just shy of $1.9 billion in notional exposure traded via 354k contracts. 289k were Calls and 65k were Puts,” Seyffart shared in a post on X. “That’s a ratio of 4.4:1. These options were almost certainly part of the move to the new bitcoin all-time highs today.”Bloomberg senior ETF analyst Eric Balchunas highlighted the scale of activity, noting, “$1.9b is unheard of for Day One. For context, ProShares Bitcoin ETF (NYSE:BITO) did $363 million and that’s been around for four years,” in his own post on X.Broader crypto markets also advanced on Wednesday, tracking Bitcoin’s another record-breaking jump. Meanwhile, risk appetite in stock markets was seen faltering, as investors hunkered down before closely-watched earnings from market darling NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA), due later on Wednesday.In crypto, world no.2 crypto Ether fell13 to $3,040.31.XRP and MATIC fell 1.6% and 1.4%, respectively, while ADA surged over 6%. Among meme tokens, Dogecoin fell 10%, remaining in sight of a three-year high hit earlier in November, after Trump’s victory.Trump referenced the token with the formation of the Department of Government Efficiency, led by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, adding to the social media buzz around the popular meme token. Ambar Warrick contributed to this report.  More

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    Max Keiser: Bitcoin Gives MicroStrategy (MSTR) Unknown Ceiling

    The Bitcoin advisor commented on a recently published tweet by BTC researcher Pierre Rochard.He summarized that MicroStrategy is doing that Bitcoin securitization by issuing liquid publicly-traded equity spot and options, convertible bonds, using BTC as collateral. All these treasury operations, Rochard said, have created “accretive value for shareholders in BTC terms,” and it will continue this way, he believes, “until the fixed income market is saturated,” which means there is “an unknown ceiling” for that.Keiser retweeted that term — “an unknown ceiling” — as if to emphasize his support of this take expressed by Rochard.The MicroStrategy founder shared that ultra-bullish outlook back in September during his visit to a CNBC studio, when he stated that Bitcoin is likely to skyrocket to $13 million within the next 20 years. This week, Kiyosaki commented on this prediction, saying: “I believe he is right. He is one smart boy.”In a recently published X post, Kiyosaki stated that he intends to continue buying Bitcoin until it passes the $100,000 price level. He said: “Then I will stop. Not a time to get greedy.” Several times this year, Kiyosaki predicted that in 2025 he expects Bitcoin to soar to $500,000 for a number of reasons, including the fast spread of artificial intelligence and its growing impact on the world of finance.Earlier today, the world’s pioneer cryptocurrency scored a new all-time high of slightly over $94,000. This is not the first new ATH reached by Bitcoin over the past month.This article was originally published on U.Today More

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    MicroStrategy Raises Recent Convertible Notes Offer to $2.6 Billion to Buy More Bitcoin

    According to the X post, the company has increased its initial recently announced $1.75 billion notes offer to $2.8 billion. The proceeds will be used to purchase an additional Bitcoin batch.The initial offer was announced on Nov. 18, when the company offered to sell to investors convertible senior notes due 2029.As reported by U.Today earlier this week, the company bought an astounding $4.6 billion worth of Bitcoin in just one week, which equals 51,780 BTC. Now, MicroStrategy holds a total of 331,200 BTC. This is an approximate equivalent to $29.7 billion at the current BTC market price.On Tuesday, Bitcoin soared to a new historic peak of $94,000 per coin.This article was originally published on U.Today More

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    The push for climate taxes gets real in Baku

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    Fueling KYVE’s Expansion Era: A New Age of Interoperable Data Opportunities For All

    KYVE is entering its expansion era, introducing an enhanced web app packed with new features and collaborations to support users and unlock multi-network potential. From experienced developers to crypto newcomers, the platform aims to make it easier for users to jump in, contribute, and benefit as part of KYVE’s mission to make blockchain data accessible to all. The latest updates are meant to make it easier for users of all levels to engage with KYVE’s ecosystem, fostering cross-network collaboration and data support across diverse blockchain platforms.What’s New?What This Means for UsersWith these new features, KYVE is unlocking a wide range of opportunities for users to support the future of blockchain data scalability while earning rewards across multiple networks. The updated web app is designed to accommodate both experienced blockchain developers and newcomers, KYVE’s new web app enhancements are designed to support contributions to the platform’s mission of preserving historical chain data while providing value to participants.As KYVE expands its solutions to more ecosystems, the focus remains on providing streamlined access, empowering users to play an active role in supporting blockchain scalability and data preservation. KYVE is dedicated to ensuring that all blockchains receive the data support they need to thrive and that all types of users can take part in this mission.About KYVEKYVE Network is a decentralized data management solution that provides specialized tools for data archiving, validating, and accessing blockchain data. KYVE’s protocol ensures that only accurate historical data from a blockchain is made immutable and easily accessible for all.As a result, KYVE allows other chains to decentralize their historical data and overall data accessibility management and provides essential tooling to access this data, enabling enhanced scalability of chains and ecosystem development.KYVE is one of the most supported blockchains in the space, backed by Arweave, Ava Labs, Solana Foundation, Interchain Foundation, Moonbeam, TheGraph, Parity Technologies, Composable Finance, Zilliqa, Mina Foundation, Aurora, and NEAR Foundation. As well as VCs such as Hypersphere Ventures, Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) Ventures, Distributed Global, Mechanism Capital, CMS Holdings, IOSG Ventures, and others.‍ContactHead of MarketingMargaux StancilKYVEmargaux@kyve.networkThis article was originally published on Chainwire More

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    Trader Predicts Dogecoin (DOGE) May Outshine Bitcoin in New Bull Run

    The trader has expressed his bullish views on the meme coin and its price chart before. Not earlier than yesterday, DonAlt in a post on X suggested that Dogecoin could expect another wave of growth, if we consider the first period when the DOGE price rose from $0.11 in October to $0.40 by mid-November.If we assume that the next wave of growth will at least be half as big as the first, we can easily assume that Dogecoin will not only renew its high price but will finally cross the long-awaited and cherished mark of $1 per DOGE. In addition, the trader noted the commitment to consolidation followed by an upward move in DOGE on small time frames, such as the hourly. The Dogecoin price has pulled this kind of trick twice already, and the third consolidation is forming right here and now. As recently as yesterday, the price of BTC reached another peak of $93,905 on Binance. It seems that Bitcoin updates all-time highs so frequently that the reaction to this event, previously considered extremely rare, surprises few people.This article was originally published on U.Today More

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    PlayBlock Rockets to #8 Globally in Blockchain Transactions and Turnover Following DappRadar Listing

    UpVsDown.com Prediction Platform Leads the Way as PlayBlock Takes Center Stage in the Blockchain World Playnance proudly announces the official listing of its groundbreaking blockchain, PlayBlock, on DappRadar, the premier tracking platform for decentralized applications (dApps). Just weeks after its launch, PlayBlock has achieved the remarkable milestone of being ranked #8 globally in daily transactions and daily turnover, solidifying its position as one of the most dynamic blockchains in the world. From Polygon Powerhouse to Global Contender PlayBlock’s success reflects a seamless transition from operating on the Polygon blockchain—where it contributed an extraordinary 15% of Polygon’s daily transactions—to establishing itself as an independent Layer-3 blockchain. Now, PlayBlock is driving unparalleled growth: What’s Next (LON:NXT) for Playnance? PlayBlock’s DappRadar listing signals a new era of transparency and growth for the ecosystem. With UpVsDown.com leading the charge, Playnance aims to expand its influence through innovative partnerships, cutting-edge dApps, and a user-centric approach that bridges Web2 and Web3. About PlaynanceBased in Ramat Gan, Israel, with offices in Dubai, UAE Playnance is a comprehensive Web3 ecosystem designed to empower users with blockchain solutions for trading, gaming, and decentralized finance. Powered by its Layer-3 blockchain, PlayBlock, and anchored by its leading dApp, UpVsDown.com, Playnance is driving the mass adoption of Web3 technologies worldwide. For more information on PlayBlock and the Playnance ecosystem, users can visit playnance’s official website, explore UpVsDown.com & track playnance’s progress on DappRadar.ContactCEOPini PeterPlaynancepini@playnance.comThis article was originally published on Chainwire More