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Finance

Travala, Crypto-Native Travel Website, Said to Receive Unsolicited Takeover Approach

Discussions are at an early stage and the Binance-backed travel platform may decide to remain independent, people close to the matter said.

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Finance

Real Estate Firm Propy Is Rolling Out Crypto-Backed Loans to Buy Houses

Bitcoin and ether holders can get loans to acquire tokenized properties — and use their crypto as collateral.

Natalia Karayaneva (Propy)

Tech

Bitcoin-Based Stablecoin USDh Secures $3M in Liquidity

DeFi protocol Hermetica said the liquidity will make USDh the largest stablecoin on Stacks

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Finance

Smart Valor Is Conducting a Strategic Review That May Lead to Sale of the Company

Bids for the Swiss crypto firm are due by Jan. 24, people close to the process said.

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Finance

Bitstamp to Roll Out Regulated Derivatives Trading in Europe: Sources

Leveraging its MiFID credentials, Bitstamp is preparing a regulated perpetual swap offering.

The Bitstamp executive team (Bitstamp)

Finance

Crypto Investor Arthur Hayes Doubts Trump Will Get Around to Doing a Bitcoin Reserve

"I don't know how borrowing money to buy bitcoin helps on any of Trump's platforms," Hayes said.

Arthur Hayes, CIO, Maelstrom, pictured at CfC St. Moritz 2025 (CfC St. Moritz)

Finance

Crypto Firm Ctrl Wallet Up for Sale With Bids Due by the End of the Month

The self-custody wallet received two M&A approaches last year which triggered a sales process for the company.

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Markets

Floki on Course for Europe ETP as DAO Floats Proposal to Provide Early Liquidity

A Floki exchange-traded product is set to go live in Europe in early 2025, a project developer told CoinDesk.

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Finance

ESG-Focused Blockchain Trrue Secures $10M Investment Commitment From GEM Digital

GEM will receive tokens in exchange, while Trrue looks to develop blockchain technology with a focus on sustainability and regulatory compliance.

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Finance

Bitcoin Miner Hut 8 Buys $100M BTC Boosting Total Total Stash to $1B

The miner bought about 990 bitcoin for average price of around $101,710 each.

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