Tristan Greene

Microsoft shareholders voted no on a resolution to add Bitcoin to the company’s asset holdings. The resolution was drafted by the National Center for Public Policy Research, a think tank that’s also pushing for Amazon to add Bitcoin to its balance.

Nevada Secretary of State Francisco Aguilar announced the implementation of blockchain technology to secure the state’s election certification process.

Anonymous identity verification firm World posted a meme mocking Spotify’s “Wrapped” year-end event on X.com with an “Unwrapped” meme highlighting World ID’s privacy and data safety features.

Elon Musk, the unofficial head of President-elect Donald Trump’s “Department of Government Efficiency,” has announced his intent to overhaul the US government’s computer systems as part of his efforts to trim trillions of dollars from the budget.

Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency exchange and digital assets payment facilitator Crypto.com has secured a principal license to issue Mastercard-backed payments offerings. The company’s first Mastercard-powered card will launch in Bahrain in 2025.

President-elect Donald Trump announced that Jared Isaacman, CEO of payment processing firm Shift4 and longtime SpaceX collaborator, was his selection for appointment as the commissioner of NASA pending congressional approval.

Virgin Voyages has announced the launch of its Annual Pass, a single-fee service that lets customers sail as often as they want for an entire year. The company says it’s the first cruise product to accept cryptocurrency as payment, though only Bitcoin is accepted at this time.

Coinbase has withdrawn its application to enter the cryptocurrency market in Turkey and requested liquidation, signaling an end to its bid to expand into the burgeoning area.

Coinbase has announced a partnership with Apple to integrate Apple Pay into the Coinbase Onramp ecosystem to shore up the company’s Know Your Customer offerings and facilitate fiat-to-crypto transactions.

Commodity Futures Trading Supervisory Agency data indicates that Indonesia has surpassed $30 billion in total cryptocurrency transactions between the months of January and October 2024.