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BTC sets a new all-time high of $106k, iDEGEN’s presale hits $5m

Key takeaways

  • Bitcoin has reached a new all-time high price of $106,488 after adding 3% to its value on Sunday.
  • iDEGEN’s pre-market auction has officially surpassed the $5 million mark.

BTC hits $106k

Bitcoin, the leading cryptocurrency by market cap, set a new all-time high price of $106,488 a few hours ago. This latest development comes after Bitcoin added more than 3% to its value on Sunday.

At press time, the price of Bitcoin stands at $105,166, retracing slightly from its all-time high. The rally comes as analysts expect the U.S. Federal Reserve to cut interest rates later this week. 

What is iDEGEN?

Bitcoin has achieved a new all-time high while altcoins continue to rally higher. Furthermore, new projects in the ecosystem continue to attract funding from investors. iDEGEN is one of the projects in its presale stage that is attracting interest from investors 

iDEGEN combines the features of AI and memecoins to present a strong project with an equally active community. In their whitepaper, the team explained that the iDEGEN tool learns, evolves, and adapts based on what the community feeds it on X. This means that iDEGEN is powered by AI but ultimately raised by degens. 

It will launch as a memecoin, leveraging the growth of the meme coin ecosystem in recent years. The memecoin market is worth over $45 billion and is expected to grow larger in the coming months and years. 

iDEGEN has a simple working mechanism. Users feed the tool their data through tweets, tags, and comments. The tool absorbs the post and adds it to its knowledge base; that’s how it learns. Furthermore, the tool posts on X every 60 minutes and can generate and post memes. 

Click here to read more about the iDEGEN project.

iDEGEN’s pre-auction market crosses the $5 million milestone

The iDEGEN pre-market auction is attracting more investors, raising millions of dollars in the process. The team has sold nearly 1 billion $IDGN tokens, raising $5 million in the last few weeks. 

iDEGEN uses the pre-market auction method to help attract more investors. Using the pre-market auction method, the price adjusts every five minutes based on market activity. 

According to the team, the price will remain steady for the next period if an investor purchases $IDGN tokens within five minutes. However, if purchases occur consecutively, the price will rise by 5%. Finally, if no one buys the tokens within five minutes, the price will drop by 5%.

The iDEGEN pre-market auction will end on January 1, 2025, and the $IDGN token will then be listed on crypto exchanges. 

Should you buy the $IDGN tokens now?

Bitcoin has just hit a new all-time high, and interest in cryptocurrencies is currently growing. iDEGEN will launch on the first day of 2025 and could be one of the best-performing projects of the year. 

The project’s huge potential means it could be a smart decision to invest in iDEGEN during its presale. iDEGEN is an interesting project that combines AI and meme coins. It could become one of the leading meme coin projects on the Solana blockchain. 

For transparency, the iDEGEN website has a live pre-market listing price, allowing investors to track the token’s progress accurately before its launch on trading platforms.

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Nasdaq to Add MicroStrategy to the Nas100 Index

  • The Nasdaq exchange has announced its yearly reshuffling of the top 100 largest non-financial companies by market capitalisation and will add MicroStrategy to the list for the first time.
  • The growth in MicroStrategy’s stock price, fueled by Bitcoin’s positive performance, has ballooned its market value, allowing it to qualify for inclusion.
  • MicroStrategy’s stock will be exposed to passive investment opportunities by being included in Invesco’s QQQ and other ETFs that invest in the Nasdaq’s top companies.

The Nasdaq 100 index tracks the 100 largest companies on the Nasdaq exchange. The companies included are usually recipients of passive fund flows from popular ETFs.

With a market capitalisation of $97.94 billion, MicroStrategy is the 40th largest company on the Nasdaq exchange, largely due to its massive Bitcoin treasury. The company’s share price has risen 505% since the start of the year, ballooning its market capitalisation from roughly $15 billion on Jan. 2 2024 to its current value.

MicroStrategy’s stock rise

MicroStrategy’s tremendous stock price run is driven by its Bitcoin buying efforts, which have spanned from August 2020 to December 2024 and have transformed the company into a quasi-Bitcoin ETF.

In total, the company has spent $23.41 billion on Bitcoin at an average price of $58,200 mainly by issuing debt notes. Its Bitcoin stash is worth $42 billion at market prices at the time of publishing.

More exposure to investors

MSTR’s inclusion in the NAS100 will expose it to more investors and funds that invest in the Nasdaq index. The largest fund that does this is Invesco’s QQQ trust with an AUM of $352 billion, but other funds holding billions of dollars also invest in the companies in the NAS100, like the iShares NASDAQ 100 UCITS ETF.

However, it is worth noting that not all companies in the Nasdaq 100 carry equal weighting. For example, Invesco’s QQQ ETF allocates roughly 53.1% of its portfolio to the top 10 companies on the Nasdaq exchange, while the remainder is distributed among the other 90 companies.

Nonetheless, 0.1% of a $352 billion pie is still significant.

It’s not all positive news

While the Nasdaq’s annual rebalancing will include MicroStrategy, the criteria for companies’ inclusion in the index is the major source of their market value.

MicroStrategy remains a provider of business intelligence technology and solutions, however, if a greater part of its value comes from its Bitcoin holdings, then it could be reclassified as a financial company and removed from the Nasdaq 100.

Bitcoin trades at $102,800 as of publishing while Nasdaq’s rebalancing will take effect on Dec. 23.

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Dogecoin and Ripple investors turn to iDEGEN a momentum grows

As AI takes over the crypto space, one project stands out; iDEGEN. Just three weeks into its presale, it’s price has rallied by close to 90,000%. Besides, the crypto-friendly environment that President Trump is cultivating is set to bolster the new entrant as well as other established cryptos. In fact, it is one of the aspects that has boosted XRP and Dogecoin’s price in recent weeks. 

Ripple’s bull run has just begun

Ripple price traded in the red in the just concluded week after five consecutive weekly gains. Even with the pullback, its gains year to date are at around 380%, having rallied to a 7-year high earlier in December. 

In addition to the bullish sentiment that has bolstered the broader crypto market post Trump’s win, the altcoin has become more attractive to investors as its final settlement with SEC looms. Besides, the incumbent US president, Donald Trump, has promised to ease crypto regulations. 

The actualization of these assertions will be beneficial to XRP, which has suffered longstanding legal struggles from regulatory authorities. In fact, as part of his support for the sector, Trump recently appointed Paul Atkins, a supporter of cryptocurrencies, to head SEC. With this favorable environment, bulls are eyeing $3 in the near term.

iDEGEN: The Experiment Competing with Major Cryptos

The cryptocurrency era started with Bitcoin leading the pack and investors seeking opportunities in major altcoins. Over the years, the crypto market has evolved; incorporating many projects and allowing investors with limited means to get a piece of the proverbial pie. 

This evolution has birthed AI meme coins. Like other meme coins, AI meme coins thrive in the power of social media and its ability to make a project go viral. Additionally, they leverage artificial intelligence and the concept of it being the future. As a result, AI meme coins’ market cap has soared in recent months to $6.95 billion, as indicated on CoinGecko. 

Among the AI meme coins taking over the cryptocurrency space is iDEGEN. In less than a month since its launch, the project has already raised over $5 million with over 1 billion $IDGN tokens sold. 

Its success lies in its unique approach to building a community and yielding FOMO among potential investors. To begin with, iDEGEN is raised by crypto degens, learning and absorbing every piece of data fed to it on Crypto Twitter (CT) in the form of a tweet, comment, or tag. This approach has birthed massive engagement on X that savvy investors know better than to ignore. 

Additionally, iDEGEN’s pricing model points to lesser dumps once the token hits public shelves on 1st January 2025. Ordinarily, meme coins start off with low prices that raise as they gain popularity during the presale period. Once they are listed on crypto exchanges, a significant number of investors liquidate their token holdings to make easy profits.

With iDEGEN, the price depends on its demand, which promotes fair pricing before its ICO less than a month from now. If a purchase is made within a span of 5 minutes, $IDGN’s price remains unchanged. However, a buy during the next window period of 5 minutes yields a price increase of 5%. On the other hand, absence of a purchase within the subsequent 5 minutes causes the price to drop by 10%. 

Notably, this fair pricing model has further contributed to the AI meme coin’s popularity. It is especially attractive to crypto investors looking for profitable opportunities that won’t cost them an arm and a leg. As at the time of writing, $IDGN was at $0.0990; up by 89,878%.  You can buy the iDEGEN token here.

Dogecoin’s stellar year set to continue in 2025 

Dogecoin recorded its first weekly loss in the just concluded week after trading in the green for eight consecutive weeks. On a broader scale, the top meme coin has had a stellar year with its price surging by over 350% year to date.

The project that started as a joke is now valued at close to $60 billion. Notably, the main principle that shaped its birth in 2013 – aggressive community support- is set to bolster its growth into 2025 and beyond. 

More specifically, Dogecoin has become synonymous with top billionaire Elon Musk. Indeed, Musk tweets on the crypto have led to its price skyrocketing on multiple occasions. 

Interestingly, the tech entrepreneur is now set to co-chair the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), an advisory team recently created by President Trump. While there is no direct correlation between the two entities, the interesting similarity in names and indirect link in the form of Musk is set to boost Dogecoin price. 

Besides, increased adoption of Dogecoin for payments is expected to sustain the meme coin’s aggressive growth in 2025. Among other merchants, investors will be keen to see if Xintegrates the crypto as a mode of payment. 

 

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iDEGEN raises over $5m as Franklin Templeton calls AI agents “interesting”

iDEGEN is racing through its presale with more than $5 million raised as the AI agents market attracts the attention of global asset manager Franklin Templeton. With some of the top performing tokens in the market this past few months being AI meme coins, is iDEGEN worth a look?

Investors eye AI gems

The ai16z token’s pump in the past week, coupled with the massive rally that elevated the Terminal of Truths’ viral Goateus Maximus (GOAT), is driving attention to AI agents. According to a post by Franklin Templeton, AI agents are “interesting.”

Crypto and analytics firm Messari also holds this same outlook for AI agents. If not sure what the buzz is all about, then the next phase of trending cryptocurrencies is AI agents. After AI meme coins’ dominance earlier in the year, its AI agents that are the new crypto buzz.

Powerful and autonomous agents are the crypto market’s top segment in crypto AI. It’s not just Franklin Templeton or Messari that are signaling a potential explosion for this sector. AI agents are now on top chains and counting.

However, interest in the new project iDEGEN stands out as early birds continue to position.

The iDEGEN token: What’s driving interest?

In just over two weeks, the artificial intelligence project iDEGEN has raised over $5.1 million and seen more than 1 billion IDGN tokens sold. From the investment opportunity point of view, this looks like a major statement from crypto and AI token enthusiasts.

Since its initial pre-market sale began, IDGN price has risen from $0.00011 to $0.0164 at the time of writing and signaling a 14,800% jump.

This huge interest in iDEGEN’s presale is down to its unique approach to AI. Rather an AI-powered platform, this is an entirely new experiment that seeks to thrive in the chaos of crypto twitter. Out is set to be a sentient AI agent that absorbs every tweet and tag on X. It adapts, learns and posts every hour – it’s degen raised and comes with no training guardrails.

A powerful community is emerging around this coin, buoyed by the adaptive auction that has buyers able to purchase coins with three potential price setups in five-minute windows. IDGN price either stays the same, increases 5% or drops depending on the dynamic price mechanism.

The end of the auction sale will be on January 1, 2025, when iDEGEN lists on trading platforms and kicks off the new era of AI agents and related meme coins. Investors who may have missed GOAT, Virtual or ai16z could find iDEGEN interesting.

Interested? Learn more by visiting the official iDEGEN website.

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French Hill voted in to chair US House Financial Services Committee next year

  • Hill won after a second round vote, beating three other crypto-friendly Republicans
  • Current Chair Patrick McHenry is retiring in on January 25, 2025
  • Hill has championed several crypto bills, including legislation to regulate digital assets

Crypto-friendly French Hill will take over as Chair of the US House Financial Services Committee in next year’s new Congress.

Republican Hill won the race on December 12 against representatives Andy Barr of Kentucky, Bill Huizenga of Michigan, and Frank Lucas of Oklahoma, all of whom are friendly toward crypto.

In a statement following his win, Hill said he was “humbled” to become the next Chair of the House Financial Services Committee.

He added that he was looking forward to working “with President Trump and Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott to bring common-sense economic policies that will produce a new era of American prosperity shared by all our citizens across our land.”

Hill will take over the position from the current Chair Patrick McHenry who is stepping down on January 25, 2025.

McHenry said: “With French Hill at the helm, Republicans will build on our work from this Congress to finally enact a clear regulatory framework and robust consumer protections for the digital asset ecosystem.”

The Financial Services Committee is considered a powerful agency in the US, and with Hill leading the organization, he will work with Trump’s administration on a range of issues, including crypto.

Hill has championed a number of crypto bills, including legislation to regulate digital assets, which passed the US House in May.

Hill’s appointment as the new Chair of the House Financial Services Committee follows the nomination of Paul Atkins as the incoming Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair.

Current SEC Chair Gary Gensler is stepping down in January 2025.

Trump has also named David Sacks as the lead policy advisor on artificial intelligence and crypto, dubbing him the “White House AI and Crypto Czar.”

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