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'Big wallet energy' but still debating an $7 oat latte?
Tracey Plowman
June 04, 2025
This Week in Crypto
🔥 This week on Crypto Curious — The Bitcoin community is buzzing as Ross Ulbricht—yes, that Ross from Silk Road—makes a dramatic return to the spotlight. We’ll unpack the surprising wave of support he’s getting.
And then, the jaw-dropping story of James Wynn: the trader who turned $100 million into just $23… live, in front of the entire crypto world. That, plus our regular short, sharps! Get listening!
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Even with layer-2 networks growing in use, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said that the layer-1 should scale substantially—and soon.
Robert Kiyosaki warns the biggest crash in history is underway, igniting a massive flight of capital into bitcoin as traditional markets unravel.
Vanadi, a Spanish coffee chain, is planning to invest more than $1.1 billion in Bitcoin as part of its new reserve strategy. This is part of a growing trend in corporate boardrooms worldwide.
Crypto things you didn’t know you didn’t know.
The Launch of Ethereum: A New Dawn
The official release date of Ethereum marks a significant shift in the blockchain ecosystem. Created by a prodigious talent, Vitalik Buterin, Ethereum was envisioned as more than just a digital currency. It aimed to serve as a platform for building decentralized applications (DApps), powered by smart contracts that could automate and enforce agreements without the need for intermediaries.
Ethereum's launch was a much-anticipated event, following its immensely successful crowd sale in July 2014, which raised 31,591 BTC (approximately $18.4 million at the time). This funding was instrumental in actualizing Buterin's vision and inspired a legion of developers and crypto enthusiasts alike.
A Revolutionary Platform
Ethereum's introduction heralded the era of blockchain 2.0, moving beyond Bitcoin's primary focus on digital transactions. Its platform allows for programmable contracts and decentralized applications, changing how industries perceive value and engage in transactions. The launch enabled developers to write smart contracts and DApps using Ethereum’s proprietary programming language, Solidity.
The influence of Ethereum extends into numerous domains, from finance to supply chain management, healthcare, and beyond. It opened the floodgates to Decentralized Finance (DeFi), allowing users to engage in lending, borrowing, and trading assets without needing traditional banks or centralized platforms. Today, the Ethereum network supports hundreds of applications fueling billions of dollars in value.
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Idle Mine is a mobile game that lets you earn real Bitcoin rewards.
