Tether Investments announced a minority stake in Juventus Football Club. The move follows the unveiling of a long-term strategy designed to integrate digital assets, payment solutions, artificial intelligence, bitcoin mining, and biotech into traditional industries. The acquisition is part of a broader effort to expand the company’s portfolio beyond its flagship stablecoin, USDT, which supports The post Tether scores minority stake in Juventus, aims to integrate blockchain with sports appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Vitalik Buterin has argued that increasing Ethereum’s L1 gas capacity is necessary to support transaction inclusion and application development when most activity occurs on L2. In a new blog post, Buterin outlined calculations suggesting that a roughly 10× expansion in L1 capacity would preserve key network functions even as applications migrate to Layer 2 solutions. The post Vitalik Buterin suggests 10X increase in Ethereum gas limit to support L2 growth and censorship resistance appeared first on CryptoSlate.

OpenSea has announced the launch of its OS2 open beta platform and confirmed plans to release a token called SEA. The move consolidates NFT and token trading into one marketplace while introducing cross-chain purchasing and a fee structure set at 0.5% for marketplace transactions with no swap fees at launch. The platform is designed to The post OpenSea announces upcoming SEA token amid OS2 open beta launch appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Today, Sora Ventures and its affiliates assumed board control of Bitcoin-focused HK Asia Holdings following the filing of director appointments. Effective Feb. 12, 2025, the filing marks a transition from holding a stake to assuming management responsibilities in the Hong Kong-based list company. The new board comprises twelve directors, with roles spanning executive, non-executive, and independent The post BTC Inc and Sora Ventures join management of HK Asia Holdings deepening Bitcoin strategy appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Behind the scenes, Bitcoin legislation is advancing at the state level in the United States, with almost 30 proposals directing funds into reserves. As Matthew Sigel, Head of digital assets research at VanEck, reported, 20 of the bills under review could alone drive up to $23 billion in buying, or approximately 247,000 BTC, if enacted. The post 20 US State Bitcoin Reserves could alone drive $23B inflow as more follow appeared first on CryptoSlate.