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Elemental Royalty announced that investors can now receive dividends in Tether's XAUT, offering direct ownership of physical gold. This move aims to differentiate the company as a growth-oriented investment, with investors expected to receive a 12 cent dividend in quarterly payments.

Abu Dhabi-based investment funds increased their Bitcoin exposure to over $1 billion by the end of last year, with Mubadala Investments and Al Warda Investments collectively owning nearly 21 million shares of IBIT, a BlackRock spot Bitcoin ETF. Following Bitcoin's slide, their combined IBIT exposure was around $803 million based on recent prices.

BlackRock and Coinbase will receive an 18% share of staking revenue from their upcoming Ethereum exchange-traded fund, ETHB. The fund aims to become the largest Ethereum ETF by offering staking rewards to investors, following SEC guidance on staking products as non-securities.

Bitdeer has surpassed MARA in self-mining hash rate, allocating 63.2 EH/s to Bitcoin's network. Bitdeer's growth was driven by deploying SEALMINER rigs, while MARA shifted focus to digital infrastructure and AI. Despite Bitdeer's success, MARA may still lead due to joint-venture operations in the Middle East.

Tomasz Stańczak, co-director of the Ethereum Foundation, advocates for integrating artificial intelligence into Ethereum's development process. AI could enhance efficiency by drafting proposals, moderating meetings, and even making decisions on network upgrades. However, AI models are not without flaws, such as producing false information.

An Ethereum user fell victim to address poisoning, losing $600,000 in a common crypto scam. Scammers send spam transactions from similar-looking addresses to confuse users during transfers, leading to significant financial losses.

Despite a decrease in revenue from crypto trading in the last quarter, eToro stocks surged 14% on Tuesday following better than expected quarterly results. The Israeli company remains optimistic about the future of crypto.

BitMine Immersion Technologies recently acquired 45,759 ETH, increasing its total stash to 4.37 million ETH valued at $8.68 billion. Despite Ethereum's price drop, Chairman Tom Lee remains optimistic about the network's future.

Lawmakers in the Netherlands have approved reforms to calculate taxes on investment assets, sparking anger in crypto circles. The proposed tax on unrealized profits could lead to forced asset liquidation to meet obligations, affecting high-earning portfolios the most.

Strategy purchased 2,500 BTC for $168 million, increasing its holdings to 717,100 Bitcoin worth $48 billion. To fund the acquisition, the firm issued $90.5 million in common stock and sold $78.5 million in preferred stock.