Month: December 2024

With the next cryptocurrency bull run approaching, analysts forecast huge returns for some altcoins. A $104 strategic investment in five of the coins: Rexas Finance (RXS), Pepe Coin, Dogecoin, Algorand, and Virtual Protocol might generate $1,040,000 by 2025. This comes at the back of their impressive performances in recent weeks and the potential for more gains. Here is what each offers. 
Rexas Finance (RXS) tokenizes real-world assets (RWAs) using blockchain technology. The idea emphasizes democratizing real estate, commodities, and art assets through RWA tokenization in a trillion-dollar market. This allows both regular investors and institutions to acquire fractional ownership of a high-priced asset with a minimal cost. The ongoing RXS presale result demonstrates significant investor confidence, as nine previous stages sold out ahead of schedule. RXS is currently valued at $0.15 and is expected to grow to $0.175 in the following phase, having already completed 92% of Stage 10. To date, Rexas Finance has raised $29 million and sold over 352 million tokens, indicating significant demand. Following the presale, RXS will be listed on at least three Tier-1 exchanges at an initial price of $0.20 per token, representing an easy 33% return for early investors. One factor driving this rapid adoption was its decision to bypass venture capital funding, allowing investors to access 42% of its total supply.

Whales Have Accumulated RXS
Rexas Finance also provides an innovative ecosystem with a no-code token builder, AI-powered NFT creation tools, and multi-chain yield optimization via Rexas Treasury. Its verified security protocols and adherence to regulatory norms create additional trust. To further prove its reliance, Rexas Finance recently completed its audit done by Certik. This thorough assessment ensures the platform’s smart contract is safe for transactions.  Meanwhile, early investors can participate in the ongoing $1 million giveaway, placing them in contention to be among the 20 top participants and win $50,000 worth of RXS. Analysts see Rexas Finance as a potential leader in combining traditional finance with decentralized solutions, securing its spot among the top millionaire-making altcoins by 2025.

Dogecoin (DOGE) is no stranger to rapid gains, and new data suggests it may be poised for another run. According to IntoTheBlock, 60.9 billion DOGE were shuffled in huge transactions over the last 24 hours, representing a 41.12% surge in whale activity. Historically, such rises have preceded substantial price increases. As of this report, DOGE trades at $0.3973, below its all-time high (ATH) of $0.7376, providing plenty of improvement possibilities. The social momentum generated by Elon Musk’s continuous support and the expanding inclusion of Dogecoin in mainstream payment options drives investor sentiment higher. Analysts believe DOGE can reach $4 during the next bull cycle, mainly as it follows previous bullish trends.
Pepe Coin (PEPE) has grabbed headlines for its staggering 2,500% gain from year-lows. PEPE is currently trading at $0.00002362 and has created a cup-and-handle pattern and an inverted head-and-shoulders formation on the charts, all of which are strong technical signs of continued higher momentum. The planned Binance $1 billion token burn is estimated to lower PEPE’s circulating supply by 10%, resulting in a deflationary effect that might significantly increase its value. Analysts predict that PEPE will reach $0.00002770 in the short term, although bullish estimates allow more price increases. If PEPE’s volume continues to outperform that of Dogecoin and Shiba Inu, its growth potential might be significant by 2025.
Algorand (ALGO) is riding strong technical signs and record open interest. A 28% increase in open interest to $81 million in 24 hours indicates traders’ confidence and demand. ALGO recently rose 29% to $0.34, a two-year high. A positive crossing of the MACD indicator confirms the rising trend.  Analysts predict $0.47 and $0.50 resistance levels, followed by $1. Increased scalability and adoption position Algorand to capitalize on the next bull run. If Bitcoin keeps rising, ALGO’s $5 route becomes increasingly likely.
Virtual Protocol is the main power at the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain technology. Recently listed on Binance, Virtual has increased by 40x in the past three months to reach an all-time high of $2.61. VanEck’s most recent cryptocurrency projection cites AI agent technology as a significant growth driver, with Virtual Protocol at the forefront of this innovation. VIRTUAL’s decentralized AI tools empower non-technical users to construct AI agents for on-chain jobs, generating long-term usefulness and money. Analysts remain optimistic, predicting further development as AI usage spreads across industries. VIRTUAL’s distinct posture secures its spot among the millionaire-making cryptocurrencies of 2025.
The next bull market could bring life-changing profits for strategic investors. With solid fundamentals, market activity, and technical indicators, these five altcoins—Rexas Finance, Dogecoin, Pepe Coin, Algorand, and Virtual Protocol—stand out as leading candidates. Rexas Finance remains the front-runner in RWA tokenization. Its presale performance and upcoming Tier-1 exchange listings solidify its position as one of the most potential investments in the cryptocurrency sector for 2025.
 
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Website: https://rexas.com
Win $1 Million Giveaway: https://bit.ly/Rexas1M
Whitepaper: https://rexas.com/rexas-whitepaper.pdf
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Telegram: https://t.me/rexasfinance
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Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim plans to press on in gathering support for investing in digital currency, despite the skepticism of the provincial minister, whom he needs on board.JACKIE DIVES/The New York Times
British Columbia’s Municipal Affairs Minister responded with a flat no this week to a suggestion by Vancouver’s mayor that the province allow the city to hold some of its reserves in the best known of the cryptocurrencies, bitcoin.
“I certainly won’t be moving anything. It’s just not a priority. We’ve got way too many important issues – health care, housing – to deal with,” Ravi Kahlon said.
A local economist who specializes in the social and environmental effects of bitcoin mining has said somewhat dismissively that the current enthusiasm of people such as Mayor Ken Sim for the digital currency is “a thing in the manosphere.”
“It’s popular among young males,” said UBC Sauder School of Business professor Werner Antweiler.
But that isn’t stopping Mr. Sim from pursuing the idea and talking about it with excitement.
It’s an incredible holder of value, the mayor said in an interview with The Globe and Mail, before listing the benefits of the currency: It’s the top-performing asset of the past 16 years. It’s better than gold. It can’t be captured by a military force. It can put Vancouver on the map as a world leader in bitcoin innovation.
“If we are able to incorporate bitcoin, that could set Vancouver up for the next 100 years,” he enthused. The price of Bitcoin surpassed $100,000 earlier this month compared with about $300 10 years ago.
So he plans to press on, despite the skepticism of the provincial minister, whom he needs on board to make his idea a reality.
“It would be irresponsible not to look at the merits of this. What we’re asking is for the residents of Vancouver and B.C. and Canada to do this work,” Mr. Sim said after getting city council to agree last week to have staff explore the idea of allowing people to pay municipal bills in bitcoin and have a small portion of the city’s financial reserves held in the currency.
It’s a proposal that has attracted buzzy media attention, along with both bitcoin critics and fans weighing in on the idea.
For the general public, though, it’s mostly a mystifying subject.
More than three-quarters of Canadians surveyed for a 2023 Ontario Securities Commission report said they have never owned cryptocurrency. Almost half cited concerns over potential risk as the top reason for that, while others said they lacked knowledge about digital currency or worried about being scammed. As for the “manosphere” thing, the survey showed the most enthusiastic group using it is men between 25 and 44 years of age – 53 per cent of those surveyed owned crypto funds or assets.
Comparatively, only 17 per cent of Americans have ever invested in or used any kind of cryptocurrency, according to a 2024 Pew Research Center study. Two-thirds of the American public isn’t confident about its safety or reliability, fearing that it can be used by criminal organizations or that it’s little more than Monopoly money. As in Canada, men led the demographics – 42 per cent between 18 and 29 years of age have invested in it or used it.
Complicating things is the fact that any discussion of it tends to be shrouded in baffling language.
A Wikipedia explanation of how bitcoin was created by an anonymous inventor in 2008 notes that it started with the innovation of a “complex interplay resulting in the first decentralized, Sybil-resistant, Byzantine-fault-tolerant digital cash system.”
Or there’s this entry on the Investopedia website: “Bitcoin mining is the process by which transactions are officially entered on the blockchain. It is also the way new bitcoins are launched into circulation. Mining is conducted by miners using hardware and software to generate a cryptographic number that is equal to or less than a number set by the Bitcoin network’s difficulty algorithm.”
It tends to be understood for the most part by people who are comfortable arguing the merits of fiat currency or the centuries-old reliance on gold as a financial reserve for state governments.
It also can’t be spent easily and, technically, is supposed to be reported in Canada as a capital gain if it is used.
Enthusiasts say it’s a powerful new technology that brings the kind of transparency and access to the monetary system that doesn’t exist in state-controlled banking systems.
“Crypto is the way of recognizing the value of data,” said James McKee, the head of digital strategy at the Vancouver arts group 221A. He described it as a “teenage technology” that is currently going through its rambunctious phase, but argues it opens up the financial system to more democratic controls.
He recommends, though, that the city not try to use bitcoin as a way of paying for day-to-day operational services. Instead, he said, it should be held as a financial asset on the books.
Victoria Lemieux, a co-lead at UBC’s Blockchain@UBC research cluster, dismissed the popular idea that it is more prone to being used by criminal or terrorist organizations.
“City policy should not be based on the faulty premises that criminals choose bitcoin and, relatedly, that bitcoin is primarily used for crime,” she said.
But those cautioning against a fulsome embrace of the currency say it is risky because it has no underlying value.
It’s not a rent-generating property or an energy source or a mine producing real metals. Instead, they say, it’s more like art or Dutch tulip bulbs: something that appears to have a lot of value because many people say it has value.
“The value is entirely what people think it will produce in the future,” said Prof. Antweiler, who has a blog on the topic and emphasizes how environmentally harmful bitcoin mining is because of how much electricity it uses.
Mr. Sim doesn’t care. He said he, too, was a skeptic about it all a decade ago, when one of his sons got interested in cryptocurrency and talked to him about it. Now he’s convinced “it’s an incredible invention.”
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With College Football Playoff action underway, analysts across the country are making their first-round predictions.
The games started Friday with Notre Dame beating Indiana and continue with three matchups Saturday. The middle game — Texas football versus Clemson — pits the ACC championship game winning Tigers against the Longhorns, who finished the regular season first in the SEC before falling the title game.
Texas, the No. 5 seed, is hosting Clemson, the No. 12 seed, on what is supposed to be a beautiful day at Royal-Memorial Stadium in Austin.
The winner moves on to face Arizona State at the Peach Bowl.
CFP action Saturday starts with an 11 a.m. matchup between 11th-seeded SMU and sixth-seeded Penn State at Beaver Stadium. It ends with No. 9 Tennessee visiting “The Horseshoe” and No. 8 Ohio State.
Texas opened as a heavy favorite over Clemson, but let’s see what writers and analysts around the country think will happen in the first-round CFP matchup:
Here are predictions from ESPN, CBS and other outlets for the first-round CFP matchup in Austin:
The Statesman has been covering the Longhorns since day one this season and our team of writers have drawn a consensus on the game, even if they differ, slightly, on the margin of victory.
Danny Davis: Texas. At the end of the day, Texas has been a top-five team for much of this season while Clemson needed a 56-yard field goal to squeeze into the playoffs. I don’t expect Texas to cover Vegas’ big spread — the Longhorns rarely do — but I do expect UT to advance and return to Atlanta next week.
Cedric Golden: Texas 31, Clemson 21. Quinn Ewers gets a bit of revenge against Cade Klubnik but more important, the Longhorns rediscover their offensive groove. It’s back to the ATL. 
Thomas Jones: Texas 35, Clemson 24. Texas QB Quinn Ewers bids farewell to Royal-Memorial Stadium with one of his best games of the season as the Longhorns fend off a spirited effort from home-grown Clemson quarterback Cade Klubnik.
David Eckert: Texas 24, Clemson 17. Clemson’s offense is comparable to Texas’ — maybe even a little bit better — but the Tigers can’t match what the Longhorns bring on the defensive side of the ball. The best defense in college football earns Texas the right to play another game.
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Six out of seven CBS analysts picked Texas to win. Here’s how their picks went:
Dennis Dodd: Texas
Tom Fornelli: Texas
Shehan Jeyarajah: Texas
Richard Johnson: Texas
Brandon Marcello: Texas
Chip Patterson: Clemson
Jerry Palm: Texas
When it comes to the betting odds, the team is even more split. For those putting some money on the game, here’s what those same guys think of Texas being favored by 11½:
Dennis Dodd: Texas to cover
Tom Fornelli: Clemson to cover
Shehan Jeyarajah: Clemson to cover
Richard Johnson: Texas to cover
Brandon Marcello: Clemson to cover
Chip Patterson: Clemson to cover
Jerry Palm: Texas to cover
The self-dubbed “Worldwide Leader in Sports” has a clean sweep in its predictions. On “College GameDay,” broadcaster Rece Davis gave his reasons for his pick and in his playoff prediction story, Adam Rittenberg explained why he likes Texas in the matchup.
The website’s predictor, available for nearly all Football Bowl Subdivision games, gives Texas an 80% chance of beating Clemson.
Andrea Adelson: Texas 28, Clemson 14
Kyle Bonagura: Texas 31, Clemson 21
Bill Connelly: Texas 35, Clemson 16
Rece Davis: Texas
David Hale: Texas 45, Clemson 27
Adam Rittenberg: Texas 24, Clemson 16
Mark Schlabach: Texas 24, Clemson 20
Jake Trotter: Texas 24, Clemson 12
Pablo Uggetti: Texas 27, Clemson 14
Odds are provided by Bet MGM.
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The second part of the live-action series features the main characters learning the art of medieval combat.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, Warhorse Studios' open-world RPG set in medieval Europe, has received a new episode of a live-action series starring the game's lead actors, Tom McKay and Luke Dale.
In the new episode, Kingdom Come: Deliverance II Official Live Action – Combat, the characters are in the Trosky region, one of the game's maps. A peculiar stranger with a crossbow interrupts their argument and forces them to visit his camp to teach them the basics of medieval combat "in a very specific manner."
In the first live-action episode, titled Kuttenberg, Luke and Tom explored in-game locations while walking along the city's medieval streets:
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II is set to release on February 4, 2025. The sequel will feature enhanced role-playing system and massive game world, being twice as big as the first part. It is even said to break the official Guinness World Record of the longest script for a videogame, set by Larian Studio's Baldur's Gate 3, as the upcoming medieval RPG has 2.2 million words, which is equal to 25 average novels.
In October, the game received a lot of negative comments over its developers' alleged plans to ship the sequel with Denuvo, a DRM technology that makes piracy harder but can hinder game performance. However, later, Warhorse officially confirmed that the sequel would be released without the said DRM.
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Make laughter a priority with improv comedy from Running with Scissors, and stand-up comedy featuring Ben Chadwick and Casey Watson and Chris Neuguth at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 27 and 28, at Great Falls Comedy Club in Auburn.
Celebrate the holidays a “Whose Line Is It Anyway?”-style show from Running with Scissors, Maine’s longest running improv troupe, on Friday.
Then headliner Ben Chadwick, featuring Chris Neuguth and host Casey Watson, will take the stage on Saturday.
Prior to COVID, Chadwick started as an open mic comic in Austin, Texas. Since moving to Maine, he has become a touring regular throughout the northeast, a house comic at Empire Comedy Club and has worked with headliners such as Joe List and Ari Shaffir.
Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased in advance online at greatfallscomedyclub.com or at the door. Great Falls Comedy Club is located inside Craft Brew Underground at 34 Court St., Auburn. For more information contact the club at info@greatfallscomedyclub.com or by phone at 207-200-5366.
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How to watch NCAA women’s volleyball national championship: Louisville seeks first title against powerhouse Penn State – The Athletic  The Athletic
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