Top 20 Crypto Success Stories International News

Here's a summary of the top crypto success stories and international news:

Crypto Success Stories of 2024:

• Memecoin Mania: Memecoins exploded in Q1 2024, with average returns of 1,312.6% across the top 10 by market cap. One investor turned $727 into $2.24 million by trading GOAT
  Source: coincrowd.com
• Bitcoin Hits $100k: Bitcoin reached $100,000 on December 4, 2024, driven by demand after crypto-friendly policies were announced. One investor's 22 BTC, bought at $535 each in 2016, rose to over $2.3 million
  Source: coincrowd.com.
• Real-World Assets (RWAs): RWAs delivered a 285.6% average return in Q1 2024. MANTRA (OM) soared over 1,000%
  Source: coincrowd.com.
• Telegram's Tap-to-Earn Games: Games like Notcoin and Hamster Kombat gained popularity, with Notcoin achieving a $1.1 billion market cap
  Source: coincrowd.com.
• Michael Saylor's Comeback: Michael Saylor's net worth increased to $4.4 billion due to MicroStrategy's Bitcoin investments
  Source: coincrowd.com.
• Winklevoss Twins: Early Bitcoin adopters who invested settlement money into Bitcoin and established Gemini, a cryptocurrency exchange
  Source: www.koinbasket.com.
• Vitalik Buterin: Creator of Ethereum, a platform for smart contracts and decentralized applications
  Source: www.koinbasket.com.
• Kristoffer Koch: Norwegian student who became a millionaire through an early Bitcoin investment
  Source: www.koinbasket.com.
• Roger Ver: Early Bitcoin advocate and angel investor in crypto startups
  Source: www.koinbasket.com.
• Erik Finman: Invested $1,000 in Bitcoin at age 12 and became a millionaire by 2017
  Source: www.worldcoinindex.com.
• Michael J. Casey: Financial journalist and advocate for Bitcoin and blockchain
  Source: www.worldcoinindex.com.
• Hernando de Soto: Economist advocating for Bitcoin to empower the unbanked
  Source: www.worldcoinindex.com.
• Sarah M: College student who paid off student loans through crypto investments
  Source: www.worldcoinindex.com.
• Tim Draper: Venture capitalist and Bitcoin evangelist
  Source: www.worldcoinindex.com.
• Cristiano Ronaldo: Promotes digital assets through partnerships with Binance
  Source: www.worldcoinindex.com.
• David Schwartz: CTO at Ripple, aiming to revolutionize cross-border payments
  Source: www.worldcoinindex.com.
• Elizabeth Stark: Co-founder of Lightning Labs, scaling Bitcoin transactions
  Source: www.worldcoinindex.com.

Top Crypto News:

• Bitcoin Halving: The Bitcoin halving occurred on April 19, 2024, reducing the block reward for miners
  Source: investingnews.com.
• Bitcoin as Reserve Asset: Bitcoin reached a new high of US$107,554 on speculation that Donald Trump plans to designate it as a US reserve asset
  Source: investingnews.com.
• ASX Bitcoin ETF: The Australian Securities Exchange launched its first Bitcoin ETF on June 20
  Source: investingnews.com.
• Spot Ether ETFs: The US market launched nine spot Ether ETFs on July 23
  Source: investingnews.com.
• Bitcoin Supply on Exchanges: Bitcoin supply on exchanges reaches lowest since 2018
  Source: cryptoslate.com.
• Trump Memecoin Dinner: Trump's top memecoin holders' dinner is considered an "impeachable offense" by Sen. Ossoff
  Source: cryptoslate.com.
• Hashdex XRP ETF: First spot XRP ETF issued by Hashdex begins trading in Brazil
  Source: cryptoslate.com.
• Coinbase Lawsuits: Coinbase contends state lawsuits impede access to $90M in staking rewards for users
  Source: cryptoslate.com.