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Top tech news today: January 21, 2025

Tech News Roundup 1. Barclays to wind down fintech accelerator Barclays announces plans to shut down its fintech accelerator programme, Rise, by mid-2025, citing strategic realignment. Source 2. Hashgraph Association partners with Taurus The Hashgraph Association teams up with Taurus to advance secu…

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Tech News Roundup 1. Barclays to wind down fintech accelerator Barclays announces plans to shut down its fintech accelerator programme, Rise, by mid-2025, citing strategic realignment. Source 2. Hashgraph Association partners with Taurus The Hashgraph Association teams up with…

Context

Barclays announces plans to shut down its fintech accelerator programme, Rise, by mid-2025, citing strategic realignment. Source The Hashgraph Association teams up with Taurus to advance secure custody and tokenization of HBAR cryptocurrency globally. Source

Evidence

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Analysis

World Liberty Financial, backed by Donald Trump, buys $48 million worth of Ether as the token strengthens against Bitcoin. Source Google search volumes for “buy crypto” and “buy Solana” surge to record highs amid the launch of Trump’s Solana-based memecoin. Source RIPE NCC invites participants to join SEE 13, a networking and learning event in Sofia, Bulgaria, on 7-8 April 2025. Source ARIN updates its Trust Anchor Locator (TAL) to ensure compatibility with RPKI validators, with no changes to the Trust Anchor Key. Source

Key Points

  • 1. Barclays to wind down fintech accelerator
  • 2. Hashgraph Association partners with Taurus
  • 3. Trump crypto project buys $48M ETH
  • 4. ‘Buy crypto’ searches surge amid TRUMP meme frenzy
  • 5. Join us at SEE 13

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Author

Fiona Xu