Argentine President Milei arrives in US amid fallout from LIBRA scandalJavier Milei, the President of Argentina, has arrived in the United States as the LIBRA scandal continues to unfold.Feb 20, 2025Christopher Tepedino
SEC acknowledgment of 3 spot XRP ETF filings could trigger rally to $6 — AnalystTraders turn hopeful as the SEC acknowledgment of 3 spot XRP ETF filings is perceived as a positive step forward.Feb 20, 2025Biraajmaan Tamuly
SEC acknowledges slew of crypto ETF filings as reviews, approvals accelerateThe regulator is seeking comment on filings covering crypto staking, options and altcoin ETFs, among others.Feb 20, 2025Alex O’Donnell
European Central Bank ramps up wholesale CBDC platform developmentEuropean Central Bank leaders insist on greater centralization and tighter regulations amid macroeconomic challenges.Feb 20, 2025Vince Quill
Spot Bitcoin ETF inflows stall, but analysts say CME BTC basis hints at price reversalReduced inflows to the spot BTC ETFs align with Bitcoin recent low volatility but a price reversal could be in the making.Feb 20, 2025Biraajmaan Tamuly
Franklin Templeton launches Bitcoin, Ether index ETFFranklin Templeton’s fund is the second crypto index ETF to hit this US market.Feb 20, 2025Alex O’Donnell
SEC approves first yield-bearing stablecoin securityFigure Markets has become the first company to receive approval for an interest-bearing stablecoin in the United States.Feb 20, 2025Sam Bourgi
Strategy announces $2B in convertible notes to buy more BitcoinStrategy continues to acquire Bitcoin as part of its 21/21 plan to raise $21 billion in debt and $21 billion in equity to finance BTC buys.Feb 20, 2025Vince Quill
SEC announces ‘Cyber and Emerging Technologies Unit’ to combat crypto fraudThe US SEC has announced the formation of a new group to combat crypto fraud and other cyber crimes to protect retail investors.Feb 20, 2025Christopher Tepedino
Trump floats 20% ‘dividend’ check, but DOGE savings still don’t add upDOGE admitted to clerical errors in its estimated savings, but observers say they haven’t been properly reflected in its documentation.Feb 20, 2025Aaron Wood
Trump-Biden bet led to obsession with ‘idiotic’ NFTs —Batsoupyum, NFT CollectorA DM from Polymarket’s CEO led a “really unhealthy addiction to NFTs” for batsoupyum.Feb 20, 2025Greg Oakford
2014 Vitalik Buterin couldn’t raise for Ethereum todayIf Vitalik Buterin were starting Ethereum today, he would struggle to raise funds owing to the shift in crypto’s focus from innovation to influencer-driven marketing.Feb 20, 2025Aaron Barefoot
24% of top 200 cryptos at 1-year low as analysts eye market capitulationThe current altcoin downtrend “points toward possible capitulation as overleveraged positions are flushed out,” one analyst told Cointelegraph.Feb 20, 2025Zoltan Vardai
Fixed income could be DeFi’s ‘missing link’ says Treehouse CEOTreehouse CEO Brandon Goh says that fixed income could be DeFi's missing link to more widespread adoption, particularly at an institutional level, in the latest episode of Hashing It Out.Feb 20, 2025Elisha Owusu Akyaw
Crypto VCs ‘excited’ about AI agents but not yet investingPantera Capital managing partner Paul Veradittakit said AI agents have the potential to cause crypto trading volumes to increase exponentially.Feb 20, 2025Ezra Reguerra
Vitalik Buterin criticizes crypto’s moral shift toward gamblingButerin said online critics have painted Ethereum as bad because it hasn’t welcomed casinos to the blockchain.Feb 20, 2025Ezra Reguerra
Trump vows Fort Knox gold audit; prediction markets reactThe odds of a Fort Knox gold audit before May surged above 70% on Polymarket as US President Donald Trump confirmed a plan to check its gold reserves.Feb 20, 2025Helen Partz
Kaito AI airdrop sparks tokenomics, early selling concernsKaito AI allocates 20% of its token supply for airdrops and incentives, sparking excitement and concerns over insider allocation and potential sell-offs.Feb 20, 2025Zoltan Vardai
Crypto firms rally behind Ted Cruz to block DeFi broker ruleThe Blockchain Association, representing 76 crypto firms, urges Congress to repeal the IRS DeFi broker rule, arguing it threatens US crypto innovation and unfairly burdens blockchain firms.Feb 20, 2025Arijit Sarkar
Pig butchering scams stole $5.5B from crypto investors in 2024 — CyversPig butchering scams are the biggest threat for retail crypto investors and crypto platforms in 2025, according to Cyvers.Feb 20, 2025Zoltan Vardai
FBI, SEC among top agencies requesting data from Kraken in 2024San Francisco-based Kraken exchange provided information for 57% of the total 6,826 data requests from global regulators and enforcement agencies last year.Feb 20, 2025Helen Partz
Bitcoin L2 ‘honeymoon phase’ is over, most projects will fail — Muneeb AliStacks’ Muneeb Ali warned that most Bitcoin L2 projects will fade away within three years even as Bitcoin gains dominance over Ethereum and Solana.Feb 20, 2025Arijit Sarkar
Tether-backed fintech Mansa raises $10M to expand stablecoin-based paymentsThe annualized transaction value of stablecoins surpassed $15.6 trillion in 2024, or 119% of those by Visa and 200% of Mastercard.Feb 20, 2025Zoltan Vardai
UAE saw 41% increase in crypto app downloads in 2024 — AppsFlyerCrypto app downloads in the UAE reached 15 million in 2024, with a record 2.8 million installs in December, driven by market trends and adoption.Feb 20, 2025Ezra Reguerra
Crypto voters could tip upcoming Australian federal election: YouGov pollA recent YouGov poll suggests around 2 million Australians could form a pro-crypto voting bloc at the next federal election slated for May.Feb 20, 2025Jesse Coghlan
Brazil approves first spot XRP ETF as local bank eyes stablecoin on XRPLThe BBRL stablecoin will only be initially available to institutional clients but the bank has big ambitions for expansion.Feb 20, 2025Martin Young
AI, blockchain convergence to bring ‘watershed moments’ in 2025Sui Foundation managing director Christian Thompson sees opportunity as AI agents integrate into blockchains, along with the growth of robotics, AR and VR.Feb 20, 2025Stephen Katte
Lightning Labs CTO downplays node security bug, citing compromised userLightning Labs’ Olaoluwa Osuntokun said the issue appears to be caused by a user’s machine being compromised rather than a bug or vulnerability.Feb 20, 2025Martin Young
SEC pulls own appeal in case over crypto broker-dealer rulesThe US Securities and Exchange Commission abandoned its court appeal over a case it lost to expand the definition of a dealer, which was seen as a threat to decentralized finance platforms.Feb 20, 2025Jesse Coghlan
Memecoins are officially ‘cooked’ after Libragate, says crypto VCCastle Island Ventures partner Nic Carter says the LIBRA token scandal is “clear proof” that retail has been playing a rigged game all along.Feb 20, 2025Tom Mitchelhill