Trump’s WLFI launches ’Macro Strategy’ fund for Bitcoin, Ether, altcoinsThe strategic reserve aims to invest in the growth of Bitcoin, Ether and other cryptocurrencies “at the forefront of reshaping global finance.”Feb 12, 2025Zoltan Vardai
Crypto platform Bitpanda expands services in UK with FCA approvalBitpanda’s crypto offering in the United Kingdom won’t differ from that in the European Union, deputy CEO Lukas Enzersdorfer-Konrad said.Feb 12, 2025Helen Partz
zkLend loses $9.5M in exploit, offers bounty to hackerZkLend lost nearly $10 million in an exploit. The protocol offered the hacker a 10% bounty if the remaining funds were returned before Feb. 14.Feb 12, 2025Zoltan Vardai
xAI engineer quits after post on Grok 3 AI rankingAn AI engineer at xAI resigned after refusing to delete an X post ranking AI models, including the forthcoming Grok 3, sparking a free speech debate.Feb 12, 2025Arijit Sarkar
Easing inflation could ignite another BTC rally: 10x Research10x Research’s Markus Thielen sees a “real possibility” of a lower CPI print in the US on Feb. 12, which could defy consensus expectations and trigger a Bitcoin rally.Feb 12, 2025Ciaran Lyons
A third of central banks cool on launching CBDCs over regulatory concernsA survey from a central bank-focused think tank found that fewer than one in five central banks are inclined to issue a central bank digital currency, compared to 38% in 2022.Feb 12, 2025Stephen Katte
Trump plans to pick a16z head of policy Brian Quintenz as CFTC chair: ReportPresident Donald Trump is reportedly planning to pick Brian Quintenz — the head of policy at a16z’s crypto arm — as the next chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.Feb 12, 2025Tom Mitchelhill
IRS wants court to toss crypto exec’s appeal over bank record summonsThe US tax agency claims it complied with financial privacy laws when it summoned banks for crypto founder Rowland Marcus Andrade's financial records.Feb 12, 2025Martin Young
Goldman Sachs boosts Ethereum ETF holdings by 2,000%, Bitcoin ETFs to $1.5BGoldman Sachs increased its spot Ether ETF position by over 2,000% to $476 million in Q4 2024, while its Bitcoin ETF stashed more than doubled to $1.5 billion.Feb 12, 2025Brayden Lindrea
Altcoins ‘hardly sold off’ as Fed casts doubt over future rate cutsFederal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says there’s “no need to hurry” on rate cuts — but this didn’t trigger much of a crypto sell-off, leading to one analyst to call a market bottom.Feb 12, 2025Ciaran Lyons
US and UK decline to sign international agreement for ethical AIThe US and UK snubbed signing an international AI agreement, with US Vice President JD Vance claiming that “excessive regulation of the AI sector could kill a transformative industry.”Feb 12, 2025Martin Young
US, UK, Australia sanction Zservers for hosting crypto ransomware LockBitTen countries launched a joint operation to disrupt LockBit in February 2024, saying the group had caused billions of dollars in damage to individuals and key infrastructure.Feb 12, 2025Stephen Katte
Franklin Templeton registers Solana Trust in DelawareFranklin Templeton has registered a “Franklin Solana Trust” in Delaware, indicating it may soon file for a spot Solana ETF alongside a host of other bidding issuers.Feb 11, 2025Brayden Lindrea
Former CFTC chair criticizes STABLE Act amid calls for urgent regulatory clarityRepresentative Stephen Lynch said he worries that without proper crypto regulation, lawmakers are “[inviting] the next financial disaster.”Feb 11, 2025Sam Bourgi
SEC is waiting for a chair before setting crypto agenda — Hester PeirceDonald Trump nominated Paul Atkins as an SEC commissioner following the departure of Gary Gensler and Jaime Lizárraga.Feb 11, 2025Turner Wright
Uniswap debuts Unichain mainnet, joins crowded ETH L2 ecosystemUniswap has announced the mainnet launch of its Ethereum layer-2 blockchain, Unichain.Feb 11, 2025Christopher Tepedino
Crypto custodian BitGo mulls IPO in 2025: ReportSeveral other major crypto firms are also considering hitting the public equity markets in 2025.Feb 11, 2025Alex O’Donnell
Coinbase expected to see 109% YoY revenue increase for Q4 — Coin MetricsTrading activity has surged since the November US elections, a good sign for crypto exchanges.Feb 11, 2025Alex O’Donnell
Fed chair says he will not launch a digital dollarJerome Powell, who has served as chair of the Federal Reserve since 2018, made a guarantee to lawmakers in the Senate regarding a US central bank digital currency.Feb 11, 2025Turner Wright
SEC seeks comment on in-kind redemptions for Bitcoin, Ether ETFsIn-kind redemptions are more tax-efficient and stand to increase the appeal of spot crypto ETFs for institutional investors.Feb 11, 2025Alex O’Donnell
Solana (SOL) price softens as onchain volumes drop 28% in a weekSolana price falls below $200 as the network’s onchain activity drops, but investors’ anticipation of a spot SOL ETF could prompt a recovery.Feb 11, 2025Marcel Pechman
Tokyo-listed gaming studio Gumi acquires 1 billion yen worth of BitcoinThe BTC purchase is part of Gumi’s broader expansion into the blockchain sector, which includes acquiring and managing “high-quality tokens.”Feb 11, 2025Sam Bourgi
‘My Big Coin’ founder ordered to pay $7.6M for crypto fraud schemeThe US District Court for the District of Massachusetts has ordered “My Big Coin” founder Randall Crater to pay $7.6 million to victims of the fraud scheme.Feb 11, 2025Christopher Tepedino
Tether selects Arbitrum to power crosschain stablecoinValued at more than $141 billion, Tether’s USDt is the world’s largest stablecoin by market capitalization and usage.Feb 11, 2025Sam Bourgi
Crypto VCs are ‘especially bullish’ on DePIN, RWAs — HashKey CapitalCrypto and blockchain venture capital deals are forecast to reach $18 billion this year, according to PitchBook.Feb 11, 2025Sam Bourgi
CAR’s wild memecoin ride from $600M to $35M, explainedThe Central African Republic’s presidential CAR memecoin promised unity and development — but then came phishing links, AI scrutiny and a market cap collapse.Feb 11, 2025Yohan Yun
Crypto’s ‘DeFAI’ sector is down 80% — Can it come back up?DeFAI — a nascent sector of crypto combining DeFi with AI — has shed billions from its January high, but founders say the utility of their products is only getting better.Feb 11, 2025Tom Mitchelhill
SEC invokes crypto task force to request delay in enforcement casesThe language the SEC used to request a delay in a crypto enforcement case — similar to that in a Binance filing — suggested the agency would be following suit in other courtrooms.Feb 11, 2025Turner Wright
Solana ‘will be a trillion-dollar asset’: Mert Mumtaz, X Hall of FlameMert Mumtaz is very confident that Solana will increase 150% and crack the trillion-dollar crypto club.Feb 11, 2025Ciaran Lyons
Bitcoin all-time high due in ‘2-3 weeks’ as traders see BTC copying goldBitcoin may be flagging on short timeframes, but there is plenty of belief in BTC price discovery returning as gold surges.Feb 11, 2025William Suberg