Trump inauguration buzz makes Bitcoin Coinbase premium green againBitcoin interest from US investors does a U-turn alongside BTC price action returning to six figures.Jan 17, 2025William Suberg
Yat Siu-backed Open Campus launches layer-3 EDU Chain on ArbitrumEDU Chain will support educational apps and onchain education with tamper-proof credentials and developer incentives.Jan 17, 2025Mehab Qureshi
US Bitcoin reserve has pundits in tailspin as Trump inauguration loomsTrump’s term may witness the adoption of a US Bitcoin reserve. Is this the only way forward or a rather large nail in the dollar’s coffin?Jan 17, 2025Daniel Ramirez-Escudero
Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Jio launches mystery JioCoin on PolygonJio launches JioCoin on the Polygon network, sparking community speculation about its use cases.Jan 17, 2025Mehab Qureshi
46% of crypto VC funds went to US startups in Q4, and Trump could boost thatExperts predict that under the incoming Trump administration, the capital going into US crypto startups will only increase.Jan 17, 2025Stephen Katte
XRP price to $10–$50 ‘plausible’ if spot ETF approved, ChatGPT saysAs an experiment, Cointelegraph asked two different AI models, OpenAI’s ChatGPT and xAI’s Grok, to predict how XRP price could be affected by a spot ETF approval.Jan 17, 2025Nancy Lubale
Crypto developer sues US attorney general, wants software deemed legalMichael Lewellen has asked a Texas federal court to determine that his crypto startup is within the law and to block the Department of Justice from prosecuting him.Jan 17, 2025Jesse Coghlan
Tether CEO to take ‘cautious’ approach to US expansion, eyes larger profits“For the moment we need regulatory clarity and guidance,” says Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino.Jan 17, 2025Martin Young
Trader says ETH bears are making a ‘mistake’ despite ETH/BTC 6-week slideWhile Ether remains below the crucial $3,500 level, traders say it might not be wise to ignore the asset as the “next move is coming.”Jan 17, 2025Ciaran Lyons
Crypto set for ‘dozens of smaller victories’ in 2025: Grayscale execGrayscale’s Zach Pandl is seeing more crypto interest from pension and endowment fund managers, who largely ignored the industry over the last decade.Jan 17, 2025Brayden Lindrea
US consumer finance watchdog sued for treating digital wallets like banksTechNet and NetChoice are challenging a move by the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to regulate payment apps and digital wallets such as Apple Pay, Google Wallet, PayPal, Venmo and Cash App.Jan 17, 2025Martin Young
Swiss state-owned bank PostFinance launches ETH stakingPostFinance, which serves around 2.7 million customers across Switzerland, says it will allow people to stake starting from just 0.1 Ether.Jan 17, 2025Stephen Katte
Measly $150K target for Bitcoin this cycle is ‘silly low,' says traderA Bitcoin price of $150,000 is not nearly ambitious enough, says one crypto trader, citing the expected widespread adoption by countries and corporations that will use it as a store of value.Jan 17, 2025Ciaran Lyons
Trump plans executive order making crypto a national priority: ReportThe executive order would instruct regulatory agencies to work with the industry and create a crypto council to represent the industry, according to people familiar with the plans.Jan 17, 2025Jesse Coghlan
Phantom crypto wallet raises $150M in Series C at $3B valuationPhantom said the $150 million funding round accelerates Phantom’s mission to become the world’s biggest consumer finance platform.Jan 17, 2025Brayden Lindrea
Senator Lummis claims FDIC destroyed Operation Chokepoint 2.0 docs“You must ensure your staff cease and desist destruction of all materials and end retaliatory actions immediately,” Lummis wrote.Jan 16, 2025Vince Quill
Stablecoin for cyber-scammers launches, Sony L2 drama: Asia ExpressAlleged marketplace for cyber scammers launches USDH stablecoin, Sony’s new blockchain freezes memecoin contracts, and more.Jan 16, 2025Yohan Yun
Bitcoin CME gap drop to $78K possible due to fringe risks surrounding US economyA Bitcoin futures CME gap below $80,000 could be filled before BTC price treks to new all-time highs in 2025.Jan 16, 2025Marie Poteriaieva
Amid tokenization race, Tradable brings $1.7B private credit onchainAccording to S&P Global, tokenization can eliminate many investment barriers in the private credit market.Jan 16, 2025Sam Bourgi
Aave tokenholders mull foray into Bitcoin miningSome tokenholders are expressing doubts about the proposal’s profitability for the DeFi lending protocol.Jan 16, 2025Alex O’Donnell
Solana could adopt market-based emission model under new proposalAccording to the proposal, excessive inflation could result in more concentrated ownership and is not essential for securing the network.Jan 16, 2025Vince Quill
Cardano (ADA) ‘bottomed’ and on verge of ‘grand bull market’ — Peter BrandtADA looks ready to chase new all-time highs, according to a handful of Cardano price metrics.Jan 16, 2025Biraajmaan Tamuly
Trump’s potential Treasury secretary pick ‘sees no reason’ for US CBDCThe president-elect cannot officially nominate anyone until after he is inaugurated on Jan. 20, but the US Senate has been holding hearings to question his potential picks.Jan 16, 2025Turner Wright
XRP key price metric up by 300% in 2025 as the altcoin hits new all-time highsXRP’s open interest has increased by $6 billion since the start of the month as the altcoin soared to new all-time highs.Jan 16, 2025Biraajmaan Tamuly
Solana ETFs may take until 2026: Bloomberg IntelligenceWith lawsuits still pending over Solana’s classification as a security, SOL ETFs will likely have to wait until next year for their debut.Jan 16, 2025Alex O’Donnell
Bitcoin price will hold $100K for good after three key events take placeBitcoin struggles to hold $100,000, but this could change once regulations shift and institutional adoption becomes even easier.Jan 16, 2025Marcel Pechman
Former Binance.US chief raises $20M for stablecoin networkThe stablecoin market, which is dominated by Tether and Circle, is worth more than $214 billion.Jan 16, 2025Sam Bourgi
Senator Lummis probes US federal law enforcement about Bitcoin sale“Democrats legacy: A loss of more than $18.5 billion in unrealized value for American taxpayers,” the senator wrote on social media.Jan 16, 2025Vince Quill
Coinbase launches Bitcoin-backed loans through Morpho DeFi partnershipCoinbase vice president Max Branzburg said the product demonstrates the exchange’s “commitment to economic freedom.”Jan 16, 2025Sam Bourgi
Sex robots, agent contracts a hitman, artificial vaginas: AI Eye goes wildSix bizarre stories of AI gone wild, from sex robots to agents contracting a hitman, plus a couple of serious ones: AI EyeJan 16, 2025Andrew Fenton