Wyoming, a state in the United States, has introduced a bill to create a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, joining several other states nationwide ahead of Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration on Jan. 20.“Wyoming took its first bold step toward a strate
Ether futures open interest has surged to 9 million ETH as of Jan. 17, its highest level ever. The milestone follows a 10% increase in open interest over two weeks, reflecting a rising appetite for leveraged positions despite Ether’s retest of the $
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s change of heart about free speech isn’t what it seems.On Jan. 7, the Facebook founder said his company would “get back to our roots around free expression” by ending third-party fact-checking in the United States and “lifti
Today in crypto, the Securities and Exchange Commission has charged Digital Currency Group and former Genesis CEO for misleading investors. New data has revealed that Bitcoin-based decentralized finance applications had a breakout year in 2024, and a
Brian Armstrong, CEO of US-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, has endorsed plans for global leaders to create Bitcoin strategic reserves.In a Jan. 17 blog post on “economic freedom,” Armstrong said cryptocurrencies were ”the next chapter capital
Dogecoin's price is up 10% on Jan. 17, forming a higher value of $0.42 on the one-day chart. A candle close above $0.40 will signal a strong trend reversal for the memecoin, which has consolidated between $0.45 and $0.30 since Nov. 11. With the crypt
The odds of US President-elect Donald Trump establishing a strategic Bitcoin reserve after taking office on Jan. 20 are soaring, at least on betting markets Kalshi and Polymarket.Bettors on Kalshi, a US derivatives exchange, set the probability of T
Crypto.com has secured in-principal approval to operate across the European Union under a Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) license, the cryptocurrency exchange said. Once finalized, the MiCA license will enable Crypto.com to operate in EU countries un
Jaime Lizárraga of the US Securities and Exchange Commission should be leaving the financial regulator as a new presidential administration prepares to take power.The SEC commissioner announced in November that he planned to step down on Jan. 17 from
Cryptocurrency investor optimism is palpable ahead of US President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20, which is expected to bring more regulatory clarity to the industry.Bolstered by the prospect of more industry-friendly regulations, the X
Bitcoin’s bull market in 2024 failed to generate a commensurate uptick in venture capital funding, suggesting that institutional investors no longer have a blank-check approach to crypto and blockchain startups. According to a Jan. 16 report by Insig
Ether futures open interest has surged to 9 million ETH as of Jan. 17, its highest level ever. The milestone follows a 10% increase in open interest over two weeks, reflecting a rising appetite for leveraged positions despite Ethereum’s retest of th
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission has charged Digital Currency Group (DCG) and former Genesis CEO Soichoro “Michael” Moro with misleading investors about the financial health of Genesis in the aftermath of the Three Arrows Capital
Bitcoin hitting $130,000 would be a “great result” for the current bull market, longtime trader and analyst Filbfilb says.In his latest interview with Cointelegraph, the co-founder of trading suite DecenTrader gives his predictions on where BTC pric
Ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20, the Republican-majority US Congress has been busy appointing pro-crypto lawmakers to key positions in the legislature.The House of Representatives Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financ
Mining company MARA Holdings has embedded an AI portrait of Donald Trump on the Bitcoin blockchain, highlighting the industry’s growing anticipation of America’s first allegedly pro-crypto president. The so-called “Trump 47” block was mined by MARA o
Officials in Washington, DC, are planning for thousands of people to show up at the US Capitol Building for the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump — setting up the infrastructure, preparing for protests and tightening security for elected o
Macro investor and asset manager Dan Tapiero is confident that the most explosive phase of the crypto bull market will unfold in 2025, with the digital assets market capitalization rising from the current $3.6 trillion to $10 trillion. “$5 trillion p
Bitcoin has risen above $104,500, signaling that the bulls are in command. A large part of the enthusiasm stems from the expectations that the US will see the adoption of a national Bitcoin reserve. If that happens, the US Treasury will have to buy
Binance updated its cryptocurrency deposit and withdrawal procedures in Poland to comply with the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA). In a blog post on Jan. 17, Binance wrote, “Starting Jan. 20, users may need to provide more