President-elect Donald Trump announced Friday he had launched Official Trump ($TRUMP), a Solana-based meme coin. The token exploded to $8 billion in market cap in less than three hours of its debut amid concerns that his social accounts might have be

TL;DRThe Necessary FactorsThe popular meme coin performed quite well in 2024, and at one point, it had secured a position among the top 10 largest cryptocurrencies by market capitalization. Over the past several months, though, many of its rivals sur

In tuxedos and finery, one of the most famously dressed-down industries celebrated Friday night with a "Crypto Ball" in Washington to welcome the incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump, which the crowd of digital-assets insiders trus

President-elect Donald Trump announced Friday he had launched Official Trump ($TRUMP), a Solana-based meme coin. The token exploded to $8 billion in market cap in less than three hours of its debut amid concerns that his social accounts might have be

President-elect Donald Trump launched a Solana-based memecoin Friday night via posts on his social media accounts, three days before he takes the oath of office to become the 47th president of the United States. The memecoin quickly reached a market

World Liberty Financial, the crypto project backed by the family of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, plans to acquire tron (TRX) tokens for its treasury, according to a person familiar with the matter.The prospective move would deepen World Liberty

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 $

President-elect Donald Trump is on the verge of taking office and all signs point to his administration revolutionizing the U.S. government’s stance on crypto.Less cracking down and more collaboration are the expectations across the crypto sphere, wh

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

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

President-elect Donald Trump is planning to use his executive powers to reduce the regulatory burden faced by cryptocurrency companies and promote digital asset adoption in his first few days in office, according to three people briefed on the pl

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

Donald Trump is set to be inaugurated on Monday, Jan. 20, as the 47th president of the United States and memecoin traders are bullish heading into the event.The rise in memecoin activity over the past year gave way to sectors within the meme universe

Happy Friday! As we approach a potential storm of volatility surrounding President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday, take a moment to relax and catch up on the latest crypto developments.In today's newsletter, Trump reportedly intends to i

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

Sen. Ted Cruz plans to introduce a Congressional Review Act resolution next week aimed at overturning a controversial tax rule requiring certain decentralized finance brokers to file reports on gross proceeds.The Texas Republican plans to introduce t

At the start of the year, many market analysts and observers shared their price expectations for Bitcoin, with many targeting $150k this cycle. However, a price target of $150k doesn’t do justice to Bitcoin, says one trader, arguing that the world’s

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

President-elect Donald Trump is on the verge of taking office and all signs point to his administration revolutionizing the U.S. government’s stance on crypto.Less cracking down and more collaboration are the expectations across the crypto sphere, wh