Digital asset exchange Crypto.com said it will suspend certain token services deemed to be unauthorized in terms of the European Union’s Markets in Crypto Assets legislation (MiCA) in a statement to its clients on Tuesday. The statement said that from Jan. 31, it will no longer offer certain services from stablecoins, like Tether USDT, Paypal … Read more
By James Van Straten (All times ET unless indicated otherwise) Each new day under the Trump administration is as intriguing as the next, and Wednesday is shaping up to be no different. For one, the president’s enthusiasm for bitcoin is spurring other countries to take a look at the asset. Most recently, Czech National Bank … Read more
Proof-of-stake blockchain Cardano will switch to decentralized governance later Wednesday after the Plomin hard fork takes effect, Cardano Foundation, a non-profit organization backing the project, said on X. “The Plomin hard fork takes effect, marking the transition to full decentralized governance. ADA holders gain real voting power – on parameter changes, treasury withdrawals, hard forks, … Read more
Dogecoin (DOGE), the largest memecoin by market cap, dropped below a short-term uptrend line on Monday, signaling an end to the recovery from December lows and potentially the conclusion of a five-month rally. Since then, prices have dropped below the 38.2% Fibonacci retracement level of the run that started in August and touching highs about … Read more
Berachain-based liquidity platform Boyco went live on Tuesday with over $2.2 billion in pre-deposits. The pre-launch liquidity platform is built in collaboration with Enso, Berachain and LayerZero. It aims to solve the the cold start problem for new decentralized applications (dApps) by ensuring they have sufficient liquidity from day one. This approach theoretically helps dApps … Read more
Newly launched Venice AI’s VVV token nosedived as much as 50% as insider trading allegations led to a drop in early sentiment for the hyped product. Venice AI launched on Monday as an AI platform on the Base network that allows users to access China’s DeepSeek with a layer of privacy. It zoomed to a … Read more
Tokyo-listed Metaplanet said on Tuesday that it would accumulate 10,000 bitcoin (BTC) by the end of 2025 and 21,000 bitcoin by the end of 2026 as part of a corporate treasury plan. The strategy is designed to establish Metaplanet as one of the world’s largest corporate holders of bitcoin, the company said. It holds over … Read more
The first Federal Reserve (Fed) meeting of 2025 will conclude on Wednesday, with the rate decision scheduled for release at 19:00 UTC. It will be followed by Chairman Jerome Powell’s press conference at 19:30 UTC. The Fed’s ongoing target range for interest rates is 4.25% to 4.5%, which has declined by 100 basis points since … Read more
Czech National Bank Governor Ales Michl said in an interview with Financial Times (FT) that he will present a bitcoin investment plan to the board on Thursday, which, if approved, could see the apex bank diversify 5% of its $146.13 billion reserves into the leading cryptocurrency by market value. “For the diversification of our assets, … Read more
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), a prominent digital rights group, has filed an amicus brief in support of Roman Storm, a developer of the crypto privacy protocol Tornado Cash (TORN). Storm has been charged with conspiracy to facilitate money laundering, operating an unlicensed money transmitter, and violating sanctions in relation to his work on the … Read more