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Trump appoints former college football player, GOP House nominee Bo Hines to head crypto council

Trump appoints former college football player, GOP...

7 hours ago 11

Securitize proposes adding BlackRock’s BUIDL token as Frax USD stablecoin backing

Securitize proposes adding BlackRock’s BUIDL token...

8 hours ago 10

Hex founder Richard Heart wanted by Interpol, Europol on charges of tax evasion and assault

Hex founder Richard Heart wanted by Interpol, Euro...

1 day ago 20

Microstrategy names former Binance.US CEO Brian Brooks, two others to board of directors

Microstrategy names former Binance.US CEO Brian Br...

1 day ago 23

SEC fines Jump Trading subsidiary $123 million for propping up TerraUSD stablecoin during depeg

SEC fines Jump Trading subsidiary $123 million for...

1 day ago 19

Tether to make $775 million ‘strategic investment’ in Rumble, shares rally 44.6%

Tether to make $775 million ‘strategic investment’...

2 days ago 15

MicroStrategy founder Michael Saylor advocates for Trump-backed ‘strategic bitcoin reserve’ in proposal to set crypto industry standards

MicroStrategy founder Michael Saylor advocates for...

2 days ago 13

‘Hawk Tuah Girl’ Haliey Welch responds for first time in weeks following HAWK memecoin lawsuit

‘Hawk Tuah Girl’ Haliey Welch responds for first t...

2 days ago 11

CRV and CVX lead DeFi token index sharply higher as market awaits pro-crypto administration

CRV and CVX lead DeFi token index sharply higher a...

2 days ago 8

The Daily: US Bitcoin ETFs witness record outflows, SEC approves first spot Bitcoin and Ethereum combo funds and more

The Daily: US Bitcoin ETFs witness record outflows...

2 days ago 12

CoinDesk staffers wrote letter to Bullish calling Justin Sun retraction ‘outrageous’ ahead of leadership firings

CoinDesk staffers wrote letter to Bullish calling ...

2 days ago 8

Deribit, Bitget CEOs debate how decentralized and centralized exchanges can coexist

Deribit, Bitget CEOs debate how decentralized and ...

2 days ago 9

Ethereum ETFs surge in December as inflows hit $1.66 billion, dominated by BlackRock’s ETHA

Ethereum ETFs surge in December as inflows hit $1....

2 days ago 9

Crypto market downturn continues since Fed’s hawkish 2025 rate cut signals

Crypto market downturn continues since Fed’s hawki...

2 days ago 9

SEC approves first spot Bitcoin and Ethereum combo ETFs from Hashdex and Franklin Templeton

SEC approves first spot Bitcoin and Ethereum combo...

2 days ago 10

Copper withdraws application to register with UK financial regulator: Bloomberg

Copper withdraws application to register with UK f...

2 days ago 10

Japan’s Metaplanet raises $61 million via bonds to buy more bitcoin

Japan’s Metaplanet raises $61 million via bonds to...

2 days ago 10

Record $680 million daily outflows hit US spot bitcoin ETFs, ending positive flow streak

Record $680 million daily outflows hit US spot bit...

2 days ago 12

Rapidly-growing stablecoin issuer Usual latest to use M^0 infrastructure to launch token

Rapidly-growing stablecoin issuer Usual latest to ...

3 days ago 13

Aptos Labs co-founder Mo Shaikh steps down as CEO

Aptos Labs co-founder Mo Shaikh steps down as CEO

3 days ago 13

Ilya Lichtenstein says he worked alone on the 2016 Bitfinex hack, in his first public comments since entering prison

Ilya Lichtenstein says he worked alone on the 2016...

3 days ago 14

Team behind HAWK memecoin, tied to ‘Hawk Tuah Girl,’ sued for alleged securities law violations

Team behind HAWK memecoin, tied to ‘Hawk Tuah Girl...

3 days ago 16

Craig Wright, who says he is Satoshi Nakamoto, sentenced to one year in prison: reports

Craig Wright, who says he is Satoshi Nakamoto, sen...

3 days ago 11

The Daily: El Salvador to limit bitcoin activities in $1.4 billion IMF deal, Ark offloads Coinbase shares amid price slump and more

The Daily: El Salvador to limit bitcoin activities...

3 days ago 12

Sui Foundation names Christian Thompson as its new managing director

Sui Foundation names Christian Thompson as its new...

3 days ago 12

Here’s how Meanwhile is trying to unleash the multitrillion-dollar insurance industry onto Bitcoin

Here’s how Meanwhile is trying to unleash the mult...

3 days ago 10

Bitcoin miners MARA, Hut 8 continue to acquire more BTC for their reserves

Bitcoin miners MARA, Hut 8 continue to acquire mor...

3 days ago 7

German authority orders eyeball-scanning World project to delete data after investigation

German authority orders eyeball-scanning World pro...

3 days ago 8

The Open Platform launches TON Space self-custody wallet

The Open Platform launches TON Space self-custody ...

3 days ago 12

Bitcoin’s market cap reaches new all-time high against gold

Bitcoin’s market cap reaches new all-time high aga...

3 days ago 12

Ark Invest sells $3.9m worth of Coinbase shares amid price drop following Powell’s hawkish speech

Ark Invest sells $3.9m worth of Coinbase shares am...

3 days ago 11

El Salvador to limit bitcoin activities for $1.4 billion deal with IMF

El Salvador to limit bitcoin activities for $1.4 b...

3 days ago 14

Hong Kong accelerates crypto exchange licensing with four new approvals

Hong Kong accelerates crypto exchange licensing wi...

3 days ago 17

Bitcoin drops below $100,000 after Fed Chair Powell’s comment against BTC reserve

Bitcoin drops below $100,000 after Fed Chair Powel...

4 days ago 18

Federal judge says Coinbase can delist wBTC, denying Justin Sun-affiliated BiT Global’s bid for a temporary restraining order

Federal judge says Coinbase can delist wBTC, denyi...

4 days ago 20

Wallet provider Exodus stock rallies 37% on NYSE American debut

Wallet provider Exodus stock rallies 37% on NYSE A...

4 days ago 15

‘We’re not allowed to own bitcoin,’ Fed Chair Powell says in light of Trump’s strategic bitcoin reserve promise

‘We’re not allowed to own bitcoin,’ Fed Chair Powe...

4 days ago 12

The Daily: World Liberty Financial teams up with Ethena, Polygon rejects $1.3 billion stablecoin proposal and more

The Daily: World Liberty Financial teams up with E...

4 days ago 18

US Federal Reserve cuts fed funds rate by 25 basis points

US Federal Reserve cuts fed funds rate by 25 basis...

4 days ago 14

Kraken unveils Ethereum scaling layer Ink months ahead of schedule

Kraken unveils Ethereum scaling layer Ink months a...

4 days ago 14

Crypto-AI startup Fraction AI raises $6 million in pre-seed funding

Crypto-AI startup Fraction AI raises $6 million in...

4 days ago 8

Trump-backed World Liberty Financial and Ethena eye collaboration starting with sUSDe implementation

Trump-backed World Liberty Financial and Ethena ey...

4 days ago 14

Hong Kong’s HashKey Group launches Ethereum Layer 2 HashKey Chain on mainnet

Hong Kong’s HashKey Group launches Ethereum Layer ...

4 days ago 11

Polygon rejects proposal to use over $1 billion of bridge stablecoins for yield generation

Polygon rejects proposal to use over $1 billion of...

4 days ago 9

ENS picks Linea to develop ‘Namechain’ Layer 2 network

ENS picks Linea to develop ‘Namechain’ Layer 2 net...

4 days ago 11

Arthur Hayes predicts crypto will see ‘harrowing dump’ around Trump’s inauguration

Arthur Hayes predicts crypto will see ‘harrowing d...

4 days ago 8

Ohio lawmaker proposes bill to create a state-backed bitcoin reserve

Ohio lawmaker proposes bill to create a state-back...

5 days ago 10

US imposes sanctions on North Korea’s crypto laundering network

US imposes sanctions on North Korea’s crypto laund...

5 days ago 12

Coinbase responds to Justin Sun-connected BiT Global’s lawsuit over delisting wBTC

Coinbase responds to Justin Sun-connected BiT Glob...

5 days ago 11

Stand with Crypto advocates flood Senate with 107,000 emails opposing SEC Crenshaw’s renomination

Stand with Crypto advocates flood Senate with 107,...

5 days ago 12