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  1. TRUMP Coin's Biggest Critics Are Crypto Industry Insiders coindesk.com 3 hours ago by Sam Kessler
    Tech, Trump, World Liberty Financial

    Among the most vocal critics of TRUMP, the controversial and wildly popular memecoin launched by Donald Trump on the eve of his 2025 inaugurat…

  2. Trump-Linked Crypto Platform's $33M Ether Transfer Spurs ETF Staking Hopes coindesk.com 3 hours ago by Krisztian Sandor
    Markets, World Liberty Financial, Ethereum, DeFi, Staking, Lido

    Sentiment towards Ethereum's ether (ETH) has sunk to depressed levels in recent times, but the latest maneuver of President Donald Trump-relat…

  3. New Bitcoin ETF Promises 100% Downside Protection Against Price Volatility. Here Is How coindesk.com 3 hours ago by Helene Braun
    Markets, ETFs

    A new exchange-traded fund (ETF) by global investment management firm Calamos that promises to protect investors from the volatility in bitcoi…

  4. House Dems Warn of Corruption in Trump's Crypto Business Moves coindesk.com 4 hours ago by Jesse Hamilton
    Policy, Donald Trump, Trump, meme coins, World Liberty Financial, House of Representatives, Maxine Waters, House Oversight Committee

    The crypto industry is waiting for President Donald Trump to issue an executive order that will steer the federal government toward a new, mor…

  5. Lido Co-Founder Teases 'Second Foundation' for Ethereum Amid Community Backlash coindesk.com 4 hours ago by Sam Kessler
    Tech, Ethereum, Lido, Ethereum Foundation

    Konstantin Lomashuk, the founder of the Lido staking protocol, has teased his intention to build a "Second Foundation" to advance Ethereum's e…

  6. OKX's Hong Fang: 2025 Will Be a Year of Self-Custody coindesk.com 4 hours ago by Sam Reynolds
    Consensus Hong Kong 2025 Coverage, chk2025, OKX, Hong Fang, Crypto Exchange, Bitcoin Strategic Reserve

    An industry-wide debate over crypto institutional adoption and centralized custody risk will trigger a surge of interest in self-custody, OKX'…

  7. Grant Cardone Wants to Use Real Estate Cash Flow to Buy Bitcoin. Here’s How coindesk.com 4 hours ago by Tom Carreras
    Finance, Grant Cardone, Bitcoin, Real Estate, Michael Saylor

    Grant Cardone is the founder and CEO of Cardone Capital, a firm that manages about $5 billion in real estate. And he just introduced a new fun…

  8. Coinbase Asks U.S. Appeals Court to Say On-Platform Crypto Trades Aren’t Securities coindesk.com 5 hours ago by Cheyenne Ligon
    Policy, Coinbase, SEC, Gary Gensler

    Coinbase has petitioned a U.S. appeals court to rule on whether or not the crypto trading activity on its platform should be subject to securi…

  9. That New Sports Betting Guy You Like May Be An (AI) Agent coindesk.com 5 hours ago by Jennifer Murphy
    CoinDesk Indices, AI, Sports Betting, Crypto Long & Short, Opinion

    It’s Thursday, Jan. 16 and sports betting influencer Liam (@bets_liam) has just reviewed the latest “NFL Divisional Round Bets” from The Favor…

  10. Inauguration Edition: A New Reality coindesk.com 5 hours ago by Joshua de Vos
    CoinDesk Indices, Crypto Long & Short, Opinion, Donald Trump, Elections, Ccdata

    The election of Donald Trump promises a new era for digital assets characterized by greater regulatory certainty and a surge in market activit…

  11. The Taxman Is Watching: Staying Ahead of the New Rules coindesk.com 6 hours ago by Robin Singh
    Opinion

    Tax. The word may make you cringe, but it's also one you probably don’t want to ignore. Bitcoin (BTC) hit $100,000 for the first time in Dece…

  12. Saudi Prince’s Investment Firm Shuns Crypto Investments, Citing Lack of Utility: Reuters coindesk.com 7 hours ago by Francisco Rodrigues
    Finance, Saudi Arabia, Al-Waleed

    Kingdom Holding, the investment firm of Saudi Arabian Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, won’t invest in cryptocurrency in the near future because it …

  13. Regulation and Compliance Are Key to Building Crypto Derivatives coindesk.com 7 hours ago by Bobby Zagotta
    Opinion

    For crypto to mature fully, regulated derivatives are non-negotiable. Derivatives already comprise 70-75% of crypto transaction volumes, with…

  14. CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: ICP Drops 5.6% as Index Trades Lower From Tuesday coindesk.com 7 hours ago by CoinDesk Indices , Tracy Stephens
    CoinDesk Indices, CoinDesk 20, charts, Prices

    CoinDesk Indices presents its daily market update, highlighting the performance of leaders and laggards in the CoinDesk 20 Index. The CoinDes…

  15. Bitcoin-Based Stablecoin USDh Secures $3M in Liquidity coindesk.com 8 hours ago by Jamie Crawley
    Tech, Bitcoin, Stablecoins, Yield, Exclusive

    The developers of USDh, a stablecoin built on Bitcoin layer 2 Stacks, have completed a deal to bring around $3 million in liquidity to the tok…

  16. Crypto Lender Nexo Introduces $5,000 Minimum Limit to Focus on Wealthy Clients coindesk.com 8 hours ago by Ian Allison
    Finance

    Crypto trading and lending platform Nexo is set to introduce a $5,000 minimum limit to use its services as the firm evolves into a digital ass…

  17. Dogecoin Sinks After Brief D.O.G.E Pump; SOL, HYPE Lead Crypto Rebound coindesk.com 9 hours ago by Shaurya Malwa
    Markets

    Dogecoin (DOGE) retraced Tuesday's gains while Solana’s SOL jumped 8% higher as crypto markets rebounded on Wednesday to reverse some losses f…

  18. Bitcoin Hashprice Hits One Month Highs, A Bullish Signal for Miners coindesk.com 9 hours ago by James Van Straten
    Markets, Bitcoin, Miner Revenue

    Hashprice, a metric coined by Luxor that gauges mining profitability, estimates the daily income of miners relative to their estimated contrib…

  19. Crypto Daybook Americas: Bitcoin, Gold Rally in Tandem on Regulatory Outlook, Muted Tariff Effects coindesk.com 10 hours ago by Omkar Godbole, Shaurya Malwa
    Crypto Daybook Americas

    By Omkar Godbole (All times ET unless indicated otherwise) Bitcoin remains well supported above $100,000 as it eyes record highs, buoyed by r…

  20. Bitcoin Sales by Long-Term Holders May Have Bottomed Out: Van Straten coindesk.com 11 hours ago by James Van Straten
    Markets, Bitcoin, Glassnode

    Long-term holders of bitcoin (BTC) seem to ended their selling spree, a change in strategy that's helped convert the psychological $100,000 re…

  21. CME Bitcoin Options at Most Bullish Since U.S. Election, ETF Inflows Surge coindesk.com 11 hours ago by Omkar Godbole
    Markets, Options

    On Tuesday, bitcoin (BTC) options trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) showed the strongest bullish sentiment since Donald Trump's…

  22. Jupiter to Issue $612M JUP Tokens in Wednesday Airdrop coindesk.com 12 hours ago by Oliver Knight
    Finance, airdrop, DeFi, Jupiter

    Jupiter, a Solana-based decentralized exchange, will airdrop 700 million JUP tokens to its community on Wednesday in what it is calling the "l…

  23. Bitcoin Mining Economics Expected to Be Stable, Profitable in 2025, Canaccord Says coindesk.com 12 hours ago by Will Canny
    Markets, Bitcoin Mining, Canaccord Genuity, Analysts

    Bitcoin (BTC) mining is likely to remain profitable this year with the economics of production holding steady, Canaccord Genuity said in a res…

  24. Ethereum Core Developer Eric Conner Departs as Vitalik Dismisses Calls for Leadership Change coindesk.com 13 hours ago by Parikshit Mishra
    Tech

    Eric Conner, a prominent core developer at Ethereum, has left the ecosystem community after a nearly 11-year affiliation citing network co-fou…

  25. Solana Validators Made Over $25M in Fees on TRUMP, MELANIA Memecoins coindesk.com 14 hours ago by Shaurya Malwa
    Markets

    Solana's validators experienced a record influx of over 100,000 SOL, worth nearly $25.8 million, in fees and tips due to intense trading activ…

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