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📍 Ross Ulbricht's pardon marks a pivotal moment for the crypto community, rebranding the US as a safe place to build the "internet of money" and sparking reflection on the industry's future. 📍 The use of AI in film productions, such as in "The Brutalist" and "Emilia Pérez," has raised concerns among actors about job replacement, while AI developers see it as a tool to enhance artistic creation. 📍 BlackRock CEO Larry Fink predicts that widespread adoption of Bitcoin could push its price to $700,000, citing its potential as a hedge against inflation and economic instability. 📍 CoinDesk has launched a free registration program to better und...

📍 Standard Chartered predicts Bitcoin will reach $200,000 by the end of 2025 due to increased institutional investment, particularly from pension funds, following the approval of spot ETFs last year. 📍 The Trump family's recent foray into meme coins, TRUMP and MELANIA, has drawn sharp criticism from crypto industry insiders, citing concerns over potential conflicts of interest, pump-and-dump schemes, and undermining the sector's credibility. 📍 The price of Worldcoin (WLD) surged 25% after President Donald Trump teased a $500 billion AI investment initiative, sparking excitement among traders about the potential for AI to fuel the next crypto revolution and drive synergies between crypto and AI technologies.

📍 Saudi Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal's investment firm, Kingdom Holding, has decided not to invest in cryptocurrencies due to a lack of widespread adoption as a payment method for goods and services. 📍 Bitcoin-based stablecoin USDh has secured $3 million in liquidity, making it the largest stablecoin on the Stacks layer 2 network, and plans to offer yield through lending against sBTC. 📍 Former US President Donald Trump has granted a full and unconditional pardon to Ross Ulbricht, the founder of the Silk Road dark web marketplace, citing support from the Libertarian movement and criticizing the government's handling of Ulbricht's case. 📍 A federal court in Texas has ru...

📍 President Trump's "Official Trump" meme coin experienced significant volatility after he distanced himself from the $8 billion project, causing a 16% drop in price before recovering 7.5% to a market cap of $8.7 billion. 📍 Jupiter, a Solana-based decentralized exchange, is set to airdrop 700 million JUP tokens worth $612 million to its community, despite initial concerns about the sustainability of the supply increase. 📍 CME Bitcoin options have reached their most bullish levels since the US presidential election, with traders actively positioning for upside exposure, while renewed ETF inflows have analysts predicting new highs for the largest cryptocurrency. 📍 Bitcoin's price briefly topped $106,000 after buyers defended the $100,000 support level, accom...

📍 World Liberty Financial, a crypto project backed by the Trump family, has made another purchase of Tron's TRX, bringing its total holdings to $7.5 million. 📍 Deribit's crypto trading volume nearly doubled to over $1 trillion in 2024, with options accounting for a significant share of the total platform activity, indicating a maturation of the crypto market. 📍 Circle has acquired the world's largest tokenized money market fund, Hashnote's USYC, with a total asset value of over $1.25 billion, bolstering its standing in the real-world asset tokenization sector. 📍 UAE-based crypto firm CLS Global has admitted to orchestrating a wash trading scheme on Uniswap, generating millions in fake trading...

📍 MicroStrategy has acquired 11,000 more Bitcoins for $1.1 billion, bringing its total holdings to 461,000 BTC, as the company continues its aggressive Bitcoin investment strategy. 📍 Ethereum founding member Anthony DOnofrio has called for changes in leadership at the Ethereum Foundation, citing a need for visionary leadership and a more proactive approach to drive the project's future growth and adoption. 📍 President Donald Trump has announced a $500 billion private-sector initiative to strengthen US artificial intelligence infrastructure and has also pardoned Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht, who was previously sentenced to life in prison without parole.

📍 Calamos is launching "Protected Bitcoin ETFs" that offer 100% downside protection against Bitcoin's price with limited upside potential, targeting risk-averse investors. 📍 Crypto.com has relaunched its institutional-grade cryptocurrency exchange in the US, offering 300 cryptocurrencies and 480 trading pairs, amid a bullish market and potential regulatory changes under the Trump administration. 📍 Crypto AI tokens have surged, led by AI16Z and ARC, following reports of a $500 billion private AI infrastructure investment deal orchestrated by Trump, while Bitcoin awaits Trump's first crypto-specific policies below record prices.

📍 Coinbase CEO predicts Bitcoin will be worth "multiple millions" in the future, echoing past predictions by figures like John McAfee, who forecasted a $1 million price point by the end of 2020. 📍 The European Union's European Securities and Markets Authority is urging nations to ensure compliance with stablecoin rules, affecting exchanges like Gemini and Coinbase, which must delist unauthorized stablecoins by the end of Q1 2025. 📍 The US Securities and Exchange Commission has formed a new crypto task force, led by Commissioner Hester Peirce, aiming to develop a comprehensive and clear regulatory framework for crypto assets, marking a shift in the agency's approach to crypto...

📍 Telegram has announced an exclusivity deal with The Open Network Foundation (TON), requiring all Telegram mini apps with crypto integrations to use the TON blockchain, further strengthening TON's status as a leading blockchain. 📍 Betting platform Rivalry has become the first to support the Trump Solana meme coin, allowing users to bet with the coin on slots, sports, and esports, amid a surge in interest in meme coins. 📍 Bitcoin's price continues to rally, with MicroStrategy purchasing an additional 11,000 BTC for $1.1 billion, taking their total holdings to 461,000 BTC, and KULR buying $8 million worth of bitcoin, increasing their total holdings to 510 BTC. 📍 CoinDesk has launched...

Tokenize Xchange's development arm, Titan Lab, has acquired blockchain intelligence firm Coinseeker for $30 million, incorporating its AI-powered analytics into operations. Elon Musk is now the sole leader of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) after Vivek Ramaswamy stepped down to pursue a gubernatorial campaign in Ohio. President Trump began his second term, sidestepping crypto on day one, as his inaugural speech and initial executive actions did not mention digital assets or favorable policies for the sector. Bitcoin is no longer considered a niche investment as institutional adoption takes off, with multi-asset portfolios holding bitcoin consistently outperforming those that don't, according...