In a leadership shakeup at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Acting Chair Caroline Pham appointed Harry Jung as Acting Chief of Staff on Wednesday. Jung, who previously served as Pham’s Counselor and Senior Policy Advisor, will lead the agency’s crypto and digital assets engagement and will build on his experience at Citigroup and prior...Read More
Frax Finance has proposed a $5 million investment in WLFI – the native token of World Liberty Financial (WLFI), a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform tied to US President Donald Trump. The main objective behind this move is to position itself as a leading player in the “Made in USA” DeFi ecosystem. The proposal, which was...Read More
Donald Trump’s executive order on crypto, titled “Strengthening American Leadership in Digital Financial Technologies,” has been signed. Here’s exactly what’s inside the order – which utterly revokes that of the more crypto-hostile Biden administration from two years ago. Broadly, the order establishes the “President‘s Working Group on Digital Asset Markets.” It will be chaired by...Read More
U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to review the creation of a “National Digital Asset Stockpile,” according to Fox News. As reported by FOX Business White House correspondent Edward Lawrence and shared by partner Eleanor Terret, the executive order established a “Presidential Working Group” on digital assets. This group is tasked...Read More
The official X account of the global electronic marketplace Nasdaq was apparently hacked and used to promote a fake meme coin named STONKS. Blockchain data shows that the bogus token’s market cap skyrocketed to $80 million before eventually collapsing. How the Scam Unfolded According to various reports, the attackers took control of the Nasdaq account...Read More
US President Donald Trump’s surprising launch of the Official Trump (TRUMP) meme coin fueled a frenzy as fans and day traders pushed billions of dollars in trading volume. A day later, First Lady Melania Trump joined the trend with her own meme coin, Official Melania (MELANIA), which added to the cryptocurrency craze. But the result...Read More
[PRESS RELEASE – San Francisco, United States, January 22nd, 2025] Boba Network has announced the integration of Nucleus, a protocol designed for blockchain networks. This collaboration enables users bridging ETH, Liquidity Staking Tokens (LSTs), or Liquidity Reward Tokens (LRTs) to the Boba Network to engage with Ethereum mainnet functionalities while accessing various DeFi protocols, gaming...Read More
Janice Elizabeth McAfee, wife of the deceased tech entrepreneur and crypto proponent John McAfee, has launched a new artificial intelligence-themed meme coin, AIntivirus (AINTI), to honor the legacy of her dead husband. While some crypto community members have applauded the move, many have raised concerns about the token’s supply. According to data from Solscan, the...Read More
[PRESS RELEASE – Dubai, United Arab Emirates, January 23rd, 2025] Bybit, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, has shared its vision for 2025 during the livestream event: Keynote with Ben: In the Driving Seat to the Moon — Beat the Unknown. Ben Zhou, Co-founder and CEO, reflected on Bybit’s 2024 journey, emphasizing the...Read More
[PRESS RELEASE – Mahe, Seychelles, January 23rd, 2025] BitMEX, the OG crypto derivatives exchange, today launched the Slither to Success Trading Competition to kick off the Lunar New Year. Participants can compete for a share of 188,888 USDT. The competition will run from 23 January 2025 at 11:00 AM (UTC) to 16 February 2025 at...Read More
Justin Sun has revealed a plan that could reshape Ethereum’s ecosystem and push the price of its native cryptocurrency to $10,000. The Tron founder outlined how, if in charge, he would manage the Ethereum Foundation (EF) and the Ethereum network. Details From the Plan According to a January 22 post on X, the plan begins...Read More
Deaton is a Massachusetts attorney who made a big name for himself in crypto markets after founding CryptoLaw. It’s a crypto news website with an extensive library of official documents related to cryptocurrency cases in US courts. The crypto activist recently warned that meme coins like the new TRUMP tokens that have been going around...Read More
Some brief context: Bitcoin burst up from glances of support at the $92,500 and $93,000 levels earlier this month. On Wednesday, Jan. 15th, the world’s first cryptocurrency flew over $100,000 in daily spot prices for the fourth time since December. This time, BTC may stay above medium-term support for the $100,000 mark. Strong whale moves...Read More
Those gains leveled out some by mid-afternoon US Central Time. Worldcoin’s WLD tokens were the tallest green candle for the day on Wednesday, with a 12% daily surge. Hyperliquid’s HYPE (8.6% gains) and Raydium’s RAY (8% gains) were the second and third most bullish tokens for the day. A few places down on the leaderboard...Read More
Three new listings – SOLVUSDT, and DUCKUSDT, and JUSDT, are now available to trade on BitMEX, all with up to 50x leverage. As of 04:00 UTC on 23 January 2025, you can… If you haven’t signed up for a BitMEX account yet, we’re currently offering up to $5,000 in BMEX Tokens for verified users- you...Read More
