DCG Spins Off Fortitude Mining to Focus on Digital Asset Ventures

Digital Currency Group (DCG) has launched Fortitude Mining, a subsidiary focused on mining bitcoin and emerging digital assets, on Jan. 29, 2025, appointing former Foundry executive Andrea Childs as CEO. Fortitude Mining,... Read more »

Robinhood CEO warns US risks losing financial edge without tokenization clarity

Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev warned that the US could lose its competitive edge in financial markets if regulators fail to provide clear rules for tokenized securities. In a Jan. 28 op-ed for... Read more »

Ripple’s 2025 Breakthrough: Securing Key Licenses in New York and Texas

Ripple’s latest licensing wins in New York and Texas solidify its position in blockchain-powered payments, enabling compliant, real-time cross-border solutions for growing institutional demand. Ripple Secures Key Licenses to Strengthen Cross-Border Payments... Read more »

Revamped NPCs are just the beginning

The following is a guest post from Kin Wai Lau, CEO at ZKcandy. AI agents are making headlines, yet many still don’t realize just how powerful they really are. Most attention these... Read more »

Hive Digital’s Paraguay Purchase to Quadruple Bitcoin Mining Capacity by Late 2025

Hive Digital Technologies Ltd. announced the acquisition of Bitfarms’ 200 MW hydro-powered Bitcoin mining facility in Yguazú, Paraguay, aiming to increase its global mining capacity to 25 exahash per second (EH/s) by... Read more »

Bitwise files Dogecoin ETF proposal, Cboe files Solana ETF applications for the third time

Bitwise officially filed the S-1 form for its spot Dogecoin (DOGE) exchange-traded fund (ETF) with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Jan. 28. Additionally, Cboe re-filed the 19b-4 forms to... Read more »

CFTC to Hold Roundtables on Digital Assets and Prediction Markets

The CFTC has launched public roundtables to discuss market structure innovation, focusing on prediction markets and digital assets. Balancing Innovation and Investor Protection The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has launched a... Read more »

Institutional interest surges as Cboe and Tuttle Capital propose new crypto ETFs to the SEC

Cboe has filed an amended application with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to adjust the operational rules for Ark21 Shares Bitcoin ETF (ARKB) and 21Shares Core Ethereum (CETH) exchange-traded funds... Read more »

Russian Grid Operator Rosseti Eyes Crypto Mining to Power Up Underused Plants

Rosseti, Russia’s electric grid operator, is exploring crypto mining to utilize electricity from power plants with low consumption. This could involve building mining centers and potentially coordinating their placement nationwide. Boosting Rosseti’s... Read more »

CFTC’s Pham to start tackling digital assets with new public roundtables

Acting Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Caroline Pham unveiled plans to launch a series of public roundtables aimed at addressing emerging challenges and opportunities in market structure and innovation.... Read more »
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