Vivek Ramaswamy exits DOGE role as Elon Musk takes control

Former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has resigned from his position at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Ramaswamy announced this in a Jan. 20 post on X, stating that he would... Read more »

Mark Uyeda appointed acting SEC chair ahead of Atkins’ 2026 succession, Gensler officially resigns

US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioner Mark Uyeda was appointed as the acting chair of the regulator by President Donald Trump action published on Jan. 20. Meanwhile, the SEC released a... Read more »

Helium fights back against SEC allegations over unregistered securities

Solana-based Helium Network is gearing up to contest a lawsuit filed against it by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). On Jan. 17, the SEC announced legal action against Nova Labs,... Read more »

Multichain Capital introduces proposal to slash SOL inflation to 1.5%

Multichain Capital partners Tushar Jain and Vishal Kankani introduced a proposal to address the inflation of Solana’s native crypto, SOL.  The goal is to use a market-driven mechanism to adjust Solana’s emissions... Read more »

How digital asset management platforms help navigate the crypto boom

The following is a guest post by Peter Curk, CEO at ICONOMI. The year 2024 has marked a turning point for digital assets, highlighted by Ethereum’s Dencun upgrade, the approval of Bitcoin... Read more »

Trump’s official memecoin captures $30 billion market cap overnight, igniting frenzy and skepticism

On Friday evening in Washington DC, President-elect Donald Trump announced the launch of a Solana-based memecoin, TRUMP, just days ahead of his second-term inauguration. The announcement, made via posts on his verified... Read more »

Wintermute reports 240% surge in institutional crypto trading via OTC in 2024

Crypto trading firm and market maker Wintermute registered a 240% yearly growth in traditional finance firms’ activity in its over-the-counter (OTC) trading desk, according to a Jan. 17 report. Traditional financial institutions... Read more »

Crypto.com becomes first exchange to secure MiCA license for EU operations

Crypto.com announced it has received in-principle approval for a Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) license, becoming the first major global crypto exchange to achieve this milestone. The license will enable the company... Read more »

Crypto developer sues DOJ over Biden-era regulatory crackdown

Blockchain developer Michael Lewellen has filed a lawsuit against the US Department of Justice (DOJ), accusing the President Joe Biden administration of stifling innovation in the crypto sector through overly broad interpretations... Read more »

Analysts believe spot Litecoin ETF likely to be the first altcoin approval as Nasdaq files listing application

Nasdaq filed a 19b-4 Form on Jan.16 to list and trade the spot Litecoin (LTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) registered by Canary Capital. Bloomberg senior ETF analyst Eric Balchunas sees this as the... Read more »
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