Wrapped AVAX Sees Increased Wallet Accumulation Amid Bybit Card Cashback Adoption

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2025. Feb. 15. 19:05

Wrapped AVAX Sees Increased Wallet Accumulation Amid Bybit Card Cashback Adoption Nearly 4,000 wallets added WAVAX holdings, 1.8 times the recent average, according to onchain data.

Gold-backed Tokens Underperform While Wall Street Calls for Dip Buying in Precious Metal

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2025. Feb. 15. 17:57

Gold-backed Tokens Underperform While Wall Street Calls for Dip Buying in Precious Metal Gold’s price dropped while risk assets rose amid speculation Trump’s reciprocal tariffs are no more than a negotiating tool.

Strategy Could Be Eligible for S&P 500 Inclusion in June if Bitcoin Closes Q1 Above $96K

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2025. Feb. 15. 17:30

Strategy Could Be Eligible for S&P 500 Inclusion in June if Bitcoin Closes Q1 Above $96K The last hurdle for MSTR to qualify for the S&P 500 is to achieve positive GAAP net income over the trailing 12 months.

Pump.fun Doubles Down on Memecoin Craze by Starting Mobile App as New Token Launch Hits Record

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2025. Feb. 15. 16:48

Pump.fun Doubles Down on Memecoin Craze by Starting Mobile App as New Token Launch Hits Record The growing number of new tokens may lead to liquidity fragmentation and decreased trader attention in any single project, CoinGecko COO said.

Blockchain.com Takes Step Towards IPO With New Executive Appointments

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2025. Feb. 15. 15:44

Blockchain.com Takes Step Towards IPO With New Executive Appointments The company is joining a growing number of cryptocurrency firms for IPO ambitions amid growing institutional adoption and a more favorable regulatory environment.

El Salvador Dispatch: How Bitcoin Taught a Nation to Dream

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2025. Feb. 15. 15:00

El Salvador Dispatch: How Bitcoin Taught a Nation to Dream The Central American nation is on a roll. This year’s Plan B conference was electric, featuring famous speakers from abroad as well as native Spanish content.

Javier Milei Backtracks on $4.4B Memecoin After 'Insiders' Pocket $87M

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2025. Feb. 15. 10:58

Javier Milei Backtracks on $4.4B Memecoin After 'Insiders' Pocket $87M Milei deleted his original promotional tweet and revealed that he wasn't aware of its details.

SEC Asks Court for Coinbase Case Deadline Extension, Citing 'Potential Resolution' Prospects

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2025. Feb. 14. 23:41

SEC Asks Court for Coinbase Case Deadline Extension, Citing 'Potential Resolution' Prospects The SEC filed a motion Friday saying its new crypto task force could help it resolve its ongoing case against Coinbase.

Wisconsin More Than Doubled BlackRock Bitcoin ETF Holdings to 6M Shares

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2025. Feb. 14. 17:55

Wisconsin More Than Doubled BlackRock Bitcoin ETF Holdings to 6M Shares The state’s investment board's stake was worth more than $320 million as of the end of 2024.

Justin Sun on Mars, Tropico, Game of Thrones, and That Banana

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2025. Feb. 14. 17:31

Justin Sun on Mars, Tropico, Game of Thrones, and That Banana One of crypto's biggest personalities – a speaker at Consensus Hong Kong next week – doesn't take vacations because there's just too much to do. Sam Reynolds meets him at home in Hong Kong playing games and dreaming of the Red Planet.

What to Expect at Consensus Hong Kong

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2025. Feb. 14. 17:13

What to Expect at Consensus Hong Kong Consensus lands in Hong Kong for the first time Feb 18-20. Here are some highlights from a packed schedule of programming and special events.

El Salvador Dispatch: The Origins of the Bitcoin Experiment

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2025. Feb. 14. 17:13

El Salvador Dispatch: The Origins of the Bitcoin Experiment El Zonte inspired Bukele to make bitcoin legal tender in El Salvador. CoinDesk visited the surfing village to see how it’s developing.

Bitcoin Looks to Break Long Streak of Weekend Skids

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2025. Feb. 14. 16:45

Bitcoin Looks to Break Long Streak of Weekend Skids The world's largest crypto has declined for five consecutive weekends, noted Standard Charterd's Geoff Kendrick.

Fan Tokens Surge Following Tether’s Juventus FC Investment

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2025. Feb. 14. 16:13

Fan Tokens Surge Following Tether’s Juventus FC Investment JUV rose 200%, with tokens like LAZIO and PORTO also experiencing significant price jumps.

Crypto Exchange Bybit Is No Longer Operating Illegally in France

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2025. Feb. 14. 16:03

Crypto Exchange Bybit Is No Longer Operating Illegally in France After more than two years of working with the French regulator, Bybit has come off France AMF's blacklist, the CEO of the exchange said.

Reality of XRP ETF Is One Step Closer After SEC Acknowledges Filing

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2025. Feb. 14. 14:30

Reality of XRP ETF Is One Step Closer After SEC Acknowledges Filing The Securities and Exchanges Commission acknowledged a filing by the New York Stock Exchange and Grayscale for an XRP ETF on Thursday.

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Ripple (XRP) Jumps 9.4% as Index Trades Higher

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2025. Feb. 14. 14:27

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Ripple (XRP) Jumps 9.4% as Index Trades Higher Stellar (XLM) was also a top performer, gaining 6.1% from Thursday.

USDT Issuer Tether Acquires Stake in Football Club Juventus

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2025. Feb. 14. 14:03

USDT Issuer Tether Acquires Stake in Football Club Juventus The stablecoin issuer's investment arm said it is acquiring a minority stake in the Italian club.

HashKey Group Gets $30M Investment From Chinese VC Gaorong Ventures: Report

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2025. Feb. 14. 12:58

HashKey Group Gets $30M Investment From Chinese VC Gaorong Ventures: Report Despite China’s ban on cryptocurrencies, Chinese investors continue to invest in the space.

Bitcoin Short-Term Holders Now Possess Over 4M BTC, Shows Cycle Has More Room To Run: Van Straten

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2025. Feb. 14. 10:25

Bitcoin Short-Term Holders Now Possess Over 4M BTC, Shows Cycle Has More Room To Run: Van Straten Since September, short-term holders have accumulated over 1.5 million bitcoin.

Coinbase Benefits From Strong Near-Term Momentum, 2025 Is Off to a Good Start: JMP

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2025. Feb. 14. 10:06

Coinbase Benefits From Strong Near-Term Momentum, 2025 Is Off to a Good Start: JMP The broker raised its Coinbase price target to $475 from $400 while maintaining its market outperform rating on the stock.

Japanese Energy Firm Remixpoint Boosts Crypto Holdings More Than 8,000% in 9 Months

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2025. Feb. 14. 09:55

Japanese Energy Firm Remixpoint Boosts Crypto Holdings More Than 8,000% in 9 Months The firm’s shares surged after Donald Trump’s election victory as a result of the positive outlook for cryptocurrency regulation.

XRP, DOGE Rally as SEC Acknowledges ETF Filings, JUP Cheers Token Buyback Plan

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2025. Feb. 14. 09:52

XRP, DOGE Rally as SEC Acknowledges ETF Filings, JUP Cheers Token Buyback Plan Altcoins made waves as BTC held steady despite continued outflows from spot ETFs.

Bitcoin Bull Market Is Far From Over, Suggests Historical BTC Trend Tied to 200-Week Average

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2025. Feb. 14. 07:19

Bitcoin Bull Market Is Far From Over, Suggests Historical BTC Trend Tied to 200-Week Average Past trends associated with the 200-week SMA suggests the ongoing range play between $90K and $110K will likely resolve bullishly.

Story Protocol Launches to Let People to Register IP and Get Paid For It

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2025. Feb. 13. 22:27

Story Protocol Launches to Let People to Register IP and Get Paid For It Story protocol is an intellectual property blockchain backed by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z).

Story Protocol Launches to Let People Register IP and Get Paid for It

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2025. Feb. 13. 22:27

Story Protocol Launches to Let People Register IP and Get Paid for It Story protocol is an intellectual property blockchain backed by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z).

CZ's Dog Made a Killing for One Memecoin Creator and Murdered Everyone Else

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2025. Feb. 13. 21:58

CZ's Dog Made a Killing for One Memecoin Creator and Murdered Everyone Else Broccoli coin is the latest example of the dangers of playing in an anything goes market.

Coinbase Posts $2.27B in Q4 Revenue, Blowing Through $1.84B Estimate

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2025. Feb. 13. 21:15

Coinbase Posts $2.27B in Q4 Revenue, Blowing Through $1.84B Estimate The crypto exchange benefited from a major bull move in crypto during the fourth quarter surrounding Trump's election victory.

HashFlare Co-Founders Plead Guilty in $577M Crypto Mining Ponzi Scheme

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2025. Feb. 13. 19:43

HashFlare Co-Founders Plead Guilty in $577M Crypto Mining Ponzi Scheme Estonian nationals Sergei Potapenko and Ivan Turõgin each face a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.

Why Congress Needs to Act on Digital Assets – Reps. French Hill and Bryan Steil

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2025. Feb. 13. 18:51

Why Congress Needs to Act on Digital Assets – Reps. French Hill and Bryan Steil Leading House lawmakers say the U.S. should move fast on crypto and blockchain legislation.

MetaDAO Hires Futarchy's Creator Robin Hanson as Advisor

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2025. Feb. 13. 18:16

MetaDAO Hires Futarchy's Creator Robin Hanson as Advisor Hanson, who devised the new form of governance a quarter century ago, gives a boost to the year-old crypto group.

MetaDAO Hires Futarchy's Creator Robin Hanson as Adviser

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2025. Feb. 13. 18:16

MetaDAO Hires Futarchy's Creator Robin Hanson as Adviser Hanson, who devised the new form of governance a quarter century ago, gives a boost to the year-old crypto group.

Zoom Communications Should Embrace Bitcoin as Treasury Asset, Eric Semler Says

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2025. Feb. 13. 18:12

Zoom Communications Should Embrace Bitcoin as Treasury Asset, Eric Semler Says The Semler Scientific chair introduced the first member of his "Zombie Zone" companies that could benefit from adding bitcoin to their balance sheet.

Crypto Scam Revenue From ‘Pig Butchering,’ AI Schemes Likely Grew in 2024, Chainalysis Reports

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2025. Feb. 13. 16:40

Crypto Scam Revenue From ‘Pig Butchering,’ AI Schemes Likely Grew in 2024, Chainalysis Reports Fraudsters raked in at least $9.9 billion and possibly as much as $12.4 billion with their methods becoming more “professionalized.”

How Hong Kong Can Seize the Mantle as Asia’s Crypto Hub

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2025. Feb. 13. 16:13

How Hong Kong Can Seize the Mantle as Asia’s Crypto Hub Establishing the proper regulatory environment is essential; here’s what the territory needs to do.

Crypto for Advisors: It's Tax Time

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2025. Feb. 13. 16:00

Crypto for Advisors: It's Tax Time The 2024 tax year has come to a close, and tax filing season is now upon us. If you’ve been trading crypto, here are some key things you need to consider.

Peter Thiel-Backed Plasma Raises $20M to Develop Bitcoin-Based Network for Stablecoins

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2025. Feb. 13. 15:46

Peter Thiel-Backed Plasma Raises $20M to Develop Bitcoin-Based Network for Stablecoins The project, which also claims Tether's Paolo Ardoino as an investor, aims to enhance stablecoin adoption through a Bitcoin sidechain that allows zero-fee USDT transactions.

South Korea to Start Lifting Ban on Corporations Trading Crypto

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2025. Feb. 13. 15:06

South Korea to Start Lifting Ban on Corporations Trading Crypto The country restricted institutions from trading crypto in 2017.

Tether May Have to Sell Some Reserves to Comply With U.S. Stablecoin Rules: JPMorgan

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2025. Feb. 13. 14:58

Tether May Have to Sell Some Reserves to Comply With U.S. Stablecoin Rules: JPMorgan Company data suggests that Tether's reserves are 66% compliant under the STABLE Act and 83% under the GENIUS Act, the report said.

Tether May Have to Sell Some Bitcoin to Comply With U.S. Stablecoin Rules: JPMorgan

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2025. Feb. 13. 14:58

Tether May Have to Sell Some Bitcoin to Comply With U.S. Stablecoin Rules: JPMorgan Company data suggests that Tether's reserves are 66% compliant under the STABLE Act and 83% under the GENIUS Act, the report said.

El Salvador Dispatch: Searching for Bitcoin City, the Modern El Dorado

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2025. Feb. 13. 14:53

El Salvador Dispatch: Searching for Bitcoin City, the Modern El Dorado President Nayib Bukele vowed to build Bitcoin City on the Conchagua volcano. CoinDesk went looking for signs of construction.

OpenSea Confirms Upcoming Token Airdrop, Expands to Crypto Trading

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2025. Feb. 13. 14:41

OpenSea Confirms Upcoming Token Airdrop, Expands to Crypto Trading The new platform OS2 will combine NFT and token trading and support multiple blockchains.

U.S. January PPI Rose a Faster Than Expected 0.4%; Annual Pace Jumped to 3.5%

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2025. Feb. 13. 13:35

U.S. January PPI Rose a Faster Than Expected 0.4%; Annual Pace Jumped to 3.5% Under pressure this morning ahead of a coming Trump tariff announcement, the price of bitcoin didn't immediately react to the data.

Tokenization Platform Midas Expands Yield-Bearing Tokens With DeFi-Fund-Linked Offerings

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2025. Feb. 13. 13:01

Tokenization Platform Midas Expands Yield-Bearing Tokens With DeFi-Fund-Linked Offerings The new Liquid Yield Tokens (LYT) offer a floating value based on DeFi funds, starting with Edge Capital, RE7, and MEV Capital.

PancakeSwap's CAKE, BNB Lead Market as Bitcoin Range Tightens

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2025. Feb. 13. 12:19

PancakeSwap's CAKE, BNB Lead Market as Bitcoin Range Tightens The move comes as bitcoin has stuttered around $96,000.

Booming Crypto Trading Powers Robinhood Earnings Beat, Analysts Raise Targets

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2025. Feb. 13. 12:03

Booming Crypto Trading Powers Robinhood Earnings Beat, Analysts Raise Targets Robinhoood shares jumped 13% in early trading Thursday after fourth-quarter earnings beat estimates.

U.S. Bitcoin ETFs See Third Straight Day of Outflows, Totaling $494M, as BTC Stalls

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2025. Feb. 13. 11:52

U.S. Bitcoin ETFs See Third Straight Day of Outflows, Totaling $494M, as BTC Stalls Bitcoin continues to trade in a range that it has set since mid-November.

Coinbase in Talks for Return to India 2 Years After Exit: Report

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2025. Feb. 13. 10:57

Coinbase in Talks for Return to India 2 Years After Exit: Report The exchange would be following in the steps of Binance and Bybit if it manages to secure a license.

Bitcoin HODLer Metaplanet to Join MSCI Japan Index, Raises $26M to Buy More BTC

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2025. Feb. 13. 08:50

Bitcoin HODLer Metaplanet to Join MSCI Japan Index, Raises $26M to Buy More BTC Metaplanet completes a 0% raise the terms are unsecured, unguaranteed ordinary bonds to purchase more bitcoin.

Bitcoin Miner Riot Adds New Board Member to Push AI Pivot

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2025. Feb. 13. 07:09

Bitcoin Miner Riot Adds New Board Member to Push AI Pivot Riot also announced it has hired investment banks Evercore and Northland Capital Markets to lead discussions with potential AI and HPC partners.

The Protocol: Can Based Rollups Solve Ethereum’s Layer-2 Problem?

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2025. Feb. 13. 00:20

The Protocol: Can Based Rollups Solve Ethereum’s Layer-2 Problem? Also: Lido goes modular; Uniswap finally launches Unichain

Robinhood's Big Earnings Beat Could Bode Well for Coinbase

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2025. Feb. 12. 21:22

Robinhood's Big Earnings Beat Could Bode Well for Coinbase The popular trading platform said revenue for fourth quarter rose 115% from last year, mainly driven by crypto.

Circle's USDC Hits Record Market Cap Over $56B as Stablecoin Demand Soars

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2025. Feb. 12. 19:03

Circle's USDC Hits Record Market Cap Over $56B as Stablecoin Demand Soars USDC and USDT minting accelerated in the past weeks, providing a bullish signal for crypto markets despite declining token prices.

Trump Has Made His Major Decisions on His Crypto Regulation Team, Now Also OCC

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2025. Feb. 12. 17:13

Trump Has Made His Major Decisions on His Crypto Regulation Team, Now Also OCC With picks at the banking agency and consumer watchdog, the field of major nominees is mostly complete, showing a deep roster of finance and federal know-how.

Size Matters

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2025. Feb. 12. 16:38

Size Matters Crypto mid-caps are struggling, offering investors less reward and more risk. CoinDesk Indice’s Andy Baehr wonders if a large-cap tilt in digital asset investing will deliver excess returns to investors.

Stablecoin Revolution: Challenging Risk-Free Rates With On-Chain Money Markets

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2025. Feb. 12. 16:35

Stablecoin Revolution: Challenging Risk-Free Rates With On-Chain Money Markets DeFi’s base rate for lending stablecoins is a structural shift that challenges traditional finance by demonstrating the sustainability of high-yield, low-risk on-chain money markets, says Index Coop’s Crews Enochs.

Franklin Templeton Expands $594M Market Money Fund to Solana

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2025. Feb. 12. 16:35

Franklin Templeton Expands $594M Market Money Fund to Solana The move comes after Securitize linked to Solana to bring tokenized real-world assets to the network.

US to Release Jailed BTC-e Operator Vinnik in Russia Prisoner Swap

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2025. Feb. 12. 16:24

US to Release Jailed BTC-e Operator Vinnik in Russia Prisoner Swap Alexander Vinnik previously pled guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering.

Adam Back Wants CBDCs Dead

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2025. Feb. 12. 15:54

Adam Back Wants CBDCs Dead The OG cypherpunk and founder of Blockstream talks about building a bitcoin-based financial system and why state-issued digital currency is nothing like BTC. Back is a speaker at Consensus Hong Kong Feb. 18-20.

Coinbase Q4 Earnings Expected to Show Best Volume Since 2021

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2025. Feb. 12. 15:31

Coinbase Q4 Earnings Expected to Show Best Volume Since 2021 The crypto exchange reports fourth quarter results after the close on Thursday.

Goldman Sachs Disclosed Ownership of Bitcoin ETFs. Here's Why It Doesn't Mean Much

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2025. Feb. 12. 15:17

Goldman Sachs Disclosed Ownership of Bitcoin ETFs. Here's Why It Doesn't Mean Much The bank's clients are likely involved in the basis trade, rather than making a directional bet, said an analyst.

Could 'Based Rollups' Solve Ethereum's Layer-2 Problem?

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2025. Feb. 12. 15:10

Could 'Based Rollups' Solve Ethereum's Layer-2 Problem? As layer-2 chains continue to proliferate, some Ethereum developers are pushing rollup tech that takes a new approach to interoperability: “based rollups.”

El Salvador Dispatch: Berlín, the Bitcoin Marvel Hidden in the Mountains

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2025. Feb. 12. 14:40

El Salvador Dispatch: Berlín, the Bitcoin Marvel Hidden in the Mountains Berlín, a city of 20,000 people, is home to El Salvador’s second Bitcoin circular economy. “Bitcoin City already exists. It’s called Berlín,” said one resident.

Disappointing U.S. CPI Data Sends Bitcoin Tumbling Below $95K

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2025. Feb. 12. 13:36

Disappointing U.S. CPI Data Sends Bitcoin Tumbling Below $95K Both the headline and core rates of inflation rose faster than expected in January.

Eric Semler's X Account Hacked, Promotes Solana-Based Token

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2025. Feb. 12. 12:35

Eric Semler's X Account Hacked, Promotes Solana-Based Token The token, trading under the ticker symbol SMLR, saw a 300% rise after launch but then plummeted.

Dogecoin Leads Market Slide as Bitcoin Traders Monitor Dollar Positioning

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2025. Feb. 12. 12:19

Dogecoin Leads Market Slide as Bitcoin Traders Monitor Dollar Positioning Some traders expect a dollar unwind on any indications of a rate cut — which could bump risk assets and provide an entry for crypto investors looking to bet on higher prices.

Ripple, Galaxy Execs Loaned $160M to Moonpay So That They Could Support TRUMP Memecoin Launch

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2025. Feb. 12. 10:33

Ripple, Galaxy Execs Loaned $160M to Moonpay So That They Could Support TRUMP Memecoin Launch The massive demand came on a Saturday, when MoonPay’s fiat accounts were inaccessible due to the weekend with a public holiday on the following Monday for the swearing-in.

Bitcoin's Coinbase Premium Indicator Shows Overseas BTC Buyers Taking the Lead Ahead of CPI Release

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2025. Feb. 12. 08:04

Bitcoin's Coinbase Premium Indicator Shows Overseas BTC Buyers Taking the Lead Ahead of CPI Release BTC buyers over Binance seem to be leading the BTC price action ahead of the CPI release.

Bitcoin May See Gains from Soft U.S. CPI, Major Risk-On Surge in BTC Appears Unlikely

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2025. Feb. 12. 06:45

Bitcoin May See Gains from Soft U.S. CPI, Major Risk-On Surge in BTC Appears Unlikely A soft U.S. inflation report later Wednesday will likely bode well for risk assets, including bitcoin. But those expecting bullish fireworks may be disappointed.

LinksDAO Plans to Launch a Community Token on Base

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2025. Feb. 12. 05:36

LinksDAO Plans to Launch a Community Token on Base LinksDAO began by selling NFTs, but the market has moved on in the time since.

Fireblocks Adds Support for Sony's Soneium, First Step in Provision of Custody Services

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2025. Feb. 12. 01:00

Fireblocks Adds Support for Sony's Soneium, First Step in Provision of Custody Services Support for Soneium is a precursor for firms to use Fireblocks' technology to provide crypto custody services on the month-old blockchain.

Crypto Industry Gets Chance to Make Its Case to U.S. Congress

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2025. Feb. 11. 23:23

Crypto Industry Gets Chance to Make Its Case to U.S. Congress In a hearing with the loaded title "A Golden Age of Digital Assets," the sector was — for the first time — mostly treated as a welcome arrival to U.S. finance.

Canary's Solana ETF Reaches Next Stage in SEC Review

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2025. Feb. 11. 19:35

Canary's Solana ETF Reaches Next Stage in SEC Review The regulator could reach a decision at the end of a 21 day comment period.

Solana ETF Applications Reach Next Stage in SEC Review

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2025. Feb. 11. 19:35

Solana ETF Applications Reach Next Stage in SEC Review The regulator could reach a decision at the end of a 21 day comment period.

Ether Poised for a Rebound to $3K From Oversold Levels: Analysts

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2025. Feb. 11. 19:13

Ether Poised for a Rebound to $3K From Oversold Levels: Analysts Recovery from oversold momentum indicator, the upcoming Pectra upgrade and Wednesday's CPI report are among the catalysts that could fuel an ETH rally,, a 10x Research report noted.

Fed's Powell Says He's Also Worried About Debanking That Strained U.S. Crypto

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2025. Feb. 11. 18:29

Fed's Powell Says He's Also Worried About Debanking That Strained U.S. Crypto As crypto firms and their new government allies rail against U.S. regulators for chasing them out of banking, Powell says such tales are a worry he'll address.

Robinhood's Q4 Report Could Help Preview Coinbase Results

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2025. Feb. 11. 18:17

Robinhood's Q4 Report Could Help Preview Coinbase Results Analysts are expecting overall crypto revenue at Robinhood to have soared to $345.5 million from $63.9 million in the previous quarter.

Unichain Launch Drives Up UNI Token's Price and Social Activity, Data Shows

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2025. Feb. 11. 16:32

Unichain Launch Drives Up UNI Token's Price and Social Activity, Data Shows While UNI's price rose, sentiment surrounding UNI remained positive amid a 30% increase in social media posts.

What’s Better Than CEX? DEX

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2025. Feb. 11. 15:55

What’s Better Than CEX? DEX CoinDesk caught up with CoinGecko’s Bobby Ong to talk about all the good things — but mostly the bad things — about crypto’s centralized exchanges.

Lido Goes Modular With Vault-Based 'V3' Upgrade

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2025. Feb. 11. 15:00

Lido Goes Modular With Vault-Based 'V3' Upgrade Lido V3 introduces stVaults, a customizable staking system designed for institutions and more complex investment strategies.

Crypto Ecosystem Growth Slowed in January Even as Total Market Cap Rose, JPMorgan Says

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2025. Feb. 11. 14:56

Crypto Ecosystem Growth Slowed in January Even as Total Market Cap Rose, JPMorgan Says Total crypto market cap increased 8% to about $3.4 trillion last month, the report said.

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Cardano (ADA) Jumps 13.6%, Leading Index Higher

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2025. Feb. 11. 14:11

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Cardano (ADA) Jumps 13.6%, Leading Index Higher Litecoin (LTC) was also among the top performers, gaining 6.5% from Monday.

Uniswap Labs Officially Launches Layer-2 ‘Unichain’

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2025. Feb. 11. 14:00

Uniswap Labs Officially Launches Layer-2 ‘Unichain’ Powered by Optimism's OP stack, Unichain—like other layer-2s on Ethereum—offers faster and cheaper transactions compared to Ethereum's mainnet.

New Fund Links Crypto Investment to Portuguese Residency

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2025. Feb. 11. 14:00

New Fund Links Crypto Investment to Portuguese Residency Investors can choose between a minimum investment of €100,000 for non-residency or €500,000 if they aim to gain residency through Portugal’s Golden Visa program.

TON Blockchain to Use LayerZero to Improve Cross-Chain Functionality

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2025. Feb. 11. 14:00

TON Blockchain to Use LayerZero to Improve Cross-Chain Functionality Developers will be able to deploy tokens on TON from any of LayerZero's chains using a single contract.

KULR Expands Bitcoin Holdings to 610 BTC, Reports 167% BTC Yield

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2025. Feb. 11. 13:26

KULR Expands Bitcoin Holdings to 610 BTC, Reports 167% BTC Yield Company strengthens bitcoin treasury strategy with $10 million purchase, emphasizing BTC yield as key performance indicator.

Binance and SEC Move to Halt Case, Find an Early Resolution

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2025. Feb. 11. 12:24

Binance and SEC Move to Halt Case, Find an Early Resolution The newly launched crypto task force could help " facilitate the potential resolution of this case," the court filing said.

Hong Kong Confirms Bitcoin, Ether Can Be Used to Prove Wealth for Investment Visa

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2025. Feb. 11. 12:05

Hong Kong Confirms Bitcoin, Ether Can Be Used to Prove Wealth for Investment Visa Hong Kong's New Capital Investment Entrant Scheme, a visa targeting wealthy migrants, accepts crypto as a means to prove required net worth, a spokesperson confirms.

Solana DEX Volume Tops $60M as It Looks to Extend 4-Month Winning Streak Over Ethereum

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2025. Feb. 11. 10:08

Solana DEX Volume Tops $60M as It Looks to Extend 4-Month Winning Streak Over Ethereum Solana's leadership in DEX volume and revenue supports the bull case in the SOL-ETH ratio.

Crypto Investors Lost Over $500M in Memecoin Rug Pulls and Scams in 2024

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2025. Feb. 11. 10:00

Crypto Investors Lost Over $500M in Memecoin Rug Pulls and Scams in 2024 The majority of scams involved gaining access to notable people's social media accounts through social engineering.

OpenSea Denies Airdrop-Related Talk of Enforced Customer Identification

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2025. Feb. 11. 09:16

OpenSea Denies Airdrop-Related Talk of Enforced Customer Identification Polymarket odds on OpenSea issuing an airdrop before April spiked from 25% to 45% following the tweets.

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