Abstract, a consumer-focused blockchain leveraging the zero-knowledge stack by ZKsync and Celestia to drive mass adoption, has announced the launch of its mainnet.

Weekly digital asset fund inflows amounted to $1.9 billion last week. Trump's crypto executive order led to an increase in global crypto investment products.

Worldcoin rival Humanity Protocol is now valued at $1.1 billion after a $20 million funding round. This round, headed by Pantera Capital and Jump Crypto, will help improve several core services.

U.S. CFTC Acting Chair Caroline Pham is kickstarting a sequence of public roundtable discussions to talk about prediction markets and crypto.

The US dollar dominates the stablecoin industry, but that can soon change, according to former Binance.US CEO and 1Money founder Brian Shroder.

Ju says the value of memecoins is determined through narrative, just like collectors do in the art market.

Singapore-based exchange Crypto.com has scored a MiCA license from authorities in Malta after winning provisional approval in mid-January.

Dean Norris, widely recognized for his role in Breaking Bad, became the latest victim in a wave of crypto-related social media hacks.

CoinShares Head of Research James Butterfill revealed in a recent report that global digital asset investment products raked in about $1.9 billion in inflows in the past week. Butterfill suggested that President Donald Trump's recent executive orders regarding digital finance development in the country fueled the positive transaction volumes.

The crypto industry wanted Donald Trump to become America's 47th president, and they spent big to make it happen. Around 48% of all corporate money contributed to the 2024 election cycle came from crypto firms, and the 2024 elections saw 250 “pro crypto” members of Congress elected along with 16 “pro crypto” senators.

The crypto market cap has lost over 6%, dropping to $3.37 trillion. Bitcoin has rolled back to $99K from $105K.

Crypto.com announced the full enforcement of its MiCA license. The service joins OKX, BitPanda, and MoonPay as MiCA regulated crypto and payment services.

Crypto inflows reached $1.9 billion last week, bringing the year-to-date (YTD) flows to $4.8 billion and extending the January streak.

2024 will be a year to remember for the crypto market. With Bitcoin breaking the $100k mark, many altcoins followed the king of cryptocurrencies and made it to the list of best performing cryptocurrencies.

Davos 2025 showcased groundbreaking insights into AI, blockchain, and crypto, highlighting essential lessons that your business must understand to thrive.

AI-related tokens experienced double-digit drops, amid a broader stock sell-off, as DeepSeek's new AI model led to market disruption.

Jennifer Rosenthal is leaving Grayscale Investments to join the DeFi Education Fund, according to a statement.

Last week, Bitcoin secured $1.6 billion in inflows, pushing its year-to-date total to $4.4 billion and capturing 92% of inflows.

With $1.9 billion in inflows, Trump's crypto executive order boosts investor confidence in digital assets. Positive Signal for Digital Assets with Almost $2 Billion in Inflows The total inflows into digital assets reached $1.

The French Senate recently approved the 2025 budget, which includes a new “unproductive wealth” tax. This proposed tax would target a range of crypto assets and apply annually to unrealized gains.

Top crypto firms have joined Spanish authorities to freeze funds emanating from illicit transactions.

Despite the impressive developments of last week, Bitcoin and other altcoins have failed to hold the positive trend.

A new era of crypto is upon us, one in which governments stockpile bitcoin, banks custody digital assets, and everyone from your nephew to your grandma is trading memecoins. Not so long ago, the crypto industry was struggling to be taken seriously.

It gets easier to hold crypto, and crypto is shaking up Wall Street again—this time, it's good news for investors. The U.S. SEC recently scrapped a controversial rule, SAB 121, and replaced it with the more flexible SAB 122.

Week One of Trump 2.0: executive order on digital assets, presidential memecoins and Ross Ulbricht's pardon.

An uneasy feeling about the current volume of crypto political spending is understandable. If you believe in the mission, it's the price of survival.

Tokenized real-world assets are transforming the way businesses and individuals invest, own, and interact with physical assets, and there's a growing consensus that this technology will ultimately reshape the future of finance.

On January 24, California federal judge William Orrick dismissed one of the cryptocurrency exchange's defenses, which argued that Congress had not granted the SEC authority over cryptocurrencies.

Bitpanda has received a MiCA licence from Germany's Federal Financial Supervisory Authority, allowing it to operate under a unified regulatory framework across all 27 EU member states.

TL;DR Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong proposes reforming the asset listing process due to the exponential increase in tokens. Armstrong's idea includes adopting a hybrid model with automation and user feedback to efficiently manage listings. The CEO also highlights the need for deeper integration with decentralized exchanges (DEXs) to improve the user experience.

The last few days, and especially the last few hours, on the crypto market have been extremely grim and painful, with total liquidations in margin positions amounting to $880 million. The majority of this sum is, of course, long bets, which amounted to a massive $808.74 million, or 91.8% of the total.

What is the MiCA and why is it fundamental for cryptocurrencies in Europe?

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong recently suggested that the ‘floodgates are opening' for TradFi firms to find the best crypto to invest in. According to Armstrong, Donald Trump's crypto plans (including a US Bitcoin strategic reserve) and the blockchain's potential for economic freedom are what's ‘forcing everyone to up their game.

The crypto market has shed over $200 billion, with the global market cap dropping to $3.4 trillion. What caused this sudden crash?

The cryptocurrency market is bracing for a significant week as investors anticipate the Federal Reserve's next meeting and key inflation data. The markets are bracing for a busy week as the Fed prepares to make its next monetary policy decision at its January meeting on Wednesday.

Over 1.4 billion adults lack access to financial services worldwide, depriving them of opportunities to invest, save, and even pay bills in some cases. These numbers represent individuals navigating life without the financial safety nets most depend on.

Global crypto investment products experienced a significant uptick last week, attracting net inflows of $1.9 billion, according to a report by CoinShares.

In a latest development, MicroStrategy has announced launching a public offering of 2.5 million shares of its new Series A Perpetual Strike Preferred Stock. The company plans to use the proceeds for general corporate purposes, including acquiring more Bitcoin. The preferred stock has a liquidation value of $100 per share.

Meme coin platform Pump.fun achieved a significant milestone on Jan. 24, 2025, generating $15.5 million in fees for its developers, marking its highest single-day revenue to date.

Rosseti, Russia's largest energy provider, plans to focus on cryptocurrency mining to utilize underused power capacity. This initiative could boost Russia's economy, increase grid efficiency, and enhance tariff revenue.

As Trump-backed meme coins grab headlines, Lightchain AI quietly emerges as the real game-changer, merging blockchain and AI for transformative, long-term growth. #partnercontent

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The crypto market is set to see explosive growth in the number of tokens, with predictions suggesting that by 2025, the number could exceed 100 million.

The explosion in the number of altcoins is worrying crypto market experts. With over 36.4 million tokens in circulation today, compared to just 3,000 in 2017-2018, the question of the viability of a new altseason is becoming increasingly pressing.

The 2025 US tax season kicks off, with crypto investors eligible for refunds and Direct File now available in 25 states.

To allow community banks to unlock the potential of blockchain, the regulatory hurdles must be addressed and replaced with practical solutions

CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju says that Bitcoin (BTC) is currently displaying classic bull market behavior on-chain. Ki tells his 400,500 followers on the social media platform X that short-term BTC holders are entering the market, scooping up long-term holders' coins.

OKX and Crypto.com secure full MiCA licenses, enabling regulated crypto services across the EU.