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.

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

Johannesburg, South Africa, 27th January 2025, Chainwire

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.

A California federal judge killed part of Kraken's three defenses in the exchange's ongoing lawsuit against the U.S. SEC. Kraken has cited the ‘major questions doctrine' that prohibited government agencies from exercising powers not specifically delegated by the U.S. Congress.

Crypto hackers are on the rise. Discover the top secure crypto wallets of 2025 to protect your digital assets from theft and cyberattacks.

TL;DR Elon Musk, head of the Department of Government Efficiency, announces a blockchain initiative to enhance U.S. government efficiency, reduce costs, and improve transparency in federal spending. The initiative aims to leverage blockchain for tracking federal spending, securing sensitive data, facilitating payments, and managing government buildings, ensuring data integrity and transparency.

With Bitcoin still falling, and the U.S. stock market opening in a potential panic later on Monday, the prognosis for the altcoins is probably quite grim, at least in the short term. How far can they fall, and where might be the best support levels to buy a possible bounce?

Humanity Protocol has secured a fully diluted valuation of $1.1 billion after raising $20 million in a funding round co-led by Pantera Capital and Jump Crypto, the identity verification blockchain firm said on Monday.

Google Trends data from Jan. 19 shows the keyword “crypto” reached its highest search interest since November 2021 after Trump launched his memecoin token.

Bitpanda may now operate in all 27 member states of the EU.

The goal is to explore the feasibility of using blockchain technology in a variety of federal operations. The discussions center around streamlining federal spending, protecting sensitive data, managing building systems, and enhancing payment processes.

Bitcoin falls below $100,000 as China's DeepSeek AI model disrupts equities and market uncertainty mounts ahead of the FOMC meeting.

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