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CME to Introduce Options on Bitcoin ‘Friday’ Futures for Retail Traders

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Group is set to launch options on its Bitcoin Friday futures, offering retail-friendly, cash-settled tools to help traders manage...

Riot Platforms Considers AI Shift Amid Activist Investor Pressure

Riot Platforms is once again under scrutiny from an activist investor. Investment firm D.E. Shaw has reportedly acquired a stake in the Bitcoin mining...

Tesla Reports $600M Bitcoin Gain in Q4 Under New Accounting Rule

Tesla has recorded a significant boost in its Bitcoin holdings, reporting a $600 million gain in the fourth quarter of 2024. This increase is...

Bitwise Files for Spot Dogecoin ETF with SEC

Bitwise has officially filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to launch a spot Dogecoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), marking a significant step...

Coinbase Expands Services in Argentina After Regulatory Approval

Coinbase has secured regulatory approval in Argentina, allowing it to expand its services and offer transactions in Argentine pesos. The approval marks a significant...

Utah Advances Bill to Invest Public Funds in Cryptocurrency

A Utah House committee has approved a bill that would permit the state to allocate public funds toward cryptocurrency investments. The legislation now moves...

Cboe BZX Resubmits Solana ETF Applications for Four Issuers

Cboe BZX Exchange has refiled applications for Solana exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on behalf of four asset managers after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)...

Forcount Promoter Hernandez Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison

Antonia Perez Hernandez, a key promoter of the cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme Forcount, has been sentenced to 30 months in prison after pleading guilty to...

Ripple Secures Money Transmitter Licenses in Texas and New York

Blockchain payments firm Ripple has announced that it has obtained money transmitter licenses in the US states of Texas and New York. With the...

Scam Tokens Spike as DeepSeek AI Gains Popularity

The rapid success of Chinese AI company DeepSeek has triggered a wave of malicious “DeepSeek” crypto tokens in the past 24 hours, highlighting how...

Senate Confirms Scott Bessent as US Treasury Secretary

Billionaire hedge fund manager Scott Bessent, known for his support of cryptocurrency, has been confirmed as the new US Treasury Secretary. On January 27,...

DraftKings Settles NFL Union Lawsuit Over NFT Payment Dispute

DraftKings, a major US sports betting platform, has reached a settlement with the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) over a lawsuit alleging the...