Publicly Traded U.S. Crypto Miners Double Bitcoin Holdings to Almost 100K in a Year Bitcoin holdings for public U.S.-listed companies have more than doubled since January 2024.

XRP Volume Overtakes Bitcoin on Coinbase as U.S. Investor Interest Grows XRP leads volume trends on Coinbase, with BTC and ETH taking second and third places. On Binance, bitcoin is still the most in demand.

Bitcoin Miners Have Started 2025 on a Strong Footing, JPMorgan Says The combined hashrate of miners tracked by the bank has doubled in the last year to roughly 30% of the global network, the report said.

Bitcoin’s ‘Coinbase Premium’ Muted Amid Reports Trump Plans to Designate Crypto a National Policy BTC trades at a slight discount on Coinbase relative to Binance, data from CryptoQuant show.

Crypto’s Senate Ally Lummis Pushes Federal Agencies on Digital Assets Issues Senator Cynthia Lummis, set to lead the Senate Banking Committee’s digital assets panel, went after the sale of U.S. bitcoin holdings and FDIC debanking.

SEC’s Last Major Legal Official Exits, Leaving Clean Slate for Trump Era With the general counsel stepping down, some of the main characters in the crypto industry’s recent clashes with the Securities and Exchange Commission are out.

Texas Man Sues Attorney General Over DOJ’s Prosecution of Crypto Software Devs The plaintiff is seeking a declaratory judgment protecting his forthcoming crypto crowdfunding project from being prosecuted for unlicensed money transmitting.

Trump Treasury Pick Bessent Opposes Idea of U.S. Central Bank Digital Currency Scott Bessent, who is immersed in the Senate confirmation process as President-elect Donald Trump’s Treasury secretary nominee, only addressed crypto briefly.

How to Make the United States the Crypto Capital of the World Members of the crypto law bar lay out practical ways the new Trump administration can create the best environment for crypto development.

Litecoin ETF Could Attract Up to $580M of Inflows If Adoption Mirrors That of Bitcoin ETFs At the moment, Canary Capital appears best-positioned to be the initial issuer of the new vehicle.

Amanu: Bringing Apple-Like Simplicity to Crypto Wallets Founder Gianlua Minoprio is hoping to dramatically increase wallet adoption by eliminating the use of seed phrases, among other innovations.

Solana, XRP Jump as Trump Reportedly Mulls ‘America-First’ Strategic Crypto Reserve, but Experts Suggest Otherwise Two crypto market observers raised concerns to CoinDesk over the idea of expanding a potential national strategic reserve to altcoins.

Crypto Firm Ctrl Wallet Up for Sale With Bids Due by the End of the Month The self-custody wallet received two M&A approaches last year which triggered a sales process for the company.

Crypto for Advisors: Bitcoin, IRAs and Tax Prep Considerations for adding bitcoin to Traditional IRAs – it’s essential to set it up correctly with a platform that offers comprehensive support and peace of mind.

EToro, Crypto-Friendly Trading Platform, Files for U.S. IPO The trading platform is seeking a $5 billion valuation and could list as soon as the second quarter, the Financial Times said

RampMeDaddy Turns Telegram Into Your Memecoin Wallet Co-founders Andrey Chabanov and Trevor Hoffman are looking to make crypto transfers as easy as sending a text message.

Coinbase to Offer Bitcoin-Backed Loans Through Morpho The ability to post collateral, rather than credit rating, will determine whether a client can borrow.

Crypto Bulls Brace for Bank of Japan’s Rate Hike That Could Derail Momentum Japan’s headline inflation is at 2.9% year-over-year, at a 3-month high. A hot inflation print could set bitcoin back.

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: HBAR Jumps 17%, Leading Index Higher Litecoin (LTC) joined Hedera (HBAR) as a top performer, gaining 13%.

Why Litecoin Might Be the Next Crypto to Get Its ETF Canary Funds’ litecoin ETF filings were recently amended, potentially indicating that the SEC is engaging with the filing.