Crypto Market Faces Weak Demand, Needs Trump Initiatives to Kick In, JPMorgan Says Institutional crypto futures positioning suggests a weakness in demand, the report said.

Bitcoin Treasury Bandwagon Reaches Africa as Altvest Jumps on Board The South African alternative investment firm has bought one bitcoin.

Crypto Daybook Americas: Ye Adds to Memecoin Turmoil as Broader Market Languishes Your day-ahead look for Feb. 21, 2025

SEC Poised to Drop Coinbase Lawsuit, Marking Big Moment for U.S. Crypto The company says the commission will vote on a deal negotiated by staff to abandon the enforcement case at the core of the agency’s previous crypto stance.

SEC Dropping Coinbase Case Could Boost Robinhood Stock, Tokens Alleged as Securities More tokens could be added to exchanges, increasing their trading revenue. This might also open the floodgates to crypto firms’ IPOs in the U.S.

COIN Jumps 5%, HOOD Gains 4%, BTC Challenges $100K as SEC Set to Drop Case Against Coinbase The agency’s withdrawal of the lawsuit could boost crypto prices, marking a milestone in U.S. regulatory oversight for the digital asset industry.

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Litecoin (LTC) Gains 6.8%, Leading Index Higher Polkadot (DOT) was also among the top performers, rising 4.9% from Thursday.

Crypto for Advisors: Trump: What’s Changed for Crypto? A year ago, policy gridlock stifled crypto. Now, change is happening with the Trump administration’s stance on crypto, fueling greater acceptance and momentum.

SEC Backs Off Crypto Dealer Fight, Continues Resetting Industry Approach The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has been overhauling its digital asset legal strategy, and this week it dropped an appeal of the crypto dealer rule.

Figure Markets Offers SEC-Registered Yield-Bearing Stablecoin as Tokenized Asset Demand Soars The YLDS stablecoin, backed by prime money market funds, offers daily interest and 24/7 peer-to-peer transfers.

Trump Crypto Push Leaves World No Choice but to Embrace Digital Assets: Bitpanda’s Demuth Shifting U.S. policy is driving banks and investors deeper into crypto markets, cementing long-term positions.

New SEC Cyber Unit Closes Chapter on Agency’s Crypto Enforcement Emphasis The SEC’s Republican leaders have shifted what had been a crypto-focused enforcement squad into a smaller group with a broader responsibility.

European Central Bank to Work on Settlement System for Distributed-Ledger Transactions The two-stage process will start with a link to the existing Target system.

Vitalik Buterin Disappointed With Embrace of Blockchain “Casinos” The comments came during an ask-me-anything session.

Bitcoin Hashrate Growth Slows Amid Tough Market Conditions for Smaller Miners The latest MinerMag report shows a slowdown in Bitcoin hashrate growth amid shifting market conditions.

MANTRA Launches Program for Real-World Asset Startups With Google Cloud Support The program aims to drive innovation in tokenized real-world assets as blockchain adoption accelerates.

DEX SecondSwap Launches Mainnet on Ethereum With Plans for Solana Expansion Secondary markets for locked tokens refer to platforms or mechanisms where tokens that are under some form of lock-up or vesting schedule.

CoinDesk Indices Launches CoinDesk 100, Memecoin Index in Industry Boost Crypto exchange Bullish has listed perpetual futures on both indices, allowing traders to gain exposure to these benchmarks with deep liquidity and around-the-clock trading.

Metaplanet Now Holds 2,100 Bitcoin, Purchases 68 More BTC Metaplanet reaches a milestone of 0.01% of the total bitcoin supply.

The Opportunity in High Yield Crypto-Backed Loans BTC-backed loans could be a great way for traditional finance institutions to engage with crypto at scale, says BlockFill’s Ari Pine.