Bitcoin Tops $100K After U.S. Added Fewer Than Forecast Jobs in January The unemployment rate fell to 4%, rather than holding steady at 4.1%.

U.S. Regulator Pursuing Tokenization Pilot to Tap Stablecoins as Collateral Caroline Pham, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission chief tapped by President Donald Trump, is hosting a CEO summit on one of her longstanding policy aims.

Weekly Recap: Crypto Debanking in the Spotlight Plus: news on stablecoin legislation, Ondo, Berachain, (Micro)Strategy and Ethereum’s future.

Ether May Be Ready for a Bull Run as Price Action Mirrors August Bottom Ether’s price action mirrors the August bottom amid signs of strong dip demand for the second-largest cryptocurrency.

KBW Starts Strategy Coverage With Outperform, Says Firm Offers Leveraged Bitcoin Exposure The stock could be eligible for S&P 500 index inclusion once it adopts updated FASB accounting standards, the report said.

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: LTC Gains 4.9% as All Assets Trade Higher Polkadot (DOT) joined Litecoin (LTC) as a top performer, gaining 4.8%.

U.S. Added 143K Jobs in January, Fewer Than Forecast The unemployment rate stood at 4%, compared to an expected 4.1%.

Tornado Cash Developer Alexey Pertsev to Be Released From Jail to Prepare for Appeal Last May, Pertsev was sentenced to 64 months in prison for money laundering.

Ethereum Faces ‘Intense’ Competition From Other Networks: JPMorgan The blockchain’s native token ether has underperformed bitcoin and other altcoins in recent months, the report noted.

Riot Platforms Bucks Trend of Weak Bitcoin Production in January Riot mined 527 bitcoin in January, the highest amount since December 2023.

ConsenSys Twice Hit by Operation Chokepoint, CEO Lubin Credits Bank for Fighting Back The MetaMask creator survived by having redundant backup accounts, said Lubin, who was also personally targeted.

Bitcoin Activity Hits 1-Year Low, but These Metrics Point to Bullish Moves: CryptoQuant A dip in activity was marked by a sharp decline in the number of transactions and a spike in demand from long-term holders may underpin the bitcoin price.

BlackRock Increases Ownership of Strategy to 5% Strategy’s STRK is up 5% in pre-market trading, building on its 2% gain during its Nasdaq debut.

Crypto Daybook Americas: Bitcoin Steady Before Jobs Data, Shrugs Off Eric Trump Endorsement Your day-ahead look for Feb. 7, 2025

Cardano’s ADA, DOGE Slide 4% as Bitcoin Traders Await Payrolls Strong job growth can lead to fears of inflation and increased interest rates, while weak data might signal an economic slowdown.

Donald Trump Jr Says Crypto Is the ‘Future of American Hegemony’ The son of the U.S. president made a surprise appearance at the Ondo Summit in New York City on Thursday.

SEC Seems Ready to Advance XRP, Litecoin, Solana ETF Applications The Commission acknowledged several applications for crypto exchange-traded funds on Thursday, a move that ties the regulator to a strict timeline for approval or denial.

Crypto and Boxing to Converge at Consensus HK in Lethal One-Two Combination Attendees at this year’s conference will be able to experience a unique live event that’s tapping into a cultural moment.

Czech Republic to Eliminate Taxes on Long-Term Crypto Gains The country’s central bank is also looking at whether or not to add bitcoin to its reserves.

Ethereum’s Pectra Upgrade to Begin Testing in February Should a pair of major tests go well, developers expect the upgrade to hit Ethereum’s mainnet in April.