Bitstamp to Roll Out Regulated Derivatives Trading in Europe: Sources Leveraging its MiFID credentials, Bitstamp is preparing a regulated perpetual swap offering.

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: ADA Drops 3.2%, Leading Index Lower From Monday Hedera (HBAR) joined Cardano (ADA) as an underperformer, declining 2.4%.

Bitcoin Could Cross $1M by Year-End if It Continues to Follow 2017 Cycle: Van Straten Currently, bitcoin is up approximately 550% from the cycle lows, which aligns with previous cycles.

Crypto Daybook Americas: Bitcoin Defends $100K as MicroStrategy Votes on Share Increase Your day-ahead look for Jan. 21, 2025

U.S. DOGE Sports Dogecoin Logo After Announcement at Trump Inauguration The official Department of Government Efficiency website now sports a dogecoin token logo.

Tokenize Xchange’s Development Arm Buys Blockchain Intelligence Firm Coinseeker for $30M Titan Lab, the developer of Titan Chain, on which Tokenize runs, plans to incorporate Coinseeker’s AI-powered analytics and ratings into its operations

Bitcoin No Longer a Niche Investment as Institutional Adoption Takes Off: WisdomTree Multi-asset investment portfolios with allocations to bitcoin are consistently outperforming those that don’t hold the cryptocurrency, the report said.

Crypto Options Stay Bearish on Ether-Bitcoin Ratio as Trump Fails to Mention BTC in Inaugural Speech Options continue to show a bias for BTC relative to ETH despite Trump bypassing any mention of strategic bitcoin reserve in his inaugural speech on Monday.

U.S. to Hit Debt Ceiling on Tuesday. Will Bitcoin Soar or Suffer? The Treasury will begin extraordinary measures, potentially draining the TGA account in a positive development for risk assets, including BTC.

TRUMP, MELANIA Tokens Plunge 50% as Trump Inauguration Fails to Buoy Bitcoin Data shows TRUMP amassed over $19 billion in volumes over a 24-hour period, while MELANIA saw $4.5 billion exchange hands.

Polymarket Bettors Certain Ross Ulbricht Pardon Is on Trump’s Agenda Crypto was absent from the first batch of President Trump’s executive orders and pardons, but the market is confident it will come soon.

It’s Official: Gary Gensler Is Out at the SEC, and Crypto-Friendly Mark Uyeda Is In President Donald Trump has elevated Republican Commissioner Mark Uyeda to take over the SEC from a now-departed Gary Gensler.

Solana, Trump Memecoins Tumble as Inauguration Day Brings $700M in Crypto Liquidations Donald Trump did not mention crypto during his inauguration speech, leaving crypto traders’ heightened expectations somewhat unfulfilled.

Ethereum Foundation Moves $165M in ETH to Participate in DeFi The ether allocation comes amidst leadership changes aimed at improving technical expertise, communication, and support for app builders.

Crypto Investor Arthur Hayes Doubts Trump Will Get Around to Doing a Bitcoin Reserve “I don’t know how borrowing money to buy bitcoin helps on any of Trump’s platforms,” Hayes said.

Does the Trump Entourage Hold $2.3T in Memecoins? On-chain data shows that wallets likely controlled by members of Trump’s entourage have absurd paper holdings.

U.S. CFTC Commissioner Caroline Pham Said to Get Nod as Acting Chair The Republican commissioner and former Citibank executive has a deep background in crypto and has worked on digital assets policy aims at the agency.

Bitcoin Fades From Highs After Absence From Trump Inauguration Speech The president has promised — and seems intent on delivering — policies embracing what possibly could become transformative technology.

Don’t Be Fooled by Trump-Family Memecoins, the Sell-Off Has Begun Capital flowing out of existing memecoins spurred TRUMP’s rise, now the money is going the other way.

Trump-Linked Crypto Platform Throws Over $70M on WBTC, ETH, Other Tokens Ahead of Inauguration The buying frenzy came after WLFI token sales picked up ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguration.