TRON, Movement Labs Deny ‘Token Swap’ Deal for World Liberty Financial Inclusion A report alleges that projects were pitched on a $10 million – $15 million buy-in on the Trump-backed project.

Bitcoin Down 2.5% as China Slaps Retaliatory Tariffs on U.S., Probes Google The move came after U.S. President Donald Trump’s new 10% tariffs on China came into effect.

Probe of Crypto.com, Kalshi’s Super Bowl Bets Is About the Nature of ‘Gaming’: Crypto Lawyer The regulator’s probe is focused on the issue of sports being considered gaming, said New York-based crypto lawyer Aaron Brogan.

U.S. Prosecutors Charge Canadian Man With $65M Hacks of Indexed Finance, KyberSwap Andean “Andy” Medjedovic, 22, has been on the run from authorities since 2021.

10 Commandments for Federal Securities Laws Too often regulators get bogged down in the minutiae of prescriptive laws and miss their core intent, says Teresa Goody Guillén, a partner at BakerHostetler. Crypto regulation should be guided by principles for an effective market.

The AI Agents Are Coming And blockchain tech is poised to become the fundamental infrastructure for an agentic economy, functioning as an API layer that enables seamless interaction and transactions among AI agents, says Marc Baumann.

Crypto.com President Eric Anziani on the Exchange’s Ambitious Global Plans The Singapore-based exchange has made a plethora of announcements regarding its plans for the E.U., the U.S. and Asia.

Real-World Asset Tokens Lead Crypto Rebound as Tokenization Narrative Gathers Steam Ondo Finance’s native token, MANTRA’s OM and Chintai’s CHEX posted double-digit gains during the crypto rebound, while many altcoins still nursed losses.

Crypto Daybook Americas: The Sea of Red May Not Ebb as Fast as Expected Your day-ahead look for Feb. 3, 2025

Crypto Stocks Slide Pre-Market as U.S. Futures Point to More Bitcoin Losses S&P 500 futures slid 1.4%, Dow Jones future fell 1.2% and futures on the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 lost 1.7%

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Index Plunges 17.1% Over Weekend Among the underperformers, Filecoin (FIL) dropped 33.9% and Aave (AAVE) fell 29.3%.

Bitcoin Bounces Above $99K, XRP Surges 40% as Trade War Tensions Suddenly Ease Agreeing to some of Trump’s terms, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said the U.S. will be pausing tariffs on her country for one month.

MicroStrategy Pauses Weekly Bitcoin Purchases Ahead of Earnings The company reports fourth-quarter earnings on Wednesday.

Wyoming’s Future as a Blockchain Leader Hangs in the Balance Without Fair Procurement Processes Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson says closed-door policy-making around the state’s recent stablecoin initiative raises doubts about the state’s commitment to becoming a crypto hub.

Trump Orders Creation of Sovereign Wealth Fund Such a fund could be a vehicle through which the government might accumulate bitcoin.

AI Shows Why Data Portability Matters AI provides a rationale for personal data portability, in the form of a better product experience rather than ideology alone, says Anna Kazlauskas, the creator of Vana and the CEO of Open Data Labs.

India Reviewing Its Crypto Stance as Global Outlook Eases: Reuters The review comes as Donald Trump’s crypto friendly policy has pushed countries to soften their approach on digital assets.

USDe Stable Despite Trade War Volatility The market cap of USDe has pushed past $6 billion, and the peg remains virtually stable, despite the market bloodbath.

Bitcoin Trades Near $94K as Asia Traders Ponder Over Trump’s Trade War BTC, ETH, SOL all down as the market digests the impact of the possibility of a global trade war

Chance of Bitcoin Tanking to $75K Doubles as Trump’s Tariffs Ignite Trade War, Derive’s Onchain Options Market Shows The probability has doubled from last week as the renewed trade war between the U.S. and its major trading partners threatens to inject inflation into the global economy.