Prediction Markets Don’t Have a Gambling Problem, Says Crypto Attorney While regulators around the world ban Polymarket for being a gambling platform, attorney Aaron Brogan has a good argument for why it’s not.

Bitcoin Whales in ‘Accumulation Phase’ After Trump Inauguration: CryptoQuant Selling pressure for Bitcoin has been reduced greatly after realizing daily profits as high as $10 billion as the asset approached $100,000 in December.

Crypto Daybook Americas: Bitcoin Whipsaws as Risk Assets Get Feel-Good Boost Your day-ahead look for Jan. 24, 2025

Vitalik Buterin Calls for Added Focus on Ether as Part of the Network’s Scaling Plans Buterin called for implementing incentives for layer 2 networks to allocate a portion of their fees to ETH using mechanisms like burning fees and staking.

TRUMP, MELANIA Memecoins Made Millions for Some, Less Than $100 for Many An analysis of wallets showed 77% of TRUMP holders earned less than $100, with over 80% of TRUMP or MELANIA holders likely to be investors who held less than $1,000 worth of Solana-based assets.

Crypto Venture Capital Funding to Rise This Year, Won’t Hit Previous Highs: JPMorgan Digital asset projects are increasingly turning to community-driven platforms to raise money, the report said.

Bitcoin Steady Near $104K After Bank of Japan Delivers Hawkish Rate Hike Risk assets, including BTC, held steady while the Japanese yen rose after the BOJ hiked rates to the highest in 17 years.

RUNE Plunges 30% as THORChain Pauses Bitcoin, Ether Withdrawals The pause comes amid community concerns around the settlements protocol solvency.

Crypto Critic Elizabeth Warren Probes Trump’s Meme Coin Venture Senator Warren and a member of the House commerce panel are pressing for a review of Trump’s effort to make “extraordinary profits off his presidency.”

The Protocol: Ethereum Foundation Fracas Also: New grants for DePIN; DAO governance merger

SEC Withdraws Controversial Crypto Tax Accounting Bulletin The SEC published a new staff accounting bulletin rescinding SAB 121, which set certain rules for financial firms wanting to hold crypto.

DOGE and TRUMP ETFs May be Coming But Should Institutional Investor Trade Them? With memecoins dominating the headlines, issuers are filing fresh ETF applications. But is a memecoin ETF a good investment?

Trump Issues Crypto Executive Order to Pave U.S. Digital Assets Path: Reports President Donald Trump has signed a long-awaited crypto order that sets a federal agenda meant to move U.S. digital assets businesses into friendly oversight.

Bitcoin Rises to $106K as Trump Slated to Call Bukele, El Salvador’s Crypto-Friendly President El Salvador started accumulating BTC under Bukele’s leadership, fueling speculation about Trump’s strategic reserve promises.

Ranger Labs Raises $1.9M, Eyes AI-Powered Crypto Trading Products The Solana-based DEX builder is gearing up for an expansion.

Absence of Trump Crypto Order Amps Industry Tension as He Fails to Mention in Speech Trump spoke at length about AI but not crypto in World Economic Forum speech, but the president has an executive-order signing session scheduled.

Bitcoin Trade Volume Wednesday Was One of the Largest Ever Across ETFs, spot and futures trade, bitcoin combined for $130 billion volume yesterday.

DAO Governance Platform Agora Acquires Older Competitor, Boardroom ndustry insiders hope that regulatory clarity under a Trump administration might renew interest in decentralized governance.

A New (Digital) Age at the SEC 6 immediate steps the SEC can take to regulate crypto.

Binance Labs Gets Major Overhaul With CZ Taking Active Role in Investments The former venture capital arm of Binance will become the family office of CZ and Binance co-founder Yi He, Bloomberg reported.