Anvil Launches DeFi Protocol for Letters of Credit Founder Tyler Spalding sees the Ethereum-based smart contract project as a step towards creating a new form of money for payments, loans and counterparty credit in DeFi.

Trump-Linked World Liberty Financial to Buy More TRX After $10M WBTC Purchase The project now holds $352 million worth of crypto tokens, Arkham shows.

Here Are Two Reasons Why XRP Price May Slide: Godbole CME’s denial of XRP futures contradicts the optimism seen earlier this month, as technicals point to weakening of the uptrend.

NFT Project Azuki’s Animecoin Debuts at $1.2B FDV Amid Airdrop Users reported that the claims website was down moments after launch.

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: SOL Falls 8.8% as Nearly All Assets Trade Lower Avalanche (AVAX) joined Solana (SOL) as an underperformer, declining 5.7%.

Circle Unveils Paymaster to Allow USDC to Be Used for Transaction Fees The product allows users to interact with decentralized applications using USDC only, ditching the need for native tokens.

The Next Bridge.xyz? BlindPay’s CEO Wants to Revolutionize Global Payments Bernardo Moura is looking to upend SWIFT’s dominance of the massive international payments industry, starting with Latin America.

Crypto for Advisors: The Growth of Stablecoins Stablecoins present a significant opportunity for advisors to enhance value to clients and stay ahead of market trends.

WazirX Wins Approval From Singapore Court to Repay Users Following $230M Hack The Court has allowed WazirX to convene a scheme meeting with users in a “significant step” to distributing funds lost in the attack

Bitcoin May Hit Record Highs on More Than 70 Days This Year: Van Straten The largest cryptocurrency seems to be tracking the 2017 price performance, when it posted all-time highs on 77 days.

Bitcoin Is Like Coiled Spring Nearing Burst of Price Volatility, Key Indicator Suggests Volatility bulls might want to pull up the 60-day price range indicator on their screens as it’s hinting at heightened BTC price turbulence.

Dogecoin ETF Registered as Elon Musk’s D.O.G.E Gains Traction Bitwise has registered for an ETF product tracking the world’s largest memecoin as the crypto subsector becomes more prominent within the market.

CME Says XRP, SOL Futures Leak Was an Error, No Decisions Are Made A screenshot of a beta page for XRP (XRP) and Solana (SOL) futures contracts was posted on X earlier on Wednesday.

Trump’s CFTC Pick Clears Top Ranks of Key US Crypto Regulator Caroline Pham, the CFTC’s interim chief elevated by President Donald Trump, has cleared the decks of the derivatives regulator’s senior officials.

Lido Co-Founder Teases ‘Second Foundation’ for Ethereum Amid Community Backlash Vitalik Butern’s proposal for an Ethereum Foundation restructuring has unveiled deep rifts within the network’s community.

House Dems Warn of Corruption in Trump’s Crypto Business Moves The ranking Democrat on the House Oversight Committee is asking for a probe into Trump’s financial conflicts of interest he said are “proliferating wildly.”

New Bitcoin ETF Promises 100% Downside Protection Against Price Volatility. Here Is How The global investment management firm plans to launch two similar funds in February.

Trump-Linked Crypto Platform’s $33M Ether Transfer Spurs ETF Staking Hopes The SEC could consider approving staking for ETFs, boosting sentiment and prices for the second-largest cryptocurrency, market observers said.

TRUMP Coin’s Biggest Critics Are Crypto Industry Insiders Trump-supporting crypto professionals have been particularly scathing about the family’s recent meme coin projects.

XRP, Solana Prices Rise After Report of Leaked CME Futures Addition In a now deleted “staging subdomain” page CME reported to have said futures contracts for XRP and SOL will go live on Feb. 10.