Gemini Agrees to Pay $5M Settlement in CFTC Case The Commodity Futures Trading Commission sued Gemini in 2022 for making misleading statements.

Crypto Daybook Americas: SPX’s Cautionary Signal for BTC Your day-ahead look for Jan. 7, 2025

Bitcoin Bull Run Could Be Accelerated by China’s Market Meltdown, Crypto Observer Says Capital flight from China could find home in alternative assets like bitcoin.

Dogecoin Futures Set New Record as Analysts Target $1 DOGE in 2025 Whale transactions and large withdrawals from exchange signal demand for the largest memecoin by market capitalization.

Bitcoin Mining Profitability Rose in December for Second Month in a Row: JPMorgan The network hashrate rose 54% in 2024, slower than 2023’s 103% gain, the report said.

FTX EU Sold to Backpack Exchange, Plans Regulated Crypto Derivatives Push Across Europe FTX’s bankrupt European arm, which held a MiFID II-license under the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC), was acquired by Backpack for $32.7 million.

This Crypto Fund Blew Past Bitcoin’s 121% Price Gain in 2024 Pythagoras Alpha Long Biased Strategy combines a base position in BTC with two uncorrelated strategies to outperform buy and hold play.

Bitcoin Traders Eye $109K as Trump Anticipation Builds, BTC ETFs Rake in Nearly $1B A technical correction and reversal is close to being complete and could trigger a full-blown bullish move, some traders say.

Why Binance Employees Are Remote-First A globally distributed workforce allows us to recruit better people and serve our customers more effectively, says Binance CEO Richard Teng.

Animoca Brands’ Yat Siu: 2025 Will Be the Year Crypto Goes Mainstream Crypto will reach a turning point when it becomes as useful for companies as the internet became in the 1990s, argues Animoca Brands’ co-founder.

Bitcoin Returns Above $100K as Early 2025 Crypto Rebound Continues Altcoin majors, including ether and solana, also rose sharply as U.S. markets opened on the first full week after holidays, with the broad-based CoinDesk 20 advancing 3.5% through the day.

Trudeau’s Departure in Canada Opens Possibilities for Crypto Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he’d step down as prime minister and his party’s leader, opening the chance for a crypto supporter to replace him.

U.S. Fed’s Michael Barr to Step Down as Vice Chair for Supervision Barr will continue to serve as a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors.

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: HBAR Falls 3.5% as Index Trades Lower From Friday Cardano (ADA) joined Hedera (HBAR) as an underperformer, declining 3.4%.

MicroStrategy Buys 1,070 BTC, Plans to Raise Up to $2B Through Preferred Stock Offering MicroStrategy Purchases More Bitcoin, Adding to Holdings for 9th Consecutive Week.

Polymarket Bettors Are Confident Justin Trudeau Will Resign by Friday Duelling scoops from two of Canada’s largest newspapers put Trudeau’s departure as early as Monday, but Polymarket bettors aren’t so sure it’ll come that early.

Crypto Daybook Americas: The Overture to 2025 Strikes a Familiar Chord Your day-ahead look for Jan. 6, 2025

Dutch Regulator Awards EU MiCA License to 4 Companies The European Union set a deadline for its 27 member states to implement bespoke rules for crypto by December 30.

MARA Holdings Lends Out 7,377 BTC to Generate Single Digit Yield The bitcoin miner holds 44,893 BTC on its balance sheet, it said in a production report.

SOL Worth $227M Moved to Centralized Exchanges, Clouds Bullish Technical Outlook Centralized exchanges see highest net-inflow of SOL tokens since March, according to Coinglass