Ripple’s Garlinghouse Touts ‘Trump Effect’ Amid Bump in U.S. Deals This shift in focus towards the US market is part of Ripple’s response to the “Trump effect,” which is believed to be making crypto more favorable in the US.

MicroStrategy, Metaplanet Want Billions More in Bitcoin as BTC Nears $100K The companies plan to collectively pick up $3 billion worth of bitcoin this year, with MicroStrategy’s targeting the purchases in Q1 2025.

High-Stakes $100K Bitcoin Call Signals Expectation for Record Price Jump After Trump’s Inauguration Traders are positioning for a rally to record highs after President-elect Donald Trump takes office on Jan. 20

Trump-Backed Mike Johnson Re-Elected Speaker of the House The Louisiana Republican is considered a strong supporter of the crypto industry.

Edith Yeung Sees Big Things to Come for Crypto in Hong Kong A venture capitalist who was one of the first investors in Solana says building liquidity is now key to Hong Kong’s development as a crypto hub.

How Chinese Lending Firm Cango Became a Bitcoin Mining Powerhouse Cango purchased 50 EH/s worth of mining power towards the end of 2024, making it one of the biggest players in the bitcoin mining industry.

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: ADA Gains 12%, Leading Index Higher Internet Computer (ICP) joined Cardano (ADA) as a top performer, gaining 10.6%

Ether’s Record Leverage Ratio of 0.57 Is Over Double That of Bitcoin Ether stands out relative to BTC as the go-to major currency for traders looking to amplify returns with the use of leverage

Bitcoin Buyers Saw 40% Gain on Average Last Year, Realized Price Shows The average realized price of 2024 buyers in bitcoin was $65,901.

SPX6900 Sets Record Highs While Trendy ‘AI Agents’ See Profit-Taking “It’s the stock market for the people. SPX6900 is for you, your children, and countless generations after,” a manifesto on SPX6900’s site reads.

Cardano’s ADA Zooms Above $1 as Bitcoin Remains Rangebound ADA’s bump came on no immediate catalyst, but the protocol is set to see several fundamental developments in the coming months.

Bitcoin’s Computing Power May Hit a Major Milestone Long Before Next Halving Bitcoin’s hashrate increased by approximately 50% in 2024, and it is currently on course to rise for the eighth consecutive time.

Do Kwon Pleads Not Guilty to Fraud Following Extradition to US: Reuters Kwon’s Terraform Labs developed the luna cryptocurrency and stablecoin terraUSD, which folded in 2022, losing an estimated $40 billion

Beware of Bitcoin’s ‘Shooting Star’ Warning at Record Highs: Godbole The candlestick pattern shows sellers are looking to reassert themselves as hawkish Fed rate projections drive the DXY higher.

BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF Records Its Largest Outflow BlackRock’s IBIT started the new year on a rough note, losing millions in net outflows on Thursday.

Crypto Will See Revolution By Acceleration 2025 will see a sea change in the U.S. regulations, acceptance of bitcoin as digital gold and stablecoins as important rails for payments, says EY’s Paul Brody.

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: SOL Gains 7.5%, Leading Index Higher Render (RENDER) joined Solana (SOL) as a top performer, gaining 7.8%.

KuCoin Enables Crypto Point-of-Sale Payments by QR-Code The crypto exchange joins a number of crypto payment providers enabling customers to pay with crypto.

Tether’s Market Value Sees Sharpest Decline Since FTX Crash as MiCA Kicks In Tether’s market cap has declined by over 1% this week, the steepest drop since the crash of FTX in November 2022.

Dollar’s Post-Election Path Is Tracking Trump’s First Presidential Term: Van Straten The DXY index is up over 3% since the election and is following a trajectory similar to his first presidential term.