Deribit’s Crypto Trading Volume Nearly Doubled to Over $1T in 2024 Total trading volume surged 95%, with options accounting for a giant share of the total platform activity.

SEC Forms New Crypto Task Force Spearheaded by Hester Peirce In a Tuesday announcement, the SEC admitted it “can do better” when it comes to crypto regulation.

Trump meme coin gives greenlight for crypto industry to return to days of new tokens and NFT bubble President Trump’s return the White House is expected to usher in a golden, if chaotic, age of crypto in the U.S., according to Bernstein analysts.

Solana, Trump Memecoins Tumble as Inauguration Day Brings $700M in Crypto Liquidations Donald Trump did not mention crypto during his inauguration speech, leaving crypto traders’ heightened expectations somewhat unfulfilled.

Trump-Linked Crypto Platform Throws Over $70M on WBTC, ETH, Other Tokens Ahead of Inauguration The buying frenzy came after WLFI token sales picked up ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguration.

Google Searches for ‘How to Buy Crypto’ Skyrocket as Trump Flips the ‘Overton Window’ Google data show peak retail interest in cryptocurrencies as the market gears up for Trump’s inauguration speech.

Trump Memecoin Signals Start of a New Crypto Regulatory Era: Bernstein The token introduction is a big positive for crypto builders in the U.S. following the Biden administration’s crackdown on digital assets, the report said.

Crypto firm Digital Currency Group to pay SEC $38.5 million for misleading investors Digital Currency Group, the crypto firm founded by Barry Silbert, is paying the SEC $38.5 million for misleading investors.

Crypto PAC Fairshake Steps Up For an Encore in Florida Special Elections The campaign-financial operation that shook the 2024 elections has returned to dabble in Florida congressional seats vacated by Matt Gaetz and Michael Waltz.

Bitcoin gains as Trump reportedly plans crypto executive order Bitcoin rejoined the crypto rally amid reports that President-elect Donald Trump could release an executive order on crypto as soon as day 1.

Crypto Venture Capital Market Remained Difficult in 2024, Galaxy Digital Says VC activity has been subdued for the last two years despite the rally in digital assets, the report said.

Texas Man Sues Attorney General Over DOJ’s Prosecution of Crypto Software Devs The plaintiff is seeking a declaratory judgment protecting his forthcoming crypto crowdfunding project from being prosecuted for unlicensed money transmitting.

How to Make the United States the Crypto Capital of the World Members of the crypto law bar lay out practical ways the new Trump administration can create the best environment for crypto development.

Solana, XRP Jump as Trump Reportedly Mulls ‘America-First’ Strategic Crypto Reserve, but Experts Suggest Otherwise Two crypto market observers raised concerns to CoinDesk over the idea of expanding a potential national strategic reserve to altcoins.

Crypto Firm Ctrl Wallet Up for Sale With Bids Due by the End of the Month The self-custody wallet received two M&A approaches last year which triggered a sales process for the company.

Why Litecoin Might Be the Next Crypto to Get Its ETF Canary Funds’ litecoin ETF filings were recently amended, potentially indicating that the SEC is engaging with the filing.

Upbit, South Korea’s Largest Crypto Exchange, May Face Sanctions in the Country: Report Crypto exchange Upbit could face sanctions from South Korean authorities for not complying with money laundering obligations.

Malaysia Weighs Introduction of Crypto, Blockchain Legislation The country’s prime minister held discussions with Abu Dhabi’s government and crypto exchange Binance to formulate how to move forward.

UK Appoints Emma Reynolds as Economic Secretary to Oversee Crypto Emma Reynolds was appointed as the new economic secretary following the resignation of Tulip Siddiq.

Crypto ETFs have big innovation opportunity in 2025, but demand may be weak Crypto ETFs could be entering a year of innovation, but don’t expect demand to match the first year of bitcoin ETFs.