Czech Republic to Eliminate Taxes on Long-Term Crypto Gains The country’s central bank is also looking at whether or not to add bitcoin to its reserves.

Trump’s FDIC Chief Rethinks Crypto Guidance as U.S. Senators Probe Debanking FDIC Acting Chairman Travis Hill said the agency is overhauling its crypto approach, just as U.S. senators examined regulators keeping banks out of crypto.

White House crypto czar David Sacks says first priority is stablecoin legislation David Sacks and Republican lawmakers spent much of Tuesday laying out their plans to start working towards a regulatory framework for crypto.

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce Lays Out 10 Priorities for New Crypto Task Force Peirce also urged crypto companies to be patient as the agency decides how to “disentangle” itself from litigation initiated under former Chair Gary Gensler.

Trump’s Crypto Czar Sacks Says ‘Golden Age’ Coming David Sacks and the leaders of the congressional committees that will handle crypto legislation outlined their plans at a press conference.

Real-World Asset Tokens Lead Crypto Rebound as Tokenization Narrative Gathers Steam Ondo Finance’s native token, MANTRA’s OM and Chintai’s CHEX posted double-digit gains during the crypto rebound, while many altcoins still nursed losses.

Crypto Daybook Americas: The Sea of Red May Not Ebb as Fast as Expected Your day-ahead look for Feb. 3, 2025

Crypto Stocks Slide Pre-Market as U.S. Futures Point to More Bitcoin Losses S&P 500 futures slid 1.4%, Dow Jones future fell 1.2% and futures on the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 lost 1.7%

India Reviewing Its Crypto Stance as Global Outlook Eases: Reuters The review comes as Donald Trump’s crypto friendly policy has pushed countries to soften their approach on digital assets.

XRP, Dogecoin Plunge 25% as Crypto Liquidations Cross $2.2B on Tariffs Led Dump XRP, dogecoin (DOGE) and Cardano’s ADA fell more than 25% to reverse all of the gains since December, reaching pre-U.S. election levels from early November.

are there any ecommerce platforms that actually take crypto? been running an online store for a while now, and i keep seeing all these crypto payment processors pop up, but like… does anyone actually use them? i’ve looked into things like bitpay, but a lot of big platforms still don’t integrate crypto natively, and i feel like we’re missing out on a huge market of people who actually want to spend btc and…

A Blueprint for Crypto Market Structure Kristin Smith, CEO of the Blockchain Association, outlines principles to guide legislation and regulation on issues like self-custody, staking, voting, and peer-to-peer transactions on permissionless networks.

Wintermute CEO Evgeny Gaevoy Discusses the Future of Crypto Trading The algorithmic trading firm’s founder opines on AI’s growing role, the differences between Asian and Western markets, and liquidity fragmentation.

UBS Tests ZKSync’s Layer-2 Tech, Showing Deeper TradFi Interest in Crypto The Swiss banking giant, which has been experimenting with blockchain, tapped the layer-2 firm to test whether it could scale its current Key4 Gold program.

Stablecoin Market Surges Past $200B, Signaling Potential Crypto Price Upswing The stablecoin market has grown by almost $40 billion since President Trump won the U.S. election.

Give Retail Investors a Voice in Crypto Policymaking If the new administration is serious about fostering fair and effective crypto policy, it must include everyday Americans, says John Deaton, who was Republican candidate for Senate in Massachusetts in 2024 and represented XRP holders in Ripple’s landmark securities against the SEC.

Crypto for Advisors: Crypto Ownership vs. ETF 2024: Bitcoin and ether spot ETFs launch, becoming history’s fastest-growing. 2025: The lines between spot crypto ETFs and direct ownership will blur.

Crypto Daybook Americas: Litecoin Leads on Optimistic ETF Signal as Market Rallies After Powell Talks Your day-ahead look for Jan. 30, 2025

Trump Media Starts New Fintech Platform Truth.Fi Focusing on Crypto, ETFs Truth.Fi is the latest endeavor of Donald Trump-affiliated companies into the digital asset space after World Liberty Financial and launching an “official” memecoin.

Digital Currency Group Spins Off Crypto Mining Subsidiary Fortitude From Foundry Fortitude Mining will produce bitcoin and other proof-of-work tokens.