Activity in the cryptocurrency market has continued to dip, with the total crypto market cap (TOTAL) down 3% over the past 24 hours. Bitcoin (BTC) has recorded a 3% drop in value during the same period. Meanwhile, AI Agent AI16Z has emerged as the market’s biggest loser during the review period. In the news today:
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Group has clarified that no official decision has been made regarding the launch of futures contracts for Solana (SOL) and XRP (XRP). The clarification follows the accidental publication of related information on the beta version of its website. CME’s Statement: No XRP and SOL Futures Yet On January 22, a
Ethereum, the world’s second-largest blockchain by market capitalization, has unveiled Etherealize. This initiative aims to accelerate institutional adoption of the Ethereum ecosystem. Helmed by Wall Street veteran Vivek Raman, Etherealize is positioning itself as a key bridge between traditional finance (TradFi) and Ethereum, the self-described “operating system for the global economy.” Ethereum to Accelerate Institutional
This is a segment from the Lightspeed newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe . On Friday, the SEC filed suit against Nova Labs, the developer behind the Helium Mobile crypto-enabled cell network. The agency charged Nova Labs with fraud and registration violations. The litigation wound up being the last of Gary Gensler’s four-year tenure as
This is a segment from the Forward Guidance newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe . Congressional Republicans are working to reverse new IRS guidelines that require so-called “custodial brokers” to report transactions. Rep. Mike Carey and Sen. Ted Cruz this week introduced corresponding resolutions seeking to “roll back the disastrous IRS broker rule.” The legislation
This is a segment from the Forward Guidance newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe . As expected, Donald Trump has backed off a bit on the ambitious tariff goals he touted on the campaign trail. “I think we’ll do it Feb. 1,” Trump said during a Monday press conference, referring to tariff increases on Canada
This is a segment from the Forward Guidance newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe . If you’ve been reading Forward Guidance, you know the last few days in crypto land have been — to put it mildly — eventful. Bitcoin surged to a new all-time high the day Donald Trump was sworn in. After a
Bitwise has recently filed documents to the Delaware’s Department of State, applying for the registration of a Bitwise Dogecoin ETF. On Jan. 22, crypto fund manager Bitwise Asset Management submitted documents to register for a Dogecoin (DOGE) exchange-traded fund. The filing can be found within the Delaware Department of State’s Division of Corporations official website.
This is a segment from the 0xResearch newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe . The Ethereum Foundation is going through a bit of civil unrest, but work on the world computer continues. Ethereum researcher Justin Drake published on the ethresearch forums yesterday a compilation article on a new rollup design known as “native rollups.” If
North Dakota regulators are debating a bill that introduces consumer protections to combat scams involving cryptocurrency ATMs. During a Jan. 22 hearing, lawmakers in North Dakota discussed House Bill 1447, introduced to the state’s legislative assembly earlier this month, which seeks to cap daily withdrawals, regulate transaction fees, and mandate fraud warning notices on crypto