Daily Crypto News Flash

Bitwise files for a DOGE ETF in the US

Taiwan to draft a law in June 2025 allowing banks to issue stablecoins

Ethereum leads blockchain earnings in 2024, raking in $2.48 billion in fees 

Coinbase asks US appeals court to rule that crypto trades aren’t securities in their ongoing legal battle with SEC

WazirX gets approval from a Singapore court to repay victims of the massive $235 million hack

Binance Labs Rebrands to YZi Labs

Senator Lummis’s Crypto Subcommittee

Donald Trump launched his very own memecoin, $TRUMP ahead of his inauguration

Following Donald's $TRUMP token release, his wife Melania Trump also

Trump’s World Liberty Presale sells out completely

Ryan Fournier, co-founder of Students for Trump, faces backlash after dumping half of the $TIKTOK memecoin.

Elon Musk’s D.O.G.E set to face a lawsuit for violating federal transparency laws

Friday, January 17th 2025

Phantom Wallet has landed a $150 million funding round, with Sequoia Capital and Paradigm leading the charge.

President-elect Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on January 20th designating crypto as a national priority

Layer-1 blockchain Quai Network has revealed its Mainnet launch is set for January 29, 2025, with the token generation event following on February 3.

Jio Platforms, India’s largest telecom company, has introduced JioCoin—a reward-based token on Polygon.

Wall Street could push Litecoin ETF demand to $580 million—if it matches Bitcoin’s adoption rate, according to CoinDesk.

The U.S. SEC has filed an appeal to overturn the district court’s decision on XRP transactions. 

Texas and Oklahoma lawmakers introduced bills to create strategic Bitcoin reserves.

Jio Platforms, India’s largest mobile network operator, is teaming up with Polygon Labs to bring Web3 tech to 450 millions of its users.

US law firm Burwick to file a lawsuit against Solana memecoin launchpad Pumpfun. 

Spot and derivatives trading volume on centralized exchanges hit an all-time high of $11.3 trillion last December, according to CCData.

President-elect Donald Trump is reportedly open to creating an American-first strategic reserve, prioritizing digital assets like Solana, USDC, and XRP. 

US President-elect Donald Trump is expected to issue executive orders on crypto policy as soon as he takes office.

Intesa Sanpaolo, Italy’s largest banking group, purchased 11 bitcoins worth 1 million euros in a first-ever direct crypto transaction by an Italian bank.

The U.S. Court of Appeals slams the US SEC for its handling of a crypto rules request in the Coinbase case, calling it 'arbitrary and capricious.' 

Blockchain analytics firm, Chainalysis, acquired AI fraud detection company Alterya in a deal worth an estimated $150M

Japanese electronics giant, Sony, announces the mainnet launch of its 'Soneium' blockchain. 

The U.S. Supreme Court rejected Binance’s appeal in a class-action lawsuit over unregistered token sales. 

Two Robinhood Markets broker-dealers have agreed to pay 45 million dollars to settle charges from the SEC over securities violations