Monthly Archives: January 2025

CFTC acting Chair Caroline Pham appointed an official to handle the agency’s crypto outreach. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/us-cftc-caroline-pham-leadership-changes-crypto-defi-harry-jung?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Coinbase wants the Second Circuit Appeals Court to address whether crypto transactions are investment contracts, calling the matter of “immense importance to the crypto industry.” Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/coinbase-asks-appeals-court-to-rule-crypto-trades-not-securities?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Chainalysis said around 94% of the TRUMP and MELANIA tokens are held by around 40 wallets that each hold over $10 million worth. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-whales-dominate-holdings-trump-tokens-chainalysis?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon called the original cryptocurrency an “interesting speculative asset.” Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-no-threat-dollar-goldman-sachs-ceo-david-solomon?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

North Dakota’s lawmakers have introduced a bill aimed to combat crypto ATM transactions after 103 state residents reported $6.5 million in losses to crypto scams in 2023. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/north-dakota-bill-seeks-protect-crypto-atm-users-from-scams?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

The Ethereum blockchain’s earnings from fees saw a 3% year-on-year rise from 2023 to 2024 despite the Dencun upgrade early last year, which reduced network fees. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/ethereum-2024-fee-earnings-rise-despite-cost-reductions-coin-gecko?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Democrat Representative Gerald Connolly said Donald Trump is unlikely to uphold a “single provision” of the Presidential Ethics Reform Act without intervention. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/democrats-call-trump-investigation-crypto-ventures?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Numerous cohorts of Ethereum addresses added over 330,000 ETH in the last two weeks. Is this a sign that a $5,000 ETH price is in the making? Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/ethereum-whales-add-1-b-in-eth-is-the-accumulation-trend-hinting-at-a-5-k-eth-price?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

The Silk Road creator walked free on Jan. 22 after 12 years in prison. Wallets tied to him are rumored to be worth around $47 million. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/kraken-donations-ulbricht-47m-wallet-rumors?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Solana rallied by 7% on Jan. 22, but a few data points suggest a move to SOL’s all-time high could take longer than expected. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/solana-price-rallies-to-272-but-what-will-it-take-for-sol-to-hit-new-highs?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound