The rumors come two days after X CEO Linda Yaccarino confirmed the social media platform would launch X Money in 2025. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/rumors-x-payments-feature-could-launch-immediately?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Monthly Archives: January 2025
Do Kwon’s superseding indictment includes money laundering charge
The Terraform Labs co-founder was indicted on eight felony charges in 2023 but will likely face an additional count for money laundering conspiracy. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/do-kwon-superseding-indictment-money-laundering-conspiracy?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
USDC market cap is up 80% from 2023 lows
The stablecoin is also more widely distributed across blockchain networks. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/usdc-market-cap-up-80-percent-2023-lows-research?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Web3’s role in protecting digital rights and privacy going into 2025
“The whole problem with centralized systems is that there’s a center,” Naoris chief strategy officer David Holtzman told Cointelegraph. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/web3-role-protecting-digital-rights-privacy-2025?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Frax community approves frxUSD stablecoin backed by BlackRock's BUIDL
According to RWA.XYZ, BlackRock’s US dollar Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund has over $648 million in assets under management. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/frax-community-approves-stablecoin-backed-blackrock-buidl?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Morgan Stanley mulls adding crypto to E-Trade: Report
The brokerage reportedly cited expectations of a crypto-friendly regulatory environment under incoming President Trump as a key consideration. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/morgan-stanley-e-trade-adding-crypto-report?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Odds of 2025 US Solana ETF listing top 77%: VanEck research head
Matthew Sigel described Polymarket’s 77% projected odds of a US SOL ETF listing in 2025 as “underpriced.” Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/van-eck-research-head-tips-2025-solana-etf-highly-likely?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Terraform co-founder Do Kwon appears before US judge, pleads not guilty
“The defendant orchestrated schemes to defraud purchasers of cryptocurrencies,” the indictment against the Terraform co-founder read. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/terraform-do-kwon-appears-before-us-judge-pleads-not-guilty?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Tether, Tron and TRM Labs jointly froze $126M USDT in 2024
“Cryptocurrency transactions are not anonymous; they are the most traceable and trackable assets,” Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino said in April. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/tether-tron-trm-labs-froze-100-million-usdt-2024?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Members of US Congress backed by crypto PACs to take office on Jan. 3
Interest groups suggested that a majority of lawmakers in the US House of Representatives would be “pro-crypto” after the 2024 election. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/united-states-congress-members-crypto-support-sworn-in?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound