I Still Don’t Like Tether (USDT) On Bitcoin And Lightning

Follow Frank on X. The news of USDT (Tether) coming to Bitcoin and Lightning via Taproot Assets has been met with various reactions. Some believe it’s good for Bitcoin (most, actually,…

LIBRA, Solana drama: Meteora co-founder resigns, Jupiter begins probe

The launch of the LIBRA token has sparked controversy in the Solana ecosystem, seeing Meteora co-founder Ben Chow resign and Jupiter launch an investigation. Source link

Sanctioned jurisdictions account for 39% of illicit crypto transactions in 2024

A Chainalysis report has revealed that US-sanctioned jurisdictions, including Iran and Russia, moved $15.8 billion in crypto in 2024, with mixing services aiding evasion. Source link

Understanding perpetual strike preferred stocks: Strategy’s latest offering explained

Strategy’s latest capital-raising method, perpetual strike preferred stock, is designed to fund Bitcoin buys with priority dividends, conversion options and controlled dilution. Source link

Bitcoin’s price movement ‘looks very manufactured’ — Samson Mow

“It seems like it’s some sort of price suppression,” said Mow during a panel discussion at Consensus Hong Kong. Source link

Upgrade Verse Staking Rewards Program to Increase Capital Efficiency? You Decide | by Bitcoin.com | Feb, 2025

Greetings Verse Community, We are thrilled to bring you another exciting proposal as we continue to shape the future of Bitcoin.com’s Verse Ecosystem. Verse Staking V1 In April 2023, we…

Hong Kong remains an ‘open and vibrant market’ for crypto, says financial secretary

Hong Kong financial secretary Paul Chan Mo-po says an exciting upcoming development is the intersection of AI and blockchain, which he said would create more use cases. Source link

Crypto firms need to go public to ‘address Wall Street’ — BitGo CEO

BitGo boss Mike Belsche has hinted at a potential public offering for his crypto custody firm, and says going public would help to “deliver trust in digital assets.” Source link

Hong Kong remains an ‘open and vibrant market’ for crypto, says financial secretary

Hong Kong financial secretary Paul Chan Mo-po says an exciting upcoming development is the intersection of AI and blockchain, which he said would create more use cases. Source link

Crypto custodian BitGo launches OTC trading amid rumored late 2025 IPO

OTC infrastructure firm Finery Markets says OTC trading volume skyrocketed last year, driven by Donald Trump’s election win and demand for spot crypto ETFs. Source link