Citadel Securities eyes market-making role for crypto exchanges: Report

Citadel Securities is reportedly looking to provide liquidity to the crypto markets after years of waiting for the crypto regulatory landscape in the US to improve. Source link

Superchain will reach 80% of Ethereum L2 transactions in 2025 — Optimsm exec

Sony, Coinbase, Kraken and Sam Altman’s World are all building on Optimism’s OP Stack. Source link

OKX pleads guilty, pays $505M in penalties to settle DOJ charges

OKX’s Aux Cayes FinTech Co. Ltd agreed to pay over $500 million worth of fines for operating an unlicensed money-transmitting business. Source link

South Dakota lawmakers effectively kill proposed Bitcoin bill

The House bill, which proposed allowing the US state to invest in Bitcoin, was deferred until after the legislative session ended. Source link

Analysts eye Bitcoin miners’ AI, chip sales ahead of Q4 earnings

Miners are embracing adjacent business lines to offset pressure on core mining margins from the April 2024 halving. Source link

SEC task force continues meeting with firms over crypto regulations

The US financial regulator has already closed an investigation into Robinhood Crypto and will reportedly drop its enforcement action against Coinbase. Source link

Dubai recognizes USDC, EURC as first stablecoins under token regime

The Dubai Financial Services Authority has recognized the first stablecoins under its crypto token regime: USDC and EURC. Source link

Crypto market weakness sparks $86K Bitcoin price target next

Bitcoin is off to an “interesting” start this week, but market weakness is doing bulls no favors as range lows loom. Source link

DeFi can help us choose the best robots for the job

As the demand for humanoid robots grows across industries, DeFi-inspired systems offer a decentralized, transparent and efficient way to match the right robots to the right tasks. Source link

Celo, Chainlink, Hyperlane launch crosschain USDT on OP Superchain

Stablecoin interoperability is becoming a major driving force for developers seeking to ease the cost and settlement burden of transactions. Source link