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Animoca Brands' Advisory Overtook Web3 Businesses in 2024 as the Yat Siu-Led Firm Pivots

Animoca Brands reported $314 million in bookings, up 12% from 2023’s $280 million, as the company pivoted away from its reliance on gaming and NFT sales.

Animoca Brands' co-founder and executive chairman Yat Siu speaks at Consensus Hong Kong (CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Could Swing Back to $95K Amid Signs of BTC Bear Exhaustion

Signs of seller exhaustion at the 200-day SMA suggests scope for a price bounce.

BTC options flip bullish. (ArtTower/Pixabay)

Finance

Sygnum Bank Expands Custody to Include Leading Crypto Options Exchange Deribit

Sygnum and Deribit are now leveraging crypto custodian Fireblocks' "Off Exchange" service

Deribit CEO Luuk Strijers (Extreme right) at Consensus Hong Kong (CoinDesk)

Markets

Dollar Index Declines Below 105 as Bitcoin Hits $90K

The DXY index has now dropped to its lowest level since mid-November.

Dollar (CoinDesk)

Tech

Ethereum’s ‘Pectra’ Upgrade Moves Closer to Mainnet After Sepolia Test

The upgrade, which introduces smart contract capabilities for wallets and increases validator stake limits, is nearing deployment.

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Markets

AAVE Jumps 21% as Aave DAO Reveals its ‘Most Important’ Proposal

Aave’s cash pile has ballooned by 115% to $115 million since mid-2024, with the platform’s GHO stablecoin hitting a $200 million supply and reporting strong revenues.

The development lab overseeing lending protocol Aave, which means "ghost" in Finnish, is seeking $16 million from the Aave community. (Unsplash)

Policy

Controversial Australian Olympic Breakdancer Raygun's Brother Charged for Crypto-Linked Fraud

Brendan Gunn is the director of an Australian firm that facilitates investment in crypto and other overseas investments.

Raygun of Team Australia competing in the 2024 Paris Olympics. (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

Markets

BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF Registers Highest Trading Volume in 3 Months

The ETF saw over $1 billion in outflows last week alongside a surge in trading volumes.

ECB is likely to cut rates Thursday. (sergeitokmakov/Pixabay)

Markets

Metaplanet Buys 497 BTC in Another Bargain-Hunting Bitcoin Acquisition

This brings its total BTC holdings to 2,888 BTC.

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Markets

Polymarket Traders Bet on Canadian Tariff Cuts After Lutnick Hints at Negotiations

Howard Lutnick told Fox Business that President Donald Trump is willing to 'meet in the middle' on tariffs, but not eliminate them entirely – yet.

Howard Lutnick (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Policy

Effort to Kill IRS Crypto Rule Clears U.S. Senate Hurdle

With a split among Democrats, the Senate resolution to erase the IRS' DeFi-focused crypto broker rule passed with a massive majority and is now up to the House.

U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

Coinbase, Chainlink, Strategy Among Companies Attending Trump's Crypto Summit

U.S. President Donald Trump is slated to host the summit.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Feb. 27, 2025. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Policy

David Sacks Quietly Divested From Crypto Company at Center of Conflict of Interest Controversy

Sacks' venture firm, Craft Ventures, exited its Bitwise position ahead of the new administration, according to a source close to the situation.

Sen. John Boozman, David Sacks, Sen. Tim Scott and Rep. French Hill (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

El Salvador's Bukele Says Bitcoin Purchases Won't Stop Due to IMF Deal

A clause in the country's recently-completed IMF financing deal suggested a prohibition against El Salvador accumulating any additional bitcoin.

Nayib Bukele, president of El Salvador (Ulises Rodriguez/APHOTOGRAFIA/Getty Images).

Policy

SEC Agrees to Drop Enforcement Suit Against Cumberland DRW, Firm Says

The suit is the latest in a string of dropped enforcement cases by the SEC.

DRW's Don Wilson (DRW)

Markets

Turnaround Tuesday Sees Crypto and Stocks Bounce Sharply From Worst Levels

Having sunk to as low as $81,500 earlier in the session, bitcoin (BTC) climbed above $88,000.

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