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Policy

Hong Kong Doubles Down on Crypto Regulation With Staff Hires

The securities regulator wants to hire staff for market surveillance and enforcement investigations.

Hong Kong (Ryan Mac / Unsplash)

Finance

Trivago Adds Travala's Hotel Inventory, Gaining Crypto Payment Options

Travala, which is backed by the world's largest crypto exchange, Binance, is in talks with potential buyers after receiving a takeover approach late last year.

16:9 Hotel (ming dai/Pixabay)

Markets

WazirX Tells Creditors Accept New Scheme or Wait Until 2030 for Refunds From $230M Hack

The aftermath of an attack on India’s once-largest crypto exchange continues to brew.

Credit: Shutterstock

Markets

Bitcoin Hashrate Hits All-Time High Defying Analyst Expectations

Bitcoin transaction fees have hit multi-year lows despite the price hovering around $100,000.

Hash Rate (Glassnode)

Markets

Bitcoin Still Following Previous Cycle's Trajectory Despite Price Drop: Van Straten

Despite the U.S. tariff uncertainty, bitcoin remains on track with previous cycles.

BTC: Price Performance Since Cycle Low (Glassnode)

Policy

Anthony Scaramucci Says U.S. Pro-Crypto Regulation Likely by November

Scaramucci also described Trump's official memecoin as "bad for the industry."

Anthony Scaramucci, founder and managing partner at SkyBridge Capital (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Finance

Galaxy and BitGo Buddy Up for Crypto Staking Despite Legal Spat

The firms are driven by compelling mutual benefits: Galaxy gains extra staking business and BitGo customers are able to use staked assets as collateral for loans and trading.

Galaxy founder Mike Novogratz (Shutterstock)

Markets

XRP Teases 2017-Like Bull Pattern Against Bitcoin: Godbole

The XRP/BTC ratio is looking to move out of the volatility bands, signaling a bullish imbalance in the market.

XRP/BTC hints at major rally ahead. (Pexels/Pixabay)

Policy

Kraken Secures License to Enter EU Derivatives Market

The license was obtained through the acquisition of a Cypriot firm.

Kraken on phone (PiggyBank/ Unsplash)

Policy

Howard Lutnick Softens Stance on Tether Stability, Investment Ties

The Cantor Fitzgerald chair was grilled about prior bullish statements made about Tether during a recent Senate hearing.

Cantor Fitzgerald's Howard Lutnick (World Economic Forum)

Markets

Lending Protocol Aave Processes $200M in Liquidation Without Adding to Bad-Debt Burden

Aave aced the market's stress test, processing millions in liquidations without taking on new bad debt.

Aave processed millions in liquidations Monday. (geralt/Pixabay)

Markets

Ethereum Raises Gas Limits for First Time Since 2021, Boosting ETH Appeal

This change was implemented after more than half of the validators supported the adjustment, which was enacted automatically without the need for a hard fork.

Retro gas pump (unsplash)

Markets

XRP and Dogecoin Surged 20%, Then Dipped as China Tariffs Dent Crypto Rebound

Donald Trump's decision to impose tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico, and China led to a steep drop in bitcoin and broader equity markets on Monday.

Rollercoaster

Policy

Probe of Crypto.com, Kalshi’s Super Bowl Bets Is About the Nature of ‘Gaming’: Crypto Lawyer

The regulator's probe is focused on the issue of sports being considered gaming, said New York-based crypto lawyer Aaron Brogan.

A football placed on a field. (Dave Adamson/Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin Down 2.5% as China Slaps Retaliatory Tariffs on U.S., Probes Google

The move came after U.S. President Donald Trump's new 10% tariffs on China came into effect.

China. (Excellentcc/Pixabay)