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Crypto Critic and Former Senator Bob Menendez Gets 11 Years in Prison for Bribery

Menendez is a former senator from New Jersey and a Democrat.

Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) exits Manhattan federal court on July 16 as a jury found Menendez guilty of accepting bribes. (Adam Gray/Getty Images)

Markets

World’s Largest Sovereign Wealth Fund Has Indirect Bitcoin Exposure of More Than $355M

Norway’s sovereign wealth fund saw a 153% year-over-year increase in indirect bitcoin exposure in 2024, according to K33 Research.

Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) sees non direct bitcoin exposure soar past $350 million (Shutterstock)

Markets

BlockFills and CoinDesk Indices Launch Options Market for CoinDesk 20 Index

The CoinDesk 20 Index gets an options market that will bring institutional liquidity to the index.

BlockFills' institutional-grade CD20 options are live. (AG-Pics/Pixabay)

Markets

Bitcoin, ADA, DOGE Notch Slight Gains as Litecoin ETF Filing Spurs LTC 14% Higher

BTC added nearly 3% in the past 24 hours after the FOMC meeting, reversing all losses from a Monday bloodbath that saw prices drop as much as 8%.

An ETF promising 100% downside protection for volatility in the price of bitcoin hit the market on Wednesday. (Charlie Harris/Unsplash)

Markets

Core Scientific Top AI Pick in Bitcoin Miners Despite DeepSeek Dislocation: Bernstein

The shares are now available at a deep discount, the report said.

Core Scientific's Marble facility in North Carolina. (Core Scientific)

Markets

XRP Logged $400M DEX Volumes in January, Ripple’s Brad Garlinghouse Says

The rapid expansion of the XRP Ledger's DEX was one of the key reasons that made 2024 “one of the most monumental years for Ripple.”

(PhotoMosh)

Markets

Bitcoin Friday Futures: CME Group’s Top Crypto Launch Adds Options in February

These new financially settled contracts will expire daily from Monday to Friday.

CME Group to Launch Options on Bitcoin Friday Futures (OleksandrPidvalnyi/Pixabay)

Tech

Avalanche Blockchain's December Upgrade Cut Usage Fees by 75%

The upgrade was designed to make Avalanche cheaper. It worked.

Avalanche average transaction cost has dropped sharply since the mid-December upgrade. (Bitquery)

Markets

Ether's Worst Showing Versus Bitcoin Highlights Cycle of Diminishing Returns: Van Straten

The two tokens' relative performance is more a sign of bitcoin strength than ether's weakness, one observer said.

Ethereum: ETH/BTC Ratio Since Cycle Low (Glassnode)

Finance

ABN AMRO, 21X Conduct Onchain Trade of Tokenized Assets Against Stablecoins

ABN AMRO and 21X completed a joint proof of concept for the issuing of a token on the Polygon Amoy Testnet

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Finance

Pudgy Penguins’ Layer 2 Network, Abstract, Struggles to Attract Liquidity

Just $33 million worth of ether and stablecoins is currently deployed on Abstract.

Image of several Pudgy Penguin NFTs (Pudgy Penguins)

Markets

TRUMP Memecoins Can Now Be Used to Buy Donald Trump Merchandise

The move bumps utility and useability for the TRUMP token, which launched on Jan. 17 and has since entered the top-thirty tokens.

Trump's BTC reserve comprises of coins seized in enforcement actions. (hoekstrarogier/Pixabay)

Markets

Polymarket Still Skeptical of U.S Bitcoin Reserve Despite David Sacks' Assurance

Trump's crypto czar David Sacks confirmed on Fox News that a national BTC reserve is being studied, but the market isn't buying it

White House. (René DeAnda/Unsplash)

Policy

Crypto Consortium T3 FCU Helps Spanish Authorities Freeze $26.4M Linked to Crime Syndicate

Authorities in Spain say they've arrested 23 people and seized $26.4 million thanks to assistance from T3.

Spain flag. (Max Harlynking/Unsplash)

Markets

Long-Term Bitcoin Holders Are Spending Their BTC, A Bullish Signal, Analysts Say

Analysts observing previous BTC bull market said the outlook remains constructive while long-term holders continue to distribute their coins.

BTC long-term holders continue to sell. (Alexas_Fotos/Pixabay)