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Smart Valor Is Conducting a Strategic Review That May Lead to Sale of the Company

Bids for the Swiss crypto firm are due by Jan. 24, people close to the process said.

 Increasing the money supply is a hidden tax on everyone who holds that currency (Credit: iStockPhoto)

Finance

Bitstamp to Roll Out Regulated Derivatives Trading in Europe: Sources

Leveraging its MiFID credentials, Bitstamp is preparing a regulated perpetual swap offering.

The Bitstamp executive team (Bitstamp)

Finance

Crypto Investor Arthur Hayes Doubts Trump Will Get Around to Doing a Bitcoin Reserve

"I don't know how borrowing money to buy bitcoin helps on any of Trump's platforms," Hayes said.

Arthur Hayes, CIO, Maelstrom, pictured at CfC St. Moritz 2025 (CfC St. Moritz)

Finance

Crypto Firm Ctrl Wallet Up for Sale With Bids Due by the End of the Month

The self-custody wallet received two M&A approaches last year which triggered a sales process for the company.

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Markets

Floki on Course for Europe ETP as DAO Floats Proposal to Provide Early Liquidity

A Floki exchange-traded product is set to go live in Europe in early 2025, a project developer told CoinDesk.

(Floki)

Finance

ESG-Focused Blockchain Trrue Secures $10M Investment Commitment From GEM Digital

GEM will receive tokens in exchange, while Trrue looks to develop blockchain technology with a focus on sustainability and regulatory compliance.

The U.S. Dollar (Shutterstock)

Finance

Bitcoin Miner Hut 8 Buys $100M BTC Boosting Total Total Stash to $1B

The miner bought about 990 bitcoin for average price of around $101,710 each.

Mining rig. (Shutterstock)

Finance

Revolut to Strengthen Crypto Fraud Protections With Added Security, Risk Scores

The Revolut Pay enhanced due diligence API will be rolled out to crypto customers from start of 2025.

Revolut app

Markets

Top NFT Brand Pudgy Penguins to Release PENGU Token

Pudgy Penguins is among the most popular NFT collections, and its comic penguins have a big presence on X, YouTube and Instagram.

Pudgy Penguins NFTs

Markets

Memecoin Launchpad GraFun Expands to Ethereum to Clinch New Users

Expanding to Ethereum will help GraFun capture newer audiences, tap into higher liquidity for meme issuances and increase the platform’s visibility among crypto traders.

(GraFun)