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Goldfinch has launched "Prime," a new onchain investment pool that offers exposure to private credit funds like Apollo and Ares, which collectively manage over $1 trillion in assets.
Alchemy and Syndicate are teaming up to scale Ethereum by integrating Alchemy's rollup developer platform with Syndicate's onchain sequencing network, enabling seamless, community-owned rollups.
A new Solana memecoin, $ENRON, has launched - it embraces the infamous name of the collapsed energy giant for viral appeal.
President Trump has appointed newly confirmed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as the interim director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), signaling a shift in regulatory approach, particularly regarding crypto policies. Bessent, a crypto-friendly hedge fund manager, will oversee the agency, which has recently proposed rules to regulate digital payments and protect consumers from fraud, while facing political pressure to reduce its regulatory scope.
Coinbase has secured registration with the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), becoming the largest crypto exchange to receive approval to directly offer crypto services in the country. The registration process only awards approvals to 14% of applicants. It allows Coinbase to offer both crypto and cash services to UK investors while enabling direct communication with the FCA for future products and services.
ZKP2P is a decentralized on/off-ramp protocol that enables seamless fiat-to-crypto swaps across multiple chains and tokens without fees, KYC, or intermediaries. The V2 upgrade introduces broader currency support, liquidity efficiency, and improved cryptographic verification methods (zkEmail, zkTLS, and TEEs), making on/off-ramping faster, more private, and globally accessible.
Meow now enables businesses to send and receive USDC for free directly from their existing cash balance, eliminating the need for separate crypto exchange accounts. This feature, which integrates with accounting platforms like QuickBooks and NetSuite, offers improved security, spend controls, and multi-user permissions, making stablecoin transactions seamless for crypto companies, VCs, and businesses handling USDC payments.
The Abstract app ecosystem is expanding rapidly, with various apps offering unique ways to earn XP, as seen with the surprise value increase of Abstract socks. This article covers 21 apps on Abstract, detailing their functions, potential XP rewards, and how users can engage with them.
Wintermute's CEO addresses misconceptions about the firm's role in crypto markets, emphasizing that they are a proprietary trading firm focused on liquidity provision across CeFi, DeFi, and OTC markets, not price manipulation. He explains market dynamics, why token prices fluctuate, and how market makers operate, while also poking fun at X narratives and reinforcing the importance of transparency in crypto trading.
Coinbase users have lost over $65M in just two months to social engineering scams, largely because aggressive risk models fail to prevent sophisticated phishing attacks that exploit personal data and spoof Coinbase communications. While Coinbase has made significant contributions to crypto adoption, critics argue that its inadequate response to theft reports, lack of real-time security interventions, and failure to pursue legal action against known scammers leave users vulnerable compared to competitors like Kraken, OKX, and Binance.
Canadian national Andean Medjedovic has been charged by U.S. authorities with multiple criminal counts, including wire fraud and money laundering, for allegedly stealing $65 million through exploits of two DeFi protocols: $48.8 million from KyberSwap in November 2023 and $16.5 million from Indexed Finance in 2021. The hacker demanded control over the Kyber platform, including its governance mechanism, in exchange for returning the funds. Medjedovic, who remains at large, faces charges of wire fraud, computer hacking, attempted extortion, and money laundering.
The Coinbase Agentathon highlighted the rapid progress of AI agent builders shifting from simple bots to real utility, with many using Cursor, carefully considering tokenomics before launching, and approaching fundraising pragmatically.
Aave experienced over $200M in liquidations within 24 hours, marking its largest liquidation event since August 2024.
World Liberty Financial has moved over 90% of its $363 million treasury to Coinbase, including nearly all of its $175 million ETH holdings and significant positions in WBTC, AAVE, ENA, and LINK.
The Bybit CEO reported that liquidation data significantly underestimates the actual total, with Bybit alone seeing over $2B in 24 hours.
Bitcoin fell below $100K as the crypto market reacted to President Trump's planned tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico, and China, which prompted retaliatory measures and a lawsuit from China filed with the WTO. Memecoins were hit hardest, with major Solana-based tokens and Trump's own memecoin dropping over 30% in the past week amid broader market uncertainty.
Despite a community effort that raised nearly $700,000, The Las Vegas Sphere has denied any agreement to display the Dogwifhat memecoin and revealed that no such deal was ever in place. The controversy led to a 35% price spike to WIF following a cryptic social media post from the team that coincided with a $700,000 move from the project treasury to an unnamed wallet. The Dogwifhat team claimed that they were working with an “established brand” to facilitate the advertisement, but Sphere representatives have explicitly stated that it only accepts advertising from exchanges and Bitcoin-related content.
Veil Cash is revolutionizing on-chain privacy by allowing users to deposit ETH into shielded pools, breaking transaction links while maintaining anonymity through zero-knowledge proofs. With both Verified and Public Pools, it balances regulatory compliance and full anonymity, all powered by $VEIL tokens.
Over a year and a half after the original announcement, Uniswap v4 is now live on mainnet across 10 supported chains. Uniswap v4 introduces hooks, a modular plugin system allowing for customizable pool logic, with over 150 hooks already developed for features like dynamic fees and automated liquidity management. It also achieves up to 99.99% gas savings for pool creation and improved efficiency for multi-hop swaps. The deployment follows extensive security measures including nine independent audits and a $15M bug bounty program.
The AI agent market is in a severe downturn, with total market cap dropping 55% from $21.5B to $9.5B over the past month, impacting the Solana and Base ecosystems equally. The seven major sectors, including DeFAI, Trading Agents, Gaming, and Frameworks, experienced drawdowns. The market is entering a consolidating phase marked by natural selection, where projects maintaining development momentum are likely to emerge stronger. The current fragmentation across thousands of agents is expected to resolve through market-driven consolidation of mindshare and capital.
There should be community and governance tools like an agent-associated governance or agent grading of contribution quality. Agents are great for spinning up quick prediction markets or market making on existing pools. Since their primary mode of interaction is on social, they could further advance via memecoin launching, reputation-based trading, content production, and for connecting users together. In DeFi, agents could create indices and abstract complex DeFi management away from the agent.
zk-TLS (Zero-Knowledge Transport Layer Security) is reaching product-market fit, with applications like Earnifi using the technology to access real-time payroll data securely, reducing costs and improving financial accessibility for workers. As zk-TLS adoption scales, real-world crypto use cases are quietly gaining traction, marking a shift from speculative hype to practical implementation.
The AI Agent narrative cooled off after explosive gains in late 2024, with many early projects failing to sustain momentum. However, innovation is driving the next evolution of specialized, profit-focused agents. The next wave, dubbed DeFAI agents, will focus on high-value crypto tasks like yield farming and automated trading, using fine-tuned models and high-quality data to deliver real profitability while outdated agents that fail to adapt will fade from relevance.
Indian crypto investors could see penalties of up to 70% on undeclared gains under new tax regulations taking effect in February 2025.
Bitcoin's mining difficulty adjusted downward (became slightly easier) for the first time since September 2024 because of cold weather in the U.S., which drove up energy prices and reduced mining profitability.
Tether reported over $13B in net profits for 2024, including $6B in Q4, while its exposure to U.S. Treasuries reached a record $113B.
Memeland is tapping into internet culture by launching the $PAIN token in collaboration with "Hide the Pain Harold" - it raised $3.26M in a public presale with a unique uncapped contribution model.
Pump.fun, a platform for creating and trading memecoins, is facing a class action lawsuit alleging it violated U.S. securities laws by facilitating the creation of unregistered securities and engaging in pump-and-dump schemes. The lawsuit claims that all tokens generated on Pump.fun's platform are securities and that the company earned nearly $500 million in fees from these activities.
Kraken has relaunched its staking service in the U.S. for 17 blockchains, including Ethereum and Solana, nearly two years after settling SEC charges and paying a $30M fine for failing to register its staking program. Initially available in 37 states, this move comes amid a more crypto-friendly regulatory environment under the new U.S. administration.
Jupiter Mobile has launched Magic Scan, a new feature that allows users to scan, paste, or share images and text to quickly detect token symbols, wallet addresses, and WalletConnect QRs. Currently live on iOS and coming soon to Android, this tool aims to simplify crypto trading with seamless Scan-To-Trade functionality.
Securitize has integrated with Solana to expand tokenized real-world assets using the network's fast, scalable infrastructure for institutional-grade financial products like the Apollo Diversified Credit Securitize Fund ($ACRED). This milestone enhances on-chain finance by optimizing high-throughput financial applications and broadening investment opportunities globally.
Native USDC is now live on Aptos, enabling developers and users to access the stablecoin without bridging while leveraging Aptos' fast, scalable L1 blockchain for DeFi, payments, and cross-border transactions. With Circle Mint support, the integration improves liquidity, supports ecosystem growth, and facilitates migration from bridged USDC, positioning Aptos as a key player in the future of on-chain finance.
Andre Cronje, DeFi pioneer, admits that relentless SEC investigations led to his departure from DeFi in 2022, despite launching Yearn and Keep3r with no token sales, raises, or personal financial benefits. The SEC's investigation evolved from examining potential securities violations to scrutinizing Yearn's vaults as investment vehicles, forcing Cronje to dedicate time and resources to compliance while halting development work. Though Cronje stepped away from public engagement, he continued working privately on DeFi and scaling solutions and is now preparing to release new primitives.
With Abstract's mainnet now live, users can start earning XP - points that could lead to a bigger airdrop in the future. To get started, set up your profile, earn public badges by trading and upvoting dApps, discover secret badges by interacting with top apps, maximize your XP bonus with certain assets, and, if you're a creator, start streaming on Abstract.
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried's parents are reportedly seeking a presidential pardon from Donald Trump and are meeting with lawyers and Trump administration figures to explore clemency possibilities. SBF is currently serving a 25-year prison sentence following his conviction on seven fraud charges related to the collapse of FTX, where he was found guilty of misusing customer funds and operating a fraudulent enterprise. While Trump's recent pardon of Ross Ulbricht has encouraged white-collar defendants to seek clemency, SBF's case differs significantly from Ulbricht's, which was widely viewed as an example of regulatory overreach rather than fraud.
MoviePass is exploring a potential expansion into blockchain and is surveying customers about their interest in web3 while building on existing partnerships with Animoca Brands and the Sui blockchain for USDC payments for subscribers. The company envisions implementing onchain rewards for moviegoers and movie investment opportunities, though similar initiatives by other platforms like Patreon have faced user resistance.
ECB President Christine Lagarde reaffirmed that bitcoin will not be included in the eurozone's central bank reserves, citing concerns over liquidity, security, and regulatory scrutiny.
Starknet is set to become the first network to settle on both Bitcoin and Ethereum, with its first Bitcoin use case expected to launch in Q1 this year.
Hedge fund Elliott Management, led by Paul Singer, has warned investors that the "inevitable collapse" of the crypto bubble could have unpredictable consequences, citing its speculative nature and growing political ties.
SocialFi is experiencing a resurgence in 2025, with apps like Tribe, Vector, Yapster, and Clout innovating in social trading, gamified engagement, creator tokens, and onchain content.
The Czech National Bank is considering allocating up to 5% of its €140 billion reserves to Bitcoin, which would mark the first such move by a Western central bank if implemented. Governor Ales Michl plans to present this consideration to the bank's board today as part of a broader reserve diversification strategy that includes gold purchases and increased equity exposure, citing growing institutional interest in the digital asset as contextual support. No immediate decision is forthcoming.
The Federal Reserve has kept interest rates steady at 4.25%-4.50%. Bitcoin remains flat at around $100K, but analysts predict that two or more rate cuts could push BTC past $110K and potentially up to $200K by year's end. Bitcoin's near-term movement remains cautious despite Trump's pro-crypto stance and institutional interest, but there are expectations of a potential summer breakout.
Phantom has added Sui support alongside Solana, Ethereum, Bitcoin, and Base. It is currently a beta feature that needs to be switched on.
Kraken Pay is a new payment service that enables instant, free transfers of 300+ crypto and fiat assets globally, with automatic cross-asset conversion capabilities during transfers. The product has paylinks, which allow users to send crypto payments via any messaging service, and customizable Kraktags that serve as unique identifiers. The service is now live for all Kraken clients.
Ethereum's upcoming Pectra hard fork, scheduled for March, aims to improve scalability by doubling data availability blobs from an average of three to six (max of 9 per block), though experts believe this will only suffice until late summer. The subsequent Fusaka upgrade is expected to implement Peer Data Availability Sampling (PeerDAS), similar to peer-to-peer torrenting, which could further increase efficiency and scalability.
This crypto cycle has been especially difficult due to factors like PTSD from past market crashes, regulatory crackdowns, a lack of major innovation, and a shift towards short-term trading and financial nihilism. With BTC attracting new institutional buyers while altcoins struggle, success now requires a more strategic approach, whether through fundamentals-driven investments, active trading, or niche plays like airdrop farming.
Programmable intellectual property (IP), enabled by Story Protocol, leverages smart contracts to streamline IP management, turning intellectual property into a liquid asset class (IPFi) with royalty-based earnings, potentially revolutionizing the $61T IP market much like real estate or bonds in traditional finance.
THORChain's experimental lending protocol froze $200M in user funds as validators scrambled to prevent a death spiral triggered by its flawed leverage model. While its core DEX remains operational, the protocol now faces a 90-day race to restructure debt and salvage trust, exposing yet another DeFi experiment gone wrong.
The most prominent crypto AI agent platform and investment DAO, ai16z, is rebranding to ElizaOS following trademark concerns from Andreessen Horowitz.
Jermone Powell, US Fed chair, states that banks are perfectly capable of serving crypto customers as long as they can manage the risks.