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The campaign-financial operation that shook the 2024 elections has returned to dabble in Florida congressional seats vacated by Matt Gaetz and Michael Waltz.

Forcing prospective officials to divest crypto doesn’t improve crypto policy, says Blockchain Association’s Dan Spuller.

The charges stem from DCG and Genesis’ response to the 2022 collapse of crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital.

Crypto investors have high hopes for the incoming administration, including potential digital asset-focused executive orders that could add fuel to the rally.

Pectra is a “hard fork” of Ethereum encompassing an array of wallet, staking, and efficiency improvements.

This week on CoinDesk: changes at SEC, CFTC and FDIC; ETF expansion; bitcoin’s holding pattern; prediction problems; an America-First Reserve?

The action means that Crypto.com will receive the full MiCA license soon.

Litecoin (LTC) joined NEAR Protocol (NEAR) as a top performer, gaining 5.9%.

Wintermute report reviewed a strong 2024 as OTC volumes grew by 313%.

VC activity has been subdued for the last two years despite the rally in digital assets, the report said.

The license will enable it to provide services across the European Union.

Your day-ahead look for Jan. 17, 2025

Bitcoin holdings for public U.S.-listed companies have more than doubled since January 2024.

The combined hashrate of miners tracked by the bank has doubled in the last year to roughly 30% of the global network, the report said.

XRP leads volume trends on Coinbase, with BTC and ETH taking second and third places. On Binance, bitcoin is still the most in demand.

BTC trades at a slight discount on Coinbase relative to Binance, data from CryptoQuant show.

The plaintiff is seeking a declaratory judgment protecting his forthcoming crypto crowdfunding project from being prosecuted for unlicensed money transmitting.

With the general counsel stepping down, some of the main characters in the crypto industry’s recent clashes with the Securities and Exchange Commission are out.

Senator Cynthia Lummis, set to lead the Senate Banking Committee’s digital assets panel, went after the sale of U.S. bitcoin holdings and FDIC debanking.

At the moment, Canary Capital appears best-positioned to be the initial issuer of the new vehicle.

Members of the crypto law bar lay out practical ways the new Trump administration can create the best environment for crypto development.

Scott Bessent, who is immersed in the Senate confirmation process as President-elect Donald Trump’s Treasury secretary nominee, only addressed crypto briefly.

Founder Gianlua Minoprio is hoping to dramatically increase wallet adoption by eliminating the use of seed phrases, among other innovations.

Two crypto market observers raised concerns to CoinDesk over the idea of expanding a potential national strategic reserve to altcoins.

Co-founders Andrey Chabanov and Trevor Hoffman are looking to make crypto transfers as easy as sending a text message.