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Story Protocol price hikes 55%, joining top AI tokens by market cap
Story Protocol, launched just over a week ago, joins top 10 AI projects by market cap, surpassing Virtual Protocol
KAITO surges over 100% after exchange listings, but correction looms
KAITO exploded with a 106% rally on Feb. 21 right after its token generation event and listings across several major exchanges
Safemoon CTO withdraws not-guilty plea, admits to $200m SafeMoon fraud
Thomas Smith, former CTO of the defunct crypto firm SafeMoon, pleaded guilty to securities and wire fraud conspiracy in a $200 million investor scam
JTO soars nearly 30% after Upbit announces listing
JTO, the native token of Jito, has spiked 30% since Upbit announced it will be listing the Solana-based coin on Feb. 21
Decentralized social network Mask Network restructures MaskDAO ecosystem
Mask Network restructures MaskDAO, spinning off Next.ID, Web3.Bio, and Firefly to expand decentralized social innovation.
Canary Capital's Litecoin Spot ETF listed on DTCC under LTCC ticker
Canary Capital’s Litecoin spot ETF (LTCC) appears on DTCC, signaling a key step toward launch.
Strategy’s Saylor urges US to buy 20% of Bitcoin’s supply
Strategy executive founder Michael Saylor advocated for a maxi-sized Bitcoin reserve in the U.S. to ensure cyberspace dominance for the next century and bootstrap America's lending might
Sam Bankman-Fried speaks from prison, maintains ‘innocence’
Sam Bankman-Fried, in a Feb. 18 jail talk, claims “there were enough assets to pay all customers” at FTX and blames bankruptcy errors.
Societe Generale-FORGE launches EUR-backed stablecoin on Stellar
Societe Generale's crypto division has launched its euro-backed stablecoin EURCV on the Stellar network
Kava AI integrates DeepSeek for decentralized crypto transactions
Kava has introduced a major update to Kava AI, incorporating a decentralized version of the DeepSeek model to streamline blockchain transactions
NEAR Protocol gets institutional boost with new Laser Digital fund
Laser Digital, a digital assets subsidiary of Nomura, has launched a NEAR fund for institutional investors
KuCoin seeks MiCAR license in Austria
KuCoin is working to regularize services for European crypto customers with a MiCAR license in Austria
Here’s why Litecoin price may soar 75%
Litecoin price has room for more upside as the odds of a spot LTC ETF approval rise and as futures open interest jump
SEC to combat crypto fraud with new unit
The U.S. SEC unveiled a new unit dedicated to protecting investors from illicit activity tied to crypto, AI, and other burgeoning digital frontiers
Bitcoin trader jailed after hiding millions worth of BTC from U.K. court
A British man was jailed for nearly five months after failing to disclose his Bitcoin holdings during a legal dispute with another cryptocurrency trader
Bybit CEO accuses Pi Network of being a scam, cites Chinese police report
Pi Network has been accused of being a scam by Bybit CEO Ben Zhou, bringing up a police notice from 2023 that calls it a 'scam that preys on the elderly'
Immutable co-founder: Several billion-dollar gaming firms are exploring token launches
Immutable co-founder says billion-dollar gaming firms are exploring Web3 token launches as blockchain gaming matures
Bitcoin mining sector expands as ASIC count surged 7% in 2024: report
By early 2025, Russia's Bitcoin mining capacity had topped 11 GW, but only around 3 GW was reportedly used by legal miners
Utah advances Bitcoin reserve bill, moves closer to final Senate vote
Utah has advanced its Bitcoin reserve bill to the next stage of legislation, with a second and third reading in the Senate pending before a final vote
U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs record three consecutive days of net outflows
Bitcoin ETFs see three days of outflows despite strong institutional demand.
OpenSea's NFT market share jumps to 71.5% amid SEA token hype
OpenSea’s market share jumps to 71.5% after the $SEA token announcement, but its XP rewards system faces backlash.
Jack Dorsey is Satoshi Nakamoto, Matthew Sigel of VanEck claims
Matthew Sigel of VanEck shares Sean Murray's findings allegedly proving Jack Dorsey is Satoshi Nakamoto. Does the body of evidence look convincing and why the community isn't hyped?
LIBRA’s collapse becomes Solana’s biggest scandal since FTX: How Jupiter and Meteora left retail rekt
How did LIBRA go from a promising meme coin to a major controversy, and what role did Kelsier, Jupiter, and Meteora play in its short-lived success?
Freed Silk Road creator rallies support for Roger Ver
Ross Ulbricht, the infamous Silk Road creator, called for Roger Ver's release from detention over alleged Bitcoin tax fraud
Ethereum Foundation seeks social media manager amid criticism
The EF is hiring a social media manager to bolster its community engagement following a tweet by staffer Josh Stark on X.
YLDS stablecoin debuts as first SEC-registered yield-bearing digital asset
Digital asset marketplace Figure Markets has launched YLDS, the first yield-bearing stablecoin registered as a public security with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Franklin Templeton launches its Bitcoin and Ether ETF “EZPZ”
Franklin Templeton has launched EZPZ , the asset manager's new crypto exchange-traded product designed to track the price movement of Bitcoin and Ethereum
European Central Bank pushes forward with DLT-based transaction settlement
The European Central Bank is expanding its initiative to settle DLT-based transactions in central bank money.
BitGo, Copper launch trading solution with off-exchange settlement on Deribit
BitGo and Copper have partnered to launch a new trading model providing fo off-exchange settlement on derivatives exchange Deribit
Ethereum ETF issuers push to reintroduce staking as SEC shifts stance
Issuers are revisiting staking as a part of Ethereum ETFs as the SEC turned a new leaf under President Donald Trump