The president of the United States announced a Crypto Strategic Reserve with Ripple, Solana and Cardano tokens along with Bitcoin and Ethereum. Following the announcement of a somewhat controversial list of digital assets, the market quickly cooled.

The SEC has agreed to dismiss its lawsuit against Coinbase, marking a major shift in its punitive approach to crypto regulation. The case, filed in June 2023, accused Coinbase of operating as an unregistered exchange.

U.S. Fed drops the wholesale CBDC term, Russian banks resist digital ruble push, China adds scenarios for state payments with e-CNY

A year after the SEC’s X account was hacked to falsely announce Bitcoin ETF approval, only one man—Eric Council Jr.—has been charged. He pleaded guilty to SIM-swapping the account but acted on behalf of unidentified co-conspirators. Was insider information involved? The full truth remains elusive.

January set the tone for crypto regulation in 2025: as the U.S. loosens up, other regions take their own path—Africa pushes anti-fraud measures, Asia balances its approach, and Europe starts to follow the MiCA playbook.

Trump's pre-election promises are seemingly being met with a flurry of activity in Congress and at the SEC.

A $300 million dollar settlement will see KuCoin cease operations in the United States for two years.

Nasdaq was hit hardest, alongside Nvidia, which plummeted by around 17%. Alpha lost $100 billion, and Microsoft lost $7 billion. Crypto markets reacted similarly, even foreshadowing the effect.