The price of Base memecoin Toshi surged over 130% in the past 24 hours as Coinbase added it to its future listing roadmap. Some viewed the addition as an indication of Base-native memecoins gaining wider acceptance.

World Liberty Financial, the crypto project backed by President-elect Donald Trump, has transferred over $60 million worth of Ethereum in the last 24 hours, according to Arkham Intelligence data.The project took to X to say it was “making routine movements … as part of regular treasury management.”

Spark Protocol, the lending subDAO in the Sky ecosystem, is allocating up to $1.1 billion of the Spark Liquidity Layer balance sheet to Ethena’s USDe and sUSDe tokens.The team estimates it could earn approximately 27% APY “during favorable market conditions,” helping drive revenue to Sky and maximizing returns for Savings USDS depositors.

“We haven’t said Ethereum is a security,” SEC Chair Gary Gensler said on Tuesday on Yahoo Finance.The classification of whether ethereum is a security or not has been hazy over the past few years. 

If approved, new Solana and XRP exchange-traded funds could bring in as much as $13.6 billion in fresh investment capital during their first six to 12 months, according to JPMorgan analysts. The analysts posited that the “next wave of cryptocurrency” ETFs will not be as meaningful as those launched for bitcoin and ether given what they perceive to be “far lower investor interest.” 

The crypto derivatives giant Deribit attracted buyers for a potential acquisition, though the firm has yet to enter a sale, reports Bloomberg.  

Huione Group, the alleged operators of the “largest illicit online marketplace,” has launched crypto tools, including a wallet, native blockchain and stablecoin, as well as a Telegram-like messaging app.Elliptic suggests the move is part of a strategy to avoid asset seizures.

Standard Chartered’s Geoff Kendrick cautioned that a breach of bitcoin’s $90,000 support level could spark spot ETF unwinds.He noted that this potential retracement might deepen to the low $80,000s, driven further by macroeconomic selling pressures.

Bitcoin’s price initially surged following Donald Trump’s election victory, buoyed by the prospect of his pro-crypto policies.However, macro headwinds have seen markets cool since mid-December, leading analysts at K33 to ponder if Trump’s inauguration is no longer a sell-the-news event.

The Bank of England is launching a “Digital Pound Lab” this year, to explore the feasibility of a central bank digital currency.The initiative aims to address payment system challenges, test innovative use cases and provide insights to shape the development of a potential digital pound.

Dragonfly partner Tom Schmidt sheds light on why this crypto cycle has been different for venture capital, and what opportunities lay ahead in 2025.

Matt Hougan believes corporate bitcoin acquisition strategies are an “overlooked megatrend” big enough to tilt the market significantly upward this year.Beyond MicroStrategy, another 70 publicly traded companies now own bitcoin on their balance sheets, with the number “poised to explode,” according to the Bitwise CIO.

Italy’s Intesa Sanpaolo has reportedly made its first bitcoin purchase, worth over $1 million.The bank’s CEO reportedly described the purchase as “an experiment, a test.”

Sigma Capital has announced its first fund, planning to raise $100 million to invest in startups, liquid tokens and fund-of-funds.The firm currently has around $40 million in pre-commitments, founder, CEO and managing partner Vineet Budki told The Block.

Semler Scientific has purchased 237 additional bitcoin for $23.3 million.The company now holds 2,321 BTC.