Jesse Coghlan

NYDIG’s Greg Cipolaro says only a handful of crypto applications are attractive to investors and that the sector needs to reevaluate its “broad ‘web3’ ambition.”

Elliptic says that despite increased regulatory pressure, a handful of crypto exchanges continue to serve sanctioned Russian entities.

An inaugural event by the Trump family’s crypto platform saw crypto and finance executives flying to Florida to rub shoulders with regulators and members of Congress.

The Hyperliquid Policy Center says it will advocate on Capitol Hill for policies, particularly those related to perpetual derivatives and blockchain infrastructure.

Kalshi is looking to have Nevada’s lawsuit heard in federal court, again asserting it is subject only to federal commodity exchange laws.

eToro CEO Yoni Assia says he is positioning the trading platform “for a financial system that is increasingly moving on-chain,” after its crypto revenues boosted earnings in Q4.

ZeroLend founder “Ryker” says several blockchains the lending protocol operates on are now “inactive,” leading to periods where it has operated at a loss.

Crypto.com is expanding AI services as one of its three core business lines, amid broader industry adoption of the technology.

A Miami federal judge has entered a default judgment against Ben Armstrong, who failed to respond to Kevin O’Leary’s complaint accusing him of defamation.

Grayscale joins Bitwise in filing to launch a standalone Aave product in the US, betting that Wall Street has retained its appetite for altcoins.

Strategy CEO Phong Le says the company is moving away from issuing and selling common stock to buy Bitcoin and isn't interested in acquiring Bitcoin treasuries.

US prosecutors said Paxful marketed itself as a non-KYC platform and presented anti-money laundering policies that it knew “were not implemented or enforced.”

The second meeting between crypto and the banks at the White House over the crypto market structure bill has yet to come to an agreement on stablecoin provisions.

Robinhood shares fell nearly 8% in after-hours trading as the platform’s record Q4 revenues weren’t enough to satisfy analysts’ predictions.

The crypto market’s volatility is just “part of the game,” says Federal Reserve governor Chris Waller, who adds that traditional finance may have added to the recent market drop.

Backpack founder Armani Ferrante says the company’s staff and investors won’t get an allocation at its upcoming token launch to avoid insiders “dumping on retail.”

Coinbase’s TV spot at the Super Bowl divided opinion online, but the crypto exchange says conversations about it were the point.

Crypto companies have backed a Federal Reserve proposal to give them limited access to the central bank, while banking associations have urged caution.

The dark web drug market used crypto for payments, but blockchain transaction tracing helped the FBI identify its creator, who was sentenced to 30 years in prison.

CFTC Chair Mike Selig described the proposal as a “frolic into merit regulation” by the Biden administration.

Aave says all current and future products will move under Aave Labs, while the Family wallet iOS app is wound down and user accounts remain supported.

Kraken co-CEO Arjun Sethi said Payward’s revenues were “well balanced” in 2025, split almost evenly between trading and asset-based revenues.

Galaxy’s Alex Thorn says Bitcoin’s realized price is currently $56,000, a level it is likely to fall to without clear drivers to spark a rally.

FTX users filed the lawsuit in 2023, accusing the law firm of playing “a key and crucial role" in "how the FTX fraud was accomplished.”

The amount of crypto stolen in January is also a 214% increase from the month before, with a majority of the value lost due to a single phishing incident.

Crypto bridge CrossCurve has told users to pause interacting with its protocol while it conducts an investigation into a smart contract breach.

Cere Network is facing a second lawsuit this month that accuses its co-founder and board of fraud in relation to a public token launch for the platform in 2021.

Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev says while settling stock trades only takes one day, it is still “far too long,” a problem tokenized stocks can likely solve.

Coinbase’s musical ad depicting a run-down UK, which was already blacklisted from TV, has reportedly seen a wider ban by the country’s ad watchdog for being “irresponsible.”

Bitwise’s Matt Hougan says crypto will have to “wrestle with prolonged regulatory grind and skepticism” if the US fails to pass a market structure bill.