The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation expects banks in the US to expand their involvement with Crypto under the administration of Donald Trump.  The Agency believes US banks should take advantage of the crypto-friendly nature of the Trump administration to deepen its relationship with the crypto industry.  The FDIC hopes to facilitate this by revising the…

Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. (Nasdaq: DJT) (TMTG) has filed to register trademarks for financial products under the new Truth.Fi brand, signaling its entry into customized exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and separately managed accounts (SMAs). Notably, the company plans to launch these investment vehicles later this year. The newly trademarked products include Truth.Fi Made in…

Tether Operations Limited, the issuer of the world’s largest stablecoin, USDT, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Reelly Tech, a leading B2B real estate platform in the UAE.  Notably, the collaboration aims to integrate USDT into property transactions, offering streamlined processes for agents and buyers in one of the region’s most dynamic markets.…

Unions challenge US Treasury’s decision to grant Elon Musk’s D.O.G.E read-only access to sensitive federal payment systems, claiming a violation of privacy.

MicroStrategy rebrands as ‘Strategy,’ unveiling a new Bitcoin-themed logo while MSTR stock and Bitcoin prices remain unchanged.

Cboe’s proposed rule change for Ethereum ETF options aims to increase liquidity, potentially driving ETH toward $4,000.

Senator Elizabeth Warren teams up with Donald Trump to address crypto debanking issues in a new bipartisan effort.

Arkham Intelligence has announced a strategic partnership with Sonic Labs on February 5, granting the latter’s growing community access to Arkham’s blockchain intelligence tools.  Notably, this collaboration is set to provide Sonic users with a range of advanced features, including entity and address pages, real-time alerts, dashboards, and sophisticated tracer tools. We're partnering with @Arkham…

The United States’ Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has announced a reorganization of its Division of Enforcement task forces, aiming to enhance fraud prevention while ensuring fairness in regulatory actions.  The restructuring, unveiled by Acting Chairman Caroline D. Pham, consolidates previous task forces into two newly formed units: the Complex Fraud Task Force and the…

Crypto payment solutions provider Alchemy Pay has expanded its footprint in South Korea through a strategic investment in EZPG Co., Ltd., a local electronic financial platform.  Notably, the investment grants Alchemy Pay access to EZPG’s registration as an Electronic Financial Business under the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS), Korea’s integrated financial regulator. The move, announced on…