Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit has been officially removed from the blacklist maintained by France’s Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) after more than two years of obeying regulatory guidelines. Notably, this milestone positions Bybit for its next major regulatory goal: securing a Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) license to expand its operations across the European Union (EU). Bybit…

Tether, the largest stablecoin issuer in the digital asset industry, has acquired a minority stake in Juventus Football Club S.p.A., one of the most decorated football clubs in the world.  Notably, the investment marks a strategic move by Tether as it continues to expand its reach beyond stablecoins and into industries such as artificial intelligence…

United Kingdom’s Banking Giants Barclay’s revealed it has invested about $131 million into Blackrock’s IBIT Exchange Traded Funds.  The information was revealed in a 13F filing to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), sharing key details about the bank’s IBIT position.  The UK-based bank holds 2,473,064 shares of IBIT, valued at $131 million…

Changpeng Zhao, ex-CEO of Binance and billionaire founder, sparked a memecoin race by sharing the name of his dog "Brocolli" with his X community.  The Crypto Founder who has long questioned the viability of Memecoins in the industry appears to have openly engaged with the memecoin community for the very first time.  CZ, as he…

Pumpfun deposits 148,759 Solana ($28.22 million) to Kraken, marking total deposits of $540.5 million.

Senator James Sanders Jr. has introduced a bill to create a crypto task force in New York to examine the industry’s impact on tax revenue and the environment.

The Financial Services Commission (FSC) of South Korea has announced plans to allow institutions, including law enforcement agencies and non-profit organizations, to liquidate cryptocurrency donations starting in the first half of 2025. The decision was confirmed during the third Virtual Assets Committee meeting held on Feb. 13, 2025, in Seoul. [Press Release] The FSC…

Metaplanet Inc. has announced a change in the allocation of funds raised through its recent bond issuance, redirecting JPY 4 billion toward bond redemption while maintaining its commitment to Bitcoin acquisitions. The adjustment was disclosed in a notice released on February 13. According to the notice, the Tokyo-based company had previously planned to allocate JPY…