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Whale Bets on Solana Reaching $400 by End of February

Jan 22, 20252 min read
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On January 20, a client on the OTC platform Paradigm executed a “large” Solana options trade that will be profitable if the price exceeds $400 by February 28, according to CoinDesk. The unnamed institutional investor opened a bull call spread…

Messenger Line Launches Web3 Apps in Telegram Style

Jan 22, 20251 min read
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LINE NEXT, the Web3 subsidiary of messaging platform Line, has introduced an in-app platform for decentralized applications (dapps). The move is reported by The Block. The first batch of dapps features: All services operate on Kaia, an L1 blockchain developed…

Court Overturns Sanctions Against Tornado Cash

Jan 22, 20252 min read
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On January 21, the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned sanctions imposed by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) in 2022 against the cryptocurrency mixer Tornado Cash. The case now returns to the U.S. District Court for the…

Joseph Lubin Sees “Imminent” Approval of Staking for ETH-ETF

Jan 22, 20252 min read
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Issuers of U.S. spot Ethereum ETFs expect to receive the green light from the SEC “soon” to include staking of their underlying asset, ConsenSys founder Joseph Lubin told Cointelegraph. The Ethereum co-creator noted that providers of exchange-traded products are looking…

Demand for Bitcoin Call Options Hits Post-Election High

Jan 22, 20253 min read
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The 30-day skew of bitcoin options on the CME increased to 4.4%—its highest level since Donald Trump won the U.S. presidential election on November 5, according to CF Benchmarks, as reported by CoinDesk. This metric measures the degree of bullish…

Telegram Bans Creation of Crypto Applications on Networks Other Than TON

Jan 22, 20252 min read
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On January 21, Telegram and TON Foundation announced an exclusive agreement requiring all built-in Web3 apps to use only the The Open Network (TON) blockchain. The information comes via Decrypt. Key Details Grants for Migrating Projects Projects migrating to TON…

Donald Trump: Eccentric Populist or a Harbinger of a New Era for Crypto?

Jan 22, 202510 min read
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On January 20, Donald Trump officially assumed office as the 47th president of the United States. During his campaign, he promised sweeping crypto-friendly policies and, on the eve of his inauguration, launched one of the most talked-about meme coins. Cryptol…

“Above $200,000”: Bitwise Analysts Reveal Bitcoin’s Fair Value

Jan 22, 20252 min read
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Bitcoin serves as a portfolio hedge against “sovereign defaults,” and its fair value is around $219,000, according to Bitwise experts. “Sovereign default risks are rising globally amid record levels of government debt as a percentage of GDP. Particularly worrying signals…