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Krug said the only way DeFi founders could comment on the settlements is if Congress asked them to testify. He added there are “a lot of founders who would love to talk about how the government basically really screwed them over if Congress asked them to testify.”

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Krug’s claim adds to a crypto industry rumor dubbed “Operation Chokepoint 2.0” that says the Biden administration tried to kill the local industry through regulators’ enforcement actions and by pressuring banks to cut off or limit services to crypto firms.

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The hacker then converted the Polkadot and Cardano tokens into Ether, which were then laundered through crypto mixer Tornado Cash and transferred to centralized crypto exchanges.

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In October, NYSE Arca, a securities exchange, sought permission to list a Grayscale ETF holding a more diverse basket of spot cryptocurrencies.

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https://warpcast.com/nancy776608/0xdc243b71

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Leithner sees the launch of a permanent CBDC as a key element of the EU’s digital agenda and as a crucial component of its financial strategy.

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In a policy paper published on Feb. 15, Leithner outlined a 10-step strategy to transform the EU’s Capital Markets Union (CMU) into a Savings and Investments Union (SIU), with a central bank digital currency (CBDC) at its core.

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TradeZella founder Umar Ashraf said he doesn’t believe that Trump, given his position, should have his own memecoin or even be promoting his own memecoin.

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“The majority of the supply is protected from a rug pull by someone who has a vested interest in the coin doing well,” he said.

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Crypto advocate Erik Thoughts said in a Jan. 18 X post that if Trump really owns 80% of the supply, it could make the TRUMP token one of the top three "safest coins" to hold.

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The shift reflects increasing onchain activity and the rise of alternative layer-1 networks such as Solana and Hyperliquid. Analysts expect the trend to continue, with USDC’s market capitalization potentially doubling this year.

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According to official AMF records, there are only three other companies that have received CASP authorization from the regulator, including Société Générale’s crypto subsidiary, Forge, which obtained the approval in 2023.

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BPCE’s Hexarq is one of a few crypto businesses that have been so far approved by French AMF.

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“With improving US regulatory clarity and the potential for Bitcoin to be recognized as a central bank reserve asset, 2025 could mark steep acceleration for institutional participation in crypto assets,” Martin Burgherr, Sygnum’s chief clients officer, said in a statement.

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Sygnum expects this dynamic to accelerate in 2025 as large institutional investors — including sovereign wealth funds, endowments, and pension funds — add Bitcoin allocations.

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The appointment shows the president-elect is rewarding the high-profile business leaders who supported his campaign, as Sacks has been a major Trump backer this year, hosting a fundraiser for the then-Republican candidate which raised $12 million.

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Sacks was an early executive of the payment giant PayPal and co-founded the business social network platform Yammer, which Microsoft bought for $1.2 billion in 2012. He’s now turned to investing, founding the venture capital firm Craft Ventures.

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Trump added that Sacks will also lead the Presidential Council of Advisors for Science and Technology.

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The role moves toward Trump making good on his campaign promise to make the US “the world capital of crypto,” which in turn garnered him millions in donations from crypto industry executives.

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“David O. Sacks will be the ‘White House A.I. & Crypto Czar,’ Trump wrote in a Dec. 6 post on his social media platform Truth Social. “He will work on a legal framework so the Crypto industry has the clarity it has been asking for, and can thrive in the U.S.”

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