February 8, 2025 - Latest Cryptocurrency News

I. Regulatory and Policy Updates
U.S. Regulatory Developments
SEC Delays Decision on BlackRock Ethereum ETF Options Trading: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced it would delay the decision on BlackRock's Ethereum ETF options trading until April 9, 2025, citing the need for more time to assess potential issues.
Florida Allows State Government to Invest in Cryptocurrencies: A Republican senator proposed a bill allowing Florida's Chief Financial Officer to invest public funds in digital assets such as Bitcoin, with a single asset investment cap of 10% of the total account funds.
CFTC Advances Tokenization Pilot Program: Caroline Pham, acting chair of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), plans to host a Digital Asset CEO Forum to discuss a tokenization pilot project supported by stablecoins, with participants including companies like Coinbase and Ripple.