Crypto issuers surely seem to think anything is possible now that Donald Trump is in office.
Exchange-traded fund issuer Rex Shares and crypto asset manager Osprey Funds on Tuesday filed for numerou… [+1912 chars]

The memecoin, which was launched by the President on Friday, saw its price plummet nearly 26% over the past 24 hours.

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Investment Management Firms Want to Bring Trump Coin to Institutions With a New ETF

In tuxedos and finery, one of the most famously dressed-down industries celebrated Friday night with a "Crypto Ball" in Washington to welcome the incoming administration of President-elect Donald Tru… [+2807 chars]

Crypto leaders attended a pre-inaugural bash in Washington, cheering Trump's return to the White House and hoping it will benefit digital assets.

Crypto Ball to Celebrate Trump's Return Marks Hope for New Era of Policymaking

XRP, the third-largest cryptocurrency by market value, has replaced bitcoin (BTC) as the most-traded digital asset on Coinbase (COIN), the Nasdaq-listed cryptocurrency exchange that's seen as a proxy… [+1469 chars]

XRP leads volume trends on Coinbase, with BTC and ETH taking second and third places. On Binance, bitcoin is still the most in demand.

XRP Volume Overtakes Bitcoin on Coinbase as U.S. Investor Interest Grows

With U.S. President-elect Donald Trump only four days away from inauguration and new leadership coming to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), additional cryptocurrencies may soon join bitco… [+1892 chars]

Canary Funds’ litecoin ETF filings were recently amended, potentially indicating that the SEC is engaging with the filing.

Why Litecoin Might Be the Next Crypto to Get Its ETF

XRP, the native token of the XRP Ledger network closely related to Ripple, surged to a six-year high on Wednesday as bitcoin (BTC) rallied to $100,000, with traders encouraged by this morning's highl… [+2390 chars]

Growing speculation of a potential spot XRP ETF is one of the factors driving the surge, one crypto analyst said.

XRP Hits 7-Year High Above $3 as Large Holders Accumulate $3.8B of Tokens

The stateside demand for regulated crypto products is real.
The U.S. SEC-approved options tied to BlackRock's spot bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (IBIT), which debuted on Nov. 19, are already al… [+2420 chars]

Options linked to BlackRock's spot bitcoin ETF (IBIT) began trading on Nov. 19 and have since grown to half the size of Deribit's BTC options market.

Options Tied to BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF Surge to Nearly 50% of Deribit's BTC Open Interest in Two Months

Gary Genslers Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) branded Binance.US a cauldron of fraud, and used its power and influence to choke off the firms banking relationships and USD fiat ramps, despit… [+4190 chars]

The debanking of Binance.US is Operation Chokepoint in action, said the exchange’s interim CEO Norman Reed.

Binance.US Chief: The SEC Called Us a Cauldron of Fraud – Without Any Evidence

As Bitcoin continues to rise and institutional investors pour over $20 billion into crypto ETFs, a fundamental shift is occurring in digital asset markets. The appointment of Paul Atkins as SEC Chair… [+7862 chars]

The U.S. is set for a regulatory shakeup. But balancing decentralization and compliance remains a fundamental challenge, say Ben Charoenwong and Jonathan Reiter.