@Tether_to and @bitfinex General Counsel Stuart Hoegner retires, with Michael Hilliard taking over amid new EU MiCA regulations impacting stablecoin issuers’ legal landscape as of Dec. 30 • #Breaking • #Legal • @Tether_to • (+8) • ↗
Attorney John E. Deaton calls for Congress to probe FDIC’s crypto directives, alleging “Operation ChokePoint 2.0” aims to marginalize digital assets; FDIC defends oversight citing market risks • #Breaking • #Legal • @FDICgov • (+8) • →
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy lead the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to slash U.S. federal spending, backed by Donald Trump; DOGE’s impact on government budgets is limited but gaining congressional support. • #Breaking • #Government • @elonmusk • (+8) • ↗
Ripple CEO @bgarlinghouse highlights Donald Trump’s impact on @Ripple, noting a surge in US-based hires and deals post-election, with optimism for $XRP amid the “Trump bull market” and potential SEC lawsuit resolution under pro-crypto leadership. • #Breaking • #Crypto • $XRP • (+8) • ↗
@MicroStrategy’s Saylor reveals 446,400 $BTC holdings worth $43.7B, hinting at a new purchase • #Breaking • #Crypto • $BTC • (+8) • ↗
Chamath Palihapitiya, CEO of @SocialCapital, forecasts stablecoins will challenge @Visa and @Mastercard’s dominance by 2025 as President-Elect Trump tackles high credit rates. Stablecoin adoption hits a “point of no return.” • #Breaking • #Crypto • $USDC • (+8) • ↗
South African authorities have arrested a 35-year-old man suspected of using $BTC to fund terrorist activities, marking a significant legal enforcement action by the Hawks. • #Breaking • #Legal • $BTC • (+8) • ↗
Donald Trump wins U.S. presidency, pledging crypto support; $WEPE presale hits $40M, signaling potential growth in 2025 for tokens like $MEMEX, $SOLX, $PENGU, and Fartcoin amid rising retail interest. • #Breaking • #Crypto • $WEPE • (+8) • ↗
BlackRock’s IBIT spot Bitcoin ETF experienced $332.6M in net outflows Thursday, marking its largest since launch, while Terraform Labs’ Do Kwon pleaded not guilty to charges including fraud, and Stuart Hoegner retired as Tether’s General Counsel • #Breaking • #ETF • $BTC • (+9) • ↗
President Trump claims tariffs will address the $36 trillion national debt, asserting they generate “vast wealth” for the U.S. economy. • #Breaking • #Economy • @realDonaldTrump • (+8) • ↗
@Fidelity and @BlackRock lead record $966.8M inflows into Bitcoin and Ethereum spot ETFs, signaling growing institutional interest in $BTC and $ETH (Jan 3, 2025). • #Breaking • #ETF • $BTC • (+9) • ↗
At least 15 insider wallets acquired over 60.5% of $FOCAI supply, netting $20M from Solana’s Focai memecoin launch, marking a 136,000-fold ROI. • #Breaking • #Crypto • $FOCAI • (+8) • ↗
@realDonaldTrump may target digital yuan’s global growth; South Korean institutions remain excluded from crypto markets in 2025: Asia Express • #Breaking • #Crypto • $CNY • (+8) • ↗
Phishing scams led to over $1 billion in losses across 296 incidents in 2024, marking the most costly attack vector for the crypto industry, reports @CertiK. • #Breaking • #Crypto • @CertiK • (+8) • ↗
