Month: February 2025
Bitcoin Miner Riot Adds New Board Member to Push AI Pivot
Bitcoin (BTC) miner Riot Platforms appointed three new directors to its board as it explores…
The Protocol: Can Based Rollups Solve Ethereum’s Layer-2 Problem?
Welcome to The Protocol, CoinDesk’s weekly wrap-up of the most important stories in cryptocurrency tech…
X to pay Donald Trump $10m to settle lawsuit over Capitol attack – report
President brought suit under X’s previous leadership after he was banned from platform following January…
Google defends scrapping AI pledges and DEI goals in all-staff meeting
Exclusive: Google executives gave employees details on dropping the company’s promise against weaponized AI and…
Circle’s USDC Hits Record Market Cap Over $56B as Stablecoin Demand Soars
Circle’s USDC, the second-largest stablecoin on the market, rose to a record market capitalization over…
SEC’s Peirce Says ‘Many’ Memecoins Likely Fall Outside Regulator’s Jurisdiction
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) likely doesn’t have jurisdiction over many of the…
Trump Has Made His Major Decisions on His Crypto Regulation Team, Now Also OCC
President Donald Trump is just about done naming the key figures he’s seeking to get…
Size Matters
Crypto mid-caps are struggling. While some digital asset investors may seek hidden gems and future…
Stablecoin Revolution: Challenging Risk-Free Rates With On-Chain Money Markets
In traditional finance, the “risk-free rate,” the interest rate an investor can expect to earn…
Franklin Templeton Expands $594M Market Money Fund to Solana
Franklin Templeton has made the OnChain U.S. Government Money Market Fund (FOBXX), the third-largest tokenized…
