CZ calls for automatic token listings on CEXs following TST listing on Binance

After the recent listing of the BNB Chain’s Test Token on Binance, co-founder Changpeng Zhao criticized the token listing process on centralized exchanges, calling it “broken” and suggesting that exchanges should adopt a more automatic listing approach similar to decentralized exchanges. Binance co-founder and former CEO Changpeng Zhao, widely known as CZ, has shared his […]

Coinbase calls on U.S. gov to allow banks to enter crypto market: report

Coinbase is urging U.S. banking regulators to allow banks to offer cryptocurrency services, including trading and custody.  The crypto exchange argued that current regulations create unnecessary hurdles preventing banks from fully entering the digital asset market, according to Bloomberg. In a letter to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Reserve, and […]

Japan PM calls crypto ‘extremely important’ ahead of 2025 crypto tax review

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba says the development of crypto assets and web3 is ‘extremely important’ for solving the nation’s problems. According to Japanese media outlet Iolite, Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato has vowed to finalize Japan’s crypto tax rate by “the end of June this year,” in response to a question posed by the Liberal […]

Kazakhstan’s president calls for urgent expansion of crypto infrastructure

Kazakhstan plans to expand legal crypto operations, with president Kassym-Jomart Tokayev calling for urgent changes to improve the country’s infrastructure for digital assets. With the U.S. government becoming more crypto-friendly, Kazakhstan‘s president Kassym-Jomart Tokayev is pushing for a fast expansion of the country’s crypto infrastructure. Speaking at a government meeting, Tokaev emphasized that the country […]

Day after Trump calls DeepSeek as positive, US officials u-turn and classify it as IP theft

A day after U.S. President Donald Trump framed China’s DeepSeek AI as a “positive” development, the narrative flipped as authorities branded it a potential case of intellectual property theft. White House artificial intelligence and crypto czar David Sacks now claims there is “substantial evidence” that DeepSeek “distilled” knowledge from OpenAI’s models—a process he likened to […]

Jim Cramer calls to buy Bitcoin: BTC dip soon?

On Jan. 27, 2025, Jim Cramer, a legendary Mad Money host, urged his audience to buy Bitcoin and dump MicroStrategy stocks. Is Bitcoin doomed? No, really? If you are not familiar with Jim Cramer yet, you probably don’t know why his investment bets are talked about massively on the web but are hardly taken seriously. […]

CFTC acting chair Phams calls roundtable to tackle crypto issues

Caroline Pham said the CFTC would “get back to basics” by hosting a series of roundtable talks with crypto industry leaders to address regulatory pain points. On Jan. 27, Caroline Pham, acting chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, said that the regulator plans to engage with digital asset stakeholders to discuss market structure and […]