Crypto Custody Firms BitGo and Copper Deliver Off-Exchange Settlement for Deribit
Clients of BitGo and Copper can now trade spot and derivatives on Deribit while assets are secured off-exchange.

Crypto Daybook Americas: Bitcoin Traders Deleverage on Steady Fed Rate Outlook
Your day-ahead look for Feb. 20, 2025
Nigeria Sues Binance for $81.5 Billion in Economic Losses and Back Taxes
Nigeria Sues Binance for $81.5 Billion in Economic Losses and Back Taxes

Trump’s Tariffs Could Trigger Early Fed Rate Cuts and Crypto Bull Run. Can This Presale Explode?
Earlier this week, Fed Governor Christopher Waller said inflation is still too high, so more rate cuts may be necessary. While FedWatch sets the probability of the next rate cut happening on March 19 as just 2.5%, Trump’s tariff war could change the odds. For the crypto market, this means one thing–the bull run is […]
Crypto Exchange Deribit Still in Talks to Be Acquired by Kraken: Source
A second source said U.S.-listed exchange Coinbase has also been kicking the tires of Deribit.

Best Presales to Explode As Several US States Advance Crypto Reserve Bills
Out of the 20 US states that proposed Bitcoin reserve bills, two just got closer to their approval. Utah leads the race–its House Bill 230 passed the House voting stage with just one out of nine votes against. Now, it’s up to the Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee to decide whether Utah will become the […]
LIBRA Memecoin Fiasco Destroyed $251M in Investor Wealth, Research Shows
On-chain data tracked by Nansen shows 86% of traders lost money, a total of $251 million.

Strategy Sits Tight On 478K Bitcoin—No New Purchases In Last 7 Days
Michael Saylor of Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) announced that the company didn’t purchase new Bitcoins last week, maintaining its holdings at 478,740. He said that the company noted zero investments in its class A common stock, which is available through the at-the-market equity program, between February 10th and February 14th. Related Reading: Musk’s DOGE Investigates SEC—Will […]
Blockchain Bridging Protocol LayerZero to Connect With Bitcoin Sidechain Rootstock
Rootstock's aim is to end Bitcoin's "isolation" from other chains due to its lack of native smart contracts.
Solana More Resilient Than Bitcoin, Ethereum In This Metric, Glassnode Reveals
The on-chain analytics firm Glassnode has revealed how Solana has recently shown more resilience than Bitcoin and Ethereum in this indicator. Solana Has Seen A Smaller Decline In Hot Capital Than Bitcoin & Ethereum In a new post on X, Glassnode discusses how the various top coins in the cryptocurrency sector have performed in terms […]