According to Bloomberg, Bitcoin and Ethereum options trading platform Deribit is working with financial advisor Financial Technology Partners LLC to evaluate potential acquisition opportunities. Sources indicate that Deribit’s valuation could exceed $4 billion to $5 billion, although Kraken had considered an acquisition but did not proceed. Deribit stated that the company is not officially for sale but has received strategic investment interest from multiple parties. — link : Wu Blockchain News
Bloomberg.com
Crypto Options Venue Deribit Draws Interest From Buyers
Deribit, the world’s largest trading platform for Bitcoin and Ether options, has drawn interest from potential acquirers and is working with a financial adviser to review opportunities, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
Sky’s lending subDAO Spark targets up to $1.1 billion in direct exposure to Ethena’s USDe and sUSDe tokens — link | tl;dr : unfolded. DeFi
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Sky’s lending subDAO Spark targets up to $1.1 billion in direct exposure to Ethena’s USDe and sUSDe tokens
The team estimates it could earn approximately 27% APY, helping drive revenue to Sky and maximizing returns for Savings USDS depositors.
Trump family crypto project World Liberty: 0x5b…7dBB exchanged 103.1493 WBTC for 3,075.198 ETH (worth about $9.917 million) and 16.6199 WBTC for 1.7 million USDT through Cow Protocol today. Subsequently, 11,917.635 ETH was transferred to Coinbase Prime, worth about $38.396 million. — link : Wu Blockchain News
Even the Orca himself seems to have noticed our sponsors, f(x) Protocol, and he seems to like it - 𝕏/@Tetranode : Leviathan News
🚨 🚨 🚨 336,566 #SOL (63,364,866 USD) transferred from unknown wallet to unknown wallet
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🚨 🚨 🚨 274,418 #SOL (51,694,135 USD) transferred from unknown wallet to unknown wallet
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On January 14, the total net outflow of Bitcoin spot ETF was US$210 million. GBTC, FBTC, and ARKB had outflows of US$89.01 million, US$113.6 million, and US$92.36 million, respectively. The current total net asset value of Bitcoin spot ETF is US$108.981 billion. — link : Wu Blockchain News
Binance listing pre-selection pool Binance Alpha announced a new batch of projects, including: GRIFT, VITA and Aimonica. Aimonica is an AI investment agent focusing on Meme, VitaDAO is a DAO that provides early funding for longevity research, and GRIFT is an AI agent DeFi abstraction layer. : Wu Blockchain News
A Russian resident has been sentenced to seven years in prison for using cryptocurrency to provide financial support to the Ukrainian Armed Forces. This is the first public verdict in Russia for using cryptocurrency to finance a military organization. — link : Wu Blockchain News
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Житель Якутии приговорен к 7 годам колонии за оказание финпомощи ВСУ
Житель Мирнинского района Якутии за оказание финансовой помощи украинской террористической организации приговорен к семи годам лишения свободы с отбыванием наказания в исправительной колонии строгого режима. Об этом 14 января сообщили в пресс-службе управления…
According to mgronline, Thailand police proposed to block the Polymarket website on January 14. Thai police said that Polymarket is a global website that provides prediction services in multiple categories such as politics, sports, entertainment, and economy, and has the characteristics of illegal online gambling in Thailand. — link : Wu Blockchain News
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ตร.ไซเบอร์จ่อเสนอปิดเว็บ “Polymarket” เดิมพันเหตุการณ์สำคัญของโลก ผ่านคริปโต
ผบช.สอท.แถลงเตรียมเสนอปิดเว็บไซต์ “Polymarket” เปิดให้มีการเดิมพันเหตุการณ์สำคัญของโลก ผ่านคริปโต
According to NST, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar bin Ibrahim met with Abu Dhabi leaders and Binance founder Zhao Changpeng, saying that he would learn from the experience of Binance and other countries such as the UAE and be more open to cryptocurrencies, and would tend to not only approve but also speed up the process. — link : Wu Blockchain News
NST Online
PM: Govt exploring policy for crypto, blockchain tech | New Straits Times
ABU DHABI: The government is looking at formulating a policy on digital finance, which could eventually see cryptocurrency and blockchain technology recognised in Malaysia.
South Korea plans to introduce new crypto law in second half of 2025: report — link | tl;dr : unfolded.
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South Korea plans to introduce new crypto law in second half of 2025: report
South Korean regulators consider setting mandates for better transparency and accountability from exchanges and stablecoin issuers.