• Powell responds to March rate cut speculation, emphasizing that there is no need to rush - [IH]

• Powell: Banks can serve customers in crypto if they manage risks - [Tree]

• Powell: Fed's role regarding crypto focuses on banks - [IH]

• Powell: Increased regulation on crypto would be beneficial - [IH]

• SEC acknowledges filing for Canary spot Litecoin ETF - [PN]

• Wiz Research uncovers DeepSeek's internal database exposed publicly, revealing sensitive information including secret keys and plain-text chat messages - [IH]

• Illinois Representative John Cabello proposes bill to create a strategic Bitcoin reserve in the state - [NN]

• SoftBank in talks to invest up to $25B in OpenAI - [DB]

• ETF flows for January 29, 2025: Bitcoin ETFs see $92.0M net inflows, while Ethereum ETFs report -$4.7M net outflows - [EI]

• Euro-area preliminary flash 4Q GDP unchanged Q/Q; grew 0.9% Y/Y, below est. of 1.0% - [DB]

• ECB cuts deposit facility rate by 25 bps to 2.75%, matching estimates - [DB]

• US initial jobless claims at 207K, below expectations of 224K and down from 223K - [EI]

• US 4Q GDP grew at an annual rate of 2.3%, below the estimated 2.6% - [DB]

• Lagarde confident that Bitcoin won't be included in EU reserves - [Tree]

• S&P 500 opens up 0.4%, NASDAQ gains 0.3% - [DB]

• Spot gold reaches record high of $2,790.10/oz, surpassing October peak - [DB]

• NYSE proposes to list and trade shares of Grayscale XRP Trust under NYSE Arca Rule 8.201-E - [PN]

• Bankman-Fried's parents consider seeking Trump pardon for their son - [Tree]

• OpenAI in talks for investment round that could value it at up to $340 billion - [Tree]

• S&P 500 closes up 0.6%, NASDAQ rises 0.2% - [DB]

• Coinbase Derivatives files with CFTC to list Solana futures, nano Solana futures, and Hedera futures - [Tree]