*LAGARDE: CONFIDENT BITCOINS WON'T ENTER RESERVES IN EU: BBG

*BANKMAN-FRIED’S PARENTS EXPLORE SEEKING TRUMP PARDON FOR SON: BBG

OpenAI in Talks for Huge Investment Round Valuing It Up to $340 Billion -- WSJ: BBG

Coinbase Derivatives Files with CFTC to list Solana Futures, nano Solana Futures and Hedera Futures: Filing

Tether Brings USDt to Bitcoin’s Lightning Network: Post

SEC APPROVES BITWISE COMBINED BITCOIN AND ETHEREUM ETF

Tether Hits $13 Billion Profits for 2024 And All-Time Highs in U.S. Treasury Holdings, USD₮ Circulation, and Reserve Buffer in Q4 2024 Attestation: Press Release

Las Vegas Sphere Owner Denies WIF Rumors, Says "We Have Never Had A Deal": Decrypt

Decrypt reached out to Sphere representatives for clarification following the Dogwifhat post. The Sphere spokesperson affirmed that "there was and is no plan" for Dogwifhat to appear on the venue, adding, "At this time, Sphere only accepts advertising from exchanges and [about] Bitcoin.”: Updated Blog

21Shares Files For Polkdadot Trust: S-1 Filing

*MICROSTRATEGY DID NOT BUY ANY BITCOIN FROM JAN. 27 TO FEB. 2: BBG

MEXICAN PRESIDENT SHEINBAUM SAYS TARIFFS ARE PAUSED FOR A MONTH FROM NOW - RTRS

Canadian Man Andean Medjedovi Charged For Exploiting DeFi Protocols KyberSwap and Indexed Finance: DOJ

*FEASIBILITY OF BITCOIN RESERVE BEING STUDIED: CRYPTO CZAR SACKS: BBG

*BLOCK.ONE UNIT BULLISH SAID TO WEIGH IPO AS SOON AS THIS YEAR: BBG

*SEC MOVES TO SCALE BACK CRYPTO ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS: NYT: BBG

BlackRock Said to List Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Product in Europe: BBG

*MICROSTRATEGY IS NOW STRATEGY: BBG

*WINKLEVOSS TWINS’ CRYPTO EXCHANGE GEMINI IS SAID TO WEIGH IPO: BBG

SEC Acknowledges Solana ETF 19b-4 Filing, Rejected Under Previous Administration

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