Mei Pharma plans to acquire LTC in a deal valued at up to $100 million.

Tao Synergies (Taox) acquires $10 million worth of BitTensor (TAO) tokens for treasury holdings.

Schwab to Launch Spare Trading for Bitcoin and ITH

Circle issues $500 million USDC.

American Express CEO signals potential exploration of stablecoin applications.

Coinbase (COIN) Hits Record High Amid Aggressive Promotional Campaigns

James Winn has taken a short position on Bitcoin (BTC), with a liquidation threshold at $120,176.

Glassnode reports that Bitcoin whale transfers to exchanges have risen, with the seven-day simple moving average nearing approximately 12,000 BTC. This level is among the highest recorded this year, closely matching the peak seen in early November 2024. While still below last year's high, the trend indicates increased profit-taking or capital reallocation among large holders.

Trump has successfully enforced minimum tariffs of 15-20% on all imports from the EU, according to the Financial Times.

Crypto whales have been actively transferring BTC and ETH to exchanges, accompanied by a significant net outflow from miners—the largest since April. Meanwhile, there have been no notable movements of altcoins into or out of exchanges. Note

🕵️ has acquired #wlfi World Liberty Financial, acquiring 78.922 #B ($40K), 409,387 #Liberty ($40K), 396.371 #EGL1 ($40K), 72,917,613 #TAG ($40K), and 636.683 #BANK ($40K).

Former President Trump reiterated his commitment to prevent the implementation of a central bank digital currency in the U.S.

Trump signs legislation establishing cryptocurrency framework.

The IMF reports that El Salvador has not purchased any Bitcoin since it entered into a loan agreement.

Bonk has exceeded $11 million in trading volume on Binance.

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Elon Musk’s recent tweet sparked a brief rally in the Voyager token, which surged approximately 25% following the post (source). The rally was accompanied by a notable increase in trading volume, with significant acquisitions recorded from 15:20 Moscow time. By 20:06, open interest had risen substantially, propelling the token to the top of open interest rankings by 21:06. Starting from 21:01, activity from strategic wallets was observed, with consistent buying supporting the token’s price ascent.

Bullish Crypto has repeatedly submitted its application for an IPO in the United States. coindesk.com

Net inflows into Bitcoin spot ETFs reached approximately $363.5 million yesterday, with Ethereum spot ETFs attracting roughly $402.5 million in new investments.

EtherFi is expanding to Hyperlique and will partner with HyperBeat to launch a new staking token named #behype. [Source: CoinDesk]

Jack Dorsey's Block Inc is preparing to be added to the S&P 500 index, replacing Hess.