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A Miami conference for high-risk finance and crypto traders was forced to change its name at the last minute after Reddit moved to enforce its WallStreetBets trademark.

Crypto infrastructure firm Talos has raised a $45 million extension to its Series B funding round, valuing the New York-based company at about $1.5 billion as institutional interest in market infrastructure grows.

Ripple has launched Ripple Treasury, a corporate treasury management service that allows clients to opt into digital asset features without being forced to adopt crypto technology.

The US commodities regulator said it will roll back warnings on prediction markets, signalling a softer regulatory approach as legal battles with state gambling authorities intensify.

Bitcoin fell more than 6% to the low $83,000 range as rising US-Iran tensions, mounting fears of a US government shutdown and broader risk-off sentiment hit an already fragile crypto market.

Donald Trump said he will announce his nominee to replace Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell on Friday morning, with prediction markets pointing strongly toward former Fed governor Kevin Warsh.

The US Securities and Exchange Commission has clarified how tokenised securities are regulated, drawing a sharp distinction between compliant, regulated products such as Robinhood’s stock tokens and fraudulent schemes like Terra’s Mirror Protocol.

Bitcoin fell more than 5% to around $83,400 during overnight trading and failed to recover, while gold rebounded sharply after an initial plunge triggered by rising US-Iran tensions.

About 72% of licensed crypto exchanges in Indonesia were unprofitable in 2025 despite the country having more than 20 million crypto users, according to data from the Financial Services Authority.

Bybit plans to launch a retail banking product called My Bank in February, giving users personal IBAN accounts to move fiat funds seamlessly between banks and crypto markets.

SEC chair Paul Atkins said sweeping crypto innovation exemptions are unlikely to be finalised this month, walking back an earlier timeline that had pointed to a January release.

Coinbase has launched a regulated prediction markets platform across all 50 US states, allowing users to trade contracts tied to real-world outcomes ranging from bitcoin prices to Federal Reserve decisions.