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The Daily: Trump to tap a16z's Brian Quintenz for CFTC chief, Elon Musk-related memecoin dumps and more

President Trump plans to nominate Brian Quintenz, head of global policy at venture capital firm a16z crypto, to chair the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Bloomberg reported, citing a document sent by the White House to Capitol Hill. Elon Musk’s latest profile change on X to “Harry Bōlz” triggered another memecoin pump-and-dump frenzy.

theblock.co • 12/02/2025 - 17:31 PM

Galaxy and Ripple answered MoonPay's scramble for $160 million amid Trump memecoin frenzy

MoonPay faced a liquidity crisis after Trump's memecoin launch. Galaxy and Ripple executives provided crucial financial aid to keep operations running, onboarding 750,000 new customers.

theblock.co • 12/02/2025 - 13:28 PM

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Stablecoin expansion could drive the next cryptocurrency rally: CryptoQuant

The expansion of stablecoins is driving the next cryptocurrency rally, with stablecoin market cap exceeding $204 billion and outperforming Visa and Mastercard's transaction volume.

theblock.co • 31/01/2025 - 13:39 PM

Circle acquires tokenization startup Hashnote, incubated by Cumberland Labs

Circle acquires Hashnote, enhancing yield-bearing collateral and integrating USYC with USDC to boost institutional adoption and enable seamless transactions in traditional finance.

theblock.co • 21/01/2025 - 17:16 PM

HashKey predicts bitcoin to break through $300,000 in 2025

HashKey Group has set out 10 crypto predictions for 2025, including bitcoin and ether to surpass the $300,000 and $8,000 levels, respectively. The establishment of a U.S. strategic bitcoin reserve, the stablecoin market cap to exceed $300 billion and new crypto ETF approvals are also among the most anticipated expectations.

theblock.co • 15/01/2025 - 12:50 PM

Sky’s lending subDAO Spark targets up to $1.1 billion in direct exposure to Ethena’s USDe and sUSDe tokens

Spark Protocol integrates Ethena’s USDe stablecoin, allocating $1.1 billion for capital efficiency, enhancing DeFi yield opportunities, and solidifying its liquidity management and revenue generation strategies.

theblock.co • 15/01/2025 - 00:46 AM

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The Daily: Trump to tap a16z's Brian Quintenz for CFTC chief, Elon Musk-related memecoin dumps and more

Galaxy and Ripple answered MoonPay's scramble for $160 million amid Trump memecoin frenzy

Stablecoin expansion could drive the next cryptocurrency rally: CryptoQuant

Circle acquires tokenization startup Hashnote, incubated by Cumberland Labs

HashKey predicts bitcoin to break through $300,000 in 2025

Sky’s lending subDAO Spark targets up to $1.1 billion in direct exposure to Ethena’s USDe and sUSDe tokens

Ripple stablecoin exec outlines next steps for listing RLUSD on additional exchanges, including Coinbase

Bernstein makes 10 predictions for 2025 as crypto enters its 'Infinity Age'

The year in data: 5 charts that show how crypto changed in 2024

The Funding: Why stablecoins are drawing more VC interest

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