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TradFi & Fintech
Fold Set to Go Public on Nasdaq February 19, 2025, Holding Over 1,000 BTC as First Bitcoin-Only Financial Services Company
Fold is set to go public on Nasdaq tomorrow, marking its position as the first Bitcoin-only financial services company to do so

Markets
Traders Build Record $11.3 Billion Short Position on Ethereum Amid $2 Billion in Long Positions
Traders have established a record short position on Ethereum (ETH)

TradFi & Fintech
Grayscale Launches Pyth Trust for $PYTH Token in Solana Ecosystem
Grayscale Investments has launched the Grayscale Pyth Trust, a new single-asset crypto investment fund that provides accredited investors with exposure to the $PYTH token

Regulation & Politics
Nigeria Revises Regulations to Tax Cryptocurrency Transactions in February 2025, Plans Full Licenses for Exchanges
Nigeria is revising its regulations to tax cryptocurrency and digital transactions as part of a broader effort to enhance fiscal revenue

Regulation & Politics
Hong Kong Explores Gold Tokenization, Merging Physical Gold and Blockchain Technology for Cross-Border Payments
Hong Kong is actively exploring the concept of gold tokenization, which involves merging physical gold with blockchain technology

Markets
Abu Dhabi's Mubadala Invests $437 Million in BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF, Joining Goldman Sachs' $1.5 Billion Holdings Amid $581 Million Outflow
Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund, Mubadala, has made a notable investment in BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF, acquiring over 8

Markets
FTX Begins $16 Billion Creditor Repayments on February 18, 2025, with Initial $1.2 Billion for Claims Under $50,000 and $2.06 Billion in SOL Unlocking March 1
FTX is set to begin distributing $16 billion in repayments to creditors starting February 18, 2025

Regulation & Politics
$725 Billion Bernstein Suggests U.S. Fund Strategic Bitcoin Reserve by Selling Gold, Triggering Global Race
Bernstein, a $725 billion asset manager, has suggested that the U

People
CZ Pledges $100K (150 BNB) to Support Argentine Students After $4.4B LIBRA Token Collapse That Burned 40K Investors
In response to the collapse of the LIBRA token, which resulted in a loss of approximately $4

CeFi
Hu Lezhi Burns $1.65M in ETH and Donates $5.35M to WikiLeaks, Accuses Kuande Investment CEOs of Brain-Computer Weapon Use
Alleged Chinese programmer Hu Lezhi has reportedly burned 603 ETH, valued at approximately $1





