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DeFi
$VIRTUAL Token Launches for Trading on Solana via Meteora Platform; Official LP is Live After Bridging
$VIRTUAL token has officially launched for trading on the Solana blockchain, as announced by Virtuals Protocol

Regulation & Politics
Florida Bill by Senator Joe Gruters Could Allow $1.5 Billion Investment in Bitcoin with 10% Cap
Florida is considering a new bill, SB 550, introduced by Senator Joe Gruters, which would permit the state to invest public funds in Bitcoin as a strategic asset

Regulation & Politics
Japan's FSA Requests Apple to Remove Bybit, MEXC, LBank, KuCoin, Bitget Apps in First Such Action
Japan's Financial Services Agency (FSA) has requested Apple and Google to remove apps of five unregistered overseas cryptocurrency exchanges from their app stores in the country

Regulation & Politics
SEC Delays Decision on Nasdaq's Proposal for BlackRock’s iShares Ethereum Trust Options Trading Until April 9, 2025
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has postponed its decision regarding options trading for BlackRock’s iShares Ethereum Trust.

TradFi & Fintech
BlackRock Raises Stake in Strategy to 5%, Holding 11.2M Shares Tied to Bitcoin
BlackRock has increased its ownership stake in Strategy, formerly known as MicroStrategy, to 5%, according to recent SEC filings

DeFi
USDC Hits $56B All-Time High, Driven by Circle and Tether on Solana
Stablecoins, particularly those pegged to the U.S. dollar, are increasingly influencing global payments

Blockchains
NEAR Protocol Launches $20M AI Agent Fund as AI Token Market Cap Drops to $6.6B, SNAI Gains 127%
The NEAR Protocol has launched a $20 million AI Agent Fund aimed at scaling decentralized AI applications, marking a strategic move to enhance on-chain automation

Markets
Dave Portnoy Allegedly Engages in Pump-and-Dump Scheme, Profiting $25K from $50K Memecoin
Dave Portnoy, a well-known internet personality, has come under scrutiny for allegedly engaging in a pump-and-dump scheme involving a low market cap meme coin

Regulation & Politics
CFTC to Review Prediction Markets and Launch Digital Asset Pilot
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), under Acting Chair Caroline Pham, is hosting two major initiatives to address regulatory approaches in emerging markets.

TradFi & Fintech
Franklin Templeton Seeks SEC Approval for Crypto Index ETF Tracking Bitcoin and Ethereum
Franklin Templeton, a multinational asset manager, has submitted an amended S-1 filing on February 6, 2025





