10% INTO 2025, AND DIGITAL ASSETS DOMINATE THE NEWS

Regulators, institutions, AI hype cycles, and unexpected players—this year is moving fast. Here’s a rapid-fire recap of the biggest shake-ups so far:

🔥 1. Brazil’s B3 Stock Exchange Bets Big on Crypto

🇧🇷 Brazil’s stock exchange (B3) is expanding its crypto offerings with Bitcoin options and ETH/SOL futures.
💰 BTC futures already generate $860M in monthly volume.
📊 Institutional adoption in Latin America is accelerating fast.

💼 2. Franklin Templeton Eyes a Crypto Index ETF

🏦 The $1.58T asset manager amended its S-1 filing for a Crypto Index ETF.
⚖️ Weighted at 86.31% BTC, 13.69% ETH, with room for expansion.
🔗 TradFi is going deeper into digital assets—expect more ETF moves.

🤖 3. Barry Silbert: “Decentralized AI Will Be Bigger Than Bitcoin”

💡 The DCG founder is betting on blockchain-powered AI, investing $105M into Bittensor (TAO) & others.
🌎 AI ownership & governance will be transformed by decentralization.
📢 Expect AI + Crypto to dominate headlines all year.

🏛️ 4. Trump-Linked DeFi Platform Buys $470K in ONDO, Plans Strategic Reserve

🇺🇸 World Liberty Financial (Trump-backed) is building a crypto reserve strategy.
💰 First move? Buying $470K in ONDO tokens.
🔥 Another political wildcard enters the crypto space—what’s their play?

☀️ 5. Solana Hits 1 Year Without Outages—VanEck Predicts $520 SOL

🔗 VanEck predicts SOL could reach $520 by 2025.
📈 The firm cites DEX growth, institutional adoption & ETF filings.
🏦 Coinbase is even planning Solana futures trading.

💰 6. ARK Invest Says Bitcoin Is Still On Track For $1.5M By 2030

🚀 ARK’s bull case: $1.5M BTC, base case: $710K, bear case: $300K.
🏦 Key drivers? Institutional adoption & spot ETFs.
📢 They’re sticking to their ultra-bullish thesis.

🔄 7. CFTC Teams Up With Ripple For Digital Asset Market Pilot

🏦 The CFTC is launching a pilot to test stablecoins as collateral.
🤝 Key participants: Ripple, Coinbase, Circle & Crypto.com.
📊 A massive step toward integrating tokenized assets into TradFi.

🏴‍☠️ 8. JPMorgan: Ethereum’s Dominance Is Under Attack

⚔️ Solana & L2s are chipping away at Ethereum’s market share.
📉 DApps like Uniswap are moving to their own chains.
💸 Even with the Dencun upgrade, Ethereum’s fee model is at risk.

🇨🇿 9. Czech Republic To Abolish Taxes On Long-Term Crypto Gains

📝 Crypto held over 3 years? Tax-free.
💰 No reporting for transactions under $4,136.
📢 A massive crypto-friendly shift in European policy.

🏛️ 10. Elon Musk’s D.O.G.E Wants U.S. Treasury Transactions On-Chain

🔍 Musk accuses the Treasury of fraudulent payments.
💡 Pushes for all transactions to be on the blockchain.
💣 If this happens, transparency in government spending will change forever.

🇺🇸 11. Trump Media Files Trademarks For “Truth Fi” Bitcoin ETF

📄 TMTG files trademarks for 6 investment vehicles, including a BTC ETF.
🤝 Partners include Charles Schwab & Yorkville Advisors.
🚀 Crypto & politics continue to intertwine.

💎 12. Analysts Predict XRP Will Reach $5.85 Soon, $18.22 Long-Term

📈 Elliott Wave Theory suggests a major XRP rally ahead.
⚡ Key breakout level: $2.90, with $5–$10 in sight.
🔥 If XRP follows the pattern, $18+ is possible long-term.

⚡ 13. MicroStrategy Rebrands As “Strategy” – The World’s Largest Bitcoin Treasury Company

📢 New logo, new branding, same BTC accumulation strategy.
💰 471,107 BTC on the balance sheet.
🚀 The “Bitcoin standard” playbook is expanding.

🏦 14. BlackRock Buys 110,535 ETH Worth $284.92M For ETH ETF Investors

📊 ETH ETF buyers are stacking—big time.
💼 BlackRock isn’t buying ETH for itself, but for customers.
🔥 Another major institutional milestone for Ethereum.

🚨 15. XRP Ledger Goes Down For 64 Minutes

⚠️ XRPL halted for over an hour due to validation failure.
🔄 Ripple devs intervened to restore network consensus.
📈 XRP price recovered 3.2% after the outage.

🇭🇰 16. Hong Kong Leaves XRP Off Its Approved Crypto List

📢 Hong Kong’s new licenses allow BTC, ETH, AVAX & LINK—but no XRP.
🔍 No clear reason given, but regulatory uncertainty looms.
🚨 Major setback for Ripple’s global expansion.

💰 17. Trump Signs Executive Order To Create U.S. Sovereign Wealth Fund

🏦 The U.S. will have a sovereign wealth fund for the first time.
🔥 Bitcoiners speculate: Will BTC be part of it?
👀 Senator Cynthia Lummis posted a Bitcoin symbol in response.

🏦 18. Eric Trump Backs ETH As Trump-Linked DeFi Project Moves $363M To Coinbase

📢 World Liberty Financial moved nearly all its ETH & WBTC to Coinbase.
📊 Trump’s son Eric tweets: “It’s a great time to add ETH.”
🔥 DeFi, politics & ETH? The plot thickens.

📉 19. RWA Market Hits $17B As Bitcoin Dips Below $100K

💰 Tokenized assets surpass $17.1B in value.
📊 Private credit & U.S. Treasury-backed RWAs are booming.
🚀 Experts predict a $30T RWA market by 2030.

🏴‍☠️ 20. MicroStrategy Ends 12-Week Bitcoin Buying Streak

📢 No BTC purchases between Jan 27 – Feb 2.
💰 Still holding 471,107 BTC, worth over $44B.
🔥 But their $42B “21/21 plan” for BTC accumulation is still on track.

🔥 And this is just the first 10% of the year.

🚀 What’s next? More ETF approvals? AI-powered blockchains? A new sovereign wealth fund buying Bitcoin?

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