Crypto News:
#MicroStrategy has applied to the SEC to issue various types of securities to raise funds for further Bitcoin purchases.
Ripple has obtained a money transfer license in New York and Texas.

The countdown has begun for the applications of the Solana-based exchange-traded fund (#ETF).
SEC's decision on Grayscale Left #ETF is expected today; while VanEck, 21Shares, Canary, and Bitwise are expected to announce on January 25.

Crypto News:
Bitwise has registered for a Dogecoin ETF application in Delaware.
Harry Jung has been appointed to manage CFTC's work on crypto, DeFi, and digital assets.

🗣️Tron founder Justin Sun:
"If I owned Ethereum and the Ethereum Foundation, the price of ETH would reach $10,000."
🚨Ethereum core developer Eric Conner left citing Vitalik Buterin's leadership decisions.

Trump's World Liberty Financial project purchased an additional $6 million worth of ETH.
🗣️New ATH in Bitcoin. Bitcoin reached $109,588.

❗️Off The Grid, aiming to create a game economy via blockchain infrastructure, announced its new in-game add-ons.
Among the announced additions is the new special Esports World Champion skin of esports player Scump.
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Solana's DEX aggregator Jupiter (JUP) announced that it is closely working with the Meteora team for the launch of the #TRUMP token.

Vanar Chain: "Vanar will collaborate with a global powerhouse to revolutionize Web3 and artificial intelligence for the best companies in South Asia." $VANRY

Gary Gensler, “Adding digital assets to reserves doesn’t quite fit the traditional monetary policy approach. No central bank in the world has pursued such a policy. Still, let central banks have the final say on this.”

🚨According to NYDIG, there is only a week left for Trump to take office, but it may take a little longer for important crypto legislation to come into effect.
"The names of key officials need to be disclosed, those whose names are disclosed need to go through the approval process, and after approval, they need to form their teams."

Grayscale has announced various digital assets that it considers for future investment products: KAS, APT, ARB, TIA, HBAR, MNT, SEI, S, STRK, TON, TRX, AERO, BNB, ENA, INJ, JUP, ONDO, PENDLE, RUNE, DOGE, IMX, AKT, FET, AR, EIGEN, HNT, JTO, PYTH, WLD, HYPE, AI16Z, VIRTUAL, FLOCK, GRASS, Hyperbolic, Prime Intellect, Sentient, Space and Time, Story Protocol.

Removing Gate.io from the List Reduces Ownership Power (DROPS)
Gate.io has comprehensively re-evaluated Drops Ownership Power (DROPS) and has determined that it no longer meets the trading criteria of our platform. As a result, Gate.io will delist DROPS_USDT spot trading pair and quantitative grid trading from our trading market. However, withdrawal services for this token will continue to be provided for one month.

🚨MicroStrategy announced that it has purchased 1070 bitcoins. Total Bitcoin Holdings Reached 447,470 BTC.

Franklin Templeton predicts that global Bitcoin reserves will increase in 2025 and expects Hong Kong and Germany to show interest in adopting $BTC as a strategic asset.

Stating that the recent threats of a16z Crypto, IRS, and the Treasury Department towards DeFi exceed legal authority and even violate the constitution, the Blockchain Association supports the Blockchain Education Fund and the Texas Blockchain Council in filing a lawsuit.

Bitwise has applied for the Bitcoin Standard Corporations ETF.
This ETF will include shares of companies that hold at least 1,000 BTC in their corporate treasury.