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Finance

Javier Milei Backtracks on $4.4B Memecoin After 'Insiders' Pocket $87M

Milei deleted his original promotional tweet and revealed that he wasn't aware of its details.

(Planet Volumes/Unsplash)

Policy

SEC Asks Court for Coinbase Case Deadline Extension, Citing 'Potential Resolution' Prospects

The SEC filed a motion Friday saying its new crypto task force could help it resolve its ongoing case against Coinbase.

Acting SEC Chair Mark Uyeda (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Markets

SafeMoon to Launch Memecoin on Solana After Burning Most of SFM Supply

SFM holders will have an opportunity to sell their tokens despite current low liquidity levels.

Credit: Jp Valery, Unsplash

Markets

Wisconsin More Than Doubled BlackRock Bitcoin ETF Holdings to 6M Shares

The state’s investment board's stake is worth more than $340 million at IBIT's current price of $56.10.

The state of Wisconsin has bought roughly $321.5 million worth of BlackRock's spot bitcoin ETF. (Nick Youngson)

Consensus Hong Kong 2025 Coverage

Justin Sun on Mars, Tropico, Game of Thrones, and That Banana

Sam Reynolds meets TRON's founder at home in Hong Kong.

Crypto's Justin Sun (Tron)

Consensus Hong Kong 2025 Coverage

What to Expect at Consensus Hong Kong

Consensus lands in Hong Kong for the first time Feb 18-20. Here are some highlights from a packed schedule of programming and special events.

Hong Kong skyline

Coindesk News

El Salvador Dispatch: The Origins of the Bitcoin Experiment

El Zonte inspired Bukele to make bitcoin legal tender in El Salvador. CoinDesk visited the surfing village to see how it’s developing.

A small river divides El Zonte in half. You can easily cross the stream from the beach if you don’t mind getting your feet wet. Credit: Luis Rodriguez, Unsplash

Markets

Abu Dhabi Discloses $437M Stake in BlackRock Spot Bitcoin ETF

The ownership interest was held via Mubadala Investments, one of the country's sovereign wealth funds

Abu Dhabi

Markets

Bitcoin Looks to Break Long Streak of Weekend Skids

The world's largest crypto has declined for five consecutive weekends, noted Standard Charterd's Geoff Kendrick.

Bitcoin Looks to Break Long Streak of Weekend Skids

Markets

Fan Tokens Surge Following Tether’s Juventus FC Investment

JUV rose 200%, with tokens like LAZIO and PORTO also experiencing significant price jumps.

South Korea's K League will let fans create a sort of fantasy team using blockchain tokens representing players. (Waka77/Wikimedia Commons)

Policy

Crypto Exchange Bybit Is No Longer Operating Illegally in France

After more than two years of working with the French regulator, Bybit has come off France AMF's blacklist, the CEO of the exchange said.

Bybit CEO Ben Zhou (Danny Nelson/ CoinDesk)

Policy

Reality of XRP ETF Is One Step Closer After SEC Acknowledges Filing

The Securities and Exchanges Commission acknowledged a filing by the New York Stock Exchange and Grayscale for an XRP ETF on Thursday.

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse at Korea Blockchain Week. (Parikshit Mishra/CoinDesk)

CoinDesk Indices

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Ripple (XRP) Jumps 9.4% as Index Trades Higher

Stellar (XLM) was also a top performer, gaining 6.1% from Thursday.

9am CoinDesk 20 Update for 2025-02-14: leaders chart

Finance

USDT Issuer Tether Acquires Stake in Football Club Juventus

The stablecoin issuer's investment arm said it is acquiring a minority stake in the Italian club.

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino (Bitfinex)

Finance

HashKey Group Gets $30M Investment From Chinese VC Gaorong Ventures: Report

Despite China’s ban on cryptocurrencies, Chinese investors continue to invest in the space.

Hong Kong's skyline (Chris Lam/CoinDesk)