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JPMorgan says Ethereum likely to keep facing ‘intense competition’ from other networks
Analysts attribute ether's underperformance to growing competition from Solana and Layer 2s, and its lack of bitcoin's store-of-value appeal. ...

CFTC’s Pham seeks ‘common-sense’ regulation of prediction markets in new roundtable
CFTC Acting Chair Pham said past years of anti-innovation policies have restricted 'common-sense' regulations of prediction markets....

Hong Kong’s OSL announces Japan expansion, renames CoinBest to OSL Japan
OSL said it has completed its acquisition of CoinBest and will rely on the local team to drive its expansion in Japan....

Solana DEX aggregator Jupiter’s X account hacked, promotes fake memecoin
In a series of now-deleted posts, Jupiter’s X account promoted what appeared to be a scam memecoin with the ticker $MEOW....

High-net-worth investor network Tiger 21 holds about $6 billion in digital currencies
Some members of Tiger 21 are "all in" on digital currencies like bitcoin according to founder Michael Sonnenfeldt....

MicroStrategy, now ‘Strategy,’ reports Q4 net loss of $670.8 million, targets new ‘BTC $ Gain’ of $10 billion
The company fka MicroStrategy recorded total revenues of $120.7 million, down 3% from last year and missed estimates by about $3 million....

The Daily: Standard Chartered predicts $500,000 bitcoin before Trump leaves office, XRP Ledger temporarily halts and more
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons....

SEC moves top crypto litigator involved in Ripple, Coinbase cases to IT department
Tenreiro worked at the SEC for over 11 years, first joining as an enforcement lawyer before serving as the agency's chief crypto litigator....

MicroStrategy rebrands as ‘Strategy’ in move to emphasize its bitcoin position
"This brand simplification is a natural evolution of the company, reflecting its focus and broad appeal," the company said....

Sen. Warren takes a stand on crypto debanking and criticizes banks for closing accounts as issue heats up in Washington
"I don't think for a second that you should be locked out of our banking system," said Senator Elizabeth Warren, a noted crypto critic....