Important information from last night and this morning (January 15th - January 16th)

Crypto exchange BitMEX fined $100 million by the U.S. Department of Justice for violating bank secrecy laws

Cash App parent company Blockchain fined $80 million for BSA/AML violations

VanEck submits application for on-chain economy ETF to SEC

UK appoints Emma Reynolds as economic secretary to advance cryptocurrency policy

Eight major blockchain associations in the United States jointly established NABA to provide unified encryption policy recommendations to the federal government

Texas Senator Submits SB 778 to Establish State-Level Strategic Bitcoin Reserve

The US SEC appealed the Ripple case and asked the appellate court to review the relevant ruling

Burwick Law initiates legal action against Pump.fun

Bithumb will launch AGLD, CBK, HPO Korean Won trading markets

According to the Bithumb announcement, Adventure Gold (AGLD), Cobak Token (CBK) and Hippocrat (HPO) will be listed on the Korean won trading market today, and the trading time is 18:00 on January 16, 2025 (local time).

Trump team is reviewing some of the SEC's pending crypto cases and may freeze lawsuits that do not involve fraud allegations

The Gaza ceasefire agreement has been formally reached and will be implemented in three stages

CoinList to Launch Aligned Token Sale

ETF Analyst: The Next Cryptocurrency ETF to be Approved Could Be Litecoin

Canary submits revised Litecoin ETF application documents, indicating that it may be in contact with the SEC

Solana ETF was approached by the SEC but rejected. The progress of Litecoin and other ETFs remains uncertain

The US government proposes to physically return Bitcoins seized in the 2016 Bitfinex hack to their rightful owners

Jupiter: JUPuary Airdrop Checker is now live

Jupiter, a decentralized exchange based on Solana, announced on the X platform that the JUPuary airdrop checker is now live. According to previous news, Jupiter will airdrop 700 million JUP in January, and the number of eligible wallets is about 2.3 million.

Crypto startup 1Money completes $20 million seed round of financing, with Hack VC and others participating

Crypto startup 1Money has completed a $20 million seed round of financing to build a Layer1 network "1Money Network" designed for stablecoin payments. There are more than a dozen participants in this round of financing, including F-Prime Capital, Galaxy Ventures, Hack VC, Kraken Ventures, MoonPay Ventures and Bankless Ventures.