Aerodrome Finance suspends two contributors over insider trading

Aerodrome Finance suspended two contributors following allegations of insider trading during the launch of Venice’s VVV token. The decision came after an internal investigation was initiated just 30 minutes after suspicious trading activity was detected. Aerodrome Finance (AERO) is a decentralized exchange operating on Coinbase’s Base blockchain The platform, which specializes in automated market making … Read more

Crypto Executive Order Drives $1.9B Digital Asset Inflows

Last week, Ethereum and XRP experienced significant fund inflows. Trump’s crypto executive order generates historic fund inflows. In global digital asset funds, $1.9 billion flowed in last week, as investors responded to the crypto executive order issued recently by U.S. President Donald Trump. That is a pretty good step towards more transparency in regulations for … Read more

Symbiotic Deploys Feature-Complete Restaking Protocol on Ethereum

The restaking protocol Symbiotic has launched a permissionless, feature-complete shared security protocol on Ethereum Mainnet, enabling blockchain networks to restake assets with full slashing capabilities. Shared Security Protocol With Full Slashing Goes Live on Ethereum According to the announcement shared with Bitcoin.com News, the protocol allows networks to manage restaking implementations autonomously while maintaining control … Read more

French Prosecutors Expand Money Laundering, Tax Fraud Probe Against Binance: Reuters

French authorities have expanded a probe into Binance, investigating alleged money laundering, tax fraud and other crimes at the crypto exchange from 2019 to 2024, according to a Tuesday report from Reuters. Binance has denied the allegations, telling CoinDesk in an emailed statement that it will “vigorously fight any charges made against it.” The investigation, … Read more

Bitwise files for Dogecoin ETF as institutional interest in meme coins grows

Key Takeaways Bitwise’s Dogecoin ETF is the first of its kind under the ’33 Act, providing secure, physically backed exposure to DOGE. With physically backed Dogecoin ETF filing, Bitwise aims to legitimize DOGE as a viable institutional-grade asset. Bitwise filed for a Dogecoin ETF with the SEC, marking the first physically backed structure for the … Read more

Trump’s WLFI adds MOVE to portfolio amid reports of Movement Labs’ discussions with Elon Musk

World Liberty Finance (WLFI), the DeFi protocol backed by President Donald Trump’s family, acquired over $1.9 million of MOVE tokens on Jan. 28. The move comes amid separate reports that Movement Labs is among the firms discussing blockchain usage with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, also known as DOGE. Bloomberg News reported on Jan. … Read more