Welcome to today’s Crypto Trading roundup 🚀. Here are the top stories shaping African and global crypto markets.
- DeFi lobby drops airdrop lawsuit against SEC, citing crypto shift
- Ex-LA cop gets 5 years prison for helping crypto ‘Godfather’ extort victims
- XRP flips BNB as open interest builds back toward pre-crash levels
- Crypto majors post double-digit weekly gains as bitcoin tests $75,000 ahead of Fed decision
- Minors Sue xAI in California Over Alleged Grok Deepfake Images
- Sheriff’s Deputy Sentenced for Extorting Rivals of Self-Styled Crypto ‘Godfather’
- Bitcoin rally tests $75,000 level in massive short squeeze
- Crypto.com partners with South Korea’s largest payment gateway provider
- DL Research – Intelligence and bespoke reports around digital assets industry – dlnews.com
- Crypto thief teens trigger helicopter manhunt after bomb threat – dlnews.com
- The Future of DeFi: Hugo Philion on Flare, XRP, and Real-World Assets
- Central Bank of Russia Proposes Opening National Economy to International Markets Using Digital Assets
- VinFast fourth-quarter loss widens, aims to restart US plant construction – Reuters
- Crypto company Abra to go public in blank-check merger – Reuters
- REGULATION | South Korea Imposes the Largest Fine on a Local Crypto Exchange Following AML Compliance Deficiencies
- INTRODUCING | MoonPay Introduces First AI Agent Secured by a Ledger Signer
- 🇳🇬 NGX, SEC begin review of free-float requirements to unlock liquidity – Nairametrics
- 🇳🇬 INTERPOL says $442bn lost to financial fraud globally in 2025 – Nairametrics
- XRP vs Pepeto: Why Pepeto’s Exchange Model Could Outperform XRP as the Bank of Canada Tests Tokenized Bonds and SOL Eyes $89
- Why a $150 Trillion Industry Charging 6% Per Transfer Makes XRP One of the Most Important Assets in Finance
- Crypto Market Review: XRP Ready to Run to $1.70, Ethereum (ETH) Enters Bullish Mode, Is Shiba Inu (SHIB) Finally in Bull Market?
- Michael Saylor Warns Quantum Threat Would Break the Internet
- Messari’s new CEO is doubling down on AI as firm cuts staff
- Bitcoin’s derivatives-led rally is already unraveling. Prices are back below $75,000
- Did ChatGPT Really Cure a Dog’s Cancer? It’s Complicated
- Messari CEO steps down alongside mass layoffs in AI pivot
- Crypto PACs get first big 2026 test with Illinois primary – dlnews.com
- SEC Proposal Limiting OTC Rules to Equities Raises New Questions for Crypto Assets
- Vietnam firms vie for crypto licences as Hanoi plans ban on overseas trading – Reuters
- REGULATION | Australia Moves Closer to Licensing Digital Asset and Tokenized Custody Platforms as Financial Products
That’s it for today’s crypto highlights! Which trade setup caught your attention? Share in the comments below 💬
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