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

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

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

VanEck files on-chain economic ETF application with SEC

UK appoints Emma Reynolds as economic affairs secretary responsible for advancing 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 files SB 778 bill to establish state-level Bitcoin strategic reserve

The U.S. SEC filed an appeal in the Ripple case, asking the appeals court to review the relevant ruling.

Law firm Burwick Law launches legal action against Pump.fun

Bithumb will list AGLD, CBK, and HPO Korean won trading markets

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

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

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

CoinList will launch Aligned token sale

ETF Analyst: The next cryptocurrency ETF to be approved may be Litecoin

Canary submits revised Litecoin ETF application documents showing it may be in contact with SEC

Solana ETF was approached by the SEC but rejected. The progress of Litecoin and other ETFs is still in suspense.

The U.S. government proposes to physically return the bitcoins seized in the 2016 Bitfinex hack to their rightful owners

Jupiter: JUPuary airdrop checker is now online

Solana ecological decentralized exchange Jupiter announced on the X platform that the JUPuary airdrop checker has been launched. 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 US$20 million in seed round financing, with participation from Hack VC and others

Crypto startup 1Money has completed a $20 million seed round of financing to build a Layer 1 network "1Money Network" designed specifically 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.