Desperate Bid: British Computer Expert Offers to Buy Landfill to Recover Over $700 Million in Lost Bitcoin

James Howells, a British man who lost a hard drive containing 7,500 bitcoins, has offered to buy part of the Newport landfill where he believes it is buried. Howells Wants Landfill Area With 100,000 Tons of Waste A British computer expert who lost a hard drive containing about 7,500 bitcoins has offered to buy part … Read more

Japan Wants to Classify Crypto Assets As Financial Products and Lift Ban on Bitcoin ETFs

Japan is mulling over presenting cryptocurrencies as securities-like financial products to mandate companies to reveal more details and safeguard investors. Crypto Assets to be Classified as Financial Products to Protect Investors Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) is considering significant reforms to its crypto regulations, aiming to classify crypto assets as financial products akin to securities. … Read more

ETF Weekly Recap: Ether ETFs’ $420 Million Inflow Outshines Bitcoin ETFs’ $204 Million Inflow

Ether (exchange-traded funds) ETFs saw more than double the inflows of bitcoin ETFs, with a significant net inflow of $420 million. Ether ETFs Grab The Spotlight in Trading Week Review In the week spanning Feb. 3 to Feb. 7, ether ETFs experienced a substantial net inflow of $420.06 million. While bitcoin ETFs also recorded a … Read more

Central Bank of Brazil Links Stablecoin Growth to Tax Evasion and Money Laundering

The new president of the Central Bank of Brazil has linked the rapid growth of stablecoins with tax evasion and money laundering. He remarked that individuals use these tools for cross-border payments to maintain an “opaque vision for taxation or money laundering.” Central Bank of Brazil States Stablecoin Volumes Linked to Tax Evasion and Money … Read more

Swedish Fintech Giant Klarna Explores Crypto Integration Amid Industry Shift 

Swedish fintech innovator Klarna is exploring cryptocurrency integration within its platform, signaling a strategic pivot amid preparations for a prospective U.S. IPO. $15B IPO and the Possibility of Crypto In a Feb. 8 announcement via X, CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski affirmed Klarna’s willingness to embrace crypto while explicitly excluding digital assets from its signature “buy-now-pay-later” (BNPL) … Read more

Latam Insights: Brazil to Empower Fund to Buy Crypto, Tether Talks Salvadoran Skyscraper

Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of the most relevant crypto and economic news from Latin America over the past week. In this week’s edition, a Brazilian lawmaker introduces a bill to allow funds to purchase crypto, Tether details its Salvadoran skyscraper move, and crypto remittance volumes remain marginal in El Salvador. Brazilian Lawmaker Proposes … Read more

Consumer Advocacy Group Asks DOJ to Investigate Trump’s ‘Money for Nothing’ Memecoin Sale

Public Citizen has urged the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate whether President Donald Trump violated gift solicitation laws by promoting his memecoin. Memecoin Launch Amounts to Solicitation, Says Public Citizen A consumer advocacy group, Public Citizen, has urged the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate whether President Donald Trump violated gift solicitation laws … Read more

Ye Reveals He Was Proposed to Fake a Meme Coin Hack, Denies Having Interest in Crypto

Kanye West revealed that he received a proposal to fake the launch of a meme coin associated with his name and later claim that his social media account was hacked. The performer stated that he rejected this offer and ceased working with the individuals involved. Ye Rejected Fake Meme Coin Hack Proposal: ‘Coins Pray on … Read more

Bitcoin’s Gains Lag Behind Gold as Trump’s Trade Policies Drive Safe Haven Demand

Bitcoin has struggled to keep pace with gold in 2025, as geopolitical instability and Trump’s trade war policies push investors toward traditional safe-haven assets. Gold Outperforming Bitcoin in 2025 Bitcoin, which outperformed most asset classes last year, is now lagging behind gold, as investors flock to stability amid growing geopolitical tensions. According to a recent … Read more