*KUCOIN FOUNDERS ENTER DEFERRED-PROSECUTION AGREEMENTS WITH DOJ: MLEX: DB

FRENCH INVESTIGATORS HAVE OPENED JUDICIAL PROBE INTO MONEY LAUNDERING, TAX FRAUD, DRUG TRAFFICKING, OTHER CHARGES AGAINST CRYPO PLATFORM BINANCE - RTRS

X CEO LINDA YACCARINO SAYS VISA IS OUR FIRST PARTNER FOR THE XMONEY ACCOUNT, WHICH WILL DEBUT LATER THIS YEAR- X POST - RTRS

FORMER SEC CHAIR GARY GENSLER TO RETURN TO POSITION AT MIT, AS PROFESSOR OF PRACTICE IN GLOBAL ECONOMICS: TWEET

TRUMP CAMPAIGN MANAGER, EX-SENATOR JOIN COINBASE ADVISORY COUNCIL - RTRS

*TRUMP MEDIA FUNDS TO BE ALLOCATED TO SMAS, ETFS, CRYPTO: BBG

TRUMP MEDIA: $250 MLN FUNDS MAY BE ALLOCATED TO CUSTOMIZED SMAS, CUSTOMIZED ETFS, BITCOIN & SIMILAR CRYPTOCURRENCIES OR CRYPTO-RELATED SECURITIES - RTRS

ROBINHOOD HAS "BEGUN ROLLING OUT" FUTURES TRADING INCLUDING BTC, FX AND STOCKS

FED LEAVES RATES UNCHANGED AT 4.25-4.5%

POWELL: ON CRYPTO, WE THINK BANKS ARE ABLE TO SERVE CUSTOMERS AS LONG AS THEY MANAGE THE RISKS - RTRS

*LAGARDE: CONFIDENT BITCOINS WON'T ENTER RESERVES IN EU: BBG

*BANKMAN-FRIED’S PARENTS EXPLORE SEEKING TRUMP PARDON FOR SON: BBG

OpenAI in Talks for Huge Investment Round Valuing It Up to $340 Billion -- WSJ: BBG

Coinbase Derivatives Files with CFTC to list Solana Futures, nano Solana Futures and Hedera Futures: Filing

Tether Brings USDt to Bitcoin’s Lightning Network: Post

SEC APPROVES BITWISE COMBINED BITCOIN AND ETHEREUM ETF

Tether Hits $13 Billion Profits for 2024 And All-Time Highs in U.S. Treasury Holdings, USD₮ Circulation, and Reserve Buffer in Q4 2024 Attestation: Press Release

Las Vegas Sphere Owner Denies WIF Rumors, Says "We Have Never Had A Deal": Decrypt

Decrypt reached out to Sphere representatives for clarification following the Dogwifhat post. The Sphere spokesperson affirmed that "there was and is no plan" for Dogwifhat to appear on the venue, adding, "At this time, Sphere only accepts advertising from exchanges and [about] Bitcoin.”: Updated Blog

21Shares Files For Polkdadot Trust: S-1 Filing

*MICROSTRATEGY DID NOT BUY ANY BITCOIN FROM JAN. 27 TO FEB. 2: BBG