Crypto News

Microstrategy’s $30 Billion Bitcoin War Chest on Ice Amid Tariff Turmoil

On Monday, Michael Saylor, founder of Microstrategy, disclosed that the enterprise refrained from divesting Class A common shares and abstained from expanding its bitcoin reserves. Saylor: No MSTR Share Selling, No Bitcoin Buying as Market Trembles Following a multi-week acquisition spree of bitcoin (BTC), Microstrategy (Nasdaq: MSTR) entered a strategic hiatus this week, halting itsSource link

India Is Rethinking Strict Crypto Regulations—But Tax Burden Persists

Lawmakers in India appear to be softening on crypto, but without tax relief "trading in India remains expensive,” said a CoinSwitch co-founder.Source link

TON Now Has a $100 Million Fund to Boost Projects Built on the Network

“ can either pursue the path of reliance on L2s and side-chains or dedicate itself to its own chain," a foundation board member said.Source link

U.S.-South Africa Tensions Escalate: Trump Threatens to Cut Aid Over Land Expropriation Act

Tensions between the United States and South Africa appeared to escalate on February 3, with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa pushing back against Donald Trump’s claims. South Africa’s Land Question The tiff between the United States and South Africa appeared to worsen on Feb. 3 after South African President Cyril Ramaphosa rebuffed Donald Trump’s threatSource link

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Index Plunges 17.1% Over Weekend

CoinDesk Indices presents its daily market update, highlighting the performance of leaders and laggards in the CoinDesk 20 Index.The CoinDesk 20 is currently trading at 3112.63, down 17.1% (-641.58) since 4 p.m. ET on Friday.None of the 20 assets are trading higher.Leaders: BTC (-6.8%) and SOL (-14.8%).Laggards: FIL (-33.9%) and AAVE (-29.3%). The CoinDesk 20 is a broad-based index traded on multiple platforms in several regions globally.Source link