The Daily: Dogecoin logo appears on US government website, Osprey and Rex file for crypto ETFs including TRUMP and more
2025-01-22
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Happy Tuesday! Well, President Trump didn't mention anything about crypto on his first day after all, dashing hopes for immediate news of a bitcoin strategic reserve or the freeing of Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht. But hey, there's still hope… right?
In today's newsletter, Dogecoin makes an appearance on a U.S. government website, Osprey Funds and Rex Shares file for seven crypto ETFs, including Trump's memecoin, MicroStrategy votes to increase its number of shares to help fuel its bitcoin acquisitions and more.
Meanwhile, SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce is set to lead a new crypto task force.
Let's get started.
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
Dogecoin logo appears on DOGE.gov website
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) prominently displayed the Dogecoin logo on its official U.S. government website on Tuesday, alongside a dollar sign and the slogan "the people voted for major reform."
Osprey, Rex file for TRUMP and other ETFs
Asset managers Osprey Funds and Rex Shares filed to list ETFs tracking multiple cryptocurrencies, including Trump's new memecoin, just a day after the pro-crypto administration took office.
MicroStrategy votes for share increase to fuel bitcoin buys
MicroStrategy shareholders have voted in favor of amendments to increase the number of authorized Class A common stock and preferred stock to help support its bitcoin acquisition strategy.
ZachXBT cashes out $4 million on memecoin
A Solana address associated with well-known blockchain sleuth ZachXBT cashed out $3.9 million from a memecoin of the same name dropped to his wallet by an unknown deployer.
Ross Ulbricht's odds of freedom surge
The odds of President Donald Trump commuting Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht's life sentence during his first week in office surged to 95% on Polymarket at one point on Tuesday before dropping back to 79%.
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