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🗞️ Need to catch up on the news? Here's our top 10 from today: 🔸 Bybit confirms its $ETH cold wallet was compromised in a $1.46B hack. 🔹 Costa Rica’s Banco Nacional, launched the country’s first spot Bitcoin ETF. 🔸 Franklin Templeton has filed an S-1 registration for a Solana ETF. 🔹 North Korea’s Lazarus Group was found to be responsible for the $1.4 billion hack of Bybit 🔸 The SEC agrees in principle to dismiss its lawsuit against Coinbase. 🔹 CanaryFunds Litecoin ETF (LTCC) is officially registered on the DTCC platform. 🔸 Kyrgyzstan rejects CBDCs, doubles down on a gold-backed stablecoin instead. 🔹 CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju stated that the bull market will continue until capital outflows from crypto ETFs begin, signaling a potential bear market. 🔸 Franklin Templeton has launched its crypto index ETF (EZPZ) which holds both spot Bitcoin and Ethereum. 🔹 VanEck’s latest research suggests that a US Bitcoin Strategic Reserve with 1 million $BTC by 2029 could offset around $21 trillion of national debt by 2049.

Canary Capital’s spot Litecoin ETF has been listed on the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation under the ticker LTCC, marking a key step toward its potential launch. The listing, which showed up on DTCC late Thursday Feb. 20, does not guarantee regulatory approval but signals that the necessary infrastructure for trading is being put in place. The DTCC serves as a key clearing and settlement provider for U.S. securities, listing both active ETFs and pre-launch funds awaiting approval. Ultimately, the ETF still requires approval from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission before it can begin trading. Canary Capital initially filed for its Litecoin (LTC) ETF in October 2024, ahead of similar applications from Grayscale and CoinShares. If approved, it would be the first U.S. spot ETF for a cryptocurrency beyond Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH), potentially paving the way for additional altcoin-based ETFs. You might also like: SEC formally acknowledges Litecoin and XRP ETF filings by CoinShares The SEC is currently reviewing the application, following Nasdaq’s 19b-4 filing for the fund. Last month, the agency opened the proposal for public comments, and it has up to 90 days from Feb. 4 to reach a decision. Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas recently shared his thoughts through a post on X. Balchunas believes there is a 90% likelihood that the Litecoin spot ETF would be approved. He has previously expressed optimism about the possibility of other altcoin ETFs like Ripple (XRP) and Solana (SOL) getting approved in 2025. Doesnt mean it’s approved or ready to start trading, but it does show the issuer is making preparations for when it is. We still at 90% odds. $LTCC https://t.co/ugQgsO9fIB — Eric Balchunas (@EricBalchunas) February 21, 2025 Following the news, Litecoin has surged 4% in the past 24 hours, reflecting increased investor optimism about the ETF’s potential approval. Santiment reports that Litecoin outpaced several leading cryptocurrencies, seeing a 46% increase in its market capitalization between February 2 and February 19. During this period, it also recorded a daily transaction volume of $9.6 billion.

OpenSea has staged a dramatic comeback, reclaiming 71.5% of the Ethereum NFT market share in the past week. Just four weeks ago, its share stood at 25.5%, with Blur dominating the space. The Block reports that this surge coincides with OpenSea’s long-awaited announcement of its native token, SEA, on Feb. 13. Since the token reveal, OpenSea’s daily trading volume has skyrocketed, averaging $17.4 million, nearly five times its pre-announcement average of $3.47 million. The number of daily transactions also more than doubled, jumping from 6,100 to 14,700 trades. The bulk of this growth came in the past week, as OpenSea’s market share spiked from 42.4% to 71.5%, largely at Blur’s expense. OpenSea has encountered obstacles in its incentive rollout, despite the momentum. After users accused the platform of promoting wash trading and giving fee production precedence over actual ecosystem engagement, it recently suspended its XP-based incentives system. Devin Finzer, CEO of OpenSea, recognized the criticism and said the team is reassessing its strategy even though liquidity incentives are still crucial. You might also like: Leaked OpenSea user emails now public, SlowMist warns of phishing risks In place of the XP system, OpenSea has introduced “XP shipments,” a new rewards model targeting early adopters of its OS2 marketplace. Users who provided feedback via Discord have already received the first batch of XP rewards, while a second round is being distributed to those who have purchased NFTs on OS2. In addition, XP multipliers are available for those who’ve held top-volume NFT collections for more than three months. Although information about the SEA token is still limited, OpenSea has stated that U.S. users are eligible for the airdrop and that allocation will be based on past platform activity, which could potentially compensate traders who were active during the 2021 NFT bull run. Read more: NFT sales suffer, Pudgy Penguins plunge: Here’s the latest

Societe Generale-FORGE, a subsidiary of Societe Generale Group and licensed investment firm, has deployed its euro-backed stablecoin on the Stellar network. With several stablecoin issuers getting regulatory approval to offer the Markets in Crypto Assets-compliant stablecoins in Europe, SG-FORGE announced it selected Stellar (XLM) blockchain network for its own launch. On Feb. 20, Societe Generale-FORGE said its multi-chain strategy takes flight with the deployment of the MiCA-compliant stablecoin EURCV CoinVertible on Stellar. The digital euro stablecoin will leverage Stellar’s fast, scalable and cost-effective network, with the overall benefit to users being the boost this product will give to the blockchain platform’s cross-border payments ecosystem. In this case, SG-FORGE’s stablecoin will see further adoption across financial institutions and asset managers. “Our upcoming integration with Stellar represents a pivotal moment in bridging traditional finance with the digital asset ecosystem. Stellar’s approach and established connections with asset managers and TradFi institutions align perfectly with our mission to achieve broader adoption of stablecoins within the financial system,” Guillaume Chatain, chief revenue officer at SG-FORGE, said. You might also like: YLDS stablecoin debuts as first SEC-registered yield-bearing digital asset The integration will also not just bring EURCV to traditional finance users, but also bolster XLM utility in the broader decentralized finance and web3 space. One of the big developments the partnership will power is asset tokenization, a sector that continues to grow in leaps amid the entry of global behemoths such as BlackRock, Fidelity Investments and Franklin Templeton. Societe Generale-FORGE, founded in 2018, operates under Societe Generale Group. The firm’s operations includes digital asset and blockchain services and solutions, with these offered to institutional issuers and investors. It launched the EURCV stablecoin on Ethereum in April 2023. SG-FORGE previously revealed plans to debut the stablecoin on the XRP Ledger, with this targeted for 2025. The company has regulatory approval as an electronic money institution from the Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution. It also holds a digital asset service provider license. DASP is a registration authorized by the financial markets regulator Autorité des Marchés Financiers. Read more: Societe Generale’s crypto division secures license in France