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Fund Management Giant State Street Increases Stake in Silvergate to 9.3%
Silvergate is up nearly 40% on Thursday alongside a sizable rally in crypto-related stocks.

BNY Mellon Names Caroline Butler CEO of Digital Assets
Butler previously ran the Custody Services division at the bank.

Coinbase Shares Soar as Crypto-Related Stocks Continue Post-Fed Rally
Barclays analyst said Coinbase volumes rose 56% in January from the previous month.

Crypto Exchange Bittrex Laying Off More Than 80 People
CEO Richie Lai cited the “new economic environment” as the primary reason for the cuts.

Fidelity Digital Assets' Head of Institutional Crypto Exits Role
Chris Tyrer joined Fidelity Digital Assets as its first U.K. employee four years ago.

UK Man Sentenced to 4-1/2 Years in Jail for Stealing $2.5M in Crypto
Wybbo Wirsma, a Dutch native who lived in the U.K., was under investigation for five years before pleading guilty in an Oxford court on Thursday.

Crypto Exchange Bithumb Owner’s Arrest Requested by South Korean Prosecutors: Report
Kang Jong-Hyun and his sister are under investigation for embezzlement related to tax evasion allegations against Bithumb.

Volumen de trading de Coinbase aumenta en enero mientras otros exchanges registran caídas
La reputación de Coinbase como uno de los exchanges más confiables de Estados Unidos le dio una ventaja tras el colapso de su rival FTX.

Coinbase Trading Volume Increases in January While Other Exchanges See Declines: JPMorgan
Coinbase’s reputation as one of the more trustworthy exchanges in the U.S. has helped it following the collapse of rival FTX.

Moody’s Further Downgrades Coinbase Junk Bonds, Joining S&P
The ratings agency cited Coinbase’s weakened revenue and cash flow generation potential due to the ongoing crypto winter as reasons for the move. S&P downgraded the company earlier this month.

