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Ben Chow, co-founder of decentralized exchange Meteora, has resigned following the controversy surrounding the LIBRA memcoin launched by Argentine President Javier Milley.

The BestChange.ru service, which specializes in monitoring cryptocurrency exchangers, faced a server block on February 13, 2025. Service representatives suggest that the blocking could have been caused by DDoS attacks aimed at overloading the network infrastructure, as well as disabling devices and communication channels.

On February 12, 2025, it became known that inflation in the United States continued to rise. The published data showed an increase in the consumer price index to 3% in annual terms.

The Kobeissi Letter analytical publication has recorded a record increase in short positions on Ethereum (ETH). According to experts, the number of bets against the second-largest cryptocurrency by capitalization has increased by 40% in a week and by 500% since November 2024.

Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) has ordered Apple and Google to remove mobile apps of several cryptocurrency exchanges from their app stores for operating in the country without the required registration.

Tether and Circle, the largest stablecoin issuers, have significantly increased their issued tokens since the start of 2025.

World Liberty Financial, a company backed by Donald Trump’s family, has moved more than $316 million worth of cryptocurrency to the Coinbase Prime platform.

Online stores selling Donald Trump-branded merchandise have begun accepting the Official Trump (TRUMP) memcoin as a means of payment. The list of services that have added support for this cryptocurrency includes the travel and hotel booking platform Travala.

Piero Cipollone, a member of the European Central Bank (ECB) board, expressed concerns that the United States’ push for dollar-backed stablecoins in the global economy could negatively impact European financial institutions by distracting users from their products and services.

Ethereum co-founder has made it clear that he is the one making decisions on the new leadership of the Ethereum Foundation.