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World Liberty Financial Introduces 'Macro Strategy' Token Reserve

World Liberty Financial (WLF), a cryptocurrency platform financially backed by President Donald Trump, has announced the launch of its 'Macro Strategy' token reserve. This initiative aims to stabilize market volatility, invest in decentralized finance projects, and develop a capital-rich reserve. The company plans to collaborate with financial institutions to contribute tokenized assets to this reserve.

This move reflects the Trump family's expanding involvement in the cryptocurrency space, including their stake in Trump Media & Technology Group and the release of the $TRUMP meme coin. WLF emphasizes the need for a regulatory framework to support the growth of crypto and has already seen significant token sales amounting to $500 million. 

Judge Stephanos Bibas of the Delaware District Court sided with Thomson Reuters in its copyright infringement lawsuit against Ross Intelligence. The case centered on the unauthorized use of Westlaw's editorial content by Ross to train its AI-based legal research tool.

The court determined that Ross's actions did not constitute "fair use," highlighting the legal challenges surrounding the use of copyrighted material in AI training. This decision sets a precedent as one of the first to address the legality of using copyrighted data without a license in AI development, as reported by The Verge. 

Bitpanda Expands into UK Market with FCA Approval

Austrian cryptocurrency platform Bitpanda has secured approval from the United Kingdom's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to expand its services in the UK. This authorization allows Bitpanda to offer over 500 cryptocurrencies, staking services, savings plans, and crypto indices to UK investors. The company plans to establish a local office and expand its team to tailor its offerings to the UK market. This expansion follows Bitpanda's recent acquisition of a MiCA license in the European Union, enabling operations across all 27 member countries. The UK market is viewed as a significant financial hub with a growing crypto ecosystem, despite ongoing regulatory developments. 

Corporate Bitcoin Holdings Continue to Rise

The trend of corporations accumulating Bitcoin shows no signs of slowing down. Strategy, the largest corporate holder of Bitcoin, has more than doubled its holdings this year, now possessing more Bitcoin than the U.S. government.

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Source: Sherwood

Notably, Bitcoin-mining companies like MARA Holdings and Hut 8 are also aggressively adding to their reserves. MARA now holds 44,893 Bitcoin, while Hut 8 acquired 990 Bitcoin in December, bringing its total to 10,096. Additionally, Riot Platforms has significantly increased its Bitcoin stash to 17,722, more than double its holdings from December 2023. This surge in corporate Bitcoin accumulation reflects growing confidence in the cryptocurrency's long-term value proposition. 

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