News from the Last 12 Hours:

1. Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck has received approval from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for Form F-4, paving the way for its listing on NASDAQ.

2. The DOJ claims that SBF authorized Alameda Research to pay $40 million in USDT to bribe Chinese officials.

3. U.S. Senate Republicans have selected John Thune, a pro-crypto senator, as their next leader.

4. U.S. investment platform Robinhood has re- listed SOL, ADA, and XRP, and added PEPE to its offerings.

5. Galaxy Digital founder speculates that if BTC succeeds in becoming a strategic reserve asset, it could reach a price of $500,000.