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The year 2025 has proved a remarkable period for the crypto market, taking into account several historical developments. Some of the noteworthy events of this year include Bybit’s hack, the GENIUS Act’s Implementation in the U.S., China’s stringent regulations, and Circle’s launch of its IPO. These headlines have gained worldwide attention throughout the year 2025. In this article, Blockchainreporter.net covers the top 10 events of 2025 in the crypto sector. Donald Trump and His Wife Unveil Meme Coins At the start of 2025, in January, before Donald Trump came into power as the U.S. President, he and his wife, Melania Trump launched meme coins. Hence, Donald Trump announced the launch of the $TRUMP and $MELANIA tokens on Truth Social on the 18th and 20th of January, respectively. Subsequently, he also confirmed the $TRUMP token’s surge to $50B. Trump shared on his Truth Social account the launch of an official token named “Melania Meme” (MELANIA) by his wife, Melania Trump. According to Conor’s tweet, the newly launched Melania token, valued at several billion dollars, differs structurally from the TRUMP token. The… — Wu Blockchain (@WuBlockchain) January 19, 2025 Additionally, both the tokens attracted massive capital based on the political influence of Trump. However, soon $TRUMP slumped by 90% from the ATH mark of $75.35, hitting $4.93, while $MELANIA’s market cap dipped by 99%. Bybit Undergoes Severe Crypto Exploit with $1.44B Drained in Assets On the 21st of February, the famous crypto exchange Bybit underwent an exploit of $1.44B. The hackers utilized diverse sophisticated tactics dealing with multi-signature fraud and front-end tampering. As a result, they targeted the multi-signature Ethereum cold wallet of the platform, siphoning off $ETH as well as staked derivatives. JUST IN: Bybit founder says “we’ve experienced massive withdrawals” since the $1.4 billion $ETH hack. pic.twitter.com/OjeD8A7edV — Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru) February…

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