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(Reuters) -Oil prices edged lower on Wednesday on a rise in U.S. crude stockpiles and easing concern over Libyan supply, with U.S. tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports also in focus. Brent crude futures were down 44 cents, or 0.57%, at $77.05 a barrel by 1400 GMT. The White House said on Tuesday that U.S. President Donald Trump still plans to impose 25% tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico on Saturday.

With an ongoing crypto bull market and widespread interest in the asset class among everyone from retirement investors to the government, now's a great time to think about starting a position in some of the sector's leaders. Many investors are familiar with the Solana platform, which is becoming widely known as the place for meme coin investing. More importantly, several catalysts in the coming year or so could send its price soaring, including the potential approval of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that hold the Solana coin.

The popular meme coin has climbed to its highest levels since 2021.

Dealmaking in the U.S. upstream oil and gas industry hit $105 billion in 2024, the third highest annual total ever, but activity slowed in the second half as buyers found fewer targets to acquire, consultancy Enverus said on Wednesday. Last year's total deal value fell sharply behind the whopping $192 billion in mergers and acquisitions done in 2023, which included the $60 billion combination of Exxon Mobil and Pioneer Natural Resources. The Permian remained the most desirable acquisition target, but buyers are also looking further afield as opportunities there dry up, according to Enverus' report.

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Institutional investors poured $16.3 billion into bitcoin spot ETFs in the fourth quarter, leading the cryptocurrency to hit new all-time highs.

Fortitude Mining will produce bitcoin and other proof-of-work tokens.

Existing investor Alven led the round and featured participation from new backers 1kx and Ledger Cathay Capital.

Crypto-centric stocks like NVDA, IBKR and HOOD are likely to gain from Bitcoin's northbound journey.

Nuvve Holding (NVVE) announced its board of directors has approved the inclusion of Bitcoin as a primary asset in the company’s treasury management program. Nuvve will allocate up to 30% of its excess cash, calculated based on its estimated six-month operating expenses, toward BTC purchases. This BTC allocation will be subject to, among other factors, market conditions and the company’s operational cash requirements, including its planned expansion strategy further into the V2G sector. Published