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🔔 MARKET MOVING NEWS! (16/03/24)

1️⃣ Gold Investors Aren't Switching Into Bitcoin, JPMorgan Says 💸

According to a recent JPMorgan research report, institutional investors and individuals have been buying both gold and bitcoin (BTC) this year and not switching between the two. The bank’s report disagreed with the recent theory about how outflows from gold exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and a surge in bitcoin ETF inflows raised the possibility that investors were shifting from the precious metal into the cryptocurrency.

The report stated,

Private investors and individuals have propagated both gold and bitcoin year-to-date rather than shifting from the former to the latter […] Beyond retail investors, speculative institutional investors such as hedge funds including momentum traders such as CTAs appear to have also propagated the rally by buying both gold and bitcoin futures since February, perhaps more heavily than retail investors.


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2️⃣ Hong Kong’s SFC Issues Warning Against MEXC 🔍

Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) added crypto exchange MEXC to its warning list on March 15. It stated that MEXC was operating in the territory without a license. The regulator warned investors that they may risk losing their entire investment held on the platform if it ceases operation. Notably, the regulator’s warning comes just a day after the SFC added crypto exchange Bybit to its warning list.

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3️⃣ Sam Bankman-Fried Should Spend 40-50 Years in Prison, DOJ Says ‼️

U.S. prosecutors have reportedly submitted a 116-page government sentencing memorandum, asking Judge Lewis Kaplan to order a sentence of 40–50 years in prison for former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried. They called the sentence "necessary" alongside a recommended penalty north of $11 billion and forfeiture.

The memo reads,

Bankman-Fried is deserving of a severe sanction, proportionate to his role in this historic fraud. The government urges the court to impose a sentence that underscores the remarkably serious nature of the harm to thousands of victims; prevents the defendant from ever again committing fraud; and sends a powerful signal to others who might be tempted to engage in financial misconduct that the consequences will be severe.


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4️⃣ SBF Considered ‘Coming Out as a Republican’ Amid FTX Collapse 👀

According to a Bloomberg report, former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) came up with a lot of ideas to rehabilitate his image and launch a new crypto exchange after FTX went into bankruptcy.

SBF reportedly made a Google doc with a list of his ideas. This document came to light in a recent court filing made by prosecutors seeking to put Bankman-Fried behind bars for as long as 50 years. Prosecutors said the Google document helps show that Bankman-Fried is “motivated to launch his redemption narrative” and possibly defraud investors in the future.

The ideas listed in the document include - “Go on Tucker Carlson, come out as a republican;” “Come out against the woke agenda;” tell people the team running his bankrupt former company “has no idea how to run FTX;” tell people he’s “really glad” the bankruptcy team stepped in and “they’re great;” “Radical honesty on Twitter – just explain exactly what happened, in detail,” etc.

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The only thing that CryptoFX guaranteed was a trail of thousands upon thousands of victims stretching across 10 states and two foreign countries. A scheme of that size requires lots of participants, and as today's action demonstrates, we will pursue charges against not just the principal architects of these massive schemes, but all those who further their fraud by unlawfully soliciting victims.


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🔔 MARKET MOVING NEWS! (14/03/24)

1️⃣ Ethereum Finalises 'Dencun' Upgrade, in Landmark Move to Reduce Data Fees ☄️

Ethereum’s much-anticipated Dencun upgrade went live on Wednesday morning. The upgrade was triggered at Ethereum epoch 269,568 at 13:55 UTC (9:55 a.m. ET), and finalised at 14:10 UTC.

Notably, the upgrade will enable "blobs" - a new place for storing data on the blockchain that is expected to significantly reduce the transaction fees of layer-2 networks and enhance Ethereum’s overall scalability. While layer-2 network Starknet confirmed that it had started submitting data blobs, it will take about a month or two for settlement contracts across all layer-2 networks to incorporate the update.

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2️⃣ Ethereum Layer-2 Blast Suffers Outage as Dencun Upgrade Goes Live 🧐

The recently launched layer-2 blockchain Blast stopped producing blocks following the launch of the Dencun upgrade to the Ethereum mainnet. Blocks stopped being produced at 14:05 UTC, correlating with the time the Dencun upgrade took place. The team fixed the issue at 15:09 UTC and stated that a full analysis would be shared "shortly."

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3️⃣ MicroStrategy Seeks $500 Million To Buy More Bitcoin 💸

MicroStrategy and its executive chairman Michael Saylor have reportedly launched a new proposed offering of $500 million of convertible notes “to acquire additional Bitcoin.”

Notably, MicroStrategy just completed a $800 million senior convertible note offering earlier this week. The latest offering brings it to a total of $1.3 billion worth of offerings in the last two weeks. Interestingly, MicroStrategy is only 5,000 BTC away from holding at least 1% of Bitcoin’s theoretical maximum supply. Based on current prices, the $500 million could buy 6,850 Bitcoin.

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4️⃣ South Africa Set to License 60 Crypto Platforms by Month-End ⚡️

According to a Bloomberg report, South Africa's financial regulator will license about 60 cryptocurrency platforms by the end of the month. The regulator has reportedly received applications from 300 firms since its new framework commenced last year.

Notably, the regulator opted not to develop a separate framework for crypto operators and instead oversee them under the existing Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services Act (FAIS). This will allow consumers to have recourse and protections against crypto exchange operators, with the regulator being able to take enforcement action if an operator breaches any of the act’s requirements.

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5️⃣ Australian Court Dismisses Lawsuit by Market Regulator Against Finder in 'Landmark' Ruling for Crypto Industry ‼️

An Australian Federal Court has reportedly dismissed a case brought on by Australia’s market regulator against Finder Wallet in Dec. 2022. Notably, the regulator had accused Finder Wallet of violating the Corporations Act through its offering of the ‘Finder Earn’ product which was allegedly a debenture. The regulator accused Finder of carrying on a financial services business without holding an Australian Financial Services Licence (AFSL).

However, the court ruled that the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) did “not establish that the Finder Earn product is a debenture” and ordered it to pay the defendant’s costs. Blockchain Australia Chair and Digital Assets Lawyer Michael Bacina called it a “landmark case” which highlights “how important it is for policymakers and regulators to work with industry to provide real guidance and clarity to avoid the wasted time and costs inherent in regulation by enforcement.”

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🔔 MARKET MOVING NEWS! (13/03/24)

1️⃣ Bitcoin Fog Founder Convicted of Money Laundering 🥶

Roman Sterlingov, a dual Russian-Swiss citizen accused of being the founder of the crypto-mixing service Bitcoin Fog, was convicted by a federal jury in Washington on Tuesday on four charges related to money laundering. However, Sterlingov argued throughout the trial that he was only a user of the service and not its operator. His attorney, Tok Ekeland said in a March 12 X post that his team will appeal the verdict. Sterlingov’s sentencing date has been set for July 15. He faces up to 20 years in prison on the most serious charge.

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2️⃣ Solana NFT Marketplace Tensor Issuing TNSR Governance Token 📈

Solana NFT marketplace Tensor has announced that it will issue a governance token with the ticker ‘TNSR.’ While it did not confirm whether there will be an airdrop of the token, the Tensor Foundation said more details about the token's release will come "soon.”

The tweet reads,

NFTs today are a niche community on the fringes of the web. NFTs tomorrow will power products, businesses and entire industries. NFT traders will go from thousands — to billions […] To date, Tensor protocols have traded over $2 billion worth of Solana NFTs. In the last 90 days they facilitated over 70% of Solana’s NFT trading volume (wash trading removed).


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3️⃣ Nigeria Pushes Binance for User Data On 100 Top Local Users 🤔

According to a Financial Times report, the Nigerian government is pressing Binance to provide information relating to the names and transaction history of its top 100 users in the country. Notably, the demand comes as Nigeria’s detention of Binance’s compliance head and Africa region manager moves into a third week. The office of Nigeria’s national security adviser has also reportedly asked Binance to resolve any outstanding tax liabilities.

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4️⃣ Grayscale Files For ‘Mini’ Spot Bitcoin ETF ⚡️

Asset manager Grayscale has reportedly filed to register a new “mini” version of its Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) ETF under the ticker symbol “BTC.” According to the S-1 statement filed on Tuesday, the new Grayscale Bitcoin Mini Trust would be listed on the New York Stock Exchange and operate independently of Grayscale’s main GBTC fund.

However, it will reportedly be seeded as a “Spin-Off” of the much larger GBTC fund. This means that some portion of GBTC’s underlying Bitcoin stash will be diverted into the newer fund, and existing GBTC shareholders will be compensated with a proportional number of BTC shares.

Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart stated,

There is no fee disclosed yet or what % of $GBTC will spin off but pretty sure this will be a non-taxable event for a chunk of those shares to get into a cheaper and cost-competitive product.


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5️⃣ CoinShares Snaps Up Valkyrie Funds—Along With Its Bitcoin ETF ‼️

European fund manager CoinShares has reportedly completed its acquisition of Valkyrie Funds LLC, including the sponsor rights to the firm’s spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds - the Valkyrie Bitcoin Fund, Valkyrie Bitcoin and Ether Strategy ETF, the Valkyrie Bitcoin Miners ETF and the Valkyrie Bitcoin Futures Leveraged Strategy ETF. The acquisition price will be settled at the end of a three-year earnout period based on Valkyrie’s financial results.

Jean-Marie Mognetti, the CEO of CoinShares stated,

The Valkyrie acquisition is yet another step in our growth strategy with a special focus this time in the U.S. This acquisition brings an additional $530 million AUM to CoinShares, which makes it a top-line contributor from day one. More importantly, it broadens our product offerings, strengthens our innovation capacity, and increases by a factor of 15 our total addressable market.


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🔔 MARKET MOVING NEWS! (12/03/24)

1️⃣ Trump Now Says He Has 'Fun' With Bitcoin and 'Crazy New Currencies' 👀

In a recently released interview with CNBC, former United States President Donald Trump indicated his administration would take a possibly positive position on cryptocurrency if he were to be elected to the White House again. Notably, he called it an "additional form of currency." While he clarified that he has not bought Bitcoin, he “sometimes” lets people “pay through Bitcoin.”

Trump also stated,

I make money with it, I have fun with it too. Crazy new currencies, that’s what I call them. They’re crazy new currencies, whether it’s Bitcoin or others. People are using [them].


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2️⃣ MicroStrategy 205,000 Bitcoin Treasury Is Bigger Than All Other BTC Treasuries Combined 👑

MicroStrategy has reportedly purchased an additional 12,000 BTC, mostly funded by the $782 million raised from its recent convertible debt offering. The latest batch of BTC was purchased for $68,477 per BTC. This brings the software firm’s total holdings to 205,000 BTC worth around $14.7 billion. Notably, MicroStrategy’s BTC stockpile is larger than what is currently held by all of the other 44 companies tracked on Bitcoin Treasuries. This list includes every publicly traded Bitcoin miner, including Marathon Digital, Hut 8, and Riot Platforms.

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3️⃣ Tether's USDT To Launch on Celo 💲

Stablecoin issuer Tether’s USDT is reportedly launching on mobile-focused layer-1 platform Celo. Notably, the announcement comes at a time when Celo is migrating from a standalone blockchain to a new layer-2 atop Ethereum.

Paolo Ardoino, the CEO of Tether stated,

The integration of Tether USDT on the Celo platform, which is built for the real world, will represent a significant step forward in our mission. By leveraging the unique capabilities of Celo, we can further enhance the usability and accessibility of Tether for millions of people.


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4️⃣ Korean MMORPG MapleStory Opens Gaming Experience On Avalanche 🕹

MapleStory, a MMORPG developed by South Korean video game publisher Nexon, is reportedly expanding its gaming experience to the Avalanche blockchain. Specifically, it will do so via a dedicated Avalanche subnet, which Nexon will use to launch the first game under the umbrella, MapleStory N.

Angela Son, MapleStory Universe’s partnership lead stated,

We plan to utilize Avalanche's subnet to maximize the unique characteristics of blockchain-based games, such as transparency and reliability. For example, [MapleStory N] is being designed so that when game items are modified through enhancement related data can be stored on the subnet.


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5️⃣ VanEck Temporarily Cuts Bitcoin ETF Fee to Zero After Lagging in Assets ▶️

In an updated prospectus filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday, New York-based investment firm VanEck announced that it will temporarily cut the management fee to zero for its spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) ‘HODL’. VanEck stated that it would drop the fee until March 31, 2025, unless the fund reaches $1.5 billion in assets before that date. While most speculate the move comes due to the ETF experiencing inflows well below some of its competitors, VanEck claims that the fee drop is because it believes in Bitcoin "so much."

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6️⃣ Thailand SEC Opens Doors to US Spot Bitcoin ETFs For Accredited Investors ⚡️

Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission has reportedly amended its rules to allow the launch of private funds that invest in spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) traded on United States exchanges. However, the private funds will only be accessible to institutional investors and “ultra-high-net-worth individuals.”

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🔔 MARKET MOVING NEWS! (11/03/24)

1️⃣ Arbitrum DAO Removes Proposal To Fund Tornado Cash Devs’ Legal Bills 👀

The Arbitrum DAO has reportedly removed a proposal that sought to allocate nearly $1.3 million worth of ARB tokens from the community wallet in support of Roman Storm and Alexey Pertsev, the developers of the crypto mixer Tornado Cash. Notably, an Arbitrum DAO spokesperson stated that the proposal was deleted at the author’s request. However, the reasons underlying this removal remain unclear.

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2️⃣ Large Corporations, Major Wirehouses Gearing Up To Buy Bitcoin: Bitwise 💸

In a March 9 investment memo sent out to investors, Bitwise chief investment officer Matt Hougan revealed that Bitwise was involved in “serious due diligence” discussions with large corporations, major wirehouses and institutional consultants looking to increase their exposure to Bitcoin in the coming months. Notably, Hougan stated that he expects inflows into the ten approved spot Bitcoin ETF products to accelerate further by the end of Q2 this year.

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3️⃣ South Korea Plans Crypto Management System Against Tax Evasion: Report 🤔

According to local media reports, South Korea’s National Tax Service plans to build a virtual asset management system to prevent users from using virtual assets to evade taxes. The agency has selected GTIC as the lead firm to build the system as part of a preliminary consultation. The virtual asset management system, which is scheduled to launch in 2025, will effectively analyse and manage the information collected through the mandatory submission of the user’s virtual asset transaction history.

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4️⃣ DeFi Protocol Unizen to Provide ‘Immediate Reimbursement’ After $2.1M Hack 🔍

On March 9th, blockchain analytics firm PeckShield flagged an “approve issue” with the DeFi platform Unizen and asked users to revoke the approvals from the trade aggregator. However, over $2.1 million in user funds had already been drained from the platform. Unizen has responded by announcing that it will reimburse users who lost 750,000 or less “as soon as humanly possible.” It also sent an on-chain message to the hacker, offering a 20% bounty in exchange for returning the remaining stolen funds. The protocol also stated that it was working with law enforcement and forensic experts to determine the hacker’s identity.

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5️⃣ Indian Crypto Investment Platform Mudrex to Offer U.S. Bitcoin ETFs to Indian Investors ⚡️

Indian crypto investment platform Mudrex is reportedly planning to offer U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs to institutional and retail investors in India. Mudrex announced that it will list four spot ETFs – BlackRock, Fidelity, Franklin Templeton and Vanguard, in the first phase.

Notably, Mudrex is backed by Y-Combinator and based in California. It has a subsidiary registered with the Intelligence Unit of India and also has a toehold in the European Union, with licenses in Lithuania and Italy. The firm will reportedly ensure the processing of the actual transaction through broker partners in the U.S., while the Indian subsidiary will facilitate the spot-bitcoin ETF service.

Edul Patel, the CEO and co-founder of Mudrex stated,

The bitcoin spot ETF works as a security and Indians are allowed to purchase securities under the Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS) and, as a result, users or institutions specifically, who do want to get access to bitcoin can now start using the bitcoins through ETFs to diversify their portfolio.


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🔔 MARKET MOVING NEWS! (10/03/24)

1️⃣ MakerDAO Implements Temporary Fee Adjustments Amid Market Volatility ⚡️

MakerDAO has reportedly passed a new Executive Vote to introduce temporary fee adjustments to strengthen the protocol due to heightened market volatility and bullish sentiment. Notably, the adjustments include raising the stability fees on different collateral assets registered on the platform from 15% to 17.25%. It also plans to increase the SparkLend DAI Borrow APY from the current 6.7% to 16%.

The proposal states,

Liquid stablecoin reserves and reserves deployed to RWAs are more than sufficient to sustain the increasing pressure generated by the potential bullish market sentiment. The issue lies in the liquidity crunch inherent in the exposure toward stablecoins deployed through RWAs.


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2️⃣ Billionaire Hedge Funder Bill Ackman Mulls Bitcoin 💸

In a tweet posted yesterday, Pershing Square Capital Management founder and CEO Bill Ackman suggested a scenario in which the price of BTC could soar far higher than anyone might imagine. The tweet drew the attention of the broader crypto community, including MicroStrategy founder and Executive Chairman Michael Saylor. However, Saylor disagreed with Ackman’s observation and offered to speak to him directly on the subject.

Ackman’s tweet reads,

Bitcoin price rise leads to increased mining and greater energy use, driving up the cost of energy, causing inflation to rise and the dollar to decline, driving demand for Bitcoin and increased mining, driving demand for energy and the cycle continues. Bitcoin goes to infinity, energy prices skyrocket, and the economy collapses. Maybe I should buy some Bitcoin. The problem of course is that it also works in reverse.


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3️⃣ Grayscale, Coinbase Sit Down With SEC Over Spot Ether ETF 🔍

According to a Cointelegraph report, crypto firms Grayscale and Coinbase recently met with United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) officials to discuss a rule change for the launch of spot Ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

Notably, Coinbase argued that the same reasoning that led to the approval of Bitcoin ETFs should be applied to Ether since the token has “mechanisms that significantly limit ETH’s susceptibility to fraud and manipulation.” The crypto exchange also emphasised the correlation between Ether futures and spot markets. Interestingly, some analysts have suggested that Grayscale may be using its futures ETF application as a “trojan horse” to corner the SEC into approving its spot Ether ETF.

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4️⃣ DeFi TVL Reaches $100B As Bitcoin Pumps Sentiment 📈

According to data from DefiLlama, the global TVL of DeFi protocols has reached $100.1 billion. Notably, liquid staking protocol Lido is leading the charge with $38.7 billion locked on-chain, followed by the staking ecosystem EigenLayer and the Aave protocol with over $11 billion locked, respectively. While this is the first time in nearly two years that DeFi TVL has exceeded the $100 billion mark, it still falls short of the $189 billion record set in November 2021.

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🔔 MARKET MOVING NEWS! (09/03/24)

1️⃣ Wyoming Passes Law Granting DAOs Legal Status ⚡️

Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon has reportedly signed a bill into law establishing a legal framework for the formation and management of DAOs.

Notably, the new framework allows DAOs to register as a ‘Decentralized Unincorporated Nonprofit Association’ (DUNA). A DUNA registration will enable DAOs to engage in legal contracts with other entities and also provide legal protection to individual DAO members. The bill was sponsored by the legislature’s Select Committee on Blockchain, Financial Technology and Digital Innovation Technology.

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2️⃣ Appeals Court Revives Aspiring Class Action Lawsuit Against Binance ▶️

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals has reportedly reversed a lower court ruling which dismissed a case filed by a group of investors looking to sue crypto exchange Binance, former CEO Changpeng Zhao and other executives.

The lower court dismissed the lawsuit on the grounds that the plaintiffs had filed the lawsuit after the statute of limitations expired. It also stated that Binance was not a domestic exchange and did not have strong enough ties within the U.S. to meet the standards of federal securities laws. However, the appeals court’s reversal of this ruling was made on the grounds that the plaintiffs had "plausibly alleged" that transactions involving the assets in question were finalised on servers within the U.S. and that they had accessed Binance from the U.S.

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3️⃣ Stablecoin Project Ethena Labs Bags $4M for USDe Treasury 📈

Stablecoin project Ethena Labs has reportedly managed to accumulate over $4 million in revenue for its treasury less than two weeks after going live. Notably, the earnings have catapulted Ethena to the third-largest revenue generator in the crypto market behind the Tron and Ethereum blockchains.

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4️⃣ Arbitrum DAO Votes On $1M Fund for Tornado Cash Devs' Legal Defense 🔍

On March 7, a pseudonymous delegate named ‘DK’ reportedly submitted a proposal which seeks to fund a “robust legal defense” for Tornado Cash developers Roman Storm and Alexey Pertsev, on the Arbitrum governance forum. The Arbitrum DAO is currently voting on this proposal. If approved, the community would donate up to 600,000 ARB tokens in the first year (worth nearly $1.3 million). In addition, the funds could be used for public relations and advocacy efforts promoting awareness around privacy-preserving technologies and legal burdens for developers.

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5️⃣ Crypto Investment Scam Losses in U.S. Grew 53% to $3.94B in 2023: FBI 🥶

According to a new report by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), cryptocurrency-related investment fraud constituted the largest portion of investment losses within the U.S. last year. Specifically, losses from crypto-investment fraud totalled $3.94 billion in 2023. This is an increase of 53% compared to $2.57 billion in 2022. The FBI emphasized that victims are drawn into crypto scams enticed by the promise of significant returns on their investments. A common crypto scam people are reportedly falling victim to is romance scams.

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🔔 MARKET MOVING NEWS! (08/03/24)

1️⃣ Pantera Raising Funds to Buy Solana Holding From FTX ☄️

According to a Bloomberg report, crypto fund Pantera Capital is raising fresh capital from large investors to buy Solana tokens from the estate of the bankrupt FTX exchange.

Notably, Pantera sent marketing materials about the Pantera Solana Fund to prospective investors last month. The materials reveal that the Pantera Solana Fund has an “opportunity” to buy up to $250 million worth of SOL tokens from the FTX estate at 39% below a 30-day average price of $59.95. Additionally, investors must agree to a vesting period as long as four years.

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2️⃣ US to Contest Kwon Extradition to South Korea in Crypto Case ‼️

According to a Bloomberg report, United States Prosecutors will continue to seek extradition of former cryptocurrency mogul Do Kwon despite Montenegro’s High Court's recent ruling to hand him over to South Korea to face criminal charges over the collapse of Terra.

The U.S. Justice Department stated,

The United States continues to seek Kwon’s extradition in accordance with relevant international and bilateral agreements and Montenegrin law. The United States appreciates the cooperation of the Montenegrin authorities in ensuring that all individuals are subject to the rule of law.


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3️⃣ ‘Joining Forces’: Genesis and Gemini Discussed Merger Before Collapse 🔍

According to an October 2022 email filed with the Supreme Court of the State of New York yesterday, Gemini co-founder Cameron Winklevoss once considered a merger with Digital Currency Group (DCG) and its crypto lending firm Genesis Global Capital (GGC) before it failed.

Notably, lawyers representing DCG and Barry Silbert shared the email as part of a March 6 motion to dismiss a $3 billion fraud lawsuit filed by the Attorney General of the State of New York. The email was used to argue against allegations that Silbert knew Genesis was insolvent and believed it should be hidden from counterparties.

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4️⃣ Optimism Sells $89M OP Tokens in Private Transaction ▶️

According to recent announcement by the Optimism Foundation, the entity has entered into a private token sale of approximately 19.5 million OP tokens (worth roughly $90 million) to an undisclosed buyer. While the sold tokens are subject to a two-year lockup, the buyer can delegate the tokens to unaffiliated third parties for participation in governance decisions, enabling the buyer to receive the same benefits as an unvested holder. Notably, the tokens come from the unallocated portion of the OP Token treasury and are part of the foundation’s original working budget of 30% of the initial OP token supply.

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5️⃣ Crypto Wallet SafePal Ventures Into Banking With New USDC Visa Card 💰

Singaporean fintech firm SafePal has announced a strategic investment in Swiss bank Fiat24. Notably, the firms have jointly launched a crypto Visa card and in-app banking service with USDC as the default deposit currency. Users can now set up individually owned, fully compliant bank accounts after completing the KYC and onboarding process by Fiat24 in the SafePal mobile wallet app without any account creation or management fees.

Veronica Wong, the CEO and co-founder of SafePal stated,

While this seems to be an unorthodox move for a decentralized wallet suite, inaccessibility is a pressing issue plaguing crypto users that needs to be solved for better onboarding and adoption. This will be the first truly crypto-friendly banking experience for retail users that eliminates the excessive scrutiny and restriction of traditional banks, as the accounts created via the mobile wallet will support transfers to accounts in other banks under their name in a seamless and compliant manner.


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🔔 MARKET MOVING NEWS! (07/03/24)

1️⃣ Bitcoin’s ‘Kimchi Premium’ Hits Two-Year High In South Korea 📈

According to data from CryptoQuant, the South Korean crypto market’s “Kimchi Premium” reached a 27-month high of 10.32% for BTC on Wednesday. The Kimchi Premium is a term used to refer to the price difference between crypto tokens in South Korea and elsewhere. Notably, due to a limited supply of crypto domestically, a surge in local demand often leads to a bigger price gap. The rise in the premium may indicate stronger buying pressure from South Korea’s retail investors.

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2️⃣ Spain Blocks Sam Altman’s Worldcoin

The Spanish Agency for the Protection of Data (AEPD) has reportedly issued a temporary order banning Worldcoin from collecting and processing data in Spain for a period of three months. The regulator stated that it received several complaints about insufficient information, the collection of data from minors and that consent cannot be withdrawn, among other infringements.

Worldcoin responded to the allegations stating,

For months we have been engaged with Bavarian data protection authority (BayLDA), who are the lead supervisory authority under the GDPR for Worldcoin Foundation and Tools for Humanity. The Spanish data protection authority (AEPD) is circumventing EU law with their actions today, which are limited to Spain and not the broader EU, and spreading inaccurate and misleading claims about our technology globally. Our efforts to engage with the AEPD and provide them with an accurate view of Worldcoin and World ID have gone unanswered for months. We are grateful to now have the opportunity to help them better understand the important facts regarding this essential and lawful technology.


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3️⃣ BlockFi Settles With FTX, Alameda Estates for $874.5M ‼️

According to recent court filings, bankrupt crypto lender BlockFi has reached an "in principle" agreement with the estates of FTX and Alameda Research. Under the settlement, BlockFi will receive a total of $874.5 million in claims against FTX and Alameda Research, of which $250 million will be treated as a secured claim. Notably, a secured claim will require FTX to prioritize paying BlockFi before other classes of creditors. The settlement is expected to lead to full value recovery for BlockFi's customers.

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4️⃣ Bitcoin ETFs Could Be Added to State Retirement Portfolios in Arizona 💸

The Arizona State Senate is reportedly considering a proposal to encourage the inclusion of Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in two of the state’s retirement portfolios. The proposal was introduced by state Sens. Jake Hoffman and Warren Petersen along with Rep. Joseph Chaplik. The resolution is currently being reviewed by the House for a second time after it passed the Senate’s Third Reading in a 16–13 vote on Feb. 22.

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5️⃣ Philippine Gov’t Blocks Unlicensed Crypto Exchange Sites, Binance Unaffected ▶️

The Philippines National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) has reportedly started blocking websites of unlicensed crypto companies offering investment products in the country. Local media reports show that the websites of crypto firms MiTrade and OctaFX are now inaccessible through one of the country’s largest internet providers. Notably, the NTC’s action follows a request from the country’s securities regulator.

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🔥 Rally Report 🔥

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WHY?!

🎙Crypto exchange Binance announced plans to list BOME with the seed tag applied.

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🔔 MARKET MOVING NEWS! (15/03/24)

1️⃣ El Salvador Moves $400 Million Worth Of Bitcoin Holdings To New 'Cold Wallet’ 💸

In a tweet posted earlier today, El Salvador President Nayib Bukele revealed that the country has moved a “big chunk” of its Bitcoin holdings to a cold wallet. Notably, Bukele wrote that the cold wallet setup represents the country’s “first Bitcoin piggy bank.” The screenshot posted alongside the tweet shows that the address received 5,689.69 BTC, worth roughly $406 million. This amount is nearly double the holdings previously known from public trackers of the country's bitcoin holdings, estimated at $200 million.

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2️⃣ Crypto’s Berachain Becomes Unicorn in $69 Million Funding Round 💰

Bear-themed layer-1 DeFi project Berachain has reportedly attained Unicorn status by raising $69 million at a $1.5B valuation in a funding round led by Brevan Howard Digital and Framework Ventures. The Cosmos-based, EVM-compatible project focuses on DeFi trading, lending and borrowing services with a tri-token system. Berachain is preparing to launch its mainnet, expected in the second quarter of this year.

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3️⃣ Top Crypto Exchange Binance Spins Off $10 Billion Venture Unit ‼️

According to a Bloomberg report, Binance Labs became an independent venture capital arm earlier this year after severing ties with crypto exchange Binance. A spokesperson stated that Binance Labs staff have separate contracts from those of exchange employees, similar to the setup at Binance-backed digital ledger BNB Chain. While it is no longer part of the Binance group, the venture capital affiliate will reportedly license the Binance brand. Binance Labs is led by Yi He, who co-founded Binance alongside Zhao. The independent VC fund’s portfolio is now reportedly worth over $10 billion, covering over 250 projects from over 25 countries, with an over 14x return on investment rate.

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4️⃣ Crypto Holders Favor Donald Trump for U.S. President: Poll 📊

According to a poll of 1,000 registered voters commissioned by leading crypto VC firm Paradigm, 48% of crypto owners plan to vote for Donald Trump compared to 39% who plan to vote for U.S. President Joe Biden. Notably, the poll was conducted nationally by Virginia-based Public Opinion Strategies between Feb. 28 and March 4.

Paradigm also noted,

Americans don’t trust either party when it comes to crypto. 49% of voters trust neither party on crypto, including 40% of Democrats and 30% of Republicans. […] Crypto holders make up a good percentage of the current voting bloc, and it’s time elected officials take notice.


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5️⃣ Coinbase Fires Back at Senators Asking SEC To Halt Crypto ETF Approvals 🤔

Earlier today, two Democrat Senators - Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) and Sen. Laphonza Butler (D-CA), sent a letter to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), urging the regulator to block the approval of any further crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) to protect retail investors from risks associated with poor broker disclosure and thin liquidity in major cryptocurrencies.

Coinbase chief legal officer Paul Grewal responded to the letter via a tweet on X. He criticised the senators’ letter by claiming that the evidence points “exactly the opposite way.” He explained that the market for many cryptocurrencies smaller than Bitcoin, notably Ether, demonstrated quality metrics that “exceed even the largest traded equities.”

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6️⃣ A $300M Ponzi Scheme That Targeted Latinos Falsely Claimed to Buy Crypto, SEC Says 🥶

According to a press release, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has sued 17 individuals tied to an alleged Ponzi scheme that took in $300 million from over 40,000 victims. The Ponzi scheme reportedly targeted the Latino community in 10 U.S. states and two other countries, claiming that their funds would be invested in crypto and other assets. However, that allegedly wasn’t the case.

SEC Enforcement Director Gurbir Grewal stated,

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DOGWIFHAT

The price of WIF has rallied by 44% in the past 24 hours.

WHY?!

📈 The rally comes after fans of the memecoin raised over $700,000 to advertise the token’s logo on the Las Vegas sphere. The crowdfunding effort called “Sphere Wif Hat” went live on March 10.

🔍 Notably, the campaign received support from several large players within the Solana ecosystem, including Solana-based wallet Phantom. The official social media account of the Phantom Wallet made several posts over the last three days encouraging further donations.

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TONCOIN

The price of TON has rallied by 21% in the past 24 hours.

WHY?!

🔍 The rally follows Telegram co-founder Pavel Durov’s statement that the messaging service is considering going for an initial public offering (IPO).

📈 Investors are also more bullish about TON due to the rising activity within the ecosystem. Notably, a meme project called Notcoin is expected to go for TGE within the coming weeks.

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TONCOIN

The price of TON has rallied by 24% in the past 24 hours.

WHY?!

☄️ In a recent interview, Telegram co-founder Pavel Durov revealed that the messaging service is considering going for an initial public offering (IPO). Durov also stated that Telegram hopes to become profitable “next year, if not this year.”

🔍 TON investors are bullish as Telegram has recently pushed announcements indicating that its plans for monetisation closely involve the TON blockchain. Notably, the platform recently announced that Telegram Channel owners will receive a share of ad revenue as TON on the blockchain.

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It’s Monday, and that means it’s time for another weekly review! With BTC hitting all time highs, it’s safe to say that there’s a lot to cover, starting with whether BTC will continue to rally.

After BTC the biggest question is ETH, which still seems to be struggling to catch up to BTC. With the Dencun upgrade expected in the coming days, it’s now or never for ETH to rally.

Meanwhile, NVIDIA’s stock seems to have started to fall, something that could foreshadow a broader market correction. In the absence of this correction, it looks like memecoins could keep rallying.

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THETA NETWORK

The price of THETA has rallied by 19% in the past 24 hours.

WHY?!

🎙 The rally follows Theta’s announcement about 3D rendering jobs being added in a new Edge Node upgrade over the upcoming weeks.

🔍 Investors are bullish as the upgrade will eventually help AI applications utilising 3D pipelines to process complex 3D visual effects for movies and animations, with the scalability and reliability required by the largest media companies.

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When it comes to the stock market, billionaires and politicians seem to have a habit of outperforming the plebs.

In recent months, we’ve seen billions of dollars worth of stocks being offloaded from the portfolios of the elite. What’s crazy is that, historically, these trades tend to signal a change of direction in the markets. The thing is, ordinary retail investors like you and me are the last to know the reasons why. By the time we find out, those perfect buying/selling points have already been and gone.

With the stock market hitting new highs, does this signal the top, or do we still have room to run? It’s a question that has many investors scratching their heads.

That’s why in today’s video, we’ll take an in-depth look at the recent trading activity of the mega-rich, as we look to answer one important question:

Do they know something that we don’t?

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GALA

The price of GALA has rallied by 43% in the past 24 hours.

WHY?!

🎙 The rally follows Gala’s recent announcement about a hackathon it is hosting at the 2024 Game Developers Conference in partnership with gaming PC manufacturer Alienware and Amazon Web Services.

🔍 Legends Reborn, a strategic card game by Gala Games, also announced the launch of its game tomorrow. The price of GALA could also be driven by users accumulating the token to buy certain in-game assets.

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WORLDCOIN

The price of WLD has rallied by 45% in the past 24 hours.

WHY?!

📈 The rally most likely follows the recent announcement of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman rejoining the company's board of directors following the completion of an internal review of the circumstances surrounding his controversial removal in November 2023.

🔍 Another possible factor could be Worldcoin’s decision to pursue legal action against the Spanish government following its ban in the European nation.

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THORCHAIN

The price of RUNE has rallied by 28% in the past 24 hours.

WHY?!

📈 Thorchain's node upgrade completed yesterday. Following the upgrade, the protocol opened lending caps and burnt over 60M RUNE tokens.

⚡️ Notably, collateral is now being onboarded onto THORChain at a rate of $1m/hour. This is expected to result in Thorchain’s lending caps being filled in a week.

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Over the last few months we’ve been seen big narratives like AI and GameFi take cryptos to new all time highs. It seems that investors are finally realise that all these narratives will require infrastructure.

The most important infrastructure in this regard is decentralised storage and compute, a niche where Filecoin has reigned supreme. With FIL starting to rally, everyone is wondering where it’s headed next.

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NEAR PROTOCOL

The price of NEAR has rallied by 24% in the past 24 hours.

WHY?!

🤖 Part of a larger rally seen among AI and AI-associated coins.

🔍 Notably, Near founder Illia Polosukhin appears to be on the panel for a session on ‘Transforming AI’ in the upcoming Nvidia GTC conference on March 18th.

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BTC has been rallying like crazy for almost a year and hit a new all time high yesterday. This has everyone wondering what’s going on in the crypto market and what comes next for BTC and alts.

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