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🇺🇸 ETF FLOWS: Around 3,010 $BTC were sold and 14,310 $ETH were bought on Dec. 28
BTC ETFs saw $287.9M in net outflows.
ETH ETFs saw $47.7M in net inflows.
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🚨 LATEST: Over 60 publicly traded companies collectively hold 591,368 $BTC!
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🇮🇳 REPORT: Dogecoin ranks as the most-held token in India, while Shiba Inu takes the lead as the most traded.
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🚨 LATEST: Montenegro approves Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon’s extradition to the US following appeal rejection.
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⚡️ NEW: Solana-based DEX aggregator Jupiter has announced its second airdrop, set for January 2025.
The team plans to distribute 700 million $JUP tokens to 2.3 million wallets.
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📊 UPDATE: #Bitcoin rebound imminent?
$BTC buy volume rose from less than $5B (Dec. 1) to almost $6B (Dec. 25), mirroring patterns before #Bitcoin's 90% rally in early 2024.
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🇰🇭 JUST IN: Cambodia’s central bank has approved commercial banks and payment institutions to offer crypto-related services.
This comes after the country previously blocked access to 16 crypto exchange websites, including Binance, Coinbase, and OKX. ❌
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🇪🇺 NEW: Starting December 30, crypto exchanges in the EU will require additional identity verification for transactions exceeding €1,000.
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🔥 NOW: Ethiopian Electric Power now earns 18% of its revenue from #Bitcoin mining, utilizing excess energy from the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.
With $1 billion invested this year, Ethiopia aims to become a top-five global mining hub.
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📈 INSIGHT: Bitcoin ETFs, MicroStrategy, whales spur 3X jump in private BTC txs: Analyst
CryptoQuant’s CEO Ki Young Ju dismissed the idea that private CoinJoin transactions are mostly used by hackers to launder stolen funds.
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⚡️ BULLISH: US Bitcoin ETFs now have more assets under management than gold ETFs.
Spot Bitcoin ETFs have been on the market in the US for less than a year 🔥
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🇺🇸 TRUMP: “The future of crypto and the future of #Bitcoin will be made in the USA.”
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🇺🇸 JUST IN: Vivek Ramaswamy’s Strive Asset Management has filed for a “Strive Bitcoin Bond ETF” with the SEC.
The fund aims to offer exposure to MicroStrategy's convertible bonds, among others.
🎮 NEW: According to a Blockchain Game Alliance survey, the top 3 benefits of blockchain gaming are:
🥇 Asset ownership
🥈 Player reward models
🥉 New revenue models
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🚨 UPDATE: Animoca Brands CEO Yat Siu was hacked, along with 14 others, including profiles from Kick, Cursor, Alex Blania, and more.
Investigator ZachXBT linked the attacks to a single token creator’s address.
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🚨 LATEST: VolatilityShares has filed for a futures-based Solana ETF.
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🇺🇸 JUST IN: The IRS has finalized rules requiring brokers to report digital asset transactions, including activity on decentralized exchanges.
Starting in 2027, brokers must disclose gross proceeds from crypto sales and provide details about the taxpayers involved.
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🔥 JUST IN: Metaplanet CEO Simon Gerovich says they’re “just getting started” stacking Bitcoin, after buying nearly 620 $BTC under $100K.
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📈 BULLISH: Parcl hits $100M in daily trading volume, marking a new ATH as Solana’s RWA sector gains momentum for 2025.
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🗞 Catch up on the news over the last 24 hours!
🚨 Animoca Brands CEO Yat Siu and 14 Others Hacked, Including Profiles from Kick and Cursor
🎮 Survey: Blockchain gaming’s top perks are Asset Ownership, Player Rewards, and New Revenue Models
⚡ Legal fight underway to Recover $773M Bitcoin from a Landfill
📜 Vivek Ramaswamy’s Strive Files for Bitcoin Bond ETF with SEC
🌊 Solana’s Jito Staking Pool Surpasses $100M in Monthly Tips
🪙 Bitcoin ETFs Now Outpace Gold ETFs in Assets Under Management
🔄 Bitcoin Dominance at 60%; Traders Eye Altcoins for Accumulation
💡 Ethiopian Electric Power Generates 18% of Revenue From Bitcoin Mining
🚀 MetaMask’s Gas Station Lets Users Pay Gas Fees Without Native Tokens
🇪🇺 EU Enforces ID Checks for Crypto Transactions Above €1,000 Starting Dec. 30
📉 KRW Hits 15-Year Low; South Koreans Flock to BTC and USDT
🇰🇭 Cambodia Greenlights Crypto Services for Banks and Payment Firms
🔥 Bitcoin Could Hit $1M if the US Creates a Strategic BTC Reserve, Per Bitwise CIO
🔥 BULLISH: #Bitcoin could reach $1 million if the U.S. creates a strategic BTC reserve, according to Bitwise CIO.
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🇰🇷 JUST IN: The KRW/USD exchange rate has hit a 15-year low, prompting South Koreans to convert KRW into BTC and USDT on Upbit, where a 3–5% premium is observed.
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🔥 JUST IN: MetaMask has introduced the Gas Station feature, enabling users to cover gas fees even with insufficient native assets.
Initially available on Ethereum, it supports tokens like $USDT, $USDC, $DAI, $ETH, $wBTC, and $wSOL.
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🚨 BREAKING: Bitwise files for #Bitcoin Standard Corporations ETF.
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📊 INSIGHT: With Bitcoin dominance creeping back up to nearly 60% amid a price stall in the last few days of 2024, there’s a growing belief among traders it could be time to switch their accumulation strategy toward altcoins.
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🚨 LATEST: Bitwise has filed for a Bitcoin Standard Corporations ETF with the SEC.
The fund aims to offer exposure to stocks of the companies that have adopted the #Bitcoin standard with at least 1,000 $BTC in its corporate treasury.
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🔥 LATEST: Solana's Jito staking pool has surpassed $100M in monthly tips according to Kairos Research.
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⚡️ LATEST: Man in Legal Fight to Recover $773M in Bitcoin from Landfill.
James Howell is trying to locate his 8,000 $BTC mistakenly disposed of in a landfill, aiming to retrieve the hard drive while complying with legal and environmental regulations.
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🔥 SAYLOR: “The most important thing in the world today is Bitcoin.”
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🗞 Catch up on the news over the last 24 hours!
🔥 RFK JR: "I'm a huge supporter of Bitcoin.”
⚡️ Chief analyst at Bitget Research predicts "the expected trading range for $BTC this week is $94K - $105K."
☕️ Solana-based Agridex completed its first on-chain coffee trade.
💰 Ether ETFs have seen over $2.5B in inflows.
🙌 In 2024, nearly $15 billion was distributed through airdrops.
🗣️ Larry Fink says tokenizing assets and securities could revolutionize finance.
📈 Bitcoin and Solana hit all-time highs in monthly trading volume last month.
🍾 Redemption arcs of 2024 — Ripple’s victory, memecoins’ rise, RWA growth.
🚨 SAYLOR: “I bought Bitcoin, my goal is to buy more Bitcoin.”
📊 Binance Bitcoin reserves hit January levels — months before BTC jumped 90%.
🤑 Solana's DEX volume was 83.7% larger than Ethereum's in November.
🔥 Analysts believe Bitcoin is closer to the $1,000,000 mark than it seems.
🇯🇵 Japan's PM Shigeru Ishiba said the government lacks sufficient information to consider a Bitcoin strategic reserve.
❗️ Publicly traded company KULR has purchased 217 BTC for $21 million as part of its strategic Bitcoin reserve.
🦛 Vitalik Buterin donated $290,000 to the Khao Kheow Zoo, sparking a surge in the Moodeng token.
🇧🇷 Brazil’s central bank has proposed banning stablecoin transfers to self-custodial wallets like MetaMask and Trezor.
🇺🇸 US Congress is expected to prioritize crypto legislation in 2025.
👀 Former FTX executive Ryan Salame has had over a year reduced from his prison sentence.
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