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🚨NOW: Phantom is set to raise $150 million at a $3 billion valuation.
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🔥 BULLISH: Senator Cynthia Lummis criticized the potential sale of 69,370 $BTC seized in the Silk Road case, arguing it conflicts with efforts to create a U.S. Bitcoin strategic reserve.
Proposals for national #Bitcoin reserves are gaining traction, with experts predicting it could push BTC’s price to $1 million.
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🇺🇸 NEW: Treasury Secretary nominee, Scott Bessent says “there’s no reason for the US to have a Central Bank Digital Currency” during his confirmation hearing.
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🔥 JUST IN: Coinbase announces #Bitcoin-backed loans.
Millions of users can now borrow against their Bitcoin on Coinbase.
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🔥 UPDATE: $XRP hit ATHs on Bitfinex, Kraken, and Binance.
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🇺🇸 ETF FLOWS: Around 7,820 BTC and 18,520 ETH were bought on Jan. 15.
BTC ETFs saw $755.1M in net inflows.
ETH ETFs saw $59.7M in net inflows.
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🚨 NEW: Canary Capital filed an amended S-1 for its Litecoin ETF filing, potentially signaling the altcoin may be the next digital asset in US to get the crypto ETF treatment, following Bitcoin and Ether in 2024.
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🔥 BULLISH: XRP flips Bitcoin on Google Trends as $XRP price rallies over $3.
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🚨 JUST IN: SEC has just filed its first opening brief as part of its appeal against Ripple.
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🔥 NEW: Representative Cody Maynard has proposed Strategic #Bitcoin Reserve Bill for the state of Oklahoma.
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🚨 BREAKING: Judge orders BitMEX to pay a $100M fine for violating US banking laws.
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🚨 BREAKING: Trump’s incoming SEC plans a crypto policy overhaul, aiming to clarify token regulations and reassess enforcement actions.
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🚨 UPDATE: $XRP’s price surged 12% in a day driven by aggressive whale accumulation and speculation about a possible ETF listing in the US, according to crypto analysts.
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🔥 UPDATE: Liquid Bitcoin supply continues to decline while corporate demand keeps rising to absorb new supply, according to Bitwise.
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🚨 LATEST: Trump plans to designate cryptocurrency a “national imperative or priority,” per Bloomberg.
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🚨 LATEST: Solana ETFs may not debut in the U.S. until 2026, according to Bloomberg Intelligence, due to ongoing lawsuits over Solana’s classification as a security.
Despite potential movement under a crypto-friendly White House, the SEC’s lengthy review process is delaying approval.
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🇺🇸 LATEST: VanEck has filed with the SEC to launch the Onchain Economy ETF, investing in digital transformation companies and digital asset-based instruments.
The fund follows the closure of the Ethereum futures ETF (EFUT).
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⚡️ JUST IN: 10,557 $BTC (worth $1.04B) transferred from an unknown wallet to Coinbase Institutional.
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🇺🇸 BREAKING: Trump considers US-based crypto reserve, potentially prioritizing coins like Solana and $XRP.
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🚨 LATEST: Arkansas lawmakers have introduced a new bill that would ban crypto mining operations within 30 miles of any US military facility in the state.
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🇺🇸 LATEST: US crypto law firm Burwick Law says it is looking to launch legal action on behalf of investors who have suffered losses in Pump. fun memecoins.
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🇺🇸 NOW: Texas State Senator Charles Schwertner Proposes Bill to Establish a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve in Texas.
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🗞 Catch up on the news over the last 24 hours!
🚨 SEC is suing Elon Musk over securities violation.
🇺🇸 Pro-crypto Tom Emmer has been appointed as Vice Chairman of the Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Artificial Intelligence.
🚨 CryptoPunks NFT floor price spikes 13% on rumors of IP sale, however Yuga Labs hasn’t confirmed or denied the rumors for now.
🚨 Osprey Funds to seek SEC approval to convert its Bitcoin trust into ETF.
🚨SEC delays the decision of the Bitwise 10 Crypto Index Fund ETF until March 3, 2025.
🔥 Bitcoin is primed for a breakout before the FOMC meeting on Jan. 29 but it could go either way, says 10x Research head of research Markus Thielen.
🇺🇸 ETF FLOWS: Around 2,171 BTC were sold and 382 ETH were bought on Jan. 14.
🚨 $XRP’s price surged 12% in a day driven by aggressive whale accumulation and speculation about a possible ETF listing in the US
🎙️ Rise’n’Crypto: Meta claims “free expression” but is reportedly blocking links to decentralized competitors.
🇺🇸 Trump’s incoming SEC plans a crypto policy overhaul, aiming to clarify token regulations and reassess enforcement actions.
🚨 $BTC has just surpassed $100,000.
🇦🇪 Dubai plans to build a 17-story Crypto Tower in the Jumeirah Lake Towers district, dedicated to cryptocurrency and blockchain companies.
🚨 Judge orders BitMEX to pay a $100M fine for violating US banking laws.
⚡️ The U.S. Department of Justice seeks to return $12 billion in Bitcoin stolen from Bitfinex in 2016, with 94,643 #Bitcoin set to be returned.
🔥 Saylor: "Bitcoin teased me, seduced me, and then dragged me onto the world stage. Instead of quietly retiring, I found myself driven by a new mission—traveling, advocating, and obsessing over what I never imagined."
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⚡️ NEW: The U.S. Department of Justice seeks to return $12 billion in Bitcoin stolen from Bitfinex in 2016, with 94,643 #Bitcoin set to be returned.
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🇦🇪 BULLISH: Dubai plans to build a 17-story Crypto Tower in the Jumeirah Lake Towers district, dedicated to cryptocurrency and blockchain companies.
The project, set for completion by 2027, will feature AI innovation spaces, an NFT gallery, and blockchain-based operations for maximum efficiency.
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🎙️ Rise’n’Crypto: Meta claims “free expression” but is reportedly blocking links to decentralized competitors.
Is it censorship or strategy? 🤔
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🇺🇸 ETF FLOWS: Around 2,171 BTC were sold and 382 ETH were bought on Jan. 14.
BTC ETFs saw $209.8M in net outflows.
ETH ETFs saw $1.2M in net inflows.
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🚨 UPDATE: Bitcoin is primed for a breakout before the FOMC meeting on Jan. 29 but it could go either way, says 10x Research head of research Markus Thielen.
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