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🇺🇸 JUST IN: Coinbase endorses the U.S. strategic Bitcoin reserve, according to Axios.
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🎙️Rise’n’Crypto: U.S. Bitcoin Reserve & Diversification
Could the U.S. Bitcoin reserve include SOL, USDC, and XRP? We’re diving into this strategic move and its impact on crypto markets. Plus, BTC cycle top predictions are heating up
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⚡ UPDATE: Elon Musk's SpaceX holds 8,285 $BTC, valued at approximately $851 million.
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🇺🇸 JUST IN: SEC General Counsel Megan Barbero, key adviser since 2023, to step down in 3 days.
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🇺🇸 ETF FLOWS: Around 6,230 BTC and 48,290 ETH were bought on Jan. 16.
BTC ETFs saw $626.1M in net inflows.
ETH ETFs saw $166.6M in net inflows.
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🔥 NEW: Bitwise Europe latest report predicts in 2030, Solana’s price will go to $2,318.90 in a bear case and $6,636.88 in a bull case.
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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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What’s next for #Bitcoin? New ATH?
🔥 - NEW ATH
❤️ - Stabilize
⚡️ - Volatility
🚨 BREAKING: The SEC has accused Digital Currency Group of misleading investors.
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🚨 BREAKING: PumpFun Corp sued in NY court for alleged pump-and-dump schemes, poor KYC/AML protections, and marketing to minors.
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🚨 LATEST: Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino says the company could consider more presence in the US but is remaining cautious as it waits to see how the regulatory landscape changes under Trump’s administration.
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🚨 UPDATE: Bitcoin $150,000 price target is absolutely silly low given its likelihood of being adopted by many more nations, funds, and corporations in the coming years, says crypto trader Alex Becker.
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🚨 LATEST: AAVE tokenholders to consider a Bitcoin mining proposal to boost revenues and accelerate adoption of Aave’s stablecoin.
Per the proposal, Aave would enlist Blockware to operate Bitcoin mining rigs on its behalf, seeking to earn “a solid 33.03% net annualized return” for Aave’s treasury.
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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.