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🗞 Catch up on the news over the last 24 hours!
🌏 Japan’s Metaplanet Begins Trading On OTCQX Market In U.S.
🔥 BlackRock Sparks Bitcoin 21M Debate With Disclaimer In Explainer Video
🚀 DeFi Platform Sky Accelerates Migration From MKR To SKY After Major Rebrand
💰 BlackRock’s $IBIT Acquires $359.6M In Bitcoin On December 18
⚖️ Digital Chamber’s Token Alliance Urges SEC To Rethink Crypto Probes Under Trump Administration
🏆 Bitcoin’s Market Cap Hits 14% Of Gold’s In New All-Time High
🌐 $SOL Captures 53% Of Global Crypto Users In November
💵 Binance.US Plans To Resume USD Services In 2025 Amid Regulatory Changes
🐋 MARA Acquires 15,574 BTC For $1.53 Billion At An Average Price Of $98,529
🔧 10% Of Ethereum Validators Signal Support For Raising Gas Limit To Reduce Fees
🎙️ Rise’n’Crypto: Powell’s Impact On Crypto
🤝 Binance CEO Meets Bhutan’s King To Discuss Crypto Initiatives
🇸🇻 El Salvador Scales Back Bitcoin Efforts As Part Of $1.4 Billion IMF Deal
📊 BlackRock’s Spot Ethereum ETF (ETHA) Surpasses 1 Million $ETH
🇺🇸 JUST IN: Binance.US plans to resume USD services in early 2025, anticipating changes in U.S. crypto regulations.
The exchange halted fiat operations in 2023 due to regulatory pressure and SEC claims.
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NEW: El Salvador is scaling back Bitcoin efforts as part of a $1.4 billion IMF deal.
This The agreement makes Bitcoin acceptance voluntary for businesses and restricts its use in the public sector.
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🎙️ Rise’n’Crypto: Powell’s Impact on Crypto
Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s surprise announcements rocked both crypto and the S&P 500. Bitcoin briefly dropped below six figures, but quickly bounced back.
🎧 Tune in as we explore the market reaction and what’s next for the market!
🇺🇸 NEW: MARA acquired 15,574 $BTC for $1.53 billion, at an average price of $98,529 per Bitcoin.
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⚡ JUST IN: $SOL captures 53% of global crypto users in November, surpassing all other chains combined.
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🇺🇸 LATEST: The Digital Chamber’s Token Alliance urges SEC to rethink crypto probes and lawsuits from ‘day one’ of the new Trump administration.
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🔥 BULLISH: BlackRock’s $IBIT bought $359.6M worth of Bitcoin on Dec. 18.
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⚡ NEW: BlackRock sparks Bitcoin 21M debate, as their recent Bitcoin explainer video includes a disclaimer saying ‘no guarantee’ it won’t change.
Whether Bitcoin’s supply cap can be changed or not depends on how one defines “Bitcoin,” Super Testnet, a Bitcoin developer behind BitVM, told Cointelegraph.
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🔥 BULLISH: A #Bitcoin family sold their $300,000 house for 100 $BTC in 2017, and today, they could buy it back for just 4 $BTC (considering inflation).
"If we had kept $300,000 in a bank account since 2017, we wouldn't have been able to repurchase the house."
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🇺🇸 BREAKING: The Federal Reserve has cut interest rates by 25bps.
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🇯🇵 JUST IN: Shares of publicly traded Metaplanet fell nearly 14% after the company announced that #Bitcoin operations would become its primary focus.
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⚡️ NOW: Coinbase is under fire for delisting WBTC, citing risks linked to Justin Sun without providing technical justification.
Critics note the irony, as Coinbase itself faces numerous regulatory investigations.
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🇩🇪 NEW: German financial giant Deutsche Bank is launching its own Layer 2 network based on ZKsync technology.
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🇺🇸 LATEST: In his new essay, Arthur Hayes predicts a major crypto market sell-off on January 20, 2025, coinciding with Donald Trump’s inauguration.
He also questions the feasibility of creating a national Bitcoin reserve.
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🇺🇸 NEW: MetaMask has expanded its U.S. pilot program for a crypto payment card, allowing users to pay directly from their wallet.
The card is available in the EU, UK, U.S., and parts of South America, with a waitlist open and plans for further expansion.
🔥TODAY: BlackRock’s spot Ethereum ETF (ETHA) now holds over 1 million $ETH.
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🇧🇹 NOW: Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao recently met with the King of Bhutan to discuss crypto initiatives.
Bhutan’s government reportedly holds 12,202 BTC, valued at approximately $1.2 billion.
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⚡️ LATEST: 10% of Ethereum validators signal support for raising the gas limit, potentially reducing transaction fees by 15-33%.
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🇺🇸 JUST IN: Binance.US plans to resume USD services in early 2025, anticipating changes in U.S. crypto regulations.
The exchange halted fiat operations in 2023 due to regulatory pressure and SEC claims.
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🔥 BULLISH: #Bitcoin’s market cap hits 14% of gold’s, a new all-time high in the race against the precious metal.
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🇺🇸 ETF FLOWS: Around 642 ETH and 2,570 BTC were bought on Dec. 18
ETH ETFs saw $2.5M in net inflows.
BTC ETFs saw $275.3M in net inflows.
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🚨LATEST: DeFi lending platform Sky, formerly Maker, is looking to speed up the migration from MKR to SKY in the new year, following on from a massive rebrand in August.
Sky co-founder Rune Christensen said in a Dec. 18 post on X that more effort will be put into a full migration of MKR to SKY in 2025, partly to help remove confusion around the MKR vs SKY tokens.
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🚨 JUST IN: Japan’s Metaplanet to commence trading on OTCQX Market in the U.S starting December 19.
CEO Simon Gerovich says, “This marks a key step in expanding access for global investors to join our journey as Asia’s first Bitcoin Treasury Company.”
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🗞 Catch up on the news over the last 24 hours!
💰 Bitcoin ETFs Flip Gold Funds In AUM
🚀 Bitcoin May Hit $200K By Mid-2025 As Price Drops "Will Remain Mild"
🏦 Metaplanet Establishes Bitcoin Treasury Operations
🌊 Bitcoin, Ethereum Combo Fund To Lead "Wave" Of Crypto ETFs In 2025
📊 Bitcoin Funding Rate Signals No Signs Of "Late-Cycle Overheating"
🏛️ Ohio Lawmaker Introduces Bitcoin Reserve Bill Allowing State To Buy BTC
🪙 Bitwise Launches Solana Staking ETP In Europe With The Ticker BSOL, Offering An APY Of 6.48% For Stakers
📉 Arthur Hayes Predicts A Major Crypto Market Sell-Off On January 20, 2025, Coinciding With Donald Trump’s Inauguration
🔍 Bloomberg Analysts Identified $LTC, $HBAR, $XRP, And $SOL As Top Candidates For Upcoming ETFs
🇩🇪 Deutsche Bank Is Launching Its Own Layer 2 Network Based On ZKsync Technology
🎙️ Rise'N'Crypto: Trump, Crypto. Com, And A U.S. Bitcoin Reserve
⚖️ Coinbase Is Under Fire For Delisting WBTC, Citing Risks Linked To Justin Sun Without Providing Technical Justification
🇨🇳 Cango Inc, A Chinese NYSE-Listed Auto Trading Platform, Has Quietly Transformed Into A Top Bitcoin Miner
🇯🇵Metaplanet Shares Fell Nearly 14% After The Company Announced That Bitcoin Operations Would Become Its Primary Focus
🇺🇸 The Federal Reserve Has Cut Interest Rates By 25bps
🚨 JUST IN: Sonic’s EVM-compatible layer-1 blockchain goes live on mainnet.
Sonic addresses key blockchain challenges with fast transactions, improved security, and a fairer reward system for developers. Its mainnet introduces a Fee Monetization program, redistributing up to 90% of fees to developers, while the Sonic Gateway ensures secure Ethereum bridging.
With 10,000+ TPS and near-instant finality, DApps run smoother and faster. Developers can deploy easily, and users can migrate from FTM to S tokens seamlessly.
How could Sonic’s Fee Monetization model reshape the blockchain ecosystem?
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🇨🇳 JUST IN: NEW: Cango Inc, a Chinese NYSE-listed auto trading platform, has quietly transformed into a top Bitcoin miner.
The company purchased 32 EH/s of Antminer ASICs for $256M and plans to add another 18 EH/s, bringing its total hashrate to 50 EH/s, matching the largest US miner, MARA. 😮
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🎙 Rise'n'Crypto: Trump, Crypto.com, and a U.S. Bitcoin Reserve
Donald Trump isn’t in office yet, but he’s already shaking up crypto! This week, he met Crypto.com’s CEO to discuss a U.S. Bitcoin reserve—and on the same day, Crypto.com dropped its SEC lawsuit.
What does this mean for crypto’s future? 🔥
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⚡️LATEST: Bloomberg analysts identified $LTC, $HBAR, $XRP, and $SOL as top candidates for upcoming ETFs.
ETF expert Eric Balchunas expects a wave of new funds next year, starting with BTC+ETH, followed by LTC and HBAR, and finally, more controversial crypto.
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🇪🇺 LATEST: Bitwise launches Solana staking ETP in Europe with the ticker BSOL, offering an APY of 6.48% for stakers.
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