🇺🇸 President-elect Trump officially selects pro-crypto Paul Atkins to replace Gary Gensler as SEC Chair.
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🇰🇭 Cambodia has blocked access to 16 cryptocurrency exchange websites, including Binance, Coinbase, and OKX.
Despite these restrictions, Cambodia ranks among the top 20 countries globally for per capita retail cryptocurrency usage.
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🪙 BlackRock's spot Bitcoin ETF has reached 500 000 BTC under management just 11 months after its launch.
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🖥 Michael Saylor delivered a speech at Microsoft's board meeting, where he stated that the company's value could increase by $5 trillion if it starts purchasing Bitcoin for its balance sheet.
Additionally, Saylor expressed confidence in his ability to persuade Warren Buffett to invest $325 billion in Bitcoin.
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🍌 Justin Sun ate the art piece banana, which he had previously purchased for $6.2 million.
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🪙 The governments of the USA, China, and the UK collectively hold 463 109 BTC worth $43.2 billion, which is 2.34% of the current Bitcoin supply.
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🇲🇦 Morocco to officially legalize cryptocurrencies again following ban in 2017.
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🔥 MicroStrategy purchased 55 500 BTC for $5.4 billion over the past week.
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🕵️♂️ Researchers have pitched a new theory about Satoshi Nakamoto — that the Bitcoin creator never went dormant and has been strategically cashing out from early Bitcoin wallets since 2019.
Bitcoin research firm BTCparser said that there was a trove of Bitcoin wallet addresses created in 2010, each holding 50 Bitcoin, that never transferred until the first “awakening” in November 2019 — which they have called the “2010 megawhale.”
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🪙 Bitcoin has hit a new all-time high, surpassing $98 000.
It’s worth noting that monthly inflows to CEX exchanges amounted to $10 billion, which analysts believe was one of the key factors driving this rapid growth.
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🦄 The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has published a study questioning the true decentralization of liquidity in DeFi. The analysis revealed that liquidity is largely concentrated among institutional investors, with decentralization existing only on a technical level.
Experts note that this structure resembles traditional finance and does not fully support the democratization of the market.
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🇰🇷 The South Korean government will confiscate cryptocurrency from the exchange accounts of tax delinquents and sell it directly on the exchange.
Additionally, South Korea plans to introduce a 20% tax on cryptocurrency income starting in 2025.
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🪙 Marathon Digital issues $700 000 000 in convertible bonds to purchase BTC for its balance sheet as part of its recently adopted long-term "HODL" strategy.
Currently, the mining company holds 27 562 BTC worth $2.5 billion.
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🪙 The record holders for the amount of BTC remain cryptocurrency exchanges (3 500 000 BTC) and miners (2 000 000 BTC), with Bitcoin ETFs in third place (1 171 000 BTC).
Notably, a single ETF from BlackRock holds more coins (500 000 BTC) than all publicly traded companies combined.
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🤡 Paul Atkins, Trump's pick for SEC chairman, reluctant to accept the job.
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🇰🇷 Bitcoin Drops Below $94 000 Amid South Korea’s Martial Law
South Korea's declaration of martial law sent Bitcoin tumbling below $94 000, with $145M in long positions liquidated within an hour.
Local exchanges, Upbit and Bithumb, faced outages as altcoins in KRW pairs dropped up to 60%. Some traders snagged BTC at $80 000 before the price began recovering.
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⌨️ Changpeng Zhao (CZ) shared a photo of the Alt key, hinting at the start of altseason.
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🔥 MicroStrategy has acquired 15 400 BTC for $1.5 billion at $95 976 per Bitcoin.
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🥂 Donald Trump says that BRICS countries would face 100% tariffs if they create a new currency to replace the "mighty US dollar."
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🇭🇰 In November 2023, the Hong Kong-based company Boyaa Interactive announced plans to acquire cryptocurrency worth up to $100 million. Since then, they have accumulated 1 110 BTC and 14 855 ETH.
Boyaa executed a significant trade, converting 14 200 ETH into 515 BTC (worth $50 million), showcasing the company's confidence in Bitcoin's long-term potential.
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🌪️ US court rules that sanctions against Tornado Cash smart contracts are unlawful.
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☕️ Zombie Coffee Maker Mines Crypto and Demands Ransom
A cybersecurity expert remotely modified the firmware of a smart coffee maker, turning it into an uncontrollable device. It now displays the message "I won’t work until you send a ransom" and uses idle resources to mine cryptocurrency.
The experiment highlights the risks associated with the lack of security in smart home appliances.
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🍏 Tim Cook, the CEO of Apple, stated that he has personally owned Bitcoin for three years, but Apple has no plans to enter the market in the short term.
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💸 A schoolboy created his own shitcoin during a livestream and sold tokens for $30 000.
Later, at its peak, he could have earned $4 million.
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🔥 MicroStrategy has acquired 51 780 BTC for ~$4.6 billion at ~$88 627 per Bitcoin.
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📊 CryptoQuant analysts highlight historically large liquidity inflows into crypto markets (inflows of USDT and other stablecoins to exchanges) following Trump's victory in the election.
Additionally, the CEO of CryptoQuant has revised his forecast and now expects Bitcoin to reach $135 000 in this cycle, with a target of $112 000 by the end of 2024.
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