"Action is the real measure of intelligence."
-Napoleon Hill

Bitcoin: $42,741.38 | Dom: 42.0% | HR: 214.099 EH/s

Major Support: $42,800/42,500 | Major Resistance: $44,000/$45,500

HOW ADOPTING BITS CAN HELP NEWCOMERS BETTER UNDERSTAND BITCOIN

BREAKING

• US DOJ names crypto enforcement director Eun Young Choi, reveals new FBI group focused on blockchain analysis and asset seizure
• Sequoia Capital is launching a $500-600 million crypto fund to invest in tokens
• Illinois lawmakers want to attract Bitcoin miners to the state with data center tax incentives
• Nayib Bukele Berates ‘Boomers’ on US Senate Bitcoin Policy Bill
• USDC Issuer Circle Valued at $9 Billion, Aims to Go Public by December 2022
• SEC filings mentioning ‘Bitcoin’ skyrocket in 2022 signaling institutional acceptance

JUST IN

• SEC chair hints at no spot Bitcoin ETFs yet, but cites 'careful consideration' for future
• PayPal, Venmo Will Charge Flat Fee For Crypto Transactions Below $200
• Majority Of Crypto Holders Will Hold Through An 80% Crash, New Survey Shows
• Black Americans Are Urged to Invest More in Crypto
• Banking Giant DBS To Offer Retail Crypto Trading Starting Late This Year, According to CEO
• Bitcoin Miners Suffer Cash Flow Halving Following 2021 Peak
• Crypto VC Paradigm hires anon developer Transmissions and high school student as research engineer
• Swyftx signs major sponsorship deal with Aussie National Rugby League
• Polygon Co-Founder Addresses Centralization and Exit Scam Concerns

MARKET WATCH

• Bitcoin traders say $40K is the ‘line in the sand’ after BTC and stocks sell-off
• Bitcoin extends decline below $42K ahead of fresh Fed comments on inflation
• Bitcoin 'whales' and 'fishes' pause accumulation as markets weigh March 50bps hike odds
• Bitcoin Sentiment Reaches Local High, But Can’t Shake Recent Fear
  
• Bitcoin (BTC) Continues Consolidating Just Below $44,000 With Increasing MACD and RSI
• Bitcoin price is ‘likely starting the next push up’ if $42K holds as support
• Cardano price prediction – Can ADA hit $3 in 2022?

TRENDING

• ConocoPhillips: Third-Largest US Oil Company Eyes Potential New Revenue Stream From Bitcoin (BTC) Economy
• UAE Readies Regulation to Attract Global Crypto Giants and Build Mining Ecosystem
• Wormhole hack illustrates danger of DeFi cross-chain bridges
• Twitter enables users to give and receive Ethereum tips natively
• The Trump Family’s Relationship with Bitcoin and Crypto: It's Complicated
• Colorado governor Jared Polis says he expects state to accept tax payments in crypto by summer
• 18 Major Crypto Firms Join Forces to Stop Money Laundering
• SEC v. Ripple: Here’s how two 2012 memos can turn the tide in the milestone crypto case
• Digital Yuan Enjoys Adoption At Beijing Winter Olympics, Over $300k Payment Made Per Day
• Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov Favors Crypto Regulation Over Blanket Ban

ANALYST'S CORNER

• InvestAnswers: Bitcoin (BTC) Flashing Extremely Bullish Signal While One Ethereum (ETH) Competitor Bottoms Out
• Justin Bennett: Inflation To Push Bitcoin (BTC) and Risk Assets on One Last Leg Higher This Year
• Nichols Merten: Bitcoin (BTC) Now Ready To Surge 
• Santiment: Solana (SOL), Cardano (ADA) and Polkadot (DOT) Are Ahead of Ethereum in Key Metric
• Coin Bureau: Polkadot (DOT) Could Become One of the Top Crypto Assets of 2022
• Smart Contracter: $AVAX Will Shatter All-Time High Before Bitcoin (BTC) and ETH, According to Top Crypto Analyst
• Credible Crypto: Analyst Says $HBAR Ready To Rally As Bitcoin and Crypto Markets Move Higher

NOTABLE VOICE

• Niall Ferguson: Defi is a “Bona Fide Financial Revolution” 
• Tom Horton: Walmart Board Director says Crypto’s Potential Goes Beyond Financial Services
• Christophe De Beukelaer: Not taking the time to learn about BTC is 'Europe’s biggest risk,' says Belgian MP
• Charlie Munger: Warren Buffett's Right-Hand Man Calls for Banning Crypto, Compares It to Venereal Disease and says It's "Going To Zero"

SCAMS

• YouTuber Coffeezilla exposes NFT scammers before they were able to make $20 million
• Fake alert! New projects pose as prominent brands to lure crypto investors

PEOPLE ON THE MOVE

• Disney hires Mike White to lean into metaverse efforts

FOLLOW DAT MONEY

• DCG leads $205M growth fund for The Graph
• Stronghold Capital Launches With $100M Fund for Web3, Blockchain and Fintech
• Europe’s Cherry Ventures dives into crypto with new $34 million fund
• Cloud $9 Million: Fluence Labs Raises Cash, Aims to Liberate Web3 From AWS

REGULATION/LEGISLATION

• World Financial Watchdog: Crypto Could Endanger Economies Worldwide

WEB3

• NBA Top Shot to Auction NFTs That Grant Five Years of VIP All-Star Game Access
• Nifty Gateway Launches NFT Advisory Program for Institutions, Larger Collectors
• Music major Universal to develop NFT fan collection
• Crypto Recruitment: American Workers Wanted for the Metaverse
• Ethereum NFT Protocol TreeTrunk Promises New Royalty Options for Artists

MINING

• Intel Wants to Solve Bitcoin’s “Climate Issue” With Its Upcoming “Blockchain Chip”
• Bitcoin miners selling stock and BTC as returns halve since November