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Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF)

I had the opportunity to talk about sound money at the McKinney Bitcoin Meetup hosted by Jon West and mentioned that Bill Gross had gotten off zero yesterday; now Jeffrey Gundlach says he prefers #Bitcoin to Gold in the short run.

Bitcoin crosses $41K today, can it stay? Meanwhile, CZ is looking to buy banks and payment processors in Brazil, Do Kwon says plans to obtain $10B BTC for reserves, and Nic Carter believes Russia-Ukraine conflict is demonstrating the advantages Bitcoin has over Gold.

According to the Analysts it seems most are meh on Bitcoin's performance this year and mixed on Cardano, bullish on Link. Regulation continue to be in focus globally and WEB3 is getting all the attention from the creators; we will live in the Metaverse one day. Tune in to the Podcast of the Day and hear what Crypto superpower is and why 2022 is the year of ETH. 

BREAKING

• Billionaire Investor Jeffrey Gundlach Prefers Bitcoin to Gold in the Short Run
• Paxful partners with Miami mayor to give away 500 tickets to Bitcoin 2022 conference

JUST IN

• Ripple's ODL Product Close to Achieving Global Coverage
  
• India Shoots Down Cryptocurrency; Will Launch CBDC Instead
• Gotcha! How One Simple Tax Question Could Catch out Crypto Holders
• Bank of Canada and MIT Announce Collaboration on CBDC Research
• Russia’s Central Bank Goes to War. Is Cryptocurrency a Friend or Foe?
• The Internet of Beer: Robotics startup taps Bitcoin to deliver automated beverage
• LMAX Group eyes launching crypto futures product with Switzerland's SIX
• Crypto Tax: Majority of Investors Are Paying Taxes, Contrary To Claims

NOTABLE VOICES

• Michael Mosier: Impossible for Russia To Evade Sanctions With Crypto, FinCEN Rep Says
• Dr. Alondra Nelson: White House Official Explains How Biden Administration’s Latest Executive Order Will Change Crypto Industry
• CZ: Binance CEO Says Firm Is Looking Into Buying Banks and Payment Processors in Brazil
• Do Kwon: ‘We’re already buying’: Terra founder plans to obtain $10B BTC for reserves
• Nic Carter: Russia-Ukraine Conflict Demonstrating Advantages of Bitcoin over Gold

BITCOIN

• Long-term Bitcoin holders unmoved by market volatility, accumulate instead
• ​​3 factors that could be starting a long-awaited Bitcoin stabilization – CME Group insights
• Why The Crypto Market Bloomed After FED Decision
• Why Fed Interest Rate Hike May Not Be Bad News for Crypto
• Bitcoin faces new 'milestone' in 2022 as new forecast predicts BTC price 'in the millions'
• Bitcoin maintains $40K support as Fed confirms rate hike in 4 years
  
• TA: Bitcoin Price Eyes Another Key Upside Break Above $41.5K

ALTCOINS

• ETH derivatives show pro traders are worried about Ethereum’s $2.5K support
• Over $20 billion inflows Ethereum’s market cap in a week as crypto market turns green
• Cardano's Total Value Locked Hit $224 Million with SundaeSwap Dominating Half of It
• $ADA: Trezor Now Supports Cardano Accounts, ‘Allowing You To Store and Transact’
• Shiba Inu Whale Grabs Billions of Tokens as SHIB Recovers
• DeFi Blue-Chip Token Aave Up 17% Amid Latest Upgrade
• Avalanche price can double by summer as AVAX's 20% weekly rally rekindles 'bull flag'
• XHV, RUNE, REQ: Here’s how you can be tipped off to the week’s winners before they post strong gains
• Decentraland (MANA) Creates First Higher Low In 2022

ANALYST'S CORNER

• InvestAnswers: Every Indicator Screaming Bitcoin (BTC) Is Ready for a Breakout, According to Closely Followed Crypto Analyst
• Mike McGlone: Commodity expert says Bitcoin likely to continue ‘outperforming gold, stock market’
• Capo: Top Crypto Analyst Issues Bitcoin (BTC) Warning, Predicts Cardano ($ADA) Could Crash by Over 50%
• Nicholas Merten: Bitcoin Quietly Showing All the Right Signs While Traders Sleep on BTC
• Mike Novogratz: Bitcoin Price To Range Between $30k-$50k Throughout The Year
• Santiment: Ethereum and $LINK Are Flashing Bullish Signals; Cardano Among Top Five Fastest Developed Assets 

WAR IN UKRAINE

• Internet Computer founder‘s (Dominic Williams) $250M plan to help end the war in Ukraine
• US lawmakers discuss crypto’s role in sanctions, national security and humanitarian aid

PEOPLE ON THE MOVE

• Eqonex Appoints Former Head of Binance UK Jonathan Farnell as CEO
• Bitcoin-Focused VC Stillmark Hires Former Google X Engineer Vikash Singh (2)
• Top Developer Matt Hamilton Leaves Ripple

EXCHANGES

• Coinbase Launches Crypto Wallet Support for Solana
• Coinbase’s NFT Segment Could Add More Than $1B to Annual Revenue, Needham Says

DEFI/CEFI

• Nansen Adds Terra for On-Chain Analytics as Home of LUNA Grows as DeFi Hub
• Understanding the Technology Behind Decentralized Exchanges
• DeFi to reach mass adoption via institutional participation, Eric Chen DEX founder says
• Aussie fintech to offer mainstream direct access to DeFi with a fixed rate

REGULATION/LEGISLATION

• RBI seemingly wants to ban cryptocurrencies, but not for the reasons you might think
• New Hampshire hopes its express approval of crypto-friendly law will attract new business
• Rep. Brad Sherman to propose companion to Warren's crypto sanctions bill
• EU Regulators Warn Consumers That Crypto Assets Are 'Highly Risky'
• Congress members concerned SEC stifling innovation with crypto scrutiny
• Democrat division over crypto isn’t all bad news for regulation
• Most Prominent Crypto Regulation Cases in 2021–2022

THE U.S. TREASURY CONFIRMS THAT WE CAN REMOVE “ILLICIT ACTIVITY” FROM THE BITCOIN FUD DICE

WEB3

• GameStop Says It Plans to Launch NFT Marketplace by End of April
• Bored Ape Yach Club (BAYC) Floor Price Crashes 30% Following APE Coin Claim
• MoonPay's CEO Ivan Soto-Wright has a new plan for drumming up NFT hype: donating them
• Run-DMC‘s McDaniels at SXSW: Blockchain can take the power back for artists
• ApeCoin (APE) Launched for Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT Owners
• Blockchain gamers see playing NFT games as a potential full-time job, says new survey
• We Voted on It, and You’re Fired. Welcome to the New World of DAOs
• Why This 111-Year-Old Investment Firm Bessemer Venture Is Launching a DAO

MINING

• Kentucky Bitcoin Miners Want to ‘Digitize Coal’
• All Mine: Which Bitcoin Miners Hold The Most BTC?
• Crypto Miner Hut 8 Reports Surprise Q4 Loss, Shares Fall
• Hive Blockchain Increases Mining Activities Using Intel ASIC Chips
• Riot Blockchain Sees 2022 as Year of Consolidation in Bitcoin Mining Sector
• Crypto enthusiast builds off-grid solar-powered mining rig, here’s how it went

FOLLOW DAT MONEY

• Katie Haun’s New Fund Joins $10M Round for Polkadot Lending Protocol Moonwell
• Block invests in Japanese challenger bank Kyash in $41 million round
• Mina Foundation Raises $92M to Accelerate Adoption of Zero-Knowledge Proofs
• Gaming startup Lava Labs’ valuation tops $100 million in Series A raise
• VC Firm Foresight Ventures to Plow Up to $200M in Web3 Startups Over 3 Years
• Ripple pledges $800 million-worth XRP tokens for native project developers
• Ethereum scaling startup Optimism raises $150 million at $1.65 billion valuation

HACKS/ATTACK

• Scammers Create "Elona Musk" Related Tokens Amid Hype Around Entrepreneur's Female Version
• Scam Victim Gets Back Bitcoin Worth $500K From U.S. Authorities
• Hundred Finance Loses $6.5 Million in DeFi Reentrancy Attack
• Unchained Capital Discloses Data Leak at Email Marketing Partner
• Hacker steals $790,000 of NFTs and crypto from owners of Rare Bears

PODCASTS

• The Wolf of All Streets: What Is Crypto’s Superpower & Why 2022 Will Be A Year Of Ethereum | Seth Ginns, CoinFund
• What Bitcoin Did: The End of the Dollar Hegemony with Nic Carter
• Stephan Livera Podcast: SLP355 Julie Landrum - Payments Infrastructure for the Bitcoin Standard
• The Pomp Podcast: #868 Bitcoin Holding Steady Through Macro Uncertainty w/ Dylan LeClair