"Moonlight drowns out all but the brightest stars."
-J.R.R. Tolkein

Bitcoin: $40,328.99 | Dom: 41.6% | HR: 182.123 EH/s

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BREAKING

• Fed senior officials will soon not be allowed to trade crypto, stocks and bonds
• ETHDenver 2022: Palo Alto City Council Member Advocates for Separation of Money/State Ahead of U.S. Congressional Run
• Crypto lender Nexo to stop paying interest on new deposits from US customers
• Cynthia Lummis: US Senator Says The Federal Reserve should buy bitcoin
• Wyoming lawmakers introduce legislation for state-issued stablecoin
• El Salvador already has $500 million in verbal commitments for its billion-dollar 'meme' bitcoin bond — and $5 billion in more bonds could follow
• U.S. inflation breaks 40-year record: Can Bitcoin serve as a hedge asset?

Podcast: The Scoop Mining Report w/Wolfie Zhao: How BTC mining companies have initiated new power capacities in 2022

JUST IN

• MiamiCoin disbursement to fund a rental assistance program, says Mayor Suarez
• Judge orders Terraform Labs to comply with SEC subpoenas
• Fed's Lael Brainard hints at US playing a lead role in development of CBDCs
• As Russia Tests Digital Ruble, Plans for Broader Crypto Regulation Are Uncertain
• Georgia becomes latest US state to weigh tax incentives for Bitcoin miners
• Binance exec Olga Goncharova to lead crypto expert center by Russian bank association
• Bitcoin Miners Don’t Need China, Hash Rate Hits All-Time High & Bitcoin difficulty reaches all-time high, hash rate up 45% in 6 months
• Over $1.5 Million of ETH From the AscendEx Hack Moved to Uniswap
• Low Millennial financial well-being drives crypto adoption: report
• DeFi ETFs take flight in Brazil with two launches this month
• Social Media Giant Twitter Adds Leading Altcoin Ethereum (ETH) to Tipping Feature
• SEC chair Gensler pitches his crypto vision at exclusive House Democrat event
• Criminal Crypto Wallet Balances Tripled In 2021, Says Chainalysis
• Insuring Your Crypto Against Loss: Here’s What the Future Holds
• Why El Salvador’s Wild Bitcoin Experiment Just Might Work

MARKET WATCH

• Bitcoin Tumbles As Crypto Market Plunge Erases $150 Billion—But 'Worst May Be Ahead'
• Bitcoin On The Way To $38,000 Amid Global Uncertainty
• Bitcoin Data Shows Profit Taking From Long-Term Holders Behind Decline To $40k
• BTC price dips below $40K as Wall Street open spells pain for Bitcoin bulls
• BTC price levels $38K and $32K are to watch with Bitcoin ‘hanging on $40K cliff’
• Bitcoin (BTC) On-Chain Analysis: Reserve Risk Flashes Buy Signal
• Bitcoin bulls scramble to defend $40,000 as the crypto market sell-off intensifies
• Market Risk Map Indicates Bitcoin (BTC) is in the HODL Area
• TA: Ethereum Drops To Key Support, Why ETH Remains At Risk
• Cardano ($ADA) on-Chain Activity Surges as New Addresses Jump 167%
• XRP 'mega whales' scoop up over $700M in second-biggest accumulation spree in history
• Dogecoin price prediction – Can DOGE reach $0.50 in 2022?
• The Sandbox (SAND) Scrambles For Support After Resistance Line Rejection
• Decentraland (MANA) Reclaims Important Resistance Area, Next Resistance Around $4

TRENDING

• Grayscale Investors Urge SEC To Allow GBTC Transition To Bitcoin Spot ETF
• Crypto app downloads spike 280% following Super Bowl ads
• SelfWealth Becomes First Brokerage to Offer Australians Cryptocurrency Services
• Canada protests: Kraken CEO says users should consider taking crypto off exchanges
• Charlie Munger: Berkshire Hathaway Vice Chairman - In Next 100 Years Fiat Currency ‘Is Going to Zero’

ANALYST'S CORNER

• Nicholas Merten: Here’s the Worst Case Scenario for Bitcoin (BTC) and Crypto Markets
• Pantera Capital: High interest rate environment might force equity investors to opt for crypto and Crypto Assets Are ‘Very Cheap’ Right Now, Warns This Annual Event Could Depress Prices
• Benjamin Cowen: Updates Outlook for Bitcoin, Outlines Best-Case Scenario for BTC This Quarter
• Santiment: Aave (AAVE), Compound (COMP) and These Two Altcoins Are Flashing Bullish Signals
• Jesse Powell: Kraken CEO Still Bullish on Bitcoin, Says Use Cases for BTC Are Getting Stronger Everyday
• Justin Bennett: Popular Crypto Trader Says Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) Must Reach $46,000 (BTC) and $3,280 (ETH) To Confirm Bullish Breakouts
• Three macro factors that could drive Bitcoin to $10,000 by 2023

NOTABLE VOICES

• Jesse Powell: Centralized Exchanges Cannot Protect Customers From Government, Says Kraken CEO
• Kevin O'Leary: Bitcoin (BTC) Will Rally Dramatically When Regulatory Clarity is Issued
• Dan Morehead: Crypto ‘best place’ to store wealth during Fed rate hike - Pantera CEO

TWEET THREADS

• Jurrien Timmer - Bitcoin Network Matters Most - Not Price

WEB3

• The Metaverse is Coming, But How Can We Stay Safe?
• NFTs and DeFi are revolutionizing real estate investing and homeownership — Here’s how
• How Robin Williams’s son Zak Williams is using NFT art to raise money for mental health
• Here’s why AI-equipped NFTs could be the real gateway to the Metaverse
• Andrew Yang Turns to DAO in Web3 Lobbying Push
• Melania Trump Announces ‘POTUS NFT Collection’ Amid Controversy
• Snoop Dogg’s Latest NFT Collection May Raise More Than $125m
• Picasso’s Granddaughter Says Family Will Continue Producing NFTs
• Reese Witherspoon Plans TV Shows, Films Based on World of Women Ethereum NFTs
• Wonderland Whistleblower Exposes NFT Influencer and VC Firm

EXCHANGES

• Revolut silently adds Shiba Inu to its banking app with 15 million users
• $BABYDOGE: Crypto Exchange Huobi Welcomes Baby Doge

FOLLOW DAT MONEY

• Ref Finance Raises $4.8M To Build Out DeFi On Near Protocol
• Terra injects 450M UST into Anchor reserve days before protocol depletion
• Decentralized wireless network Helium raises $200 million: report
• $53 million raised for Assange showed the power of DAOs

LESSON

• Proof-of-Work vs. Proof-of-Stake: What’s The Difference?