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Terrific Tuesday Folks! Yesterday, Desantis said NO to CBDCs, FDIC sold Signature Bank assets, and Bitcoin broke $28K and still remains above it this morning. Crypto Fear and Greed Index is at 68 up from 66 yesterday - which is getting too greedy. What could possibly happen today? Let's dive into the news...
Trending News Topics:
- Euler Hacker to Return All Stolen Funds (4)
- Circle ramp up European Play (3)
- Jack Mallers says trust Bitcoin not the Fed (2)
CRYPTO
History of money: From fiat to crypto, explained. Did Satoshi Nakamoto Foresee Current Bank Crisis? His Bitcoin Statement May Suggest So. Can Crypto Rally Keep Up? Social Volume Indicator May Suggest So.
BITCOIN & ETHEREUM
Bitcoin CME Gap at $28,000 Filled, But Correction Risk Looms. Bitcoin Holds Steady at $28K Before Fed Meeting. Bitcoin Bullish Signal: Transaction Activity Hits Highest Since April 2021. Banking Crisis Sees Bitcoin Market Cap Rise By $26 Billion. Holding Bitcoin: A profitable affair 88.5% of days. Matrixport Reveals The United States Investor Is Driving The Bitcoin Rally. Investors who began DCA into Bitcoin at $69k ATH are now up 10%. Why is Bitcoin rising amid collapsing banks? Watch The Market Report. Bitcoin holds $28K due to spot buying, but institutional investors are still selling. Cryptoverse: Bitcoin passes the bank stress test. $28.7k Could Be Next Level To Break For Bitcoin.
Investors shelter in short-term Treasurys, reducing Bitcoin’s chance of rallying to $30K. Bitcoin rally is 'pure gravy' for miners finally seeing a light at the end of the tunnel. Core Scientific Bankruptcy Judge Approves Transfer of Over $20M of Equipment to Its Exclusive Energy Negotiator.(3) Bitcoin Miner Bitfarms Sinks to Fourth-Quarter Loss as Difficulty, Costs Rise. Bitcoin Miners Find Relief As Revenues Spike To Highest Since June 2022.
OPINION: Zap Solutions CEO Jack Mallers: Trust in Bitcoin, Not the Fed, Amid Financial Chaos; the Fed is Blowing Up the Financial System.(2) John Lennon's Son Sean Lennon Makes Unexpected Bitcoin (BTC) Statement: "Only Bitcoin Can Save Us Now." Cathie Wood: Bitcoin price rally through bank crisis will 'attract more institutions.' Does Bitcoin’s Rally Vindicate the ‘Inflation Hedge’ Thesis – or Is Risk Back on the Menu? Bitcoin and the Liquidity Question: More Complex Than It Seems.
The BET
Former Coinbase CTO Balaji S. Doubles Down on Massive Bitcoin Price Prediction, Compares US Dollar to Collapsed World War I Currency. Ex-Coinbase CTO Balaji S. Clears the Air on His $2 Million Hyperbitcoinization Bet.
Ethereum (ETH) Still Has Room To Run Higher, According to Crypto Analytics Firm Santiment. Ether trades above $1,800 with bitcoin steady; B2C2 says 'strap in' ahead of the Fed.
STABLECOINS & CBDCs
Tether Printer on Overdrive, Minting 1B USDT on TRON Network. Circle Seeks to Register in France, Ramping Up European Play.(3) Coinbase Offered Circle $3.3 Billion to Restore USDC Peg After SVB Collapse, Says Report. Mastercard to settle transactions for stablecoin wallet in APAC. IMF examines CBDC design in context of Islamic banking, finds some risks magnified. India’s Central Bank Seeking Privacy Legislation for Retail CBDC Users. Stablecoins pose greater privacy risk than digital euro, says Lagarde.
ALTCOINS
XRP Price Jumps 10%, Important XRP vs. Bitcoin Signal Emerges.
EXCHANGES & BANKS
Coinbase Expands in Brazil, Allows Crypto Purchases With Brazilian Reals.(4) Coinbase No Longer Supporting Signature Bank’s Signet Network: WSJ.(2) Bank collapses are spurring interest in self-custody startups. Former TradFi Executives Launch Crypto High-Frequency Trading Firm For Institutions. Bittrex CEO Predicts ‘Aggressive’ Institutional Adoption of Crypto As Big Players Exploit Opportunities.
How Crypto-Friendly Will UBS Be Following the Potential Credit Suisse Acquisition? $100 billion leaves 5 largest U.S. banks’ market cap in 2023 as Bitcoin adds $200 billion. Tech giant Fujitsu is actively exploring crypto services offering. EU Crypto Banking License Procedures Are too Inconsistent, ECB Says.
OPINION: Binance CEO: Why Do The Same Banks Keep Falling? Before We Fix Crypto, We Need to Fix the Banks. Crypto Exchange BitMEX's Acting CEO Stephan Lutz: We Have Gone Through the ‘Valley of Death.’
LEGISLATION/REGULATION
Congressional privacy proposals could kill scores of blockchain projects. Congress needs to put U.S. regulators on same page for crypto, says CFTC commissioner Summer Mersinger.(2) Rep. Hill calls on Congress to get its 'act together' on crypto regulation. Texas lawmaker introduces resolution to protect Bitcoin miners and HODLers.(2)
OPINION: Scaramucci on Crypto Regulation: 'It Cannot Be Just SEC.'(3)
LEGAL CASES
U.S. Supreme Court to Hear First Crypto Case Tuesday. Coinbase submits petition to SEC explaining that staking is not securities. Celsius lawyer and advisor fees on track to reach $144M, community responds. Judge approves Celsius custody account settlement to return 72.5% of crypto assets.(2)
ATTACKS/HACKS/SCAMS
‘No Intention of Keeping What Is Not Ours;’ Willing to Return All Stolen Funds, Euler Finance Hacker Says.(4) Crypto Hackers Promote Fake XRP Airdrop on News24 Twitter Account.
WATCH
LISTEN
Podcast of the Day: Bitcoin Policy Institute - Can States Kill Bitcoin? | Bitcoin Magazine
The Bet Tour
- #1176 Balaji Srinivasan On Bitcoin & The Stealth Banking Crisis | The Pomp Podcast
- NOT A DRILL! Balaji Bets the Dollar will Hyperinflate to Zero | Bankless
- The $1M Bitcoin Bet with Balaji Srinivasan and Alex Gladstein (WiM289) | What is Money?
Other Podcast
- Bitcoin Skyrockets Past $28,000 | Banks Collapse | TWOAS
- Short The Banks, Long Bitcoin | Twitter Spaces With Michael Saylor | TWOAS
- People Are Waking Up w/ Jeff Booth, Knut Svanolm, BTC Sessions, Tomer Strolight, Greg Foss And Many More | Bitcoin Magazine
- Why Caitlin Long and Meltem Demirors Are Worried About Crypto’s Future in the US | Unchained
- Guy's Take #64 - No Way Back, Only a Way Out | Bitcoin Audible
- Bitcoin’s Operation Chokepoint with Doomberg | What Bitcoin Did
- Middle East Mining With Marathon Digital | Fred Thiel | The Mining Pod
- Was UBS Buying Credit Suisse Just ‘Soft Nationalization’? | The Breakdown
- #406: Debt-Based Colonialism and Structural Adjustment with Alex Gladstein | TFTC
- Ethereum’s First $55M Heist, Bitcoin Journalism, and Untold Crypto Stories with Matthew Leising of DeCential | The Charlie Shrem Show