Every week, we’ll quickly cover the biggest stories in crypto so that you’ll always be up to speed on the latest headlines. Quickly skim the headlines and if you see something that interests you, read up on it in full detail by clicking the source link.
Story of the Week
Elon Musk tags Bitcoin on his Twitter profile on Friday which helped to ignite $BTC to $38,620 (+20.73%) from the $32k levels according to the Bitstamp BTCUSD chart. At the time of the writing, Bitcoin has retraced 11.4% and is currently trading at $34,151.
Read More: This Elon Musk Tweet Has Been Immortalized on Bitcoin Blockchain on uToday
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New Bitcoin ETF Was Just Registered w/ SEC – Sun, 1/24
Texas-based firm Valkyrie Digital Assets registered for a bitcoin fund on Friday, January 22. Valkyrie notes in the filing that the trust intends to list the shares on NYSE Arca.
“Sticking my neck out a bit – I think we’ll see a U.S. Bitcoin ETF in 2021 if Gensler is confirmed to run the SEC. The guy is extremely knowledgeable on Blockchain/crypto. He even teaches a class at MIT on the topic. That said, I think you can expect new regulations coming to the crypto space from the SEC. Don’t think we’ll see outright bans like some bitcoin bears like to claim. But we will definitely see increased scrutiny and regulation as Mike McGlone has also stated.“
– James Seyffart, Cryptocurrency CFA
Read More: Valkyrie Bitcoin Trust Files to List Shares on NYSE on Bitcoin.com
Rothschild Investment Corporation Increases Its Stake in Bitcoin – Mon, 1/25
Rothschild Investment Corporation now holds 30,454 shares of Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC). GBTC allows institutional investors to get exposure to bitcoin’s price action without holding any bitcoin itself.
Read More: Rothschild Investment Corporation Increases Its Stake in Bitcoin on U.Today
FinCEN Further Extends Comment Period for Controversial Crypto Rules – Tue, 1/26
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has extended the comment period for a proposed rule that would require all crypto exchanges to gather and store counter-party information for transactions to ‘unhosted’ wallets which would require exchanges to file reports for transactions that are worth over $10,000 per day.
“I am aware of the rules proposed by FinCEN in December 2020 regarding how certain digital assets are treated under the Bank Secrecy Act,” she said in a written response. “I agree on the need to ensure adequate consultation with and input from stakeholders. If confirmed, I intend to ensure a full and substantive review of the proposals, which will include an assessment of how to ensure proper input from stakeholders.”
– Janet Yellen, Treasury Secretary
All comments are due sixty days after the change is submitted to the Federal Register, the U.S. government’s logbook.
Read More: FinCEN Further Extends Comment Period for Controversial Crypto Rules on CoinDesk
Grayscale Still Buying Bitcoin, Purchases Nearly 1K BTC
Grayscale Investments continues the buying frenzy of the world’s largest cryptocurrency by market cap – 995 Bitcoin, 1,787 Bitcoin Cash ($BCH), and over 10,000 Litecoin ($LTC) and Ethereum Classic ($ETC) tokens were purchased in the past 48 hours.
Read More: Grayscale still buying Bitcoin, purchases nearly 1000 BTC on TheDailyChain
Bitcoin Bull Palihapitiya May Stand a Chance of Becoming California’s Governor – Wed, 1/27
With governor Gavin Newsom’s current recall-situation in regards to the mishandling of the pandemic, Palihapitiya seems to have a viable shot at winning office when compared to the candidates of years’ past. Palihapitiya announced he would run for the post of Governor of California in November of 2022.
Read More: JBitcoin Bull Palihapitiya May Stand a Chance of Becoming California’s Governor on CryptoNews
Ray Dalio, Bridgewater Associates Warming Up to Bitcoin – Thu, 1/28
Founder of the world’s largest hedge fund, Ray Dalio is changing his tune when it comes to cryptocurrencies as Bridgewater reexamines bitcoin as a store-of-value.
“I am writing this to clarify what I think of Bitcoin, I believe Bitcoin is one hell of an invention.” The founder of
– Founder of Bridgewater Associates, Ray Dalio
Read More: Bitcoin won’t escape our scrutiny’: Bridgewater is exploring an alt-cash fund in the face of money devaluation on TheBlock
Coinbase Announces Proposed Direct Listing
Coinbase announced its intent to become a publicly-traded company pursuant to a proposed direct listing of its Class-A common stock.
Read More: Coinbase announces proposed direct listing on Coinbase
Robinhood Blocks $DOGE Trading
As the saga between the big Wall Street players and amateur internet retail traders continues, Robinhood suspended the trading of multiple assets in an attempt to stop the bleeding. As of Wednesday, GameStop is up almost 2,000% since the start of January.
“We continuously monitor the markets and make changes where necessary. In light of recent volatility, we are restricting transactions for certain securities to position closing only, including $AMC, $BB, $BBBY, $EXPR, $GME, $KOSS, $NAKD and $NOK. We also raised margin requirements for certain securities.”
– Robinhood, via company blog post
Coinbase Infuriates Its Users by Disabling Purchases – Fri, 1/29
Early today, Coinbase goes down yet again after Bitcoin surged to a multi-week high of $38,249.
Read More: Coinbase Infuriates Its Users by Disabling Purchases on uToday
Grayscale Ethereum Trust Resumes Private Placement of Shares
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Crypto Market Recap – Week 3 – 1/24
Investment Product Inflow Hits Record of $1.31b Last Week – 1/25
Ethereum Addresses with 10K+ Increased Significantly – 1/26
100,000 BTC Options Expiry at Deribit Coming in Two Days – 1/27
Stablecoin Reserves on Exchanges Hit New Record of $4.8b – 1/28
Crypto Subreddits Are Seeing a Huge Uptick in New Subscribers – 1/29
Global Crypto Indicators
- Total crypto market capitalization is $1.02T, which is up 2.24% over the last day.
- This values all crypto-assets at 13.80% of gold’s market cap. 24-hour global crypto volume is $252.26B, representing a 73.24% increase (25% of this volume, or $61.98B is transparent volume).
- Bitcoin dominance is 62%, which represents a 1.30% gain over the last 24-hours.
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