BlackRock already has 28,622 BTC ($1.2 billion) on its balance sheet.
https://www.ishares.com/us/products/333011/ishares-bitcoin-trust
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The market is down. Market cap is $1.65T. Bitcoin is trading at $41.4K
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Dymension has introduced its tokenomics.
https://twitter.com/dymension/status/1747985933410984099
The next phase of the Ta-Da launchpad is now open: KYC verification.
KYC Phase: January 18 - February 2
xlaunchpad.com/ta-da
https://x.com/xLaunchpadApp/status/1748040093372195212
Bitcoin has bypassed silver to become the second largest ETF commodity asset class in the U.S. in terms of assets under management.
Silver was previously the second-leading single commodity ETF in terms of AUM in the U.S. However, spot bitcoin ETF funds, including the conversion of Grayscale's GBTC trust, now hold approximately 647,651 bitcoin, which amounts to $27.5 billion in AUM.
https://www.theblock.co/post/273317/bitcoin-surpasses-silver-to-become-second-largest-etf-commodity-in-the-us
MetaMask has introduced Validator Staking on MetaMask Portfolio.
https://twitter.com/MetaMask/status/1747999337068531882
Bybit has listed Ondo Finance.
ONDO is now trading at ~1,7x from the token sale price on CoinList ($0.055).
https://www.bybit.com/en/trade/spot/ONDO/USDT
Binance has listed Manta.
MANTA is now trading at $2.2.
https://www.binance.com/en/trade/MANTA_USDT
Donald Trump: "As your president, I will never allow the creation of a Central Bank Digital Currency. Such a currency would give the federal government absolute control over your money."
https://thepostmillennial.com/trump-announce-he-will-never-allow-the-fed-to-create-a-central-bank-digital-currency
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The market is neutral. Market cap is $1.70T. Bitcoin is trading at $42.8K
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BlackRock Head of US iShares Product Rachel Aguirre says that the influx of flows into IBIT are coming from both retail and new investors.
https://twitter.com/crypto/status/1747702920252923918
The X account of the Ethereum staking protocol Rocket Pool was hacked on Jan. 17.
Rocket Pool’s hijacker posted a message detailing smart contract vulnerabilities spotted by the supposed team. The post asked users to click on a link to migrate their assets to a version 2 contract to avoid losses.
https://crypto.news/rocket-pools-x-account-compromised/
https://x.com/hudsonjameson/status/1747690755471143294
MetaMask is testing a "transaction routing" feature that could turn the Ethereum wallet into an "intent-centric" protocol – meaning users will be able to lean on third parties to find the best path for their transactions.
https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2024/01/17/metamasks-secret-intents-project-could-radically-change-how-users-interact-with-blockchains/
Justin Sun: „Htx.com and HTX DAO have been attacked by DDoS“.
All services of Htx.com have been restored.
https://twitter.com/justinsuntron/status/1748319971837710471
Huawei Cloud Web3 Node Engine Service NES is officially commercialised.
https://twitter.com/HuaweiCloud1/status/1748162269400445352
Donald Trump will release an NFT collection on Bitcoin Ordinals.
https://twitter.com/CollectTrump/status/1748054959843622941
Rumours: Manta Network was suspected of money laundering through Bithumb on the day of listing.
- 2M MANTA transferred to personal wallet of MANTA’s Korean BD
- 2M MANTA was deposited into Bithumb deposit wallet, accounting for more than 75% of Bithumb’s total circulation volume.
- Within 5 minutes of listing, bithumb’s MANTA price soared to $230
- BD dumped all 2M manta at 50~100x price
- BD swapped all money to ethereum and transfers 2,094.7 ETH to her personal wallet. ($5,162,112)
https://x.com/definalist/status/1748046680371691857
In the first 24 hours after the phone was announced, Solana Mobile saw over 25,000 preorders, and by the 30-hour mark, it had 30,000 preorders.
At those numbers, this new device has already eclipsed 12 months’ worth of sales of Solana‘s first handset, Saga.
https://techcrunch.com/2024/01/18/solana-mobiles-second-phone-announcement-drives-buying-frenzy/
The Securities and Exchange Commission delayed its deadline to make a decision on Fidelity's proposal for a spot Ethereum exchange-traded fund until March 5.
https://www.theblock.co/post/273473/sec-delays-decision-on-fidelitys-proposed-spot-ethereum-etf-to-march
The Subsquid Community Sale on CoinList starts in an hour.
Price: $0.094
Supply: 53,480,000 SQD
Lockup & Release: 20% release at TGE, followed by a 6-month linear vesting; TGE is expected to occur on or around May 15, 2024
Initial Purchase Limits: $50 minimum, $2,000 maximum (USDT/USDC only)
https://blog.coinlist.co/announcing-the-subsquid-community-sale-on-coinlist/
Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Frax Finance is looking to roll out its layer 2 blockchain, Fraxtal, in February, CEO and founder Sam Kazemian told CoinDesk in an interview.
https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2024/01/18/frax-finances-layer-2-fraxtal-to-debut-in-february-founder/
Immutable co-founder has stated that 250 games are scheduled to launch this year.
https://x.com/0xferg/status/1747782246902403158
MoonApp has launched a tiered staking system.
Moon App functions as the Layer0 + Launchpad for Injective. To participate in INJ ecosystem IDOs, staking APP is required. The staking period begins this Friday.
Tier 1: 7,500 APP - Max 1 Lottery Ticket per IDO
Tier 2: 30,000 APP - Max 4 Lottery Tickets
Tier 3: 75,000 APP - Max 10 Lottery Tickets
Tier 4: 150,000 APP - Max 25 Lottery Tickets
Tier 5: 300,000 APP - Max 35 Lottery Tickets + Guaranteed Allocation
https://staking.moonapp.io/
MANTA tokens claiming will be available today at ~9:30 UTC.
https://discord.com/channels/795390654628102165/795403612107964416/1197387281426808922
Users can now create AI-generated NFTs with Coinbase NFT Instamint.
https://twitter.com/Coinbase_NFT/status/1747790055974863295
Coinbase Chief Legal Officer: “The SEC cannot unilaterally expand and redefine its own regulatory ambit.”
https://x.com/iampaulgrewal/status/1747721987034689548
18,638 BTC ($790 million) were transferred from the Grayscale Trust address to Coinbase.
Grayscale Trust transferred a total of 31,638 BTC (~$1.366 billion) to Coinbase Prime.
https://twitter.com/EmberCN/status/1747635908818645065
Starting now, you can view your Manta Rewards based on your Manta New Paradigm NFTs.
https://x.com/mantanetwork/status/1747630518630256881