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⁠Crypto mining allegedly worsening air pollution in Iran Mining for Bitcoin may be contributing to “thick layers of toxic smog” and blackouts across many Iranian cities.

⁠Bitcoin price rally to $37,850, signals that bulls intend to reclaim $40K Bitcoin’s break above the $35,000 resistance shows bulls are serious about retaking $40,000 in the short-term.

⁠Finance Redefined: If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it? Jan. 6–13 A DeFi dev’s vent highlights why traditional investment has its merits.

⁠DEX and interoperability upgrades show TomoChain (TOMO) wants DeFi dominance TomoChain’s new interoperability upgrades and DEX show the team is serious about breaking Ethereum’s DeFi dominance.

⁠Arca secures $10M in Series A funding as traditional financiers back crypto Arca will use the funding to beef up its infrastructure and expand its crypto asset class offerings.

⁠CME's Bitcoin futures facilitated over 11 million BTC in volume last year Last year was a volatile one for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.

⁠Anchorage gets OCC's first national charter to a crypto bank With Acting Comptroller Brooks on his way out the door, the OCC has given its first digital bank charter.

⁠Financial advisers are betting on Bitcoin as a hedge A new Bitwise survey highlights a more favorable attitude towards Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies.

⁠An online future for finance is inevitable, says OCC's Brooks Brooks considers the migration of the financial system onto the internet "inevitable."

⁠Bitcoin price stuck at $32K–$35K: Likely outcomes of BTC ‘flush’ drop As Bitcoin ranges between $32,000 and $35,500, traders and technical analysts discuss what may come next for BTC.

⁠BitMex turns to Chainalysis to solve legal woes, or at least soften the CFTC's blow If you can't beat 'em, join 'em? BitMex onboards more aggressive Chainalysis measures in advance of a response to the CFTC.

⁠Yearn proposes “buyback and build” strategy for YFI holders Instead of receiving dividends, Yearn.finance would buy and redistribute tokens with protocol revenue.

⁠Another $1 billion wipeout: Why is Bitcoin seeing extreme price moves? Nearly $1 billion worth of Bitcoin futures contracts have been wiped out once again.

⁠Four cryptocurrency block reward halvings to look out for in 2021 Could block reward halvings scheduled for the coming year prove beneficial for the valuations of these four cryptocurrencies?

⁠Survey: 25% of crypto users not securing assets as well as they think Although 96% of exchange users utilize some form of 2FA, and 87% of hardware wallet users perform test transactions.

⁠Arxnovum files Bitcoin ETF application with Canadian securities regulators Winklevoss’ Gemini Trust will act as a sub-custodian for the new Arxnovum Bitcoin ETF in Canada.

⁠ECB president Lagarde renews calls for global regulation of Bitcoin In a recent interview, Lagarde said that Bitcoin has been used to conduct "funny business" and "totally reprehensible money laundering activity."

⁠Crypto exchange owner gets 10 years in prison for aiding scammers The operator of a Bulgarian crypto exchange has received a 10-year prison sentence for money laundering in connection with an Eastern European cybercrime…

⁠‘Drive your lambos to the moon,’ says Lindsay Lohan in crypto promotion vid The celebrity was commissioned to record a promotional video for cryptocurrency, in which she forecast new all-time price highs for Bitcoin and…

⁠Digital ruble could be still vulnerable to fraud, Russian banks warn The Association of Russian Banks is worried about regulators being unable to track illicit transactions of an offline-enabled digital ruble.

⁠Bitcoin has actually only taken 2% of gold market cap, new data suggests Getting to 10% of gold's market cap would mean that each bitcoin costs $154,000, says CryptoQuant.

⁠$2.2M Beeple NFT art drop to be tokenized in virtual music festival The free festival will display the collection in several virtual metaverses and feature a live performance from DJ and producer 3LAU.

⁠Former Coinbase compliance exec joins BitGo as new CCO BitGo hires Coinbase’s former CCO following a $100,000 settlement with the U.S. Treasury.

⁠US Navy awards $1.5M jet fighter contract to blockchain project SIMBA Chain has been tapped to beef up the supply chain of the United States Navy after receiving a $1.5 million research grant.

⁠GateHub to continue supporting XRP despite Ripple's legal issues GateHub is the latest crypto firm to announce the continuation of XRP support despite Ripple’s legal issues with the SEC.

⁠Huobi Global now supports ruble deposits and withdrawals Huobi partnered with fiat and crypto payment processor AdvCash to unlock deposits and withdrawals in the Russian ruble.

⁠'Thankfully' my son owns Bitcoin, says $140B asset management CEO Howard Marks hints that he is becoming the latest Bitcoin naysayer to change his tune completely in a new memo to investors of Oaktree Capital.

⁠Bitcoin is ‘non-sensical’ asset that still makes sense, says UK investment manager His firm added exposure to Bitcoin before the winter surge.

⁠SolidX files lawsuit against VanEck alleging Bitcoin ETF ‘plagiarism’ SolidX accuses VanEck of terminating their partnership in bad faith after “surreptitiously” working to launch a Bitcoin product based on SolidX’s wor…

⁠Uniswap's growth lead bites back over Yearn Finance’s SushiSwap merger Uniswap’s growth lead, Ashleigh Schap, has slammed Yearn Finance founder Andre Cronje for complaining about forked projects in the DeFi sector.