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⁠Battle of the bots: WTF token launch drains 58 ETH The WTF token airdrop got off to a wild launch. Users reportedly lost thousands of dollars while one bot disappeared with 58 ETH.

⁠NEAR Protocol raises $150M to promote Web3 adoption Ethereum competitor NEAR Protocol raised funds for Web3 adoption, with Three Arrows Capital and Andreessen Horowitz supporting the proof-of-stake blockchain.

⁠70% of US crypto holders started investing in 2021: Report 46% of respondents reported having $1,000 or less in crypto, while another 25% said they held between $1,000 and $10,000.

⁠Bitcoin hash rate jumps to ATH as Jack Dorsey confirms Block's mining system Bitcoin hash rate hits new all-time highs as Jack Dorsey tweets that Block is “officially building an open Bitcoin mining system.”

⁠Tesla launches Dogecoin payments for merch but there is a catch Tesla starts accepting Dogecoin payments for company merchandise. However, the firm states that they will not issue refunds for DOGE purchases.

⁠Tether freezes $150 million in USDT Tether has not issued a statement giving a specific reason for blacklisting three addresses, but it has done so before to comply with law enforcement and aid exchanges after cyber att…

⁠Fan Controlled Football raises $40M to expand league with Bored Apes and Gutter Cats “One of the most powerful things that tokenization does is release the energy of fans into tangible forms of value and meaning, we see…

⁠Robinhood hits new low as FTX US and Bitstamp USA move into stocks As crypto trading cools down, the ability to trade stock on FTX US might be only months away, according to a tweet from the exchange’s president. Bitsta…

⁠North Korean hackers stole $400M in 2021, mostly ETH: Chainalysis Hackers from North Korea have nearly doubled their thefts since 2019 by amassing $400 million in crypto via cyber attack in 2021.

⁠Nifty News: Mike Tyson loves Solana, Aoki stops show to flaunt NFT, Apple and the 'AR Verse' Apple is reportedly looking at AR over the Metaverse and Artemis has launched a mobile-based social media NFT platform.

⁠Crypto crime’s overall impact set to fall even further in 2022: Chainalysis “Cash is still king when it comes to illicit finance, and that is not likely to change,” says Chainalysis researcher Kim Grauer.

⁠Vitalik deluged after asking for the 'most unhinged' criticisms about him Buterin has been both the golden child of crypto, and the recipient of some of the most trenchant criticism. For a bit of fun, he decided today w…

⁠Second Life creator returns to lay claim to the Metaverse It looks like Second Life might be approaching its second coming, with creator Philip Rosedale returning to the project as it prepares to tackle the Metaverse.

⁠Shiba Inu (SHIB) fetches 30% gain on Robinhood listing rumor and bullish chart pattern SHIB’s 30% gain initiates a bullish reversal pattern and rumors of a major exchange listing and other developments have investors pl…

⁠Analysts expect turbulent Bitcoin price until $46,500 flips to support Traders say “stay calm” but also expect further whipsaws in BTC price until $46,500 flips to support and marks a higher time frame trend reversal.

⁠Iota selected for Phase 2A of EU blockchain initiative In the coming months, Iota plans to pilot product passports for digital waste recycling and the cross-border management of intellectual property rights for artists'…

⁠TokenBot helps crypto traders build social communities and monetize market knowledge As told by its creators, Tokenbot aims to speed up beginner-trader learning curves.

⁠Ethereum options data shows pro traders expect strong resistance at $3,600 Derivatives analysis suggests that ETH will continue to bounce around in the $3,300 to $3,600 range for the short-term.

⁠Aside from Shark Tank, Mark Cuban says 80% of his new investments are in crypto Mark Cuban said he didn’t focus on the price speculation around cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Dogecoin, comparing it to “gamesmanship”…

⁠Crypto Biz: Here’s what you need to know about CZ’s $96B net worth, Jan. 6-13 Changpeng Zhou is crypto’s biggest billionaire, Bitfarms purchased more than $43M worth of BTC and PayPal plans a stablecoin project.

⁠Industry players respond to Vitalik Buterin's thoughts on cross-chain ecosystems "Interdependence between chains could create a domino effect that impacts multiple ecosystems if a single chain were to be attacked, but t…

⁠Small cap altcoins flash bullish signals even as Bitcoin revisits $42.5K CREAM, ETN and RGT flashed green even as BTC price saw a sharp rejection at $44,000 that sent its price back into the $42,000 range.

⁠Ascending channel pattern sets Polygon (MATIC) up for a potential 30% rally A bullish technical analysis pattern and the potential approval of the EIP-1559 proposal could back MATIC’s attempt to rally to a new all-time…

⁠Gemini acquires BITRIA to push crypto into the wealth management industry Gemini’s future plans involve giving financial advisors access to crypto for their high profile investors.

⁠Fed's Lael Brainard invites Congress to choose whether to compete with China's digital yuan “We want to make sure that we do the requisite research on policy and technology so we're in a position to move forward if Cong…

⁠Bitcoin cycle is far from over and miners are in it for the long haul: Fidelity report In a jampacked report on digital assets, Fidelity asset management theorizes that miner movements indicate the Bitcoin cycle has a l…

⁠Bitcoin sells off after $44K resistance tap, eliciting scrutiny from options traders Analysts say Bitcoin’s strong rejection at $44,000 is further proof that derivatives markets play a significant role in the asset’s pr…

⁠Japan-based crypto exchange DeCurret plans to sell to HK's Amber Group: report According to the Nikkei report, the crypto exchange was unable to compete with major companies including BitFlyer and Coincheck and “profits…

⁠Former CFTC chair Giancarlo joins CoinFund as an adviser Giancarlo has been a vocal supporter of cryptocurrencies and CBDCs and has called for a “do no harm approach” to blockchain regulation.