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🗞 In Case You Missed It 🗞 🐂 Bitcoin stays out of fear for 11 straight days as price tips near 24K 🇦🇺 Aussie regulator flagged concerns about FTX months before collapse: Report 🙉 Monkey Drainer-linked scammers possi…

⁠New paradigms for enterprise blockchain adoption As blockchain gets ready for enterprise adoption, companies and projects must adapt to the rhythm and motion of enterprises.

⁠Bitcoin adoption of Guatemalan merchants grows one BTC tattoo at a time The Central American country of Guatemala is getting inked on the path to greater Bitcoin merchant adoption.

⁠Bitcoin mining revenue jumps up 50% to $23M in one month As Bitcoin remains well-positioned for a steady recovery, the mining industry witnessed a 50% growth in revenue in terms of US dollars.

⁠Best January since 2013? 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week Multi-month BTC price highs keep trickling in, but Fed volatility looms as the FOMC coincides with the Bitcoin monthly candle close.

⁠Hermes v MetaBirkin: NFT trademark stoush heads to trial in Manhattan Luxury brand Hermès filed a suit against digital artist Mason Rothschild after the artist released his Metabirkins NFT collection depicting the compa…

⁠Ordinals protocol sparks debate over NFT's place in the Bitcoin ecosystem The community has been divided as to whether the NFT-like "digital artifacts" are the right fit for the Bitcoin ecosystem.

⁠Bitcoin premium hits 60% in Nigeria as it limits ATM cash withdrawals The price of one Bitcoin (BTC) in Nigeria can cost upwards of $38,000.

⁠Monkey Drainer-linked scammers possibly exposed after an on-chain quarrel The scammer referred to their pseudonym during a blockchain message argument which may have revealed their actual identity, according to CertiK.

⁠Bitcoin stays out of fear for 11 straight days as price tips near 24K Bitcoin's huge price surge in January has meant that 64% of Bitcoin investors are in profit, according to data from IntoTheBlock.

⁠South Korea to deploy cryptocurrency tracking system in 2023 The ‘Virtual Currency Tracking System’ will be used to monitor transaction history, extract information related to transactions and check the source of funds…

⁠Yuga Labs co-founder to take leave of absence due to health reasons Aronow said he will still be contributing as a board member and strategic advisor. However, his priority will be to get the best medical treatment he c…

⁠Sam Bankman-Fried seeks to access FTX funds Sam Bankman-Fried lawyers claim he was not involved in previous unauthorized transactions, and should have access to company assets.

⁠Genesis Capital’s fall might transform crypto lending — not bury it TradFi firms with expertise in risk management may soon “fill the void” left by bankrupt crypto lenders, a Duke finance professor predicts.

⁠IRS reminds taxpayers of crypto income reporting ahead of 2022 filing The IRS's recommendation to check "Yes" boils down to receiving, earning, transferring or selling cryptocurrencies for any monetary benefit, includin…

⁠CZ predicts ‘existential implications’ for anti-crypto traditional finance While the reluctance of traditional players stands as a deterrent to crypto’s adoption in the short term, CZ argues that the decision might back…

⁠US prosecutors seek to ban SBF from Signal after alleged witness contact It’s alleged that the former FTX CEO attempted to arrange a “constructive relationship” with the current General Counsel of FTX US, Ryne Miller.

⁠Silvergate suspends dividends to preserve 'highly liquid balance sheet' January has been a rough month for Silvergate, with the dividend halts coming just a few weeks after it announced a Q4 2022 loss of $1B and laid of…

⁠Hackers takeover Azuki’s Twitter account, steal over $750K in less than 30 minutes The majority of the funds stolen were from a single wallet which had $751,321.80 USDC drained from the malicious link.

⁠California DMV to digitize car title management system via Tezos California DMV’s chief digital officer Ajay Gupta emphasized that the agency is looking to modernize its current systems and bring greater transparency to…

📰In Case You Missed It 📰 👓 A peek into BlockFi’s secret financials (it’s not pretty) ⚖️ FTX lawyers to reap millions from the bankruptcy case 🙊 Leaked Celsius bids: Binance, Galaxy Digital among bidders 💻 Argo Block…

⁠Aave deploys V3 on Ethereum after 10 months of testing on other networks The new version includes features that developers believe will increase capital efficiency and lower gas fees

⁠New York legislature introduces crypto payments bill for fines, taxes The bill clarifies that state agencies can legally agree to accept cryptocurrency payments and that these agreements should be enforced by the courts…

⁠Crypto Biz: A peek into BlockFi’s secret financials (it’s not pretty) How much exposure does BlockFi have to Sam Bankman-Fried failed enterprises? A lot, according to accidentally leaked financials.

⁠The state of Solana: Will the layer-1 protocol rise again in 2023? Despite the latest FTX-related crisis, Solana still has what it takes to win the layer-1 race, according to the head of strategy at the Solana Foundatio…

⁠Fed denies Custodia Bank application to join the Federal Reserve System The bank applied for the application in 2019 and sued the Fed in an attempt to speed up a decision.

🗞 In Case You Missed It 🗞 📰 DAO legal dangers : Magazine 🐝 Hive group : US DOJ seizes website 😅 Aave : Purchases CRV to cover bad debt 👨‍👩‍👦 FTX : SBFs family called to answer questions under oath 💸 Stripe : Wei…

⁠Here's how the World Economic Forum leaps into the metaverse —Davos 2023 Industry insiders highlight World Economic Forum workshops on the metaverse focusing on user privacy, asset protection and regulation.