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Here's a quick preview of today’s content: Binance France CEO targeted in home invasion attempt, Dutch House of Representatives advances 36% tax law, Polymarket launches 5-minute crypto markets, Kevin O'Leary wins $2.8M defamation against crypto influencer BitBoy, Harvard cuts Bitcoin ETF stake for Ether exposure, and so much more

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Market Snapshot

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• Bitcoin bounces to $70,000 on cooling inflation after $8.7B wipeout, but charts remain bearish

  • BTC ETFs bleed $410M as global crypto ETP outflows extend to fourth week with $3.7B exits in past month

  • BTC on pace for longest losing streak since 2018 bear market as total market value slips -2%

  • ETH open interest falls to 3-year low after $540M sell wave, though steadies to outperform wider crypto market

• Wall Street remains bullish on Bitcoin while offshore traders retreat as Fear & Greed Index hits record lows

Prediction Markets

• Bettors on Polymarket are predicting top performing crypto in February?

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Headline Roundup
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• Senators demand review of UAE's $500M stake in World Liberty Financial (TB)

• Elon Musk accuses Anthropic AI of being 'misanthropic' (DC)

• Polymarket launches 5-minute crypto markets (TD)

• Kevin O'Leary wins $2.8M defamation against crypto influencer BitBoy (TB)

• Bitcoin trading firm CEO sentenced to 20 years over $200M ponzi scheme (TB)

• Meme coin investor sues Steve Bannon and Trump advisor in class action lawsuit (TB)

• CZ rejects claims Binance fired investigators after Iran probe findings (TB)

• Binance France CEO targeted in home invasion attempt (DC)

• OpenAI hires OpenClaw founder (DC)

• X launches cashtags for in-timeline crypto trading (TB)

• Trump Media files to launch Truth Social ETFs (DC)

• Strategy says it can survive even if bitcoin drops to $8K (CD)

• Harvard cuts Bitcoin ETF stake for Ether exposure (DC)

• Trump family American Bitcoin holdings pass 6,000 BTC (BM)

• Cathie Wood buys $18M of crypto stocks (TB)

• Metaplanet posts $619M net loss on bitcoin valuation (TB)

• Wallet tied to $200M hack moves after two years of dormancy (TB)

• Figure starts marketing blockchain-native shares (BBG)

• Kalshi taps sports insurance market with new deal (DC)

• Russia's daily crypto turnover is over $650M (CD)

• Apollo deepens crypto push with Morpho token deal (CD)

• FedEx enters Hedera Network for supply chain transformation (DC)

• Tomasz Stanczak steps down as Ethereum Foundation director (TB)

• Crypto trading terminal Nexa shuts down (TD)

Venture Capital

• Crypto company Huaying Oriental secures strategic financing agreement up to $100M from Streeterville Capital (BG)

• Blockchain network Rizz Network lands $5M capital commitment from Nimbus Capital (CD)

• Mova Protocol, a mobility data and tokenization startup, raises $3M seed round from undisclosed investors (SI)

• Stablecoin giant Tether invests in the parent company behind Dreamcash, a mobile interface for Hyperliquid (TB)

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M&A Announcements

• South Korean financial giant Mirae Asset buys 92% stake in Korbit crypto exchange (TB)

Launches

• Grayscale files to convert AAVE token trust into ETF (TB)

• Wintermute launches tokenized gold trading (TB)

• Solana Company rolls out borrowing against staked SOL (TB)

• Lighter enables collateral for spot and futures trading (TD)

• Nexo re-enters US market three years after exiting (DC)

• Prediction market Stand launches counter-trading tool (TD)

• deBridge enables AI agents to execute transactions (TB)

Regulation

• Dutch House of Representatives advances 36% tax law (CT)

• EU bans all crypto transactions with Russian entities (DC)

• CFTC appoints crypto heavyweights to advisory panel (TB)

• Brazil proposes national Bitcoin reserve (BM)

• Prime Minister seeks power to regulate AI chatbots (DC)

• Hong Kong regulator approves first crypto company license (CD)

• OKX snags European license for crypto card expansion (CD)

Cybersecurity

• Connecticut man faces 375 years for gambling crypto investors' funds (DC)

• Blockchain lender Figure confirms customer data breach (DC)

• South Korean police lose seized bitcoin held in cold wallet (TB)

• Crypto use in human trafficking networks surges (CT)

• $3.85M in Ether from network hack sent to Tornado Cash (DC)

• Ransomware hackers target employee software to access computers (DC)

• State-sponsored hackers use popular AI tools (DC)

Extra Reads

• Mark Moran is using a meme coin on Solana to elevate his Senate bid, rallying degens against a pro-crypto Democrat in Virginia - Can meme coins power a Senate bid?

• Studios are escalating pressure on AI developers, as new tools aim to document whether generative models are trained on copyrighted material - Here’s how Hollywood’s AI crackdown opens door for copyright startups

Chart of the Day

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