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Well X (Twitter) has been quite the place the last 3 days: Spot ETF fake fud reports causing Bitcoin to drop 11% in a few hours early this week, followed by Spot ETF approval rumors all day yesterday and some estimates on amendments & SEC approval next week. Although it’s something that everyone is talking about, there is so much more news - 2023 crypto hacks & scams; Ethereum’s new roadmap; Celsius and Logan Paul’s repayment plans - and you can check all of it out in one quick scroll 👇🏼🖤

• VanEck, Fidelity, BlackRock and others submit Securities Registration Filing to SEC ahead of Bitcoin ETF decision (WG) (WG)

• Bloomberg Analyst reports that BlackRock will buy $10M of BTC today to seed ETF (@WhaleChart)

• Matrixport founder writes fud report hinting that spot Bitcoin ETFs will not be approved, causing Bitcoin to go from $45k —> $40k in 2 hours (CT)

• $100B was wiped from the crypto market in 3 hours (M)

• The US government now holds over $8B in BTC (BW)

• Marathon Digital announces updates for bitcoin mining operations (IR)

• Crypto exchange volume cracks $1T for the first time since 2022 (TB)

• Foresight Ventures’ new $10M accelerator to invest $200k-$500k into blockchain and crypto startups building around AI & direct-to-consumer plays (CPT)

• EZ Swap scoops up another $500k from IOBC Capital, EOS Network Ventures and Momentum Ventures for their multi-chain NFT DEX protocol (FSME)

• Sui Network based inscription protocol startup, ISSP, receives undisclosed strategic funding from KuCoin Labs (FSME)

• December crypto VC roundup: Startups raise $200M+ and Funds raised $10.1B+ thanks to Line Next $140M raise and GBA Capital new $10B fund (CT)

• Theory Ventures’ Tomasz Tunguz predicts spot Bitcoin ETF approval will also drive a resurgence of private web3 investments (TC)

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• Senior crypto reporter at TechCrunch reported that sources close to the SEC will approve multiple applications, just a matter of timing (jacqmelinek)

• Fox Business reporter states there will be some 19b-4 filing ammendments and a call with the SEC over S-1 files and launch dates for the spot Bitcoin ETF applicants (@ElanorTerrett)

• Legal experts say FTX bankruptcy could last years (CT)

• Gaming firm Wemade owes $41M in taxes after $100M fund (CT)

• U.S. Securities Lawyer James Murphy stated that the SEC would be sued & lose the case if it does not approve spot BTC ETFs (@BitcoinNewsCom)

• Anthony Scaramucci and many others on twitter are hinting that the spot ETF has been approved and will be ready for trading next week

• CertiK cybersecurity firm reports 51% reduction ($1.8B of assets lost) in crypto scams and hacks in 2023 (CT)

• North Korea was responsible for $600M+ of the crypto hacks in 2023 (CD)

• Crypto wallet founder loses $125K to fake airdrop scam (MR)

• Crypto phising attack drained $300M in 2023 (M)

• Radiant Capital hacked for $4.5M ETH (M)

• Mandiant X account hacked due to crypto phishing scam (SW)

• Gamma Strategies, a DeFi protocol, suffers $3.4M exploit, but has already taken action shutting off deposits (M)

• Binance to potentially remove privacy coins like Monero, ZCash, and others due to volatility & risk (DT)

• Logan Paul announces $2.3M buyback program for those rugged in CryptoZoo NFT scam (BLOCK)

• Bankrupt crypto lender Celsius to unstake $470M worth of ETH (206k ETH staked) for repayment purposes (CT)

• Arbitrum token sets record high at $2.5B value locked (M)

• Etherscan acquires Solscan to broaden blockchain search (M)

• The Solana and Ethereum flippening (TD)'

• Key elements for the ethereum network roadmap (CT)

• Leading investment bank Goldman Sachs wants to become an authorized participant in BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin ETF (WG)

• Crypto betting firm Stake secures rights to Sauber F1 team (CT)

• BTC lightning newtwork public capacity dips below 5000 BTC (P)

• NetCents and WorldPay partner to promote digital asset adoption (P)

• Gaming tech Saga Blockchain, not to be confused with the Solana phone, reveals airdrop plans and eligibility (DT)

• Michael Saylor’s MicroStrategy investment has now surpasses $2.6B in profits at $45k per BTC - while he estimates BTC price to reach $300k+ in 2024 (WG)

• Visa pilots web3 loyalty program (M)

• Hashdex celebrates Bitcoin’s 15th birthday with 2 ETF commercials (@hashdex) (@hashdex)

• January 3rd, 2009 was Bitcoin’s birth, making it 15 years old (Happy belated birthday, Bitcoin!)

• The 15th anniversary of the genesis block (@binance)

• The role of web3 in real world assets (BM)

• Bitcoin halving explained why it is such an important event, with the 4th halving 99 days away (BP)

• Crypto investor and partner at PlaceholderVC writes thread on long-term investing and market outlook (@CBurniske)

• Coinbase tweeted out the first block created for Bitcoin, the “Genesis Block”, in honor of it’s 15th birthday (@Coinbase)

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