Self Investigation: An SEC Story

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So does anyone know the intern that sent out the tweet for the SEC yesterday? Were they actually hacked? Are the ETFs actually approved? Find out below in 1 quick scroll 😎

• The SEC’s Twitter account was hacked from not using 2 Factor Authentication (2FA), creating havoc over the crypto markets and potential market manipulation, specifically Bitcoin, with false approval for the spot BTC ETF (FC)

• DCG claims to have paid off all short term loans from Genesis (M)

• In person businesses accepting bitcoin nearly triples in 2023 (TB)

• VanEck is seeding its ETF with $72.5M, a 7.2x increase from original plans (@Capital15C)

• BTC ETF insider leak pushes BTC price over $47K (F)

• The SEC X account was reportedly hacked following post of “approved spot Bitcoin ETFs” (WG)

• Matr1x receives strategic funding from OKX Ventures, totaling $20M raised (PRN)

• Age of Dino secures $8M funding round from Binance Labs, Animoca Ventures and others (@HatoETH)

• Morningstar Ventures leads $3.5M round for Ta-Da, a web3 AI data marketplace (SA)

• Coinbase Ventures led the way in reduced venture investments by 86% in H2 2023 (PB)

• Ready Player One style metaverse launches with support from Warner Bros (M)

• Web3 Ventures is rebranding to Orthogonal Global Group (SA)

• Reflexivity Research has been acquired by DeFi Technologies for defi & crypto research (@APompliano)

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• Nebraska bill seeks fair play for crypto mining (M)

• The country of Georgia now allows cars to be purchased via Bitcoin or Tether (@Tether_georgia)

• Trump & his conservative cabinet could be crypto’s saving grace for regulations (P)

• BitGo wins approval to operate as Major Payments Institution in Singapore (CD)

• SEC warns of FOMO amid BTC ETF approval (DC)

• Crypto bears have lost $100M during BTC ETF approval (CD)

• The SEC will have to investigate itself for market manipulation according to securities lawyers (@BitcoinMagazine)

• dYdX in talks with perpetrator from recent attack (M)

• Bit24 in Iran leaks 230K users data (P)

• SEC Hack timeline of chaos in less than an hour (@WalkerAmerica)

• After investigation, X has confirmed the SEC account was hacked

• Valkyrie’s Chief Investment Officer predicts Ether and Ripple ETFs are soon to come (WG)

• Spot ETH ETFs applications are beginning as Bitcoin ETFs looked to get approved (CN)

• Although BTC has seen the most whale movement, ETH stands close with $150M of Ether being moved in the last week (WG)

• Celsius has transferred 40k staked Ether ($90M) to Coinbase or FalconX for customer repayment (@WuBlockchain)

• Ethereum Layer-2 activity is surging, but are they truly decentralized and are they trustworthy? (DLN)

• BlackRock slashes ETF fees to .25%, from original .3% (WG)

• Fox Corporation teams up with Polygon for blockchain-based media platform, Verify (BLOCK)

• Solana meme coins drop 80% after December frenzy (CD)

• Another $1B USDT was minted, totaling $3B minted so far in January (@Ashcryptoreal)

• X is preparing to launch a peer-to-peer (P2P) payment network in 2024 (WG)

• VanEck is pledging 5% of profits towards Bitcoin core devs (MR)

• VanEck CEO says “ETFs are basically ready to trade this week” (@BitcoinMagazine)

• eCommerce platform Mercari to accept Bitcoin (P)

• Bitcoin continues to play leapfrog with Meta for 10th largest market capitalization

• Can BTC ETFs make crypto more popular (P)

• Standard Charter Bank predicts Bitcoin can hit $200k and the market could see inflow over $100B (WG)

• Can Trump save crypto if he returns to Presidency? (P)

• Understanding crypto whales and what they provide to the community (INVP)

• SEC Chairman Gary Gensler writes a thread for investors to remember when investing in crypto (@GaryGensler)

• A timeline of BTC price representing why many think the SEC post was market manipulation (@thedropnft)

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