All the latest crypto news and events from January
January 1st to January 7th:
- The final week of 2023 saw $243m of inflows into digital asset ETPs, bringing 2023 total flows to US$2.2bn
The final week of 2023 saw US$243m of inflows into digital asset ETPs, bringing 2023 total flows to US$2.2bn. pic.twitter.com/EtdHQWlu2K
— James Butterfill (@jbutterfill) January 3, 2024
- Crypto exchange volume cracks $1 trillion for first time since late 2022
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- South Korea proposes ban on credit card payments for crypto
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- Huobi Korea shuts down platform citing business difficulties
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- CME Bitcoin OI Dominance hits 32%, a new high.
Meanwhile, Binance tanks to 25%, the lowest dominance since Jan 2022
CME #Bitcoin OI Dominance hits 32%, a new high.
— James Van Straten (@jimmyvs24) January 3, 2024
Meanwhile, Binance tanks to 25%, the lowest dominance since Jan 2022.
This divergence is quite something. https://t.co/eZkUApz69z pic.twitter.com/3nRyK5rk1a
- Dave announces repurchase of $100 million convertible note from FTX for $71 million
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- Coinbase is planning a pivotal acquisition that will allow it to launch crypto derivatives in the EU: CNBC
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- Stablecoin transfer volumes continued their upward trajectory, increasing from $920.6B to $1.2T in December.
https://public.bnbstatic.com/static/files/research/monthly-market-insights-2024-01.pdf
- Digital Currency Group announces that they have completed a payoff of more than $1b of debt to its creditors, including nearly $700m to Genesis
— Digital Currency Group (@DCGco) January 5, 2024
- Japan’s e-commerce giant Mercari plans to accept BTC payments: report
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January 8th to January 15th:
- Bitcoin ETFs could start trading as soon as Thursday 12th Jan - Axios
https://www.axios.com/2024/01/09/bitcoin-etf-approval-trading-wednesday-thursday
- SEC says it'll work with law enforcement to investigate 'unauthorized access' to X account
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- BitGo obtains in-principle approval in Singapore for digital asset license
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- SEC says that FBI is investigating hack of agency's X account
- Bitcoin facilitated $3.4tn in settled value and $1.4tn in peer-to-peer transfers in 2023, the third largest year for both metrics in Bitcoin’s history
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- SEC statement on the approval of spot Bitcoin ETF
https://www.sec.gov/news/statement/gensler-statement-spot-bitcoin-011023
- Bitcoin’s correlations with other major asset classes, particularly equities, have fallen from their post-Covid stimulus peaks and reverted to their long-term averages of about zero
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- Stablecoin firm Circle confidentially files for US IPO
https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/stablecoin-firm-circle-confidentially-files-us-ipo-2024-01-11/
- Grayscale’s GBTC discount closes to zero for first time since February 2021
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- Coinbase partners with stablecoin exchange Yellow Card in African expansion
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January 16th to January 23rd:
- The average cost of production per Bitcoin, post halving, will be USD $37,856: Coinshares report
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- Day two of spot Bitcoin ETF trading tops $3.1 billion as Grayscale and BlackRock lead
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- EU banking watchdog extends anti-money laundering measures to cover crypto firms
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- Cantor Fitzgerald’s Lutnick says Tether’s reserves do exist
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- While VC investment has typically correlated to Bitcoin price, that correlation broke down significantly in 2023, with Bitcoin rising 160% while crypto VC capital invested continuously making new lows
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- Treasury and IRS announce that businesses do not have to report certain transactions involving digital assets until regulations are issued
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- Winklevoss' crypto exchange Gemini gets nod to launch in France amid clash with U.S. regulators
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- Judge grills the SEC with pointed questions as Coinbase hearing begins
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- EU provisionally agrees on stricter due diligence rules for crypto firms
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- 9% of the Bitcoin supply has never moved since it was mined —a large portion of which is believed to have been mined by Satoshi in the early days of Bitcoin’s history
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January 24th to January 31st:
- Mt. Gox repays some creditors, emails others to confirm accounts
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- Funds stolen from crypto platforms in 2023 fell 54.3% to $1.7 billion, mostly due to a drop in DeFi hacking
Funds stolen from crypto platforms in 2023 fell 54.3% to $1.7 billion. This is mostly due to a drop in DeFi hacking, which drove the increase in stolen crypto that we saw in 2021 and 2022. However, there still were several large DeFi hacks in 2023. pic.twitter.com/s8Ix982HR2
— Chainalysis (@chainalysis) January 24, 2024
- Enforcement actions by the SEC against crypto firms in 2023 increased 53% yearly
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- US files notice to sell $130m of Bitcoin seized from Silk Road agent
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- Coinbase to charge fees on USDC to USD conversions over $75 million
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- German police seize $2.1B worth of Bitcoin in piracy sting
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- UK police seized £1.4bn of Bitcoin from China investment fraud, court told
https://www.ft.com/content/7aec98dd-6161-4ee9-8e0e-654fc7e0fae3
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