- SBF is out on bail his parents posted and he’s on house arrest there (living in the basement?)
- More adoption, mining, and legislative news
- You seriously will want to watch the recommended video
What a week! The legal aspect of the FTX fallout continues to progress, CBDCs are making headlines, the companies affected by the fallout of FTX make moves, and bitcoin miners deal with the shakeout of low prices and high difficulty.
Enjoy and be well, Everyone.
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The Week’s Posts
Via Bitcoin Magazine: “Bitcoin Amsterdam 2020- Insights from the 4th Largest Lightning Network Node”
Read With Me: Andreas Antonopoulos – “The Internet of Money” Chapter 9: Money as a Content Type
Reports:
NYDIG – A Weekly Digest of Bitcoin News & Insights
This Week In Twitter
Headlines
Adoption, Implementation and Infrastructure
–Uniswap to allow users to buy cryptocurrency using debit and credit cards
–Visa proposes Ethereum auto-payment scheme
–The driving forces behind crypto adoption in Latin America in 2022
–Twitter integrates Bitcoin, Ethereum price charts into feeds
–Crypto platform Paxful removes ETH from its marketplace
CBDCs (are just Surveillance Tokens)
–ECB publishes new digital euro report, rollout decision in fall 2023
COMPANIES & PROTOCOLS
Bitcoin
–Crowdfunding gets leg up from Lightning Addresses on Bitcoin
–Research Ethereum token issuance continues inflationary, deflationary swing
CRIMES AND SCAMS
–$1.7M in Bitcoin tied to QuadrigaCX reawakens after years of dormancy
DeFi CeFi and Lending
–This Week In DeFi – December 23
–Crypto Lending Platform Maple Finance Unveils Major Overhaul, Stops Lending on Solana
–BlockFi confirms move to allow wallet users access to funds
Exchanges
–BUSD balance on exchanges down $6B over 30 days
GOSSIP
–Craig Wright vs Hodlonaut trial goes scheduled for round 2
–Tornado Cash developer seeks $240K salary to resurrect protocol
Mining
–Bitcoin miner Core Scientific files for bankruptcy, has over $1B in liabilities
–BTC miner Core Scientific gets interim nod for $37.4M bankruptcy loan
–Bitcoin miner Greenidge signs $74M debt restructuring agreement with NYDIG
–Bitcoin mining difficulty to end year rising by 3%
–Research Research: Miners sent 57K Bitcoin to exchanges in 2022; selling pressure decreasing
–CleanSpark mined 3,750 BTC in FY’22, BTC reserves down 40% since January
Nation States (and other political jurisdictions)
NFTs / Metaverse / Web3 / DAOs
–Nifty News: Trump’s NFTs tank, NBA star’s collection gone in 77 seconds and more
–Binance.US to acquire bankrupt Voyager’s assets for $1.02B
–Marshall Islands legally recognizes DAOs as domestic limited liability companies
–November 2022 GameFi Report Footprint Analytics
–New Amazon series explores NFT culture: Nifty Newsletter, Dec. 14–20
–British Columbia to halt new power connections for crypto miners
Regulation, Legislation, Legal Matters & Taxation
USA/Europe
–Infrastructure Bill’s Crypto Tax Provisions Coming in January 2023
–Ripple: SEC Begs Court Not To Disclose Hinman Documents
–SEC filing declares FTT a security in FTX case development
–North Korean hacking activity ceases after regulators implement KYC: Report
FTX
–Deribit transferred 10,000 ETH to an Alameda address in the past 10 days
–Top 50 FTX creditors only account for $114M of unsecured claims out of billions lost
–Third parties could return FTX funds directly to customers: Law firm
–SBF received special treatment inside Bahamian jail: Report
–SBF sent home after his parents put up their house to cover his astronomical bail bond
–FTX asks bankruptcy judge to stop BlockFi from claiming Robinhood shares
–How FTX Founder SBF And Friends Quietly Donated To Political Groups And Relatives
–Alameda’s Caroline Ellison escapes potential 110-year prison term via plea deal
–Alameda’s Caroline Ellison and FTX’s Gary Wang hit with additional fraud charges
STABLECOINS
–Waves Platform CEO announces launch of new stablecoin
–Stablecoin settlements can surpass all major card networks in 2023: Data
–US Senator Toomey introduces stablecoin bill as congressional session wraps up
Taxation
Wall Street and Big Money
KEEP AN EYE ON THIS –> https://bitcointreasuries.net/
…AND THIS –> https://www.buybitcoinworldwide.com/treasuries/
–Grayscale CEO highlights 20% GBTC share buyback option if ETF conversion fails
Time Capsule
Outside News
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