Shining Bitcoin Towers, Waking Ethereum Whales, Commingled Customer Fonds and 20 Crypto Jokes

Shining Bitcoin Towers, Waking Ethereum Whales, Commingled Customer Fonds and 20 Crypto Jokes

This week in cryptoverse: Berlin’s TV Tower was lit up with a huge Bitcoin logo. Arthur Hayes, who warned Bitcoin that it might lose its gains, and a long-dormant Ethereum whale staked 49K Ethereum. Vitalik Buterin proposed a new Stealth Address system for Ethereum to improve blockchain privacy. Analysts argued that certain altcoins will explode in value by 2023. Traders made predictions about the solana price for the year. It was also revealed that Tesla didn’t sell any bitcoins it had on its balance sheet during this bear market. While Argentina and Brazil were considering the creation of a common currency, crypto adoption continued in Argentina with stablecoins leading and Mercado Libre announcing that it would pay customers who refer their friends to its crypto trading service via its e-pay app.

New York’s chief financial regulator was planning new guidelines to require companies to seperate their crypto from customers. However, Binance acknowledged that it had mixed customer funds with collateral to purchase Binance-issued tokens. Binance’s banking partner limited crypto transactions to $100,000 or more. A new filing revealed that FTX creditors included Netflix and Apple. Bithumb was raided in a price manipulation probe by South Korean prosecutors. Gemini decided that 10% of its workforce would be laid off. Bitwise Chief Compliance Officer argued the US Congress would regulate stablecoins in this year. The community surrounding Uniswap overwhelmingly supported the deployment of Binance Smart Chain. After Roger Ver failed to pay a $21m margin call and the launch of Porsche’s NFT collection, the bankrupt Genesis sued him.

All this was taking place, Bitcoin miner sales fell to their lowest level in three years as capitulation risk faded. Blockstream received $125 million in funding to expand its bitcoin mining operations, while the Russian finance ministry attempted to tax crypto miners. Japan was also moving closer to reforming its crypto tax laws for corporations. To promote a fraud token, hackers hacked into Robinhood’s social media accounts. The hacker who stole $321 million from Wormhole’s cross-chain bridge began moving funds. FBI blamed North Korean hackers. Police in Barcelona arrested five men for trying to storm a crypto-company “armed with zip ties and taser guns”. A London penthouse belonged to Ruja Ignatova, a OneCoin scam.

It’s time to laugh!

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Good morning CT! For your thoughts, a sat.

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Are you ready?

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Everyone, Happy Year of Rabbit!

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Oww! Who’s that cute marcat? !

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B, please.

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Your little bast is a total disaster!

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Safety in numbers

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It all comes down to posture.

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Define “close”. Also, ‘how’.

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Define risk.

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Crypto chic.

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Cryptocurrency can last approximately one lifetime

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You can do it! Hoooodl!

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Let’s see, how about these? These are your favorites?

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Nutritious.

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Fix the etherim

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Need-to-know only.

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Nah, it’s close enough.

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Trauma!

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By David Warsh

David Warsh is a leading expert in the field of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology. With over a decade of experience in the industry, he has a deep understanding of the intricacies of digital currencies and the potential they hold for revolutionizing various industries.