$138,000 BTC ⁉️🤨
In today's edition: 🙅 Flashbots' cofounder leaves, 📄 more Bitcoin ETF applications, 👩💻 Polygon's potential upgrade, and more!
What’s Poppin’?
by Samyuktha Sriram
Invesco and WisdomTree Follow BlackRock, Reapply for Bitcoin ETFs
Two major institutions have made new filings seeking the SEC’s approval of a spot Bitcoin ETF.
Polygon Cofounder Proposes Upgrading PoS Chain to zkEVM Validium
The major upgrade would address concerns around Polygon’s security model, legacy tech stack, and UX issues.
Flashbots Cofounder Departs From Firm Citing Personal Reasons
Alex Obadia warned of serious challenges ahead for the firm in a departure letter sent to the team.
Binance.US Briefly Displays Bitcoin Price at $138,000
The price of Bitcoin appeared to flash surge more than 400% for a few seconds on Binance’s U.S.-based subsidiary late on Tuesday.
On the Pod…
🦄 Uniswap Founder Hayden Adams on How ‘Hooks’ Make v4 Different
Daily Bits…✍️✍️✍️
💸 The bankruptcy proceedings of crypto exchange FTX have already incurred professional fees exceeding $200 million, as reported by court-appointed examiner Katherine Stadler.
💼 A Bitcoin wallet potentially linked to the notorious Silk Road darknet marketplace through a single transaction made a minor Bitcoin transaction, fueling speculation about the possible movement of seized crypto by the U.S. government.
🚫 The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) cautioned investors about crypto firms falsely asserting certifications from non-existent regulatory or dispute-resolution entities in attempts to appear legitimate.
📈 Grayscale Bitcoin Trust's (GBTC) share price surged due to optimism about a potential ETF conversion, narrowing the discount to net asset value to a multi-month low following BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF filing.
🔍 The North Korean hacking group Lazarus, which allegedly stole $35M from Atomic Wallet, reportedly used THORChain to hide around $870,000 of the stolen funds by converting Ether into Bitcoin.
🌏 Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini plans a major expansion into the Asia-Pacific region, which it views as a significant driver for future growth.
Today in Crypto Adoption...
🏦 Deutsche Bank AG requested regulatory approval from Germany's financial authority, BaFin, to operate as a cryptocurrency custodian.
The $$$ Corner…
💸 Reserve Protocol, backed by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, invested $20 million in the Curve Wars, purchasing governance tokens from Curve, Convex Finance, and StakeDAO to boost liquidity for its dollar-pegged stablecoins.
🌍 Dtcpay, a Singapore-based fintech that processes both fiat and crypto payments, secured $16.5 million in a pre-Series A funding round led by Pontiac Land's Chairman, Kwee Liong Tek, for product enhancement and international expansion.
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📈 Your Market Update 📉
BTC is up 7.8%, trading at $28,851
ETH is up 5%, trading at $1,814
BTC dominance: 46.67%
Crypto market cap: $1.17 trillion
*All data as of today, 7:20 am ET
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