News
ARK updated its Spot Ethereum ETF Application to potentially stake part of the Trust's assets via third-party staking services. Link
Bloomberg analyst James Seyffart stated the SEC's delay in ruling on the Invesco Galaxy Ethereum ETF is entirely expected and anticipates further postponements in the near future. He emphasised that May 23rd is the crucial date for the Ethereum spot ETF. Link
Binance's fifteenth report shows: BTC holdings rose by 3.27% to 594,689 (an increase of 18,836 BTC); ETH holdings grew by 4% to 4.16 million (adding 160,303 ETH); USDT holdings expanded by 5.68% to 17.8 billion (up by 957 million USDT); BNB holdings fell by 0.51% to 31.83 million (a decrease of 162,116 BNB). Link
MicroStrategy announced Q4 2023 financial outcomes, now possessing 190,000 BTC. In Q4, it bought 31,755 Bitcoins for $1.25 billion, averaging $39,411 each. By February 5th 2024, its Bitcoin investment totaled $5.93 billion, at an average of $31,224 per Bitcoin. Link
The SEC approved a rule mandating significant liquidity providers, including those in cryptocurrencies except entities under $50 million in assets, to adhere to federal securities laws, affecting DeFi as well. Link
Thailand’s Ministry of Finance announced that in order to promote Thailand to become a digital asset centre, digital asset transactions will be exempt from value-added tax. The tax exemption is effective January 1, 2024, with no expiration date. Link
According to Arkham, at 22:34 UTC+8 on February 7, Grayscale transferred 2,170.5 BTC to the address of Coinbase Prime Deposit, worth approximately US$93.53 million; it transferred 1,762 BTC to a new address, which is suspected to be Grayscale's new custody address. Link
Projects
Wormhole - Announced tokenomics for their upcoming token W. Link
Injective - Insinuated a new launch on their ecosystem this month. Link
Monero - Delisted from binance in addition to other privacy coins. Link
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