Polychain Capital is urging users to stay away from the X account of its founder, Olaf Carlson-Wee, as it is posting phishing links.
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Fake news crypto panic, Binance gains users as market share falls? Asia Express [cointelegraph]
How did Binance gain users as its market share fell? Plus fake screenshot causes crypto panic in China, and Matrixport fallout. Asia Express.
Ether ETF likely coming, as SEC ‘implicitly’ nodded ETH as commodity: Analyst [cointelegraph]
According to Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart, the U.S. securities regulator implicitly accepted Ether as a commodity when it green-lit Ethereum futures ETFs.
Only 39% of financial advisers believe a Bitcoin ETF will be approved in 2024: Bitwise [cointelegraph]
A survey of U.S. financial advisers concluded that most believe approval will not come until at least 2025.
Surge in ‘buy the dip’ mentions highlights traders’ bullish crypto outlook [cointelegraph]
“Buy the dip” mentions on social media soared as Bitcoin’s price dropped to nearly $40,000 on Jan. 3, with price action suggesting traders took their own advice.
SEC asks court to consider Terraform Labs ruling in Binance case [cointelegraph]
The commission argued a summary judgment in its favor against Terra provided “further grounds” on which a judge could consider denying a motion to dismiss from Binance.
ARK Invest files for Bitcoin ETF registration alongside industry peers [cointelegraph]
The SEC has until Jan. 10 to rule on the ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF application.
SEC has been ‘backed into a corner’ on BTC ETF approval — Bloomberg analyst [cointelegraph]
A go-ahead from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission could trigger $10 billion in inflows to Bitcoin ETFs in the first year, says Bloomberg’s James Seyffart.
Taiwanese crypto exchange founder arrested for fraud: Report [cointelegraph]
The president of Ace Exchange said none of the firm’s employees had been arrested following Taiwanese police conducting raids as part of a fraud investigation.
Perplexity raises $73M Series B off reported $520M valuation for AI-powered search engine [cointelegraph]
The fundraising was led by IVP, whose portfolio also includes Coinbase and Robinhood, and joined by new investors Nvidia and Jeff Bezos.