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Regulation
White House report says it would a ‘grave mistake’ to deepen ties between crypto, broader financial system
The executive branch of the US government announced a roadmap today in efforts to bolster its enforcement of cryptocurrency risks
Crime
NFTs worth millions disappear from prominent Web3 builder’s wallet
Kevin Rose lost over 40 NFTs due to a malicious phishing attack targeting his OpenSea signature
Analysis
Bitcoin fear and greed index enters ‘greed’ zone after 10 months
The news comes as BTC remains stable at around $23,000 going into the weekend.
Mining
Riding an electric wave Litecoin’s hashrate hits all-time high
LTC Hashrate climbs to 742.30 TH/s, a new record analysts say maybe a sign of Liteoin’s increasing strength and security
Stablecoins
Moody’s eyeing a scoring system for stablecoins
Moody's will reportedly include analysis of 20 stablecoins based on the quality of attestations on the reserves backing them
Crime
Dark web hitmen paid $60,000 BTC to kidnap estranged wife
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Washington issued a press release on Jan. 24 announcing the sentence.
Price Watch
Aptos surges 343% to new all-time high amid renewed interest in L1 blockchains
The L1 blockchain has also seen an 18% surge in the last 24 hours
Regulation
UK mulls crypto legislation in first parliamentary debate on crypto in 2023
The country’s finance minister Andrew Griffith led a parliamentary debate on cryptocurrency on Wednesday, with lawmakers agreeing that more needs to be done to bring clarification to the nascent sector.