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- â$598M in Ethereum Still Waiting on Updated Withdrawal Credentials: Nansen
-Four days after the Shanghai upgrade and there are still more than 100,000 validators that need to update if they want to leave the network.
-With the latest Shapella upgrade executed, developers have again demonstrated that itâs possible to swap out key parts of a $252 billion rocket mid-flight. The last time they pulled off such a feat was last September with âthe merge.â
-Unfortunately, the same canât necessarily be said for the 18.5% of Ethereum network validators that donât have the correct validator credentials.
-Per data drawn from Nansen analytics, 106,219 validators holding 284,286 Ethereum on the network have yet to hear the good Shapella word.
-This also means $596 million at todayâs prices, wonât be able to pull any of their money out of the system.â
[$598M in Ethereum Still Waiting on Updated Withdrawal Credentials: Nansen - Decrypt](https://decrypt.co/136839/ethereum-still-waiting-updated-withdrawal-credentials-nansen)
Four days after the Shanghai upgrade and there are still more than 100,000 validators that need to update if they want to leave the network.
- âLayerZero Funding Round Hits $3 Billion Valuation With Backing from Christieâs, Samsung:
-The LayerZero protocol has drawn prominent investors from both within and outside the crypto space.
-LayerZero Labs has just concluded its Series B funding, raking in $120 million from a host of notable investors. This gives the interoperability protocol a whopping $3 billion valuation.
-Auction house Christieâs, Samsungâs next-gen investment arm, NFT platform OpenSea, Circle Ventures, and a16zâs crypto branch were just a few of the 33 different groups that participated in the latest round.â
[LayerZero Funding Round Hits $3 Billion Valuation With Backing from Christieâs, Samsung - Decrypt](https://decrypt.co/125291/layerzero-labs-fundraising-christies-samsung-3-billion)
The development team behind LayerZero has landed funding from a wide-range of investors, including those outside the world of crypto.
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- âSam Bankman-Fried Charged With Bribing Chinese Government Officials:
-The FTX founder now faces a total of 13 criminal charges in connection with the collapse of the crypto exchange.
-Prosecutors allege that Bankman-Fried directed $40 million in cryptocurrencies to "one or more Chinese government officials in order to influence" them to unfreeze accounts owned by FTX's sister trading firm Alameda Research.â
[Sam Bankman-Fried Charged With Bribing Chinese Government Officials - Decrypt](https://decrypt.co/124747/sam-bankman-fried-bribing-chinese-government-officials)
In a new indictment on Monday, Bankman-Fried has been hit with 13 more charges of fraud and allegedly bribing Chinese officials.
- âThis Week in Coins: Bitcoin, Ethereum Post Mega Rallies After Banking Intervention
-The two leading coins more than made up for losses racked up during last weekâs crypto banking crash.
-Bitcoin (BTC) blew up 36% over the past seven days and now trades at around $27,515 according to CoinMarketCap data.
-The industryâs No. 2 coin, Ethereum (ETH), is back where it was before the downturn. ETH is up 27% over the seven days and currently changes hands at null,832.â
[This Week in Coins: Bitcoin, Ethereum Post Mega Rallies After Banking Intervention - Decrypt](https://decrypt.co/123931/this-week-in-coins-bitcoin-ethereum-rally-banking-crisis-intervention)
Virtually all top thirty cryptocurrencies by market cap posted significant gains this week, the biggest winners being Bitcoin and Ethereum.
- âFeds Could Guarantee All Silicon Valley Bank Deposits: Report
-The drastic move would require the bank's failure to be attributed to âsystemic risk.â
-With hours to go before the trading day begins in Asia, top U.S. regulators have mulled guaranteeing all deposits at Silicon Valley Bank to prevent broader panic in the global financial sector, the Washington Post reported late Sunday.â
[Feds Could Guarantee All Silicon Valley Bank Deposits: Report - Decrypt](https://decrypt.co/123262/silicon-valley-bank-federal-deposit-guarantee)
"This isnât a systemic eventâthis is a midsize bank that was badly managed," one business professor told the Washington Post.
- âCircle To âStand Behindâ USDC, Cover $3.3 Billion Shortfall Held in Silicon Valley Bank:
-Circle stated it would use corporate resources and "external capital if necessary" to ensure that USDC is redeemable for the US Dollar at a 1:1 ratio.
-USDC stablecoin issuer Circle has claimed that it will âcover any shortfallâ caused as a result of the $3.3 billion in its funds held by the collapsed Silicon Valley Bank.
-In a blog post, Circle wrote that the company is legally obliged to âstand behindâ USDC and will cover any shortfall using corporate resourcesâand "external capital if necessary"âto ensure that the stablecoin can be redeemed at a ratio of 1 for 1 with the U.S. Dollar, CEO Jeremy Allaire reiterated the commitment in a Twitter thread.â
[Circle To âStand Behindâ USDC, Cover $3.3 Billion Shortfall Held in Silicon Valley Bank - Decrypt](https://decrypt.co/123224/circle-to-stand-behind-usdc-cover-3-3-billion-shortfall-held-in-silicon-valley-bank)
The stablecoin issuer will use corporate resources and external capital to ensure that USDC can be redeemed at a 1:1 ratio with the US Dollar.
- âThis Week in Coins: After Silvergate and Silicon Valley Bank Collapse, Bitcoin and Ethereum Crash:
-A market-wide selloff was well underway in the wake of the collapse of Silvergate Bank. Then Silicon Valley Bank imploded.â
[This Week in Coins: After Silvergate and Silicon Valley Bank Collapse, Bitcoin and Ethereum Crash - Decrypt](https://decrypt.co/123203/this-week-in-coins-third-week-of-losses-spurred-on-by-silvergate-collapse-bitcoin-and-ethereum-crash)
A market-wide selloff was well underway in the wake of the collapse of Silvergate Bank. Then Silicon Valley Bank imploded.
- âBitcoin, Ethereum Down 8% on the Week as Silvergate Bank Shuts Shop:
-Bitcoin and major altcoins slipped further following the news of crypto-friendly bank Silvergate winding down operations.
-Bitcoin (BTC) is down 1.7% over the past day and 8.4% in the week, as the leading cryptocurrency slid to a three-week low of $21,640 in the early hours on Thursday, data from CoinGecko shows.
-The worldâs largest cryptocurrency last traded below $22,000 in mid-February before a surge of interest in NFTs minted through the Ordinals protocol on Bitcoin pushed the price to around $25,000.â
[Bitcoin, Ethereum Down 8% on the Week as Silvergate Bank Shuts Shop - Decrypt](https://decrypt.co/123050/bitcoin-ethereum-down-silvergate-bank-shuts-shop)
Bitcoin and major altcoins slipped further following the news of crypto-friendly bank Silvergate winding down operations.
- âVoyager Bankruptcy Judge Has Harsh Words for SEC's Objection to Binance Deal:
-The securities regulator has until tomorrow morning to come up with a more convincing argument against Voyagerâs restructuring plan.
-Voyager has a pending deal to sell its distressed assets to Binance US, which will then handle returning money to the companyâs customers.
-Wiles was originally going to issue a decision on the plan last week.
-He has instead given the SEC until tomorrow morning to come up with a more convincing argument against Voyagerâs restructuring plan, according to a report from Bloomberg.â
[Voyager Bankruptcy Judge Has Harsh Words for SEC's Objection to Binance Deal - Decrypt](https://decrypt.co/122813/voyager-bankruptcy-sec-objection-binance)
The SEC has until tomorrow morning to come up with a more convincing argument against Voyagerâs restructuring plan.
- âThis Week in Coins: First Two Weeks of Straight Losses in 2023, Bitcoin and Ethereum Dip:
-The IMFâs managing director this week told a journalist that banning crypto âshould not be taken off the table.
-The pullback this week appeared to be a reaction to news that crypto bank Silvergate delayed filing its annual 10-K report with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), causing its stock price to drop 31% in after-hours trading on Wednesday.
-Coinbase, Tether, and a plethora of other crypto companies were quick to cut their ties to the beleaguered crypto bank. â
[This Week in Coins: First Two Weeks of Straight Losses in 2023, Bitcoin and Ethereum Dip - Decrypt](https://decrypt.co/122722/this-week-in-coins-first-two-weeks-of-losses-in-2023-bitcoin-and-ethereum-dip)
There were no significant gains among any of the leading cryptocurrencies this week, but a fair amount of troubling talk.
- âThis Week in Coins: Bitcoin, Ethereum Dip as Crypto Market Sheds $58B
-Crypto appears to be shedding much of its new year gains, with Bitcoin and Ethereum each posting hefty losses on the week.
-It was a week of all-around losses, with holders of the two biggest cryptocurrencies by market capitalization also hit by the bearish price action.
-Market leader Bitcoin (BTC) only depreciated by 6% over the last seven days and currently changes hands at $23,136, according to CoinGecko.
-Ethereum posted a slightly lighter loss of 7% over the same period to land on null,604 at the start of the weekend.
-Beyond the market leaders, it was much of the same story across the board.â
[This Week in Coins: Bitcoin, Ethereum Dip as Crypto Market Sheds $58B - Decrypt](https://decrypt.co/122158/this-week-in-coins-bitcoin-ethereum-dip-crypto-market-sheds-58b)
Crypto appears to be shedding much of its new year gains, with Bitcoin and Ethereum each posting hefty losses on the week.
- âCoinbase Is Building Its Own Ethereum Layer-2 Network Called 'Base':
-The company currently has no plans to release a token for its new L2, it says.
-Coinbase has today unveiled Base, its own Ethereum layer-2 network. The company says Base will be the new home for the Coinbaseâs on-chain products andâit hopesâan open ecosystem for millions of new decentralized apps.
-Though only publicly announced today, a testnet for Base has actually been live since the start of the month, Coinbase Senior Director of Engineering Jesse Pollak told Decrypt.â
[Coinbase Is Building Its Own Ethereum Layer-2 Network Called 'Base' - Decrypt](https://decrypt.co/121992/coinbase-ethereum-layer-2-base)
Coinbase has revealed that its building its own Ethereum layer-2 network, but it says it has no plans to release a token.
- âUniswap Traders Can Now Buy NFTs With UNI, SHIB or Any Ethereum Token:
-Uniswap NFT is looking to out-engineer the competition by allowing traders to buy NFTs using any Ethereum-based token.
-NFT marketplaces typically have restrictions on which cryptocurrencies can be used to purchase assetsâbut Uniswapâs NFT marketplace has just launched a new feature that changes all that.
-Uniswap NFT traders can now use any token on the Ethereum blockchain, such as stablecoins like USDC or Tether, or even a meme coin like Shiba Inu, to purchase their NFTs through a simplified interface.â
[Uniswap Traders Can Now Buy NFTs With UNI, SHIB or Any Ethereum Token - Decrypt](https://decrypt.co/121876/uniswap-nfts-ethereum-tokens)
Uniswap NFT is looking to out-engineer the competition by allowing traders to buy NFTs using any Ethereum-based token.
- âVoyager Creditors Subpoena Sam Bankman-Fried, Other Former FTX, Alameda Executives:
-Voyagerâs creditors also subpoenaed Samuel Trabucco, Nishad Singh, Gary Wang, and Caroline Ellison
-Top executives from FTX and Alameda Research have been subpoenaed by Voyager Digitalâs unsecured creditorsâ committee and are scheduled to appear next week remotely for deposition.
-Bankman-Fried and other company executives also were subpoenaed last week by bankruptcy administrators for FTX.â
[Voyager Creditors Subpoena Sam Bankman-Fried, Other Former FTX, Alameda Executives](https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/02/20/voyager-creditors-subpoena-sam-bankman-fried-other-former-ftx-alameda-executives/)
Voyagerâs creditors also subpoenaed Samuel Trabucco, Nishad Singh, Gary Wang, and Caroline Ellison
- âWhat to watch out for this week in crypto stories:
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-Earnings seasons for Block, Coinbase, and Coinshares, and the start of ETHDenver are on the watch list for this week.
-After a week of U.S. regulatory announcements, be prepared for some more enforcement surprises.â
[What to watch out for this week in crypto stories](https://www.theblock.co/post/213132/what-to-watch-out-for-this-week-in-crypto-stories)
Block, Coinbase, and Coinshares will all announce earnings this week, giving further insight into how last year's onset of crypto winter dented the sector's fortunes. Festival giant ETHDenver kicks off in Colorado with thousands of ethereum developers and followers expected.
- âYuga Labs to Replace Logo That Apes a Kids Drawing Guide:
-Despite a market cap of over $115 million, Yuga Labs appears to have taken an unlicensed design for its Bored Ape Kennel Club logo.
-It appears the logo of the Yuga Labs-owned Bored Ape Kennel Club (BAKC) NFT collection was used without a license or the permission of its artist.
-First noticed by an eagle-eyed Twitter user on Friday, the likeness was then acknowledged by both the imageâs original creator, Easy Drawing Tutorial, and Yuga Labs co-founder Greg Solano (âGargamelâ before his identity was revealed one year ago.)â
[Yuga Labs to Replace Logo That Apes a Kids Drawing Guide - Decrypt](https://decrypt.co/121679/yuga-labs-replacing-bored-ape-kennel-club-logo-copied-kids-drawing-guide)
Despite a market cap of over $115 million, Yuga Labs appears to have taken an unlicensed design for its Bored Ape Kennel Club logo.
- âThis Week in Coins: Bitcoin and Ethereum Recover Modestly as Polygon, Filecoin, OKB See Blistering Gains:
-Crypto also caused a lot of consternation among regulators in Washington this week.
-Last week was the first real red week of 2023 thanks to an SEC crackdown on Kraken and staking that shook crypto confidence, but most leading cryptocurrencies managed to recover value this week.â
[This Week in Coins: Bitcoin and Ethereum Recover Modestly as Polygon, Filecoin, OKB See Blistering Gains - Decrypt](https://decrypt.co/121659/this-week-in-coins-bitcoin-and-ethereum-recover-modestly-as-polygon-filecoin-okb-see-blistering-gains)
Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, Polygon, and other top names rallied this week, even though the regulatory news has not improved materially.
- âOpenSea makes changes to fees following tension with Blur
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-OpenSea said it was dropping fees citing a âmassive shift in the NFT ecosystem.â
-OpenSeaâs tweet comes shortly after NFT marketplace Blur put out a blog post making the case for creators to list on Blur and not OpenSea.â
[OpenSea makes changes to fees following tension with Blur](https://www.theblock.co/post/213056/opensea-makes-changes-to-fees-following-tension-with-blur)
OpenSea said it was dropping its fee to 0% for a period of time while also moving to a 0.5% âcreator earnings model."
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- âCZ Denies Binance Is Considering Delisting Tokens From US Projects:
-"Blockchain has no borders,â Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao tweeted in response to reports today.
-In a tweet Friday, Zhaoâbetter known as CZâwrote âFalseâ in response to a post claiming that Binance was considering âdelisting all U.S.-based cryptocurrencies.â
[CZ Denies Binance Is Considering Delisting Tokens From US Projects - Decrypt](https://decrypt.co/121624/cz-denies-binance-delisting-us-tokens)
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao has dismissed reports that the crypto exchange would think about delisting tokens issued by U.S.-based entities.
- âAs BUSD Dies, Tetherâs USDT Soaks Up Another null Billion:
-With the fall of a top-three stablecoin, Tether is emerging as a clear winner.
-Stablecoin giant Tether saw its flagship token, USDT, grow by nearly null billion in the aftermath of a regulatory crackdown against one of its rivals, BUSD.â
[As BUSD Dies, Tetherâs USDT Soaks Up Another null Billion - Decrypt](https://decrypt.co/121327/busd-usdt-tether-market-cap-1-billion)
Tetherâs latest gains bring its stablecoin market dominance over 50%, with the entire market worth $136.93 billion.
- âEther Liquid Staking Platforms Will Benefit as SEC Actions Likely Fail to Deal DeFi's Knockout Blow:
-Lido and Rocket Pool didnât immediately see a massive rush in of capital after Kraken announced it had settled with the SEC.
-Crypto exchange Kraken and the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have settled over staking.
-The regulated Kraken exchange has to pay a $30 million penalty and immediately cease its service.â
[Ether Liquid Staking Platforms Will Benefit as SEC Actions Likely Fail to Deal DeFi's Knockout Blow](https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/02/10/ether-liquid-staking-platforms-will-benefit-as-sec-actions-likely-fail-to-deal-defis-knockout-blow/)
Lido and Rocket Pool didnât immediately see a massive rush in of capital after Kraken announced it had settled with the SEC.
- âCrypto Market Sheds $40B as Bitcoin, Ethereum Prices Sink:
-Amid another wave of disappointing news for the crypto industry, the price of Bitcoin fell below $22,000 for the first time in three weeks.â
[Crypto Market Sheds $40B as Bitcoin, Ethereum Prices Sink - Decrypt](https://decrypt.co/121026/crypto-market-sheds-bitcoin-ethereum-prices-sink)
Amid another wave of disappointing news for the crypto industry, the price of Bitcoin fell below $22,000 for the first time in three weeks.
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- âRobinhood Wants to Buy Its Shares Back from Sam Bankman-Fried:
-The FTX founder purchased a 7.6% stake in Robinhood through a holding company.
-Robinhood Markets said Wednesday that it would try to buy back shares purchased by former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, as his 7.6% stake in the company remains a contested factor in both Bankman-Friedâs criminal case and the defunct exchangeâs bankruptcy.
-The purchase would remove a distraction for shareholders, company CEO Vlad Tenev said on an earnings call with investors and analysts.
-He added that the purchase of roughly 55 million shares had already been approved by the companyâs board of directors.â
[Robinhood Wants to Buy Its Shares Back from Sam Bankman-Fried - Decrypt](https://decrypt.co/120908/robinhood-wants-to-buy-its-shares-back-from-sam-bankman-fried)
The amount of cryptocurrencies on the Robinhood platform sank 62%, down to $8 billion compared to $22 billion.
- âCoinbase's Armstrong says staking restrictions would be 'terrible path for the U.S.':
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-Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said restricting crypto staking could lead the U.S. down a âterrible path.â
-He was responding to what he said were rumors that the SEC wanted to âget rid of crypto staking in the U.S. for retail customers.ââ
[Coinbase's Armstrong says staking restrictions would be 'terrible path for the U.S.'](https://www.theblock.co/post/209965/coinbases-armstrong-says-staking-restrictions-would-be-terrible-path-for-the-u-s)
"We're hearing rumors that the SEC would like to get rid of crypto staking in the U.S. for retail customers," he wrote in a thread on Twitter.
- âCrypto punters on Polymarket bet Skype billionaire likeliest bail poster for SBF:
-Punters are betting money on the identity of one of the two anonymous guarantors who helped secure the $250 million bail for disgraced former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, after a judge ruled that their identities be revealed in public interest.
-According to the odds, the punters think Jaan Tallinn, co-founder of Skype, is the likeliest of the five people listed, but the low-liquidity market for the bet also suggests overall low conviction.
-The bets are being placed on Polymarket, a blockchain-based betting site that allows users to speculate on events with binary outcomes.â
[Crypto punters on Polymarket bet Skype billionaire likeliest bail poster for SBF](https://www.dlnews.com/articles/markets/crypto-polymarket-bet-skype-billionaire-jaan-tallinn-bailed-out-sam-bankman-fried-sbf/)
Punters are betting money on the identity of one of the two anonymous guarantors who helped secure the $250 million bail for disgraced former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, after a judge ruled that their identities be revealed in public interest
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- âNFT index token launched by Cryptex Finance:
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-The index token, JPEGz, is based on the market capitalization of 10 popular NFT collections, according to Cryptex Finance.
-The index comprises 10 notable NFT collections including Yuga Labsâ Bored Ape Yacht Club and CryptoPunks, and others such as CloneX, Cool Cats, Doodles, Vee Friends and World of Women, Cryptex said.
-The token will be directly available on the Cryptex Finance decentralized application, and may be swapped across Uniswap and Slingshot via the Layer 2 scaling network Arbitrum, Cryptex added.â
[NFT index token launched by Cryptex Finance](https://www.theblock.co/post/209167/nft-index-token-launched-by-cryptex-finance)
The index token, JPEGz, is based on the market capitalization of 10 popular NFT collections, according to Cryptex Finance.
- âCrypto exchange Binance will suspend U.S. dollar transfers:
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-Binance will suspend U.S. dollar withdrawals and deposits for international customers beginning Feb. 8, the company said.
-Last month, Binance banking partner Signature Bank raised transaction minimums for dollar transfers.
-Millions of dollars worth of crypto flowed out of Binance on Monday after the announcement, but the company says it remains ânet-positive.ââ
[Crypto exchange Binance will suspend U.S. dollar transfers](https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/06/binance-will-suspend-us-dollar-transfers.html)
Binance said it would suspend U.S. dollar withdrawals and deposits beginning Feb. 8.
- âBankrupt Lender Genesis and Parent DCG Reach Initial Agreement With Main Creditors:
-The term sheet includes "an equitization of the 10-year promissory note that DCG gave Genesis in return for the 3AC claims," a person familiar with the situation said.
-Crypto conglomerate Digital Currency Group (DCG) and its bankrupt Genesis subsidiaries reached an in principle agreement on terms of a restructuring plan with a group of the firmâs main creditors, according to a person familiar with the situation.
-The agreement, which begins to resolve some of the major issues that sent Genesis into Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, entails winding down the Genesis loan book as well as the sale of the bankrupt Genesis entities, the person said.â
[Bankrupt Lender Genesis and Parent DCG Reach Initial Agreement With Main Creditors: Source](https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/02/06/bankrupt-lender-genesis-and-parent-dcg-reach-initial-agreement-with-main-creditors-source/)
The term sheet includes "an equitization of the 10-year promissory note that DCG gave Genesis in return for the 3AC claims," a person familiar with the situation said.
- âFTX Asks Politicians Who Received Bankman-Fried Donations to Return Money:
-The âconfidential lettersâ escalate a fight over what could be $93 million in campaign contributions.
-On Sunday, FTX Group said it is sending âconfidential lettersâ to politicians and other political beneficiaries of Bankman-Fried, his deputies and his companies, asking them to return the money by the end of the month.
-In a press release the debtors said they âreserve the rightâ to try and force repayments â plus interest â through court action.â
[FTX Asks Politicians Who Received Bankman-Fried Donations to Return Money](https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/02/05/ftx-asks-politicians-who-received-bankman-fried-donations-to-return-money/)
The âconfidential lettersâ escalate a fight over what could be $93 million in campaign contributions.
- âA couple crypto stories to look out for this week:
QUICK TAKE-
-A16z versus Jump Crypto, earnings season forthcoming in the next few days.â
Full details in link âŹď¸
[A couple crypto stories to look out for this week](https://www.theblock.co/post/208746/a-couple-crypto-stories-to-look-out-for-this-week)
Crypto community governance politics may take center stage this week as earnings season rolls on.
- âA16z votes against proposal to deploy latest Uniswap iteration on BNB Chain:
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-A16z used all 15 million of their UNI to vote against the proposal. The proposal would use the Wormhole bridge for the Uniswap V3 deployment.
-Partners at the firm previously noted intentions to vote for LayerZero in last weekâs temperature check on which bridge to use for the deployment.
-OxPlasma Labs put forward the proposal to deploy Uniswap V3 on BNB Chain, using the Wormhole bridge for the deployment.
-A16z put its considerable UNI holdings to use by voting against it. The VC firm has significant skin in the game, as does Jump Crypto â pitting two of the space's most active VCs against each other. Voting will conclude on Feb. 10.
-Andreessen Horowitz's crypto arm, a16z, backs LayerZero as a bridge, while Jump is invested in Wormhole.
-A16z could not vote in last week's temperature check, but partners noted their intention to back LayerZero.â
[A16z votes against proposal to deploy latest Uniswap iteration on BNB Chain](https://www.theblock.co/post/208729/a16z-votes-against-proposal-to-deploy-latest-uniswap-iteration-on-bnb-chain)
A16z has used 15 million UNI tokens to vote against a community proposal that would see Jump Crypto-backed Wormhole used as a the bridge in deploying Uniswap V3 on BNB Chain.
- âThis Week in Coins: Bitcoin Barely Budges, But Render and SHIB Surge -
-Bitcoin and Ethereum made moderate moves this week, but other large-cap coins posted sizable gainsâincluding Shiba Inu.â
[This Week in Coins: Bitcoin Barely Budges, But Render and SHIB Surge - Decrypt](https://decrypt.co/120610/this-week-in-coins-bitcoin-barely-budges-render-shib-surge)
Bitcoin and Ethereum made moderate moves this week, but other large-cap coins posted sizable gainsâincluding Shiba Inu.
- âThis week in markets: Bitcoin remains above $23,000 while crypto stocks stay in the red:
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-Bitcoin kicks off the weekend above $23,400. Itâs traded above $23,000 most of the week.
Meanwhile, crypto stocks were in the red at market close on Friday.â
[This week in markets: Bitcoin remains above $23,000 while crypto stocks stay in the red](https://www.theblock.co/post/208680/this-week-in-markets-bitcoin-remains-above-23000-while-crypto-stocks-stay-in-the-red)
Bitcoin stays steady and crypto stocks decline following a hotter than expected U.S. jobs report. Here's the week in markets.
- âEx-App Store Director: 'Apple Had a Problem With Crypto From Day One':
-In an interview, Phillip Shoemaker pulls back the curtain behind Appleâs App Store and argues that the guidelines are crafted to be intentionally opaque.
-Getting an app listed in the Apple App Store is no easy task, but itâs been an especially onerous process for crypto companies and projects.
-Thatâs not by accident, according to Apple's former App Store director.â
Full article in link below âŹď¸
[Ex-App Store Director: 'Apple Had a Problem With Crypto From Day One' - Decrypt](https://decrypt.co/120474/ex-app-store-director-apple-problem-with-crypto)
In an interview, Phillip Shoemaker pulls back the curtain behind Appleâs App Store and argues that the guidelines are crafted to be opaque.
- âCrypto market jumps following Fed rate decision:
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-Bitcoin was trading around $23,800, up about 3.5%. Ether climbed significantly, jumping 6.4% to null,685.
-Cryptocurrencies traded up across the board, with Polygonâs MATIC up 13%, Cardanoâs ADA rising 6%, and Avalancheâs AVAX up 17.9%.
-Crypto stocks also rose significantly, with Silvergate trading up 22% and Coinbase up 13%.â
[Crypto market jumps following Fed rate decision](https://www.theblock.co/post/208068/crypto-market-jumps-following-fed-rate-decision)
Crypto price soared after the market opened on Thursday, as traders responded to the Federal Reserveâs interest rate decision yesterday with a bullish sentiment.
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- âCelsius to let âeligible usersâ withdraw funds: Who's Eligible to Get Their Crypto Back?
-Celsius announced that it will start letting "eligible users" withdraw their funds from the bankrupt crypto lender. But who qualifies?
-A court filing indicates that "on or around February 15, 2023" this batch of users will be notified of their eligibility as well as begin the process to withdraw their funds.
-This process involves updating users' addresses and providing information as per KYC and AML regulations.
-Also, these users will only be able to withdraw 94% of their trapped crypto.â
[Who's Eligible to Get Their Crypto Back From Bankrupt Celsius? - Decrypt](https://decrypt.co/120318/whos-eligible-to-get-their-crypto-back-from-bankrupt-celsius)
Celsius announced that it will start letting "eligible users" withdraw their funds from the bankrupt crypto lender. But who qualifies?
- âCelsius to let âeligible usersâ withdraw funds: Who's Eligible to Get Their Crypto Back?
-Celsius announced that it will start letting "eligible users" withdraw their funds from the bankrupt crypto lender. But who qualifies?
-A court filing indicates that "on or around February 15, 2023" this batch of users will be notified of their eligibility as well as begin the process to withdraw their funds.
-This process involves updating users' addresses and providing information as per KYC and AML regulations.
-Also, these users will only be able to withdraw 94% of their trapped crypto.â
[Who's Eligible to Get Their Crypto Back From Bankrupt Celsius? - Decrypt](https://decrypt.co/120318/whos-eligible-to-get-their-crypto-back-from-bankrupt-celsius)
Celsius announced that it will start letting "eligible users" withdraw their funds from the bankrupt crypto lender. But who qualifies?
- âBitcoin, Ethereum Prices Fall as Market Braces for More Fed Rate Hikes:
-BTC and ETH followed U.S. stocks today for losses of 5% and 6% on the day, respectively.
-Bitcoin has droppedâtaking the rest of the crypto market with itâas traders de-risked ahead of the Federal Reserveâs Wednesday announcement where the central bank is expected to continue to hike interest rates.
-The biggest digital asset by market cap is trading for $22,787, down 4.4% in 24 hours, according to CoinGecko.
-Ethereum, the second biggest cryptocurrency, has shed nearly 6% of its value, priced at null,551.â
[Bitcoin, Ethereum Prices Fall as Market Braces for More Fed Rate Hikes - Decrypt](https://decrypt.co/120230/bitcoin-ethereum-price-fed-rate-hikes-fomc)
Bitcoin fell by nearly 6% today as market analysts expect the Fed to announce further interest rate hikes this week.
- âThis Week in Coins: Ethereum Drops as Aptos, Axie, Avalanche See Big Gains -
-The crypto market's green streak to start the year ended on Friday as Bitcoin and Ethereum lost steamâbut other names saw green.
-Bitcoin and Ethereum dipped on Friday, dashing hopes for the crypto market's fourth consecutive week of marketwide gains.
-But the coins are still off to a much better year in 2023 than they had in 2022.
-As of Saturday morning, according to CoinGecko price data, Bitcoin (BTC) is flat over the past seven days and currently trades for $22,924.
-Researchers this week said that the end of the first day of Chinese New Year is an optimal time to open up long positions in crypto, because based on the last eight years, selling 10 days later nets an average profit of 9%.â
[This Week in Coins: Ethereum Drops as Aptos, Axie, Avalanche See Big Gains - Decrypt](https://decrypt.co/120166/this-week-in-coins-ethereum-drops-as-aptos-axie-avalanche-see-big-gains)
The crypto market's green streak to start the year ended on Friday as Bitcoin and Ethereum lost steamâbut other names saw green.
- âAzuki Twitter Account Hacked, Attacker Drains Over $750K in 30 Minutes:
-An abrupt hostile takeover of the gold-checked Azuki Twitter account led to some users falling for yet another wallet-draining scam on Friday.
-In less than 30 minutes, over $750,000 worth of USDC, 11 NFTs, and over 3.9 ETH were stolen through malicious links feigning as a âland mintâ for the popular Azuki NFT project.
-The mint was fake, however, and the link instead sent unsuspecting users to a âdrainerâ contract that duped them into signing a transaction that swiped assets from their wallets.â
[Azuki Twitter Account Hacked, Attacker Drains Over $750K in 30 Minutes - Decrypt](https://decrypt.co/120144/azuki-twitter-account-hacked)
The official Azuki NFT Twitter account was taken over by malicious actors Friday, who posted a series of wallet-draining links.
- âFTX Owes Money to Apple, Binance, Netflix, and More According to New Filings:
-New court filings have shown that bankrupt crypto exchange, FTX, owes money to Apple, Binance, Coinbase, Netflix, and more.
-The names were revealed on the extensive FTX creditor list that went public today.
-The 116-page document displays a host of well-known corporations and distinguishes the immense reach of FTX.
-Institutions, media companies, and fellow cryptocurrency exchange platforms adorn the list that did host 9.7 million redacted customer names according to Coindesk.â
[FTX Owes Money to Apple, Binance, Netflix, and More According to New Filings](https://watcher.guru/news/ftx-owes-money-to-apple-binance-netflix-and-more-according-to-new-filings)
The companies now public creditor list has revealed that FTX owes money to Apple, Binance, Netflix, and more institutions and media outlets
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