BitDigest January 11 · Issue #819
- Bitcoin falls 19% in weekend trading shaving $60 billion off total marketcap before recovery ensues
- ECB and UK Treasury looking for stakeholder input on possible CBDC designs
- China expanding DCEP trials
🅱️BitDigest will not be published tomorrow, Tuesday January 12th, and return on Wednesday morning.
The Headlines
ECB Asking for Final Thoughts on CBDC
UK Treasury Questioning Stakeholders on Crypto Regulations
FCA Warns of High Risks in Crypto Investments
China Expands Testing of DCEP with Phone-Free Card
Chile Forces Banks to Re-Open Services to Crypto Exchange
HSBC and Barclays May be Turning From Crypto Investors in UK
NYC Barkeep Looking to Sell Neighboring Establishments for Crypto
Mergers & Acquisitions
NYDIG Acquires Digital Assets Data
Nexon Denies Plans to Acquire Bithumb
Market Data
Bitcoin Difficulty Hits New High
Thoughts on the Ecosystem
JPM Thinks Bitcoin ETF Could Weaken Pricing
Bitcoin : the 'Mother of All Bubbles'
Bitcoin Follows 6 D's into New Period of 'Global Consumer Adoption'
Bitcoin Gets Less Risky the Higher the Price Goes
Gold Investors Could be Moving to Crypto
Elon Musk Would be Happy to Have Been Paid in Bitcoin
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