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Crypto Whales Moving Millions in XRP, brought to you by Regiment LLC

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Len Pacek
January 17, 2024

  • Crypto Whales Moving Millions in XRP As Google Searches for Crypto Asset Explode to All-Time High

  • Epic Games' Battle With Apple Is Finally Over as Supreme Court Rejects Appeals - Decrypt

  • PayPal goes crypto-native with Curve pool and DeFi ‘bribes’

  • Binance Thailand Debuts Crypto Trading Services to “All Eligible Users” in the Country

  • Japan to Hit a New Milestone, Get First “Metaverse High School” 

  • Pantera Capital expects altcoins with proven protocols to outperform in upcoming cycle

  • Fidelity Investment Expects Renewed Institutional Interest In DeFi And Stablecoins | Tokenhell

  • Hong Kong Crypto Exchange Hashkey Hits Unicorn Status With $100 Million Funding Round

  • Europe’s more than 200% gain in crypto trade volumes shows MiCA laws are luring investors

  • Singularity: Musk wants a bigger share in Tesla to grow AI, robotics business; The Global Project to Make a General Robotic Brain;

  • ESG: Cathie Wood’s ESG Fund Trounces Peers With a Huge Bet on Crypto - BNN Bloomberg

  • And Much, Much, More…

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“Our thesis is that altcoins underlying protocols that have product market fit and are generating real revenues with strong unit economics will perform best in the coming cycle, just as one would expect across other asset classes like equities.”

- Pantera Capital

NOTABLE

Why This Mammoth $15 Billion XRP Transfer Caused A Big Stir In The Crypto World

Roughly $15 billion worth of XRP were flagged by blockchain tracking X account WhaleAlert to be transferred from an unknown wallet to Bitfinex exchange in an apparent transaction early Monday. The transfer raised eyebrows among crypto enthusiasts as it accounted for almost half of XRP’s total circu…

bit.ly/47EI4Rs

Crypto Whales Moving Millions in XRP As Google Searches for Crypto Asset Explode to All-Time High - The Daily Hodl

Large investors are transferring XRP worth tens of millions of dollars as online search interest in the crypto asset explodes.

dailyhodl.com/2021/02/06/crypto-whales-moving-millions-in-xrp-as-google-searches-for-third-largest-crypto-asset-explode-to-all-time-high

Metaverse & Gaming

Epic Games' Battle With Apple Is Finally Over as Supreme Court Rejects Appeals - Decrypt

Neither Apple nor Epic got everything they wanted from the long legal battle, which started over App Store fees and external payment options.

decrypt.co/213012/epic-games-battle-with-apple-finally-over-supreme-court-rejects-appeals

Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi

PayPal goes crypto-native with Curve pool and DeFi ‘bribes’

PayPal has enlisted the help of Trident Digital to increase liquidity and use of its PYUSD stablecoin across DeFi.

www.dlnews.com/articles/defi/paypal-goes-crypto-native-with-curve-pool-and-defi-bribes

Crypto Trading

Binance Thailand Debuts Crypto Trading Services to “All Eligible Users” in the Country

Binance Thailand has officially launched full crypto exchange and brokerage services to “all eligible users” in the country. Read more on DailyCoin.

dailycoin.com/binance-thailand-opens-crypto-trading-to-all-eligible-users

Metaverse & Gaming - a little more…

'Anichess' NFT Game Launches With Backing From World Chess Champ Magnus Carlsen - Decrypt

After raising $1.5 million last year, Anichess is now playable with support from Chess.com and vaunted chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen.

decrypt.co/212959/anichess-nft-game-launches-backing-chess-champ-magnus-carlsen

Japan to Hit a New Milestone, Get First “Metaverse High School” 

1 Japan is all prepared to get the first ‘Metaverse High School’ for students. 2 Individuals can attend classes virtually

www.thecoinrepublic.com/2024/01/15/japan-to-hit-a-new-milestone-get-first-metaverse-high-school

Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi - a little more…

Pantera Capital expects altcoins with proven protocols to outperform in upcoming cycle

Crypto investment firm Pantera Capital says tokens with promising underlying protocols and product market fit are set to outperform in the upcoming cycle

crypto.news/pantera-capital-expects-altcoins-with-proven-protocols-to-outperform-in-upcoming-cycle

Manta Pacific Overtakes Base as 4th Largest Ethereum L2

Manta Pacific, the layer-2 scaling solution has now displaced Base as the fourth largest Ethereum L2 protocol.

www.coinspeaker.com/manta-pacific-4th-ethereum-l2

Fidelity Investment Expects Renewed Institutional Interest In DeFi And Stablecoins | Tokenhell

The asset management firm is confident that the Fed rate cuts would sway institutional players from TradFi to DeFi and stablecoins.

tokenhell.com/fidelity-investment-expects-renewed-institutional-interest-in-defi-and-stablecoins

Crypto Trading - a little more…

Hong Kong Crypto Exchange Hashkey Hits Unicorn Status With $100 Million Funding Round

Hashkey is now valued at more than $1.2 billion after pulling in capital from OKX Ventures and others, according to sources.

www.forbes.com/sites/zinnialee/2024/01/16/hong-kong-crypto-exchange-hashkey-hits-unicorn-status-with-100-million-funding-round

Cryptocurrency News: Bitcoin Price Trades Lower After ETF Launch

Catch up on the latest cryptocurrency prices and news.

www.investors.com/news/cryptocurrency-prices-news

Europe’s more than 200% gain in crypto trade volumes shows MiCA laws are luring investors

Kaiko’s latest report attributes crypto gains in Europe to favourable regulations including the new MiCA rules as well as renewed optimism.

www.dlnews.com/articles/markets/euro-crypto-trade-volume-triples-as-mica-lures-bitcoin-bets

The Singularity:
AI, Quantum Computing, Robotics, Bio-engineering & Other Stuff on the way

Musk wants a bigger share in Tesla to grow AI, robotics business

The controversial tech leader suggests he would take these products outside the company since his current stake allows him to be outvoted by the board at the EV manufacturer.

www.computerworld.com/article/3712244/musk-wants-a-bigger-share-in-tesla-to-grow-ai-robotics-business.html

The Global Project to Make a General Robotic Brain

How 34 labs are teaming up to tackle robotic learning

spectrum.ieee.org/global-robotic-brain

ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance)

Cathie Wood’s ESG Fund Trounces Peers With a Huge Bet on Crypto - BNN Bloomberg

The world’s best-performing ESG fund of 2023 was built by Ark Investment Management LLC and powered by a huge bet on crypto.

www.bnnbloomberg.ca/cathie-wood-s-esg-fund-trounces-peers-with-a-huge-bet-on-crypto-1.2022687

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