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Craig Wright Blasts 'Experts' Who Can't Verify Their Work at Trial Over Satoshi Claims
On Tuesday, he once again faced questions about a public blog post he’d signed cryptographically to prove he was Bitcoin inventor Satoshi Nakamoto that experts have since debunked.

Bitcoin ETF First Month Is in the Books: How It Went and What Comes Next
Excitement was high about one month ago, when TradFi once again got the regulatory go-ahead to launch an entirely new investment vehicle for crypto. The process of bringing to the U.S. market a spot bitcoin ETF took more than a decade, but on Jan. 11, 10 such products finally began trading. It’s been a hell of a ride since.

Bitcoin ETFs' First Month Is in the Books: How It Went and What Comes Next
Excitement was high about one month ago, when TradFi once again got the regulatory go-ahead to launch an entirely new investment vehicle for crypto. The process of bringing to the U.S. market a spot bitcoin ETF took more than a decade, but on Jan. 11, 10 such products finally began trading. It’s been a hell of a ride since.

Chainalysis, Fireblocks, Gauntlet Make Forbes' Fintech List
The three crypto companies have together raised a total of $2 billion.

Crypto Has an Unrealized Opportunity in Asia

Bitcoin Drops 2% on Hotter-Than-Expected U.S. Inflation
The CPI reading reduced expectations for interest-rate cuts in the next months, weighing on risk assets such as crypto.

Ripple to Buy New York Crypto Trust Company to Expand U.S. Options
Ripple struck a deal to acquire Standard Custody & Trust Co., the company said Tuesday, in order to secure a New York trust charter in an ongoing expansion of its U.S. regulatory licensing.

Ethereum Developers Create 'DN-404' Tokens After ERC-404s Send Network Fees Surging
The new token type claims to solve some of the drawbacks with ERC-404s, an experimental standard that launched last week – to such popularity that it’s already driven up congestion on the Ethereum blockchain.

Fordefi Raises M to Make Crypto Safer With Institutional-Grade Wallet to Retail-Facing Platforms
The company has onboarded institutional investors such as Pantera Capital, DeFiance Capital, Keyrock and Flare Network to its MPC wallet, and secured over $3 billion in blockchain transaction volume.

Ledger, Coinbase Pay Integrate to Give Users Direct Access to Buy, Sell Crypto
Bringing Coinbase Pay into the Ledger Live app is supposed to benefit Ledger users, making it easier to receive their crypto purchases from Coinbase directly on their Ledger hardware wallet, without any additional fees.