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Bitcoin ETF Approval Odds Raised to Over 90% at Bloomberg, Drop on Polymarket
Two influential analysts have tipped odds at over 90% ahead of the Securities and Exchange Commission decision.

Solana Meme Coins See 80% Price Drop After December Frenzy
The Solana ecosystem boomed in December as bonk tokens started a multiweek run of over 1,000%, grabbing listings on influential exchanges Binance and Coinbase.

Bitcoin, Asian Stocks Drop as Traders Pare March Fed Rate Cut Bets
Friday’s payrolls will likely compel the Fed to maintain flexibility in its policy decisions going forward, one observer said.

Protocol Village: Samson Mow's AQUA Launches Bitcoin Wallet for Latin American Users, Maxis
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of Jan. 4-10.

Protocol Village: Parallel Claims to be First Arbitrum Orbit L2 Live on Mainnet
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of Jan. 4-10.

Final Bitcoin ETF Application Filings Get Posted by Major U.S. Exchanges

Arthur Hayes Foresees 30% Bitcoin Crash Amid 'Vicious Washout.' Here's Why
Depletion of the Fed’s reverse repo program and expiry of a crucial funding facility for troubled banks may trigger a market crash in March and force the Fed to cut interest rates, Maelstrom CIO Arthur Hayes said.

U.S. SEC Seeks to Leverage Terraform Win in Coinbase, Binance Disputes
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been blowing a horn in its various legal clashes with crypto exchanges, asking courts to see how its recent win in the Terraform Labs dispute should convince other judges that the regulator is right about platforms like Coinbase and Binance trading unregistered securities.

VanEck to Donate 5% of BTC ETF Profits to Bitcoin Core Developers
The move is reminiscent of a similar pledge by VanEck to donate 10% of profits from its ether futures ETF to Ethereum developers in October last year.

Ethereum Validators Forced to Wait Days to Unstake Amid Celsius Withdraws
This means there is now a 5.6 day wait for validators to exit the Ethereum blockchain.