Binance & Crypto Waves

James Angel: SEC May Further Delay Spot Bitcoin ETF Approval According to Georgetown University lecturer James Angel, the SEC may employ various stalling tactics to further delay approval of spot Bitcoin  ETFs, such as asking applicants to withdraw their applications and resubmit them.

Alex Thorn: Lots of reasons crypto VC was down big in 2023 Head Research of Galaxy, Alex Thorn posted on X stated that Crypto VC faced significant challenges in 2023, with factors such as diminished risk appetite due to interest rates, setbacks and failures of major VC-backed crypto firms, stagnation in growth sectors like NFTs and gaming, high valuations from previous bull market raises, and a cautious approach pending regulatory changes contributing to the decline.

Data: 774 BTC transferred out of Kraken According to Whale Alert monitoring, at around 12:41 pm Beijing time today, 774 BTC were transferred from Kraken to an unknown wallet, worth approximately US$34 million.

Alameda clearing address transferred 1,600 ETH to Wintermute 10 hours ago According to Aiyi’s monitoring, the Alameda Research clearing address transferred 1,600 ETH (worth US$3.59 million) to Wintermute 10 hours ago. Since October 24, 2023, Alameda has transferred a total of 13.84 million US dollars worth of assets to Wintermute, including 21 tokens such as ETH, LINK, LDO, AAVE, and SHIB.

Wintermute has deposited 9,630,000 ARB into OKX. Wintermute has deposited 9,630,000 ARB (worth 17.81 million USD) into OKX in the past 24 hours, according to Scopescan.

Celsius deposited 10,000 ETH into Coinbase 9 hours ago. Spot On Chain monitoring shows that 9 hours ago, as the market rebounded, Celsius Network deposited 10,000 ETH into Coinbase at an average price of $2285 per ETH (worth $22.8 million). In the past 3 days, they have unbonded 30,000 ETH ($68.46 million) from Figment and deposited the tokens into Coinbase and FalconX at an average price of $2,282.

Extended seed rounds may be the new trend in crypto fundraising Crypto startups are turning to extended seed rounds to secure fresh investor capital amid market recovery. This allows them to avoid the stricter Series A requirements, navigate a cautious investor landscape, and prevent equity dilution. The shift in VC dynamics is influenced by rising Series A standards, making extended seed rounds a strategic choice for operational funding and favorable future fundraising conditions.

Goldman Sachs Eyeing Bitcoin ETF Role Via BlackRock and Grayscale: Sources Goldman Sachs is in talks to play the key role of being an "authorized participant" for BlackRock and Grayscale's bitcoin ETFs, if the SEC approves them, according to people familiar with the situation.

The Ethereum co-founder, Vitalik Buterin's address has transferred 3,300 USDC to a new address. Monitoring by PeckShield shows that the address tagged as vitalik.eth (Vitalik Buterin's address) has transferred 3,300 USDC to a new address 0x8A30...1e0f.

CBOE Digital president expects spot Bitcoin ETF to attract new institutional investors John Palmer, president of CBOE Digital, said that if U.S. regulators approve the first cryptocurrency spot ETF, many new institutional investors, including pension funds and registered investment advisory companies, will flock to Bitcoin assets. Palmer also expects Bitcoin derivatives to expand with the emergence of spot ETFs. Institutional players will "increasingly rely on these derivatives" to hedge risks, he said.

LFG: 25,000 Ethereum users have claimed LFG on Solana. The official account of LFG, a new meme coin on Solana, has announced that 25,000 Ethereum users have claimed LFG on the Solana network.

CH4 Capital: Among the many non-governmental environmental organizations, only 3 are openly opposed to Bitcoin Daniel Batten, co-founder of CH4 Capital and a well-known ESG analyst, said on social media Of the 26 branches of Greenpeace, only the US branch takes an anti-Bitcoin stance.

Starknet plans to update the mainnet v0.13 on January 10, 2024, which will support STRK for gas payment. Starknet shared the v0.13 mainnet schedule in its community. According to the plan, the Starknet mainnet v0.13 update will be carried out on January 10, 2024, at which time Starknet will support STRK tokens to pay Gas.

Data: 450 million DOGE transferred from unknown wallet to unknown wallet According to Whale Alert monitoring data, at around 14:56 Beijing time today, 450,000,000 DOGE (worth approximately US$41,555,713) was transferred from an unknown wallet to an unknown wallet.

SEI rose more than 30% in 24 hours and is now at $0.311567 According to CoinGecko market data, SEI is currently trading at $0.311567, with a 24-hour increase of 30.2%. The market fluctuates greatly, so please control your risks.

Approximately 5 hours ago, Celsius deposited 11,300 ETH into Coinbase and FalconX. Approximately 5 hours ago, Celsius deposited 11,300 ETH (worth $24.9 million) into Coinbase and FalconX. It's worth noting that in the past 4 days, Celsius has deposited a total of 48,200 ETH (approximately $108 million, with an average price of $2,240) into trading platforms.

Avalanche blockchain's avav token minting process has been completed. According to Avascriptions data, the avav token on the Avalanche blockchain has completed its minting process, with a total supply of approximately 14.63 trillion and a total of 52,367 holders.

Blockstream CEO: High Gas Fees Drive Adoption and Innovation in Bitcoin Layer 2. Blockstream CEO expressed on social media that preventing JPEGs on Bitcoin is impossible, and complaining will only generate more. High gas fees drive the adoption of Bitcoin Layer 2 and promote innovation.