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The cryptocurrency market experienced notable outflows from Bitcoin and Ethereum spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on December 30.
Bitcoin has edged higher over the past day despite global de-risking pulling equities lower, however, its 30-day Nasdaq correlation has climbed above 0.50, K33 Research reports.December’s FOMC meeting is seen as a major catalyst for the downturn in risk assets, with the Fed cutting its 2025 rate cuts forecast from four to two, analysts said.
Quick Take While it was politics this year that bolstered Polymarket, the platform also opened other — and certainly weirder — prediction markets. From aliens to tampons, Donald Trump smoking weed or Kamala Harris saying “brat,” here are some of the most interesting Polymarket predictions in 2024.
Quick Take Crypto M&A deals climbed to 248 in 2024, up from 221 in 2023 but still below 2022’s 271. Crypto VCs foresee consolidation rising in 2025, driven by clearer regulations and fintech expansion into crypto.
Quick Take Though they’ve been around for over a decade, memecoins have come to define 2024 much like how initial coin offerings dominated 2017 and NFTs took over 2021. Memecoins left their mark on the digital asset industry and aren’t going anywhere, sparking conversations on how the digital asset landscape should consider them moving forward.
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- 11:37ESMA is investigating whether Malta violated MiCA regulations when licensing crypto firmsAccording to ChainCatcher, citing a report from CoinDesk, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA)—the financial regulator of the 28-nation European trade bloc—has conducted a peer review of Malta’s implementation under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) framework, with particular attention to the country’s expedited authorization process for an unnamed crypto company. The ESMA Peer Review Committee (PRC) focused on the authorization of this crypto-asset service provider (CASP entity). Despite “significant issues remaining unresolved or pending rectification” at the time of obtaining MiCA authorization, the entity was still approved for licensing.
- 11:24Sequans Acquires Initial 370 Bitcoins, Plans to Increase Holdings to 3,000 in the Coming WeeksOdaily Planet Daily reports: French IoT semiconductor company Sequans Communications has announced the launch of its Bitcoin reserve strategy, using funds raised from its recent stock and convertible bond issuances to purchase an initial batch of 370 Bitcoins. Sequans plans to accumulate over 3,000 Bitcoins in the coming weeks and has selected an exchange as its custodian.
- 11:18Rumble Partners with MoonPay and Plans to Launch Crypto Wallet in Q3According to Jinse Finance, video sharing platform Rumble (NASDAQ: RUM) announced today that it has entered into a partnership with crypto payment infrastructure company MoonPay to jointly drive a transformation in monetization models for creators in the decentralized world. Under the agreement, MoonPay will provide full cryptocurrency on- and off-ramp support for the Rumble Wallet, which is scheduled to launch in the third quarter of 2025, enabling users to seamlessly buy, sell, and exchange cryptocurrencies. At the same time, MoonPay’s creative agency Otherlife will begin using Rumble Cloud for next-generation object storage and decentralized computing.