Crypto Sum

Today is the final day for the SEC to make an appeal in their case against Ripple

Donald Trump and his administration plan to host a ‘Crypto Ball’ on inauguration night (potentially this has crypto czar David Sacks’ fingerprints all over it)

Biden’s administration makes final regulatory pushes with Trump’s inauguration in exactly one week

A deep dive into a blockchain gaming studio powerhouse: Open Loot

Stock market was closed but crypto never sleeps

Former Terraform Labs CEO and co founder founder faces reality as trial is set for early 2026, Movement Labs closes a massive Series B, HyperLiquid faces scrutiny over decentralization criticism, Trump hints at purchasing Greenland which could be optimal for BTC mining, and more

BackPack, a crypto exchange founded by former FTX employees, acquires FTX EU

Good Morning, Here's a quick preview of today’s content: Bitcoin is back above $100,000 AGAIN, “rich single women” AI deepfake scammers caught in Hong Kong, Sam Altman casually states that OpenAI is close to cracking AGI, the top fed regulator (who wasn’t very pro crypto) bounces out of office before Trump takes over, XRP could …

Chamath Palihapitiya predicts stablecoin adoption will challenge Visa’s and Mastercard’s duopoly in 2025

BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF, IBIT, saw a net daily outflow of $333M on Thursday, its largest to date

This year: Bitcoin soared to new all-time highs, major headlines broke on multiple crypto leaders getting arrested, crypto crime reached new heights, and more

Santa did not bring a new Bitcoin high for Christmas this year as it hovers $95k with $14B in options expire tomorrow. Plus, a crypto Naughty & Nice list is revealed, Metaplanet makes its largest investment in Bitcoin to date, Animoca Brands founder gets X account hacked, and more