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Bitcoin ETFs approved, ETH hits 2-year high, trader loses $4m in WIF transaction

Crypto

• BTC: 46.9k (+3%), ETH: 2650 (+11%), SOL: 104 (+7%)

• Top 100 altcoin gainers: ETC, SUI, MNT, ASTR

• ETFs approved but Gensler warns fight not over

• ETH hits 2 year high, leads crypto with ecosystem

• ETH L2s METIS, MANTLE, OP, ARB all up 10-20%

• Altcoin TOTAL3 nears breakout in bullish sign

• Pre-market BlackRock ETF up 22%

• Bloomberg predicts $4bn ETF inflows on day 1

• ETF demand may not be immediate: Goldman Sachs

• Franklin Templeton changes X PFP to laser-eyes

• SEC commissioner criticises 10-year delay in ETF

• Congressman Collins reports buying ETH

• ETH ETF final deadlines in focus in May

• ETFs approved exactly 15 years after Finney Tweet

• NEAR cuts staff 40%, says treasury ‘remains strong’

• Elon & Cathie Wood talk crypto in X Space

• Vitalik calls for 33% rise in gas limit

Macro & General

• NASDAQ: 15.0k (+1%), Gold: 2036 (0%)

• Stock rise ahead of CPI, Nvidia hits ATH

• Today: US CPI (3.8% exp)

• Several major US banks to report earnings today

• Turkish Lira hits fresh low vs dollar

• Nikkei hits 34 year high, already up 6% this year

• US delegation to go to Taiwan after elections

• DeSantis & Haley have heated Iowa debate

NFTs & Low-Cap

• Trending Low-Caps: WIF, USEDCAR, BONK

• SOL memes soar, WIF up 80% amid Hayes support

• Trader buys $7m WIF but loses 60% to slippage

• SOL transaction volume 3 year high given memes

• X removes NFT PFP support

• Top NFTs fall given rise in crypto prices, BAYC at 22

• Moonbirds drop below 1ETH

• Age of Dino sees $6m ETH mint, floor 2x

• Pizza Ninjas Ordinals mint January 16th

• XCOPY announces burn-to redeem for MAX PAIN

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