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Bitcoin at $90k, Powell under investigation, XMR hits ATH

Crypto

• BTC: 90.7k (0%) | BTC.D: 59.1% (0%)

• ETH: 3117 (+1%) | BNB: 900 (+1%) | SOL: 140 (+1%) 

• Top Gainers: XMR, MYX, CC, ZEC, RENDER

• BTC ETFs: -$250m | ETH ETFs: -$94m

• Crypto rally fails to hold, Bitcoin stable at $90k

• XMR hits ATH, ZEC falters in privacy coins

• Dubai moves to ban privacy coins

• Crypto bill moves forward amid uncertainty

• Wells Fargo allows BTC as collateral for loans

• XRP ETFs hit record weekly volume

• ETH staking queue highest since 2023

• Crypto YouTube viewership falls dramatically

• BNY activates tokenised deposit service

• X is developing smart cashtags for crypto

• a16z raises $15b, pens 3 main trends for crypto

• Venezuela used USDT to bypass sanctions

• Iran moved $1b through UK crypto exchanges

• Ripple secures FCA authorization in UK

• UK FCA to open licensing gateway in Sep 2026

• S Korea ends corporate crypto investments ban

• Rain raises $250m at $2b valuation

Macro & General

• NASDAQ: 23.7k (0%), Gold: 4440 (0%)

• This week: CPI, PPI, Trump tariff ruling

• S&P 500, gold & silver hit ATH

• DoJ opens criminal investigation into Powell

• Powell says he will remain in Fed position

• US ‘looking at’ military operations in Iran

• Trump considers deploying Starlink in Iran

• Trump calls for 10% cap on credit card rates

• Odds of Jan rate cut plunge to 4%

• US to discuss Greenland with Denmark on Jan 14

• Trump wants oil execs to invest $100b in Venezuela

• China inflation hits three year high

• Google adds AI shopping to Gemini, adds Walmart

• Instagram suffers data breach

Left Curve Corner

• Hot coins: WhiteWhale, B

• Hot NFTs: Moonbirds, Chimpers

• Pumpfun overhauls creator fees

• Whitewhale hits $180m, up 80x in 3 weeks

• Kalshi hits ATH daily volume on Saturday

• Tennessee bans prediction markets from sports

• Rekt x WorldStar drink launches today

• YEET’s Big Moments ends today

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