Bitcoin.com Weekly Update Podcast

Bitcoin.com News : Bitcoin Whales Awake $2B on the move! Crypto Market Updates, ETFs, Stables & More

Tune into the Bitcoin.com Weekly News Update with host Corbin Fraser for insightful analysis on the latest in crypto. This week's episode, airing January 19, 2024, covers a range of topics from Bitcoin's market movements to new developments in the blockchain space. Corbin offers a unique libertarian perspective on major stories including the awakening of $2 billion in Bitcoin, the Federal Reserve's impact on financial markets, and the rise of Bitcoin ETFs. Key highlights this week include a market overview of top cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Ethereum, BNB, Solana, and the debut of a new stablecoin for Bitcoin Cash. Special thanks to our sponsor Verse for their support.

Bitcoin ETFs Approved, Bitcoin Price Predictions, ETH is Rallying : The Bitcoin.com Weekly Update

This week's Bitcoin.com Weekly Update covers the historic launch of US spot bitcoin ETFs, the SEC approving 11 spot bitcoin ETFs in a regulatory stampede, veteran trader Peter Brandt's warning of a "buy the rumor, sell the news" scenario, Robert Kiyosaki's ultra-bullish $150K bitcoin prediction as he buys more, Ethereum stealing the spotlight with a 9% rally, and the massive $4.6 billion in trading volume for spot bitcoin ETFs on day one. Join host Corbin Fraser as he analyzes these top bitcoin and crypto stories through a libertarian lens. Discover how Bitcoin's journey into the mainstream could affect its rebellious ethos. Learn why the market had a muted reaction to the long-awaited spot ETF approvals. And find out how corporate giants like BlackRock are embracing crypto with open arms. This weekly update will keep you informed on the rapidly evolving crypto landscape and battle between decentralized assets and institutional gatekeepers. Smash that like button and subscribe so you never miss an episode!

Coinbase to launch NFT marketplace : The Bitcoin.com News Weekly Recap

Watch the latest Bitcoin.com News Weekly Recap where we touch on Coinbase’s upcoming NFT marketplace, the United States taking the global lead in bitcoin mining amidst the China crypto crackdown, Edward Snowden calling CBDCs “cryptofascist currency,” and more.

 

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Coinbase launching NFT marketplace with social features https://news.bitcoin.com/coinbase-launching-nft-marketplace-social-features/

Bitcoin price rises as US takes lead mining position https://news.bitcoin.com/geographic-distribution-data-shows-us-takes-leading-bitcoin-mining-position-after-chinas-crackdown/

Snowden calls CBDCs 'cryptofascist currency' https://news.bitcoin.com/edward-snowden-calls-cbdcs-cryptofascist-currency-closer-to-being-a-perversion-of-cryptocurrency/

 

Bitcoin ETF approval expected by month‘s end : The Bitcoin.com News Weekly Recap

 

Watch the latest Bitcoin.com News Weekly Recap where we touch on bitcoin price in light of predicted ETF approvals, SEC chairman Gary Gensler’s comments on the U.S. and crypto bans, Nigeria’s struggle to roll out a central bank digital currency in the face of rapid cryptocurrency adoption, and more. 

 

Bitcoin ETF approval expected by month's end 

SEC chairman Gary Gensler: No plan to ban crypto

Nigerian experts optimistic CBDC will improve economy

 

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Bitcoin ETF approval expected by month's end https://news.bitcoin.com/bitcoin-etf-approval-expected-by-months-end-prominent-hedge-fund-puts-more-weight-behind-btc/

SEC chairman Gary Gensler: No plan to ban crypto https://news.bitcoin.com/sec-chairman-gary-gensler-no-plan-to-ban-crypto-up-to-congress/

Nigerian experts optimistic CBDC will improve economy https://news.bitcoin.com/nigerians-optimistic-cbdc-will-improve-payments-and-help-promote-cryptocurrencies/

 

China crackdown not deterring bitcoin bulls : The Bitcoin.com News Weekly Recap

China crackdown not deterring bitcoin bulls

Fed chair says US inflation 'More enduring than anticipated' 

Watch the latest Bitcoin.com News Weekly Recap where we touch on bitcoin’s resistance to China’s latest crypto crackdown, inflation troubles plaguing the U.S. dollar, volcanic bitcoin mining in El Salvador, a crypto-trading hamster, and more.

Bukele shares video of volcano-powered bitcoin mining facility

Cryptocurrency-trading hamster outperforms S&P 500 

 

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China crackdown not deterring bitcoin bulls
https://news.bitcoin.com/chinas-crypto-crackdown-fundamentals-still-show-bull-market-continuation-bobby-lee-says-dont-panic/

Fed chair says US inflation 'More enduring than anticipated' https://news.bitcoin.com/fed-chair-says-us-inflation-more-enduring-than-anticipated-strategist-predicts-10-market-correction/

Bukele shares video of volcano-powered bitcoin mining facility
https://news.bitcoin.com/salvadoran-president-shares-video-of-volcano-powered-bitcoin-mining-facility/

Cryptocurrency-trading hamster outperforms S&P 500 https://news.bitcoin.com/cryptocurrency-trading-hamster-outperforms-bitcoin-sp-500-since-june/

Crypto vs. an ‘out-of-control’ SEC : The Bitcoin.com News Weekly Recap

Watch the latest Bitcoin.com News Weekly Recap where we touch on Coinbase dropping its Lend program under regulatory pressure, Ripple refusing to settle with the SEC, Monday’s market rout in light of the global economy, ‘unpeeled’ Casascius physical bitcoins worth $2 billion, and more.

 

00:00 Introduction

01:28 Coinbase abandons plan to launch Lend program 04:10 Ripple has no plans to settle with SEC over XRP 07:33 Crypto values nosedive amid global market meltdown 09:28 $2 billion worth of unpeeled Casascius bitcoins left active

 

Links: Coinbase abandons plan to launch Lend program https://news.bitcoin.com/coinbase-abandons-plan-launch-lend-program-after-sec-threatens-lawsuit/

Ripple has no plans to settle with SEC over XRP https://news.bitcoin.com/ripple-no-plans-settle-sec-xrp-confident-gensler-drop-lawsuit/

Crypto values nosedive amid global market meltdown https://news.bitcoin.com/crypto-market-values-nosedive-amid-global-market-meltdown-widening-default-risks/ $2 billion worth of unpeeled

Casascius bitcoins left active

https://news.bitcoin.com/2-billion-worth-of-unpeeled-casascius-physical-bitcoins-theres-less-than-20000-coins-left-active/

Insider trading on Opensea - Is your NFT value rigged? : The Bitcoin.com Weekly News Recap

Watch the latest Bitcoin.com News Weekly Recap where we touch on insider trading on Opensea, Solana’s network failure and restart, Cardano’s Alonzo hard fork, big adoption news, ERC20 token support in the Bitcoin.com Wallet, and more.

 

 

Insider trading on Opensea - Is your NFT value rigged?  

Solana restarts mainnet, users complain 

Cardano “Alonzo” fork successfully adds smart contract capability

AMC to accept bitcoin cash, $20M FTX Tom Brady ad campaign

 

Bitcoin.com Wallet adds ERC-20 token support

 

 

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Insider trading on Opensea - Is your NFT value rigged?  https://news.bitcoin.com/opensea-nft-marketplace-claims-employee-profited-from-insider-information/

Solana restarts mainnet, users complain https://news.bitcoin.com/solana-restarts-mainnet-sol-users-complain-dev-says-network-stall-not-similar-to-eth-in-2016/

Cardano “Alonzo” fork successfully adds smart contract capability https://news.bitcoin.com/cardano-successfully-applies-alonzo-hard-fork-adds-smart-contract-capabilities-to-its-blockchain/

AMC to accept bitcoin cash, $20M FTX Tom Brady ad campaign

https://news.bitcoin.com/super-bowl-star-tom-brady-supermodel-gisele-bundchen-ad-campaign-crypto-exchange-ftx/

 

https://news.bitcoin.com/amc-accept-bitcoin-ethereum-litecoin-bitcoin-cash/

 

Bitcoin.com Wallet adds ERC-20 token support 

Snowden on El Salvador: other countries ‘may regret hesitating’ : The Bitcoin.com Weekly Update

Listen the latest Bitcoin.com News Weekly Recap where we touch on privacy activist Edward Snowden’s views regarding El Salvador’s bitcoin adoption, Coinbase being threatened by the United States SEC, new regulatory clarity arising in India, an analyst's views on the “refreshed” bull market, the Bitcoin Cash network’s first decentralized exchange, and more. 

 

Snowden on El Salvador: other countries ‘may regret hesitating’ 

SEC threatens to sue Coinbase

 

India’s new plan to regulate cryptocurrencies 

Analyst predicts crypto bull market: $100K bitcoin, $5K ethereum

Meet the first Bitcoin Cash dex built on Smartbch

 

https://news.bitcoin.com/edward-snowden-competing-nations-under-pressure-to-acquire-bitcoin-following-el-salvador/

SEC threatens to sue Coinbase

https://news.bitcoin.com/us-sec-threatens-sue-crypto-exchange-coinbase-ceo-brian-armstrong-responds/

India’s new plan to regulate cryptocurrencies https://news.bitcoin.com/india-new-plan-regulate-cryptocurrencies/

Analyst predicts crypto bull market: $100K bitcoin, $5K ethereum https://news.bitcoin.com/analyst-predicts-crypto-bull-market-100k-bitcoin-5k-ethereum-path-of-least-resistance/

Meet the first Bitcoin Cash dex built on Smartbch https://news.bitcoin.com/meet-the-first-bch-dex-built-on-smartbch-benswap-cash-presents-high-yield-liquidity-pools-noncustodial-swaps/

Ethereum, altcoins move toward price independence : The Bitcoin.com Weekly Update

Listen the latest Bitcoin.com News Weekly Recap where we touch on ETH, defi, and NFT markets moving away from bitcoin price dependence, shill bidding on NFTS, big legal developments regarding the infamous Bitconnect scam, Cardano’s Charles Hoskinson weighing in on Afghanistan, and more.

 

Ethereum, altcoins move toward price independence 

Are NFT sales susceptible to shill bidding? 

Bitconnect top promoter pleads guilty

Cardano’s Hoskinson: crypto to ‘play larger role’ in Afghanistan

 

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Ethereum, altcoins move toward price independence https://news.bitcoin.com/ethereums-crypto-economy-dominance-nears-20-as-ether-prices-rocket-to-fresh-highs/

Are NFT sales susceptible to shill bidding? NFT skeptics think it's possible https://news.bitcoin.com/are-nft-sales-susceptible-to-shill-bidding-nft-skeptics-think-its-possible/

Bitconnect top promoter pleads guilty https://news.bitcoin.com/2-billion-crypto-fraud-bitconnect-founder-charged-director-pleads-guilty/

Cardano’s Hoskinson: crypto to ‘play larger role’ in Afghanistan

https://news.bitcoin.com/cardanos-charles-hoskinson-cryptocurrencies-play-larger-role-afghanistan/

Will the NFT explosion forever change crypto? : The Bitcoin.com Weekly Update

Watch the latest Bitcoin.com News Weekly Update where we touch on the recent NFT explosion, new records and groundbreaking developments in defi, Onlyfans suspending its explicit content ban, updates on the United States infrastructure bill as it applies to crypto, and more.

 

NFT explosion sweeps markets

Crypto inferno: ETH burn update and defi roundup   

Onlyfans halts explicit content ban, Onlycoins wants some action

 

US Treasury: crypto requirements won't target non-brokers 

 

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NFT explosion sweeps markets https://news.bitcoin.com/openseas-record-breaking-monthly-nft-volume-captures-more-than-1-5-billion/ 

Crypto inferno: ETH burn update and defi roundup  https://news.bitcoin.com/crypto-inferno-the-ethereum-network-has-burned-over-230-million-in-ether-in-17-days/ 

https://news.bitcoin.com/avalanche-captures-37-in-24-hours-avax-increases-200-in-value-over-last-month/

Onlyfans halts explicit content ban, Onlycoins wants some action

https://news.bitcoin.com/while-onlyfans-plans-to-ban-adult-material-crypto-fueled-onlycoins-project-swoops-in-to-support-sex-workers/

 

US Treasury: crypto requirements won't target non-brokers https://news.bitcoin.com/us-treasury-crypto-requirements-in-infrastructure-bill-wont-target-non-brokers-even-without-amendment/