FinCEN Extends Comment Period for Proposed Crypto Rules
https://decrypt.co/54162/fincen-extends-comment-period-for-proposed-crypto-rules

FinCEN is reopening the comment period for its recent proposed rulemaking regarding certain cryptocurrency transactions

‘Extreme Conditions’ May Force eToro to Limit Crypto Buy Orders
https://decrypt.co/54163/extreme-conditions-may-force-etoro-to-limit-crypto-buy-orders

A huge surge of new users and growing demand may result in the exchange limiting how much crypto each user can buy.

Financial Advisor Calls on UK Government to Ban Bitcoin
https://decrypt.co/54152/financial-advisor-calls-on-uk-government-to-ban-bitcoin

The managing director of West Riding Personal Financial Solutions is adamant that cryptocurrencies can have a destabilizing influence on society and should be restricted.

Portugal. The Man Launches Cryptocurrency... And Not Just For Kicks
https://decrypt.co/54155/portugal-the-man-cryptocurrency

Grammy Award-winning Portugal. The Man is the latest band to jump on the cryptocurrency wagon with its own social token "PTM coin."

Bitcoin Core Just Got a Major Upgrade. Here’s What You Need to Know
https://decrypt.co/54170/bitcoin-core-upgrade-0210

Bitcoin Core 0.21.0 introduces two new "major features" to the software that powers the crypto, says core contributor Andrew Chow. Here's what's new.

Bitcoin Was Used to Finance Pro-Trump Capitol Riot: Reports
https://decrypt.co/54187/bitcoin-was-used-to-finance-pro-trump-capitol-riot-reports

A French donor paid more than $500,000 in Bitcoin to "far-right activists and internet personalities" who took part in the pro-Trump DC riot last week, according to Chainalysis.

Stablecoin Risks a ‘High-Level Focus,’ Says Federal Reserve Chair
https://decrypt.co/54201/fed-jerome-powell-stablecoin-high-level-focus

Powell reiterated today during a webinar that the central bank is taking a careful look at stablecoins and their effects.

Return of the DEX: Trading Volumes Poised to Set New Record
https://decrypt.co/54193/return-of-the-dex-trading-volumes-poised-to-set-new-record

Decentralized exchange volume is on pace to hit $55 billion in January. That’s roughly half of total volume for all of 2020.

Someone Wants to Pay $7,777 for Elon Musk’s Dogecoin Tweet
https://decrypt.co/54219/elon-musk-dogecoin-tweet-nft

Valuables is a service that lets you put up cryptocurrency to “own” tweets as NFTs. Elon's "One word: Doge" is up for grabs.

Tether’s Offshore Bank Discloses ‘Large Position’ in Bitcoin
https://decrypt.co/54225/tethers-offshore-bank-discloses-large-position-in-bitcoin

Deltec didn't say which clients it's holding Bitcoin for, however.

Anchorage’s OCC Charter Won’t Change Wyoming Plans for Kraken, Avanti
https://decrypt.co/54231/anchorages-occ-charter-wont-change-wyoming-plans-for-kraken-avanti

The OCC trust charter to Anchorage won't change the strategy for Kraken or Avanti, both of which have Wyoming bank licenses.

Elon Musk Is Starting to Truly Understand Bitcoin
https://decrypt.co/54242/elon-musk-is-starting-to-truly-understand-bitcoin

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has always judged Bitcoin on how it performs as a currency. But now he's learning a different perspective.

Someone Moved $1 Billion on Ethereum for Just $7
https://decrypt.co/54253/someone-moved-1-billion-on-ethereum-for-just-7

Over $1 billion worth of Synthetix Network Tokens was moved today for a transaction fee of just $7.54.

Deutsche Börse Bitcoin ETP Trading Volumes Hit Record Levels
https://decrypt.co/54264/deutsche-borse-bitcoin-etp-trading-volumes-hit-record-levels

The daily trading volumes of ETC Group’s flagship Bitcoin ETP have reached €57 million ($69.1 million).

Bitcoin Rally Sees Drop in Number of Medium-Sized BTC Investors
https://decrypt.co/54274/number-of-medium-bitcoin-whales-shrunk-during-rally

The number of addresses holding between 10 to 100 Bitcoin has been going down despite Bitcoin’s bull run.

'Elon Musk' Twitter Scams Rake in $580,000 of Bitcoin
https://decrypt.co/54271/elon-musk-twitter-scams-rake-in-580000-of-bitcoin

Fake Bitcoin giveaways impersonating the Tesla Motors CEO were found spreading all over Twitter by “verified” accounts.

Forget ETH Killer. This Crypto Project Aims to Be Facebook Killer
https://decrypt.co/54237/forget-ethereum-killer-this-crypto-project-aims-to-be-facebook-killer

Revolution Populi wants to foster social networks that don't steal your data.

Russian Contract Killers Take Crypto as Payment, Say Investigators
https://decrypt.co/54292/russian-contract-killers-take-crypto-as-payment-say-investigators

Russia’s Investigative Committee has already encountered cases where cryptocurrencies were used to pay for a contract killing.

Bitcoin Must Solve Blockchain Bloat to Sustain its Growth
https://decrypt.co/53757/bitcoin-must-solve-blockchain-bloat-to-sustain-its-growth

The Bitcoin blockchain is growing at a staggering rate, making it a challenge to run a full node. But a solution might be just around the corner.

Ledger Users Get Phishing Phone Calls After Database Leak
https://decrypt.co/54319/ledger-users-get-phishing-phone-calls-after-database-leak

Ledger crypto wallet users are reporting suspicious phone calls that seemingly originate from all across Europe.

Binance Card Review: Is This The Ultimate Crypto Card?
https://decrypt.co/54302/binance-card-review-is-this-the-ultimate-crypto-card

The world’s biggest crypto exchange has created a slick, stealthy card that aims make crypto more usable in everyday life.