💸 Miners have begun actively selling Bitcoin—just yesterday, 25,000 BTC were transferred to crypto exchanges.

Such activity hasn’t been seen in over a year.

⚠️ SEC Chief Hints at Impending Departure

18 U.S. states have filed a lawsuit against the SEC and its members, including the agency's chair, Gary Gensler.

The states accuse the SEC of unconstitutional overreach and unfair targeting of the crypto industry under Gensler's leadership.

The official issued a statement thanking all Commission employees, subtly hinting at his imminent resignation.

❌ Ilya Lichtenstein Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Bitfinex Hack

Hacker Ilya Lichtenstein has been sentenced to five years in prison for hacking and stealing approximately 119,754 BTC (worth around $71 million at the time) from the Bitfinex cryptocurrency exchange, as well as conspiring to launder the stolen funds.

The incident occurred back in 2016.

✔️ Bitwise has filed an application with NYSE Arca to list the Bitwise 10 Crypto Index Fund (ticker: BITW).

This ETP will be the first and largest cryptocurrency index fund in the world.

🕯 Crypto scams have drained over $800 million in 2024, with phishing tactics becoming more sophisticated and attacks rising, according to CertiK Alert.

⚠️ CFTC has issued a notice clearing the way for spot Bitcoin ETF options to be listed.

BIG NEWS: Crypto Streamer Loses $100K Live on Stream 🤦‍♀️

🔹 A crypto streamer accidentally showed his seed phrase on a sticky note during a live stream.
🔹 Viewers noticed it and quickly emptied his wallet, stealing $100,000 in real time.

Lessons to Learn:
1️⃣ Never save your seed phrase on your computer or anywhere easy to access.
2️⃣ Keep your seed phrase offline and in a safe place.
3️⃣ Protect your private keys to keep your crypto safe.

Stay Safe: Your seed phrase is the key to your crypto. Once it’s exposed, your funds are at risk. Don’t make the same mistake.

💵 💵 💵 💵 💵 💵 💵 💵 💵 💵 1,000,000,000 #USDT (999,560,000 USD) minted at Tether Treasury
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🚀 SpaceX launches its sixth Starship rocket from Texas, with US President-elect Donald Trump attending the event.

BREAKING: Due to high demand, MicroStrategy increases the 0% convertible bonds offering from $1.75 billion to $2.6 billion with a 55% conversion premium to buy more Bitcoin 😮

🚨 Unusual Exchange Inflows
6,126.43 #BTC ($598,286,497)
aggregated inflows to spot exchanges in an hour

1. Coinbase_advanced 3,111 BTC (50%)
2. Coinbase_prime 2,505 BTC (40%)
3. Bitstamp 449 BTC (7%)

Users of the decentralized betting platform #Polymarket are almost certain that $BTC will hit the $100,000 level in 2024. The probability of this happening is estimated at 94%.

🚨🚨🚨 Unusual Exchange Inflows
17,084.86 #BTC ($1,619,179,095)
aggregated inflows to spot exchanges in an hour

1. Coinbase_prime 16,396 BTC (95%)
2. Coinbase_advanced 591 BTC (3%)
3. Gemini 71 BTC (0%)

🚨🚨🚨 Unusual Exchange Inflows
13,201.33 #BTC ($1,265,002,327)
aggregated inflows to spot exchanges in an hour

1. Coinbase_prime 12,072 BTC (91%)
2. Coinbase_advanced 1,044 BTC (7%)
3. Gemini 39 BTC (0%)

💤 💤 💤 💤 💤 💤 💤 💤 💤 💤 A dormant address containing 2,700 #BTC (254,427,670 USD) has just been activated after 11.0 years (worth 1,735,242 USD in 2013)!
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🚨 Unusual Exchange Inflows
7,241.96 #BTC ($700,583,025)
aggregated inflows to spot exchanges in an hour

1. Coinbase_prime 6,268 BTC (86%)
2. Coinbase_advanced 680 BTC (9%)
3. Bitstamp 199 BTC (2%)

🚨 Unusual Exchange Inflows
7,706.27 #BTC ($762,069,916)
aggregated inflows to spot exchanges in an hour

1. Coinbase_prime 6,492 BTC (84%)
2. Coinbase_advanced 1,148 BTC (14%)
3. Bitstamp 53 BTC (0%)

🚨🚨 Unusual Exchange Inflows
9,171.70 #BTC ($933,019,540)
aggregated inflows to spot exchanges in an hour

1. Coinbase_prime 7,200 BTC (78%)
2. Coinbase_advanced 1,674 BTC (18%)
3. Bitstamp 250 BTC (2%)

📊 CPI DATA IS COMING OUT TODAY.