Market

• Terra smash-buys $139M Bitcoin, wallet reaches 31,000 BTC - cointelegraph
• Crypto Funds See Largest Inflows Since Mid-December - coindesk
• Silvergate Bank Issues $205 Million Loan to MacroStrategy Collateralized by Bitcoin - Business Wire
• CME goes live with ‘micro’ bitcoin and ether options - theblockcrypto
• Mike Novogratz Expecting Higher Crypto Prices This Year - BNN Bloomberg
• Will Strike Announce A Partnership With Apple At Bitcoin 2022? Here’s The 411 - newsbtc

Regulation - UK

• UK Set to Disclose Plans for Regulating Crypto in Coming Weeks - coindesk
• Cryptoassets: AML / CTF regime - FCA

Regulation - EU

• EU’s MiCA Bill Moves Forward Without Bitcoin Limiting Provision - coindesk
• EU lawmakers set to tighten up on crypto transfers - Reuters
• Making your voice heard ahead of Thursday’s critical EU vote - Coinbase Blog
• EU Parliament approves rules targeting transfers to unhosted crypto wallets - theblockcrypto
• EU Parliament Passes Privacy-Busting Crypto Rules Despite Industry Criticism - coindesk
• EU Passes Law to ‘Rein In’ Big Tech’s Domination Over Smaller Players - coindesk
• ECB Official Calls for ‘Less Tolerant’ Approach to Bitcoin ‘Gambling’ - coindesk

Regulation - US

• U.S. SEC says crypto safekeeping arrangements should be treated as liability - Reuters
• The SEC’s New Proposal to Redefine ‘Dealer’ Could Spell Bad News for DeFi - coindesk
• Treasury wants more reporting to the IRS on offshore crypto accounts - theblockcrypto
• Grayscale gears up for legal battle with SEC over Bitcoin ETF - cointelegraph

Regulation - CBDC

• Elizabeth Warren Calls for US to Create a CBDC - coindesk

Ecosystem - Brasil

• Rio de Janeiro to accept Bitcoin for real estate taxes from 2023 - cointelegraph
• Coinbase Said Near Deal to Buy Owner of Brazil’s Largest Crypto Exchange - coindesk

Ecosystem - BitMEX

• BitMEX’s planned acquisition of Bankhaus von der Heydt falls through - theblockcrypto

Ecosystem - Ukrain and Russia

• Cryptocurrency Brings Millions in Aid to Ukraine, But Could It Also Be Used For Russian Sanctions Evasion? - Chainalysis

Ecosystem - Environmental sustainability

• Ripple Co-Founder Backs Controversial Campaign to Move Bitcoin to Proof of Stake - Decrypt

Ecosystem - Axie

• Axie Infinity’s Ronin network suffers hack and theft of over $600 million - CNN
• Axie Infinity’s Ethereum sidechain Ronin hit by $600 million exploit - theblockcrypto
• Inside the $625 Million Axie Hack and What It Means for Crypto Gaming - Barron’s

Ecosystem - NFT

• NFTs Could Go Mainstream With Instagram’s Planned Support, Deutsche Bank Says - coindesk
• Citi Sees Metaverse Economy as Large as $13T by 2030 - coindesk
• Visa launches program to help creators grow their businesses with NFTs - theblockcrypto
• OpenSea - Twitter
• OpenSea teases April integration of Solana NFTs - theblockcrypto

Ecosystem - Kraken

• Kraken Exchange Integrates Bitcoin’s Lightning Network - Bitcoin Magazine
• Kraken users report Bitcoin Lightning Network availability - cointelegraph

Tech - Bitcoin

• Going to Paid. Bitcoin Tech Talk #285 - Jimmy Song

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