Cryptocurrency & Financial
Markets News, Stats
& Data for 17th Jan 2022
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Today I talk about the following:

1. Market Stats, Trading models, Technical analysis, Sector performances & liquidity

2. Fiat markets, Economics, Central Banks, Regulators and Government news

3. Social media, & Greed and Fear index

4. Derivative Positions & Leverage & Risk Metrics

5· Torus Kling Blockchain, a joint venture between Cosmea Financial Holding, a financial firm backed by former Reliance Capital CEO Sam Ghosh, and Kling Trading India, is preparing to launch Bitcoin and Ether (ETH) futures ETFs in India, The Economic Times reported Thursday.https://cointelegraph.com/news/indian-inx-exchange-reportedly-plans-to-list-bitcoin-futures-etf

6· More Wins For XRP As Ripple Gains Access To Email Of Hinman’s Landmark Speech About Ethereum Being A Non-Security https://zycrypto.com/more-wins-for-xrp-as-ripple-gains-access-to-email-of-hinmans-landmark-speech-about-ethereum-being-a-non-security/

7· Crypto job ads surged by nearly 400% in 2021, says LinkedInhttps://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/130434/crypto-job-ads-surged-by-nearly-400-in-2021-says-linkedin?utm_source=cryptocompare&utm_medium=rss

8· Rising inflation rates and decreased purchasing power still plague the people of Turkey, who are now turning to new and less regulated ways of safeguarding their wealth. Even mainstream media companies have noted Turkish crypto investors’ interest in assets such as stablecoins to serve as an inflation hedge.https://ambcrypto.com/kucoin-report-shows-which-coins-turkish-investors-are-using-to-fight-inflation/

9· Crypto Exchange Bitfinex Stops Servicing Ontario Customers, Asks Users to Withdraw Fundshttps://news.bitcoin.com/crypto-exchange-bitfinex-stops-servicing-ontario-customers-asks-users-to-withdraw-funds/

10· Crypto.com Capital has named former TechCrunch journalist Jon Russell as its newest partner, according to an announcement.https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/130451/crypto-coms-venture-fund-hires-former-tech-journalist-jon-russell?utm_source=cryptocompare&utm_medium=rss

11· Cloudname, a pioneer NFT-based domain investing service, has announced the launch of its new innovative platform for the tokenization and trading of domain names to bring improved liquidity to the market and give the crypto world access to an asset class that is ripe for democratization.https://thenewscrypto.com/cloudname-launches-innovative-platform-for-domain-tokenization-and-trading/

12· Sphynx Labs Is Looking Forward to Integrating with Chainlinkhttps://www.cryptonewsz.com/sphynx-labs-is-looking-forward-to-integrating-with-chainlink

13· Spanish regulators are pushing to control the way cryptocurrencies are marketed, with new restrictions on influencers' promotions. The Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (CNMV), the government agency responsible for the financial regulation of the securities markets in Spain, issued a release on Monday defining the new rules. Posts promoting crypto-assets must now include the following disclaimer: "Investments in crypto-assets are not regulated. They may not be appropriate for retail investors and the full amount invested may be lost."https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/130499/spain-announces-new-rules-for-influencer-crypto-posts?utm_source=cryptocompare&utm_medium=rss

14· Crypto-focused software firm Lukka raises $110M, reaches $1.3B valuation. Series E funding round led by Marshall Wace, with participation from Soros Fund Managementhttps://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-focused-software-firm-lukka-raises-110m-reaches-1-3b-valuation

15· The ICON Foundation announced plans to launch an interoperability incentive program for 200 million ICX, or approximately $200 million at the time of publication. The foundation supports the development of the ICON network, South Korea’s largest public aggregator chain. The foundation said that it hopes this program will incentivize the ICON community and its partner networks to adopt ICON’s Blockchain Transmission Protocol, or BTP.https://cointelegraph.com/news/icon-commits-200m-to-interoperability-incentive-fund

16· Decentralized NFT auction protocol Burnt Finance has raised $8 million in a Series A to scale its team as it deploys and integrates new chains and product features, the founder of Burnt Finance, who goes under the alias Burnt Banksy, told Blockworks.https://blockworks.co/animoca-brands-led-8m-series-a-for-burnt-finance/

17· In what comes as the first major crypto sports sponsorship deal down under, the Australia Football League (AFL) has secured a partnership with Crypto.com to back its women’s league (AFLW). The deal is worth close to $25 million over the next five years, a marked increase from the AFL’s existing $18.5 million sponsorship contract with Toyota. Crypto.com is a Singapore-based crypto exchange offering digital wallets and crypto-backed debit cards.https://cointelegraph.com/news/australian-women-s-football-team-secures-75m-deal-with-crypto-com
18· Binance has teamed up with Gulf Innova Company — a wholly-owned subsidiary of Thailand billionaire Sarath Ratanavadi's Gulf Energy Development Public Company — to set up a crypto exchange in the country.https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/130506/binance-thailand-gulf-energy-crypto-exchange?utm_source=cryptocompare&utm_medium=rss

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