Cryptocurrency & Financial
Markets News, Stats
& Data for 20th 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. General news

· Google Pay Partners With Cryptocurrency Exchanges To Accept Their Digital Cards https://www.newsbtc.com/crypto/google-pay-partners-with-cryptocurrency-exchanges-to-accept-their-digital-cards/

7· Cryptocurrency derivatives exchange Deribit is rolling out SOL derivatives — the latest indicator of strong institutional investor interest in the Solana protocol.https://blockworks.co/exclusive-crypto-derivatives-exchange-deribit-planning-solana-futures/

8· The Judge presiding over the SEC v Ripple case, Judge Netburn has now ruled in favor of Ripple in the lastest court session. Judge Netburn granted Ripple’s request for privileged SEC documents That determines the classification of XRP as securities.https://coinpedia.org/ripple/judge-rules-in-favour-of-ripple-in-the-hot-sec-vs-ripple-lawsuit/

9· CEO of Financial Services Giant Charles Schwab Calls Cryptocurrencies ‘Hard to Ignore’

“We would welcome the chance if the opportunity presents itself from a regulatory standpoint,” said Charles Schwab’s CEO on Wednesday https://blockworks.co/ceo-of-financial-services-giant-charles-schwab-calls-cryptocurrencies-hard-to-ignore/

Regulations
10· Russia has joined the league of countries that have proposed a total ban on all cryptocurrency-related activities. In a press conference report on Thursday, the Director of the Bank of Russia’s Financial Stability Department Elizaveta Danilova made this known.https://coinquora.com/bank-of-russia-proposes-complete-ban-on-all-crypto-activities/

Funding
11· The nonfungible token marketplace Autograph co-founded by Super Bowl champion Tom Brady has announced it closed on a $170 million funding round.https://cointelegraph.com/news/tom-brady-s-nft-platform-autograph-raises-170m-to-scale-operations

12· Decentralized betting protocol Azuro has officially closed its seed round funding amounting to $3.5 million. This successful raising of funds is made possible with the help of true value adds on the venture and the strategic partner side.https://coinquora.com/azuro-successfully-closes-seed-round-amounting-to-3-5-million/

13· African gaming platform Carry1st has announced a $20 million Series A extension led by Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from Avenir and Google. A wide range of additional investors also took part in the round, including the founders of Axie Infinity and rapper Nas. The valuation was not disclosed.https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/130766/carry1st-raise?utm_source=cryptocompare&utm_medium=rss

14· Andreessen Horowitz (also known as a16z) is planning to raise up to $4.5 billion for two new crypto funds, according to a report by the Financial Times. Last week, the Silicon Valley venture capital firm reportedly told investors that it will raise $3.5 billion for its venture fund, while another $1 billion will be raised for its seed investments in the web3 space, with plans set to be confirmed in March. The Block has contacted a16z for comment but did not receive a response by press time.https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/130954/andreessen-horowitz-plans-to-raise-4-5-billion-for-new-crypto-funds?utm_source=cryptocompare&utm_medium=rss

15· BlockFills, a digital asset electronic market making, trading and prime brokerage, has announced the completion of a $37 million Series A funding round. Institutional investors, including Susquehanna Private Equity Investments LLLP, CME Ventures, Simplex Ventures, C6 Ventures, and Nexo Inc., led the round. Since its inception in 2018, the firm has received a total of $44 million from institutional investors in two funding rounds.https://cointelegraph.com/news/blockfills-raises-37-million-to-support-global-expansion

`16· Gate Ventures, the venture capital arm of global digital asset exchange Gate.io, has announced its participation in SEBA Bank’s $119M Series C round as a consortium member with Altive. SEBA Bank, founded in 2018 and headquartered in Zug Switzerland, is a FINMA-licensed bank that offers digital banking, trading, and custodial services for institutional investors and High Networth Individuals (HNWIs).https://coinpedia.org/press-release/gate-io-venture-capital-invests-in-seba-bank/

17· Terraform Labs, the company behind the Terra blockchain, has announced today the formation of the Luna Foundation Guard—a non-profit created to foster the growth of the Terra ecosystem.https://cryptobriefing.com/terraform-labs-launches-nonprofit-luna-foundation-guard/?utm_source=main_feed&utm_medium=rss

Acquisitions/partnerships
18· Crypto exchange Gemini continues to put to work its war-chest of capital, acquiring trading platform Omniex to offer more institutional services to its clientele.https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/130845/gemini-acquires-crypto-trading-platform-in-push-to-offer-prime-services?utm_source=cryptocompare&utm_medium=rss

19· The Adelaide Football Club, called “the Crows” in Australia, is a professional club based in Adelaide. This team is led by John Olsen, Chairman, and Tim Silvers, CEO. The Adelaide Crows are the pride of South Australia, a club with over 30 years of existence and the only club to have won multiple premierships in the AFLW competition.https://thenewscrypto.com/crypto-com-and-the-adelaide-crows-announce-long-term-partnership/

Hires
20· Google Hires PayPal Executive to Expand Crypto Footprinthttps://decrypt.co/90736/google-hires-paypal-executive-expand-crypto-footprint

Eth killers
21. With its 2000 transactions per second, TRON wants to make blockchain technology more accessible. Justin Sun, a well-known tech entrepreneur, started it in September 2017. Last year, Sun stepped down and declared his intention to legitimize blockchain technology in Latin America. Since then, he hasn’t engaged much in any regular TRON activities. With 67 million TRON accounts and 2.72 billion transactions up from 1.41 billion, marking an increase of 1.31 billion, TRON is the fastest-growing public chain. TRON’s native coin, TRX, is utilized to access the platform’s applications. Moreover, last year TRON reached $14.06 billion in TVL and ended the year at $9.98 billion TVL, thus topping other public chains and making it one of the most popular DeFi protocols.https://thenewscrypto.com/tron-trx-annual-statistics-represent-an-excellent-track-record/

Sports
22· Sport legends Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Cynthia Cooper-Dyke, and Jayna Hefford join forces with Parity and Aventus to headline first NFT marketplace exclusively dedicated to women athleteshttps://dailycoin.com/sport-legends-jackie-joyner-kersee-cynthia-cooper-dyke-and-jayna-hefford-join-forces-with-parity-and-aventus-to-headline-first-nft-marketplace-exclusively-dedicated-to-women-athletes/

Nfts
23· Puppy Bowl Is Going Crypto With NFTs to Benefit Ariana Grande's Animal Rescue Charityhttps://decrypt.co/90615/discovery-puppy-bowl-nfts

24· a Solana-based "move-to-earn" startup that rewards users for exercising, has raised $5 million in a seed funding round. Sequoia Capital India and Folius Ventures co-led the round, with Solana Ventures, Alameda Research, 6th Man Ventures, Sfermion, and others participating.https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/130953/solana-move-to-earn-stepn-funding?utm_source=cryptocompare&utm_medium=rss

25· After finding success with NBA Top Shot and inking subsequent deals with the NFL and LaLiga, Dapper Labs announced today that it will launch an NFT platform for the popular mixed martial arts organization Ultimate Fighting Championship later this week.https://decrypt.co/90755/nba-top-shot-dapper-labs-nft-platform-ufc-strike

Hacks/scams
25· Crypto.com CEO confirms 400 accounts were compromised in recent hackhttps://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/130857/crypto-com-ceo-confirms-400-accounts-were-compromised-in-recent-hack?utm_source=cryptocompare&utm_medium=rss

26· Hacker steals $200,000 through Multichain bug, offers to return 80% to victimhttps://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/130818/hacker-steals-200000-through-multichain-bug-offers-to-return-80-to-victim?utm_source=cryptocompare&utm_medium=rss

Exchange news
27· Poloniex celebrates its 8th anniversary in the crypto space!https://ambcrypto.com/poloniex-celebrates-its-8th-anniversary-in-the-crypto-space-2/

28· In a statement on Thursday, Crypto.com revealed that “4,836.26 ETH, 443.93 BTC and approximately US$66,200 in other currencies” had been taken from clients’ accounts without their permission. The overall loss is presently valued at around $33.8 million, per the current market value.https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-com-finally-speaks-out-483-user-accounts-compromised

29, Russia & Ukraine