Speculation has been ramping up that regulatory approval for a U.S.-based spot bitcoin ETF is coming this week. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/01/02/bitcoin-begins-2024-with-a-push-toward-45k/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Source: https://www.coindesk.com/coindesk-news/2023/12/30/ftx-founder-sam-bankman-fried-wont-face-second-criminal-trial-us-prosecutors-say/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Source: https://www.coindesk.com/coindesk-news/2023/12/29/invesco-fidelity-blackrock-others-dot-their-bureaucratic-is-as-likely-sec-action-on-spot-bitcoin-etf-looms/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Jamie Dimon’s bank agreed to play a key role with BlackRock’s proposed bitcoin ETF, just weeks after he told U.S. senators: “I’ve always been deeply opposed to crypto, bitcoin, …

BlackRock will use J.P. Morgan and Jane Street as their authorized participants. Valkyrie has also named Jane Street in addition to Cantor Fitzgerald. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/12/29/blackrock-names-jp-morgan-jane-street-as-authorized-participants-for-bitcoin-etf/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Zhao has requested permission to travel to the UAE, where his three children remain. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/12/29/binances-cz-denied-permission-to-travel-by-us-judge-for-the-second-time/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Bitcoin slipped below $42,000 on Friday, stalling below its yearly high. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/12/29/crypto-stocks-bitcoin-miners-sell-off-as-profit-taking-caps-explosive-year-end/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The Bharat Web3 Association’s (BWA) Chairman wrote the letter to the Indian government on Dec. 16. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/12/29/indias-local-crypto-and-web3-advocacy-body-asked-for-action-against-offshore-entities-source/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Bitcoin miners’ reserves slid to the lowest since May following a spate of withdrawals to exchanges this week, data from CryptoQuant shows. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/12/29/bitcoin-miners-offload-129m-btc-in-day-sending-reserves-to-the-lowest-point-since-may/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The latest price moves in bitcoin and crypto markets in context for Dec. 29, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto …