The illegal mining operations will be disconnected from the national power grid and the miners will face prosecution. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/iranian-authorities-close-1620-illegal-cryptocurrency-mining-farms-report

With BTC topping $35K and JPMorgan predicting even higher long-term gains for the cryptocurrency, CoinDesk’s Market’s Daily is back with the latest crypto news roundup. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/podcasts/markets-daily/bitcoin-news-roundup-jan-6-2021

The value reflects the many long positions investors are trading in cryptocurrencies. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/kraken-user-staking-1-billion

The big players in enterprise blockchain face a decision: stay with underwhelming consortia projects, or invest in public networks like Ethereum. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/enterprise-blockchain-private-public-crossroads

Erik Voorhees’ ShapeShift is morphing into a decentralized exchange (DEX). It’s losing the KYC restrictions at the same time. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/shapeshift-going-full-defi-lose-kyc-rules

Bullish price activity has tipped the total value of ETH locked into Ethereum 2.0 past $2.4 billion. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/new-year-new-price-gains-eth

Google Cloud is hiring a manager for its team to sell enterprise accounts to C-level executives. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/google-cloud-seeks-blockchain-expert-for-china-division

The offering represents 13% of the company’s issued share capital. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/hong-kong-listed-bc-group-raises-90m-as-institutional-crypto-demand-soars-in-asia

Former Bakkt CEO Kelly Loeffler lost her Senate seat to Democrat Raphael Warnock in a special election Tuesday night. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/former-bakkt-ceo-kelly-loeffler-loses-senate-seat

Bitcoin bulls pushed the leading crypto to fresh all-time highs above $34,700 Tuesday night after a couple days of choppy price action. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-sets-new-all-time-high-above-34-7k-after-uneven-start-to-the-week