The guidance is apt to chafe privacy advocates, inside and outside the crypto space, who are already uneasy about the honeypot that FinCEN’s suspicious activity report database has become. …

Aavegotchi – a retro, Tamagotchi-inspired game that came to life at the end of DeFi Summer – is launching in full on Jan. 4. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/defi-game-aavegotchi-preps-for-jan-4-mainnet-launch-with-nft-auctions

Aegis Custody wants to build a tokenized bridge between U.S. investors and trade finance opportunities in Asia. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/aegis-custody-digital-asset-trust-charter

MicroStrategy’s debt raise resulted in an estimated $639 million for bitcoin purchases. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/microstrategy-raises-650m-for-bitcoin-buys

The fintech firm added EOS, OMG Network, Texos and Ox for its European users. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/revolut-app-adds-4-cryptos-to-buying-selling-service

Sweden’s central bank has begun to study the feasibility of moving the country to a digital currency. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/sweden-considering-whether-to-switch-to-the-e-krona

MassMutual’s push into bitcoin shows increasing adoption – of the narrative that the cryptocurrency can work as a hedge against central-bank money printing. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/first-mover-stimulus-bet-wins-bitcoin-18k

The data backs the popular narrative that institutional bitcoin investors have been leading the 2020 price rally. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/wallets-with-over-1000-bitcoin-have-hit-record-number-chainalysis

Data from OKEx gives one explanation of how bitcoin whales were able to influence the market during the rallies. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-whales-buy-high-sell-low-retail-investors-chase-rallies

Indian banks have started doing business with select cryptocurrency exchanges and their customers, CoinDesk has confirmed. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/indias-banks-are-once-more-serving-crypto-traders-and-exchanges