The smart contract required for triggering Ethereum 2.0 has nearly accrued enough funds to activate the momentous upgrade. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/ethereum-2-0-deposit-contract-75-launch

Almost 90% of West Coast Aquaculture’s $3.6 million capital raise was via the stablecoin tether. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/australia-fintech-capital-raise-tether-country-first

Bitcoin’s price is gyrating Monday while ether targets the moon. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/market-wrap-bitcoin-drops-below-18k-eth-uncouples

Bitcoin’s price has been up dramatically since OKEx’s crypto withdrawal service suspension, yet it’s not behind the price rally. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/okexs-withdrawal-suspension-bitcoin-rally

Former Fed Chair Janet Yellen will be tapped to run the Treasury Department, where she will oversee federal agencies that impact crypto. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/janet-yellen-treasury

When demand from these two sources alone exceeds the entire supply of newly minted bitcoins, expect serious supply pressure to follow. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-shortage-paypal-cashapp

In their “Flows & Liquidity” report, JP Morgan analysts say institutions are piling into bitcoin at a stronger pace this quarter than they were in Q3 and may have …

The newly launched GnosisDAO will allow Gnosis users to vote on platform governance and development. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/gnosis-dao-futarchy-prediction-markets-governance

As central banks everywhere gear up to launch digital currencies, it’s time to consider the possible downsides. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/4-reasons-to-worry-about-cbdcs

The U.S. government uses USDC to bypass Venezuelan blockades. Chainalaysis eyes a $100 million raise. BTC is less volatile than 22% of S&P500 stocks, VanEck finds. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/coinbase-chainalysis-bitcoin-volatility