Weekly market update / outlook and top Bitcoin news:

• Week in Review (bitcoin.com)
• Hodler's Digest 1/28-2/3 (cointelegraph.com)
• El Salvador stands firm on Bitcoin, defying IMF's renewed call to drop BTC's legal tender
• German authorities seize Bitcoin stash worth record-breaking $2.1B connected to piracy websites
• Genesis seeks court approval to offload $1.4B in GBTC assets post-SEC settlement
• The US government seems to be closing in on Bitcoin mining
• Valkyrie becomes first spot Bitcoin ETF to diversify coin custody, uses Coinbase and Bitgo
• Tether smashes profit records:  $2.85B surge in Q42023
• Checkout this week's featured substack post:  "Ten Things to Know About Bitcoin"

 

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Mentioned in this week's Podcast:

https://news.bitcoin.com/bitcoins-fourth-halving-nigerian-currency-plunges-canadian-court-rebukes-trudeau-and-more-week-in-review/

https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/gbtc-drops-btc-stake-celsius-exits-bankruptcy-hodlers-digest-jan-28-feb-3/

https://news.bitcoin.com/el-salvador-stands-firm-on-bitcoin-defying-imfs-renewed-call-to-drop-btc-as-legal-tender/

https://zycrypto.com/german-authorities-seize-bitcoin-stash-worth-record-breaking-2-1-billion-connected-to-piracy-websites/

https://news.bitcoin.com/genesis-seeks-court-approval-to-offload-1-4-billion-in-gbtc-assets-post-sec-settlement/

https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2024/02/02/the-us-government-seems-to-be-closing-in-on-bitcoin-mining/?_gl=1*79yv1*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTg3Mzk1OTA1My4xNzA3MDg4NDAz*_ga_VM3STRYVN8*MTcwNzA4ODQwMi4xLjAuMTcwNzA4ODQwMi4wLjAuMA..

https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/valkyrie-becomes-first-spot-bitcoin-etf-to-diversify-coin-custody-uses-coinbase-and-bitgo

https://cryptopotato.com/tether-smashes-profit-records-2-85-billion-surge-in-q4-2023/

https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/ten-things-to-know-about-bitcoin