Most Influential 40: Elizabeth Warren

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) isn’t the only U.S. politician to look at the cryptocurrency industry with a critical eye, but she may be the most sharp tongued. “Instead of leaving our financial system at the whims of giant banks, crypto puts the system at the whims of some shadowy faceless group of super coders and miners, which doesn’t sound better to me,” she said at a U.S. Senate Banking Committee meeting in July. Source

Most Influential 40: Danny Ryan

This summer, Ethereum’s much-anticipated London hard fork went live. And with it, Ethereum Improvement Proposals (EIPs) 1559, 3554, 3529, 3198 and 3541, or code upgrades that aimed to improve the Ethereum network’s user experience and value proposition. Most notable was EIP 1559, a change to the network’s gas protocol, which even if it didn’t make Ethereum burn more coins than it mints, made transaction fees more predictable. Source

Most Influential 2021: Gary Gensler

“Before I close, I do want to introduce and thank my three daughters, Isabelle, who’s here with me in Maryland over there, and her older sisters Anna and Lee, who are watching remotely. They are the lights of my life, and I wouldn’t be here today without their love and support,” Gensler said during his SEC hearing. Source

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Smart money ignores BTC price correction as $800M set to flow into blockchain startups, Dec. 9

Bitcoin’s (BTC) return to sub-$50,000 levels has many market participants fretting over the legitimacy of their favorite price models. For venture capitalists and other smart money investors, the latest decline is nothing but noise. Instead, they see the emergence of an entirely new economy that is transforming business, redefining monetary value and pushing the internet to a new frontier.  This week’s Crypto Biz newsletter highlights four major funding deals from the world of blockchain. Below is a concise version of the Thursday edition of our newsletter. 10T Holdings plans $500M…

Cryptocurrency Regulatory Initiatives Announced As Australia’s Treasurer Kicks Off Payments System Overhaul

The head of Australia’s Treasury Ministry, Josh Frydenberg, is promising comprehensive reforms in the payments and cryptocurrency sectors. The Treasurer says that, in about six months, the Australian government expects to have completed consultations on a licensing or a regulatory framework for cryptocurrency exchanges and providers of cryptocurrency custody services. “In relation to crypto, by mid-2022 the Government will have: Completed consultation on the establishment of a licensing framework for Digital Currency Exchanges to provide greater confidence in the trading of crypto assets. Finalized consultation on a custody or depository…

Dapper Labs Raising $13.5M in Equity Offering

Dapper Labs, the creator of basketball collectible platform NBA Top Shot, is raising $13.5 million in an equity offering and is nearly halfway toward meeting the goal, according to a new regulatory filing. The company has raised $6.5 million to date from one investor. Dapper started accepting investments on Nov. 22. Sports non-fungible tokens (NFTS) are a booming area for investor support. In September alone, Dapper closed a $250 million funding round at a reported $7.6 billion valuation, and European football NFT platform Sorare raised $680 million at a $4.3…

Ross Ulbricht’s debut NFT sold for $6.2M at auction

After announcing the launch of his “Genesis Collection” NFT auction, Ross Ulbricht, alleged founder of dark web marketplace Silk Road, has sold his first NFT for $6.2 million or 1,446 ETH at auction. The auction kicked off at Art Basel Miami via the SuperRare platform. FreeRossDAO, the decentralized autonomous organization set up to help free Ulbricht from imprisonment, placed the winning bid. The FreeRossDAO website states that the DAO aims to “advance prison reform” and to “share Ross’s work with the world and give everyone a unique opportunity to own…

Bitcoin Inflows Trend Up As Whales Continue Dumping

On-chain data shows Bitcoin inflows are trending up, a sign that whales might be increasing their dumping. This could prove to be bearish for the coin. Bitcoin Inflows Move Up As Whales Continue To Sell As pointed out by a CryptoQuant post, on-chain data highlights that BTC inflows to exchanges have been going up. The “all exchanges inflow” is an indicator that shows the amount of Bitcoin that holders are depositing to exchanges on a given day. When the value of this metric moves up, it means more investors are…