Daily | Jan 8, 2021
Bakkt SPAC Merger, Coinbase Acquires Routefire, Exchange Outages, Coin Center Challenges FinCEN, Grayscale Sees Pension Interest, UK Starts Consultation, Finland Sells Seized BTC
Bakkt Nears Merger With Victory Park SPAC
Coinbase acquires crypto trade execution startup Routefire
Bitcoin Breaks Records, and the Exchanges Where It’s Traded
Coin Center challenges FinCEN’s authority to make the surveillance rule
Grayscale Holds 3%+ of BTC, Sees Pension Interest, Names New CEO
UK starts consultation for regulatory approach to cryptoassets and stablecoins
Finnish Authorities Are Selling $76M in Seized Bitcoin
Food for thought
Arca’s 2021 Outlook: Themes & Narratives
Ripple CEO responds to questions surrounding the SEC lawsuit
Broker Touts Exotic Bitcoin Bet to Wring Income From Crypto
Bitcoin might yet justify a high price. But it will not up-end global finance
Is the financial establishment coming round to bitcoin? (The Economist)
Bitcoin offers economics lesson, if little else (Reuters Breakingviews)
Wall Street cautious on 'frothy' stocks, BofA warns of bitcoin bubble
Token-based electricity top-up app expands in Africa