Binance’s Bitcoin Reserves Drop as Retail Flow Moves to Coinbase: CryptoQuant

The move appears to be in anticipation of the approval of spot bitcoin ETFs.Source

Ethereum Layer 2 Blast Has Crypto Users Split on Its Impact

Blast, a layer-2 blockchain that will go live in March, has garnered more than $225 million in staked assets since Monday, but many crypto investors remain skeptical.Source

South Korea to Pilot CBDC With 100,000 Citizens in 2024: Report

The Bank of Korea sees a CBDC as a potential answer to problems with existing government-issued grant systems, such as during the COVID-19 pandemic or childcare vouchers.Source

South Korea to Pilot CBDC With 100K Citizens in 2024

The Bank of Korea sees a CBDC as a potential answer to problems with existing government-issued grant systems, such as during the COVID-19 pandemic or childcare vouchers.Source

Austria’s Raiffeisen Bank to Roll Out Crypto Trading for Retail Customers in January

The bank will start its crypto services to customers in Vienna, in partnership with Bitpanda.Source

Bitcoin Supply Inactive for a Year Hits Record High of 70%

It appears bitcoin holders are not planning on offloading inventory at these price levels or any time soon, one observer said.Source

KyberSwap DEX Hacked for $48 Million, Attacker Teases Negotiations

Decentralized Exchange had over $80 million in total value locked before the incident.Source

Bitcoin’s Anti-Censorship Ethos Surfaces After Mining Pool F2Pool Acknowledges ‘Filter’

After a blockchain sleuth reported that the Bitcoin mining pool may have censored a transaction from an address blacklisted by U.S. authorities, critics responded, and so did the project’s co-founder.Source

Binance Settlements Could End Death-Spiral Fears – And Might Be Good News

The crypto exchange Binance’s expensive deal with U.S. prosecutors this week bears harsh consequences, but could mean a positive outlook for the company in the long term.Source