U.S. 216K Jobs Adds in December Tops Estimates for 170K

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Protocol Village: John Lilic Joins Telos Foundation as Executive Director

The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of Jan. 4-10.Source

Bitcoin Traders Pare Bullish Bias as Spot ETF Deadline Nears

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Bitcoin ETF Fees Will Play Critical Role in the Race to Popularity

So far, only six potential spot bitcoin ETF issuers have revealed their charge, and Fidelity is the cheapest.Source

Celsius to Unstake Thousands of Ether, Possibly Easing ETH Selling Pressure

The defunct crypto lender sent over 30,000 ETH to custodian Fireblocks in the past week, some of which was deposited at crypto exchange Coinbase, data shows.Source

Australian Treasury to Question Regulator Over HyperVerse Crypto Scheme: Report

Australia’s Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services Stephen Jones has said he would be asking the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) why it didn’t warn consumers about the HyperVerse crypto scheme like other nations did.Source

Celestia’s TIA Token Pops 22% as Staking, ‘Modular’ Narrative Gains Favor

Staking TIA on native platforms is yielding between 15% to 17%, minus fees, to users, boosting demand for the cryptocurrency.Source

Bitcoin Rebounds Above $44K as Spot BTC ETF Approval Looks Increasingly Likely

Reports swirled that the SEC was giving final comments to issuers and may approve multiple spot-based bitcoin ETF applications very soon.Source

Crypto Investment Products Saw $2.2B of Inflows in 2023: CoinShares

A mundane year of flows turned nicely higher in the final quarter of last year as excitement rose surrounding spot bitcoin ETFs.Source

South Korea Regulator Seeks Ban on Crypto Purchases With Credit Cards

The Financial Services Commission cited concerns “about illegal outflow of domestic funds overseas due to card payments on overseas virtual asset exchanges.”Source