Investing in ‘Gold’ – Via Bitcoin – Is Cheaper Than Ever

All but one of the recently launched spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETF) charge a lower fee than the largest gold ETF, making them a cheaper investment into a gold-like asset.Source

MicroStrategy Makes Its Case as Alternative to Spot Bitcoin ETFs

MicroStrategy (MSTR), the software firm whose executive chairman is bitcoin maximalist Michael Saylor, reported weaker-than-expected fourth quarter earnings on Tuesday, but the majority of its conference call presentation focused on the crypto.Source

Ether Tops $2.4K as Cathie Wood’s Ark, 21Shares Amend Spot ETH ETF Filing

The updated S-1 document brings the spot Ethereum ETF application more “in line” with the recently approved spot BTC ETF prospectus, one analyst noted.Source

Crypto Trading Hits Busiest Pace Since June 2022

January saw higher spot trading volume on centralized exchanges amid the approval of spot bitcoin ETFs in the U.S.Source

Are Airdrops Effective Marketing?

Everyone likes getting something for nothing, but distributing tokens is only worthwhile if it also attracts longterm builders and users rather than just momentary buzz.Source

Forget ETFs, Let’s Work on Tokenizing the Whole Value Chain

“Tokenization” — the biggest buzzword in crypto markets currently — means not just bringing new digital assets on-chains, but, in the future, originating and settling them on-chain as well.Source

Diversifying Stability: Stablecoins Finding Home Beyond the Greenback

Following the success of Tether and USDC, a generation of stablecoins are offering new features for investors and holders, says Scott Sunshine, Managing Partner of Blue Dot Advisors.Source

Bitcoin Miner Hut 8 Shares Slide as CEO Departs Weeks After Short-Seller Report

Former CEO Jamie Leverton is succeeded by president Asher Genoot.Source

Farcaster’s Dan Romero Explains How ‘Frames’ Did What X (Twitter) Doesn’t

The decentralized social network Farcaster is enjoying a breakout after last week’s introduction of “Frames” – a new feature that could attract attention from developers and, eventually, mainstream users. CoinDesk’s Jenn Sanasie sat down with co-founder Dan Romero in an exclusive interview.Source

Social App Friendzone to Start Operations on Polygon Network This Month

Friendzone was built by early team members from Band Protocol, Synthetix and Koinly and targets the social application space.Source