Bitcoin To Reach $70K By Year End: Markus Thielen

The macro environment, monetary tailwinds, U.S. election cycle and increasing TradFi demand all point to higher prices.Source

Bitcoin ETFs See $700M Net Inflows as BlackRock, Fidelity Gains Offset GBTC Outflows: CoinShares

New U.S. bitcoin ETFs have amassed $7.7 billion in funds since debut, offsetting the $6 billion outflows from incumbents, according to CoinShares data.Source

Warning! Scammers Are Pretending to Be CoinDesk Journalists on Social Media

Real CoinDesk journalists don’t ask for money. Also, please be wary of links sent from people claiming to work for us.Source

Web Registry GoDaddy, Ethereum Name Service Connect Domain Names With Crypto Wallets

The deal will allow users to link their internet domain names to their ENS addresses.Source

Hashnote’s U.S. Treasuries Token Now Available Through Crypto Custodian Copper

Not all the so-called “on-chain treasuries” in the market are created equal, warns Hashnote CEO Leo Mizuhara.Source

Crypto Payments App Oobit Raises $25M in Series A Funding Round Led by Tether

The round also included participation from Anatoly Yakovenko, the co-founder of Solana.Source

FTX Seeks to Sell 8% Stake in Anthropic for Sake of ‘Shareholders’

Court filings show the crypto estate wants to agree procedures so that it can sell the shares at the “optimal” time.Source

First Mover Americas: First Mover: Bitcoin Hovers Over $43K, Chainlink Extends Rally

The latest price moves in bitcoin [BTC] and crypto markets in context for Feb. 5, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.Source

Bitcoin Floats Above $43K as ‘Buy The Dip’ Sentiment Prevails

Buying on dips remains the dominant tactic in the crypto market, one trader said.Source

Former Terraform Labs CFO Han Chang-joon Extradited to South Korea by Montenegro

Han Chang-joon was charged with carrying falsified travel documents alongside Terra co-founder Do Kwon last year.Source