Bitcoin Steady at $43K as Tumbling U.S. Regional Bank Stocks Reignite Worries

Bitcoin so far remained muted compared to its vehement rally during the March banking crisis, but one analyst said he’s “cautiously long” amid the turmoil.Source

U.S. Lawmakers Seek to Overturn SEC’s Crypto Accounting Policy

Members of Congress are trying to delete the controversial U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission accounting bulletin that implies restrictions on companies that want to hold their customer’s crypto assets.Source

OPNX, the Exchange Built by Founders of Doomed Hedge Fund Three Arrows, Is Shutting Down

Customers were advised to settle their positions by Feb. 7 and withdraw their money by Feb. 14.Source

Blast From the Future: Can You Plagiarize Something Meant to Be Copied?

Devs for the Blast L2 are accused of stealing open-source code that’s available to all. Is that cheating, or a sincere form of flattery?Source

Man Behind Defunct BTC-e Exchange Once Popular with Criminals Faces U.S. Charges

One of the men behind BTC-e, a now-defunct crypto exchange once popular with cybercriminals and money launderers, has been arrested and charged in the U.S., the Department of Justice (DOJ) said Thursday.Source

The Biggest BONK Whale Just Invested in ‘Ycombinator for Solana’

BONK DAO is writing a $500,000 check for the venture fund of Colosseum, Solana’s new hackathon organizer.Source

U.S. Sen. Lummis Says ‘Delicate’ Talks Underway Over U.S. Crypto Legislation

Speaking to CoinDesk TV, Lummis says she is hopeful a stablecoin bill could move forward in the first half of 2024, before elections increase political pressures in Washington.Source

U.S. Drilling Down on Crypto Miners’ Energy Use Draws Ire From Community

The Energy Information Administration (EIA) is starting a survey to track the electricity consumption of crypto miners in the U.S.Source

Binance Is Facing Regulatory Headwinds as It Tries to Re-Enter UK Market: Bloomberg

The largest crypto exchange in the world stopped offering its services to U.K. customers in October after it failed to comply with a rule change made by regulators last year.Source

That FTX Super Bowl Ad? ‘Like an Idiot, I Did It,’ Larry David Says

Sam Bankman-Fried’s cryptocurrency exchange infamously collapsed months after the commercial.Source