Author: Cointelegraph By Brayden Lindrea

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El Salvador's Bitcoin stash hits 6,000 BTC, worth $569M

El Salvador joins the US, China, the UK, Ukraine and Bhutan as the only countries with Bitcoin holdings currently above 6,000 BTC. Source link

US-listed Bitcoin, Ether ETFs tally $38.3B net inflows in launch year

Around 80% of demand for the spot Bitcoin ETFs came from retail, but industry analysts expect institutions to pick up the pace in 2025. Source link

Bitcoin ETFs, MicroStrategy, whales spur 3X jump in private BTC txs: Analyst

CryptoQuant’s CEO Ki Young Ju dismissed the idea that private CoinJoin transactions are mostly used by hackers to launder stolen funds. Source link

TeraWulf to lease 70 MW to host AI as Bitcoin mining costs jump

TeraWulf is looking to expand into the red-hot AI space as Bitcoin mining difficultly climbs and profitability shrinks. Source link

Bitcoin sees first major weekly price decline since Trump’s election win

Bitcoin is now down around 11% after reaching its all-time high price of $108,135 on Dec. 17. Source link

US Bitcoin reserve could slash national debt 35% by 2049: VanEck

VanEck has said a US Bitcoin reserve could majorly slash the national debt if the cryptocurrency grows to $42.3 million a coin by 2049. Source link

Advocacy group urges SEC rethink crypto probes and lawsuits from ‘day one’

The Digital Chamber issued a crypto agenda for the incoming SEC leadership to repair its “troubled relationship” with the crypto industry. Source link

BlackRock sparks Bitcoin 21M debate, saying ‘no guarantee’ it won’t change

One Bitcoin developer argues that any change to Bitcoin’s fixed supply, while theoretically possible, wouldn’t be considered “Bitcoin” anymore. Source link

‘Major implications’ for gaming tokens as CyberKongz hit with SEC Wells notice

CyberKongz said it was first contacted by the SEC two years ago and had been “suffering in silence” ever since. Source link

MicroStrategy’s Saylor hints at first Bitcoin purchase above $100K

MicroStrategy’s Michael Saylor has posted the same Bitcoin chart for five consecutive Sundays, and every time, MicroStrategy confirmed a new Bitcoin purchase the following day. Source link