OVERVIEW

Short Sellers So Shook, They’re Holding Teddy Bears for Emotional Support 🐻 

Before we dive in, here’s today’s crypto market heatmap:

And here’s a look at crypto’s total market cap chart:

NEWS IN THREE SENTENCES
Crypto News 📰

🏛️ Trump’s SEC Shake-Up: Crypto Overhaul on Deck

Hester Peirce and Mark Uyeda might freeze some non-fraud lawsuits and start writing new rules on when a coin is a security. Paul Atkins is set to replace Gensler, but who knows how the Senate confirmation circus goes. The plan could include dropping old enforcement cases, though that’s a legal landmine waiting to happen. Don’t expect them to coddle outright fraud, but everything else is up for grabs. Reuters.

🚨 Binance.US Boss Slams SEC’s “Operation Chokepoint 2.0”

Interim CEO Norman Reed claims the SEC is ghost-chasing fraud allegations just to starve the exchange of banking partners. He says they got no proof, but plenty of “Go away, crypto” vibes. And thanks to this heavy-handed crackdown, Binance.US is losing customers, staff, and presumably any remaining patience. CryptoDNES.

💰 HashKey’s 2025 Predictions: BTC $300K or Bust

HashKey thinks Bitcoin’s blowing past $300K, Ether might top $8K, and the U.S. will set up a “Bitcoin Strategic Reserve” under Trump’s new admin. They’re also calling for stablecoins to hit $300B in market cap plus a fresh wave of crypto ETFs (XRP, SOL, who’s next?). HashKey.

💸 Bitfinex Gets 120,000 BTC Back
A U.S. court is handing the 2016-hacked Bitcoin back to Bitfinex in “in-kind restitution.” That stash was a humble $71 million back then, and now it’s cresting $12 billion. Meanwhile, the husband and wife hacking duo are both behind bars serving 5 years and 18 months, respectively. CryptoBriefing.

🏈 CFTC vs. Crypto.com: The Sports-Betting Showdown
Crypto.com rolled out football futures, and the CFTC might call a penalty after the Super Bowl. They’re weighing a 90-day review to see if these bets break gaming laws. If the feds blow the whistle too late, well, that’s showbiz for crypto sports wagers. CryptoDNES.

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XRP Returns To $3 👏 

The last time XRP traded in the $3 range was January 5, 2018.

7 years and 10 days. That’s 2,565 days. 🤯 

After years of fighting the SEC and millions spent to defend itself and the crypto industry as a whole, it’s a well-deserved achievement for XRP hodlers everywhere.

Well effing done! 👍️ 

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