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❏ Bitcoin may be behind the internet’s timeline in terms of commercial use cases, but it has already achieved comparable social functions. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ Bitcoin likely carved out a major price bottom in December, according to a non-price metric, which has proved as a reliable price indicator in the past. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ A class-action that alleged Tether and Bitfinex manipulated the bitcoin market has been withdrawn by the plaintiffs. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ Bitcoin has erased 45 percent of recent gains in what appears to be a low-volume pullback. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ WisdomTree was the lead investor in the funding round for Securrency. Other investors include the state-backed Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO). ❏ CoinDesk

❏ Markets Daily is back with the news moving markets over the last 24 hours, plus a look at Nakamoto.com's troubled launch and how it relates to 'Bitcoin Maximalism'. Later, Brad breaks down a new paywalled report on the upcoming bitcoin "Halving" ❏ CoinDesk

❏ Bitcoin Sign Guy is developing payment architecture on Urbit so people can live as a full digital citizens. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ Bitcoin's bullish case remains intact with prices holding well above key support near $7,570. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ Ikigai’s Travis Kling looks at BTC's correlation to gold and crude in response to Iran missile strikes, plus SEC priorities and Congressional intrigue. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ A state-owned nuclear power plant in Russia may soon fuel a bitcoin mining hub. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ Cars paying cars? With geopolitical events reverberating and bitcoin continuing its upward trend, CoinDesk's Markets Daily is back with news and analysis. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ Hey, Las Vegas crypto lovers, see you tonight at G.O.A.T. for our first On Tap meetup in Las Vegas. Join us for an evening of brews, bitcoin and blockchain. The event will be held at G.O.A.T. Sports Bar in Las Vegas and starts at 6 p.m. on Jan. 8. We’ll close up at around 8 p.m. but […] ❏ CoinDesk

❏ “HODLing” has returned to a major milestone: The total amount of bitcoins that haven’t changed hands in more than a year has crossed the 10 million mark. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ Bitcoin, like gold, is a limited asset that can't be easily increased to meet demand. Bloomberg analysts predict the price of both will rise this year. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ Bitcoin looks set to take a page out of gold's book and confirm a price breakout on the weekly chart. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ Bitcoin’s price has hit a new record for 2020, reaching as high as $8,438 before retracing slightly. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ Libra Association Vice Chair Dante Disparte spoke at the Digital Money Forum at CES 2020, arguing for Libra's advantages over other bitcoin. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ With bitcoin setting a blistering pace for 2020, Markets Daily is back with all the news that matters, plus a look at several stories on the escalating, global interest in blockchain by governments. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ Potentially the world's biggest bitcoin mine, one still under construction, is said to have signed up two top corporate customers in the form of SBI Holdings and GMO. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ Bitcoin's recent gains have led to a bullish chart breakout and brought a key long-term price resistance into play for the first time in over two months. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ Bitcoin's price jumped Monday as tether's market capitalization swelled by $500 million in a matter of minutes. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ Discussing how bitcoin might react to Iran and a rise in instability, plus news that TON won’t be in Telegram and reviewing the Nakamoto.com dust up ❏ CoinDesk

❏ Bitcoin’s recent price jump after the U.S. killing of a top Iranian official has rekindled a long-running debate among investors: whether it will work as a safe-haven asset like gold in times of heightened geopolitical and economic turmoil. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ With bitcoin rising for the fourth straight day, now at a two-week high around $7500, up about 10 percent from Friday’s lows, it's CoinDesk's Markets Daily for todays news and analysis. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ Bitcoin's hash rate reached record highs this week, amid rising prices and anticipation of the miner reward halving later this year. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ Bitcoin is drawing bids amid heightened geopolitical uncertainty and could soon rise above key resistance at $7,580, confirming a short-term bullish breakout. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ CoinDesk Research analyst Galen Moore unpacks the differences in reported trading volumes from three major data aggregators. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ Joanna De Alba "dispensed heroin and methamphetamine from the shadowy corners of the internet," said U.S. Attorney Richard P. Donoghue. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ Bitcoin jumped the most in two weeks after a U.S. drone strike killed a top Iranian military commander, fueling speculation that heightened geopolitical turmoil might spur demand for the cryptocurrency in 2020. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ Bitcoin is bouncing as geopolitical tensions heat up following US confirmation of a high profile drone strike in Iraq. ❏ CoinDesk

❏ On today's holiday episode of Markets Daily, we celebrate the new year with a classic song from the early days of bitcoin. ❏ CoinDesk