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Also among those gazing into next year are Bitwise, VanEck and Hashdex.
![First Mover Americas: Altcoins Rally as Bitcoin Climbs Back to $43K](https://img.bgstatic.com/multiLang/image/4f566b74be21f536be18f7e98facb3271703014925438.png)
The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Dec. 19, 2023.
![ARK Sells $28M Grayscale Bitcoin Trust Shares as Bitcoin Nears $43K](https://img.bgstatic.com/multiLang/image/06d8bfefb8d7d95bbdbec7dbe3d55ede1703014927514.jpg)
ARK offloaded $13M worth of GBTC shares last week.
![Solana, Avalanche Meme Coin Fever Continues as Bitcoin Nears $43K](https://img.bgstatic.com/multiLang/image/9784ad63120ce81d3e19ca634290d73a1703014926686.jpg)
Traders have increasingly favored these networks over Ethereum for their lower transaction fees and faster speeds.
![BlackRock Revises Spot Bitcoin ETF Proposal Ahead of Rumored SEC Approvals](https://img.bgstatic.com/multiLang/image/6299f53d31f34d2bed827abc27e365231703014928802.png)
Black Rock's ETF proposal now includes cash redemptions, a concession to the SEC that may improve the fund's approval odds.
![Bitcoin dips below $42,000 despite major stock indices posting gains](https://img.bgstatic.com/multiLang/image/dc8ed220211f0960838b12e3a3a54b8c1702660141980.jpg)
Bitcoin has pulled back below the $42,000 level, causing almost $16 million in long liquidations.Conversely, major stock indices continued to post gains two days after the Fed’s latest rate pause.
![Crypto Trader Turns $1K Into $100K on Solana’s Newest Memecoin, Dogwifhat](https://img.bgstatic.com/multiLang/image/72f91241dbe80385e2fffe00f340ff461702648447670.jpg)
Like it or not, dog tokens are driving big business in the crypto markets.
![TradFi Goes All-In on Fed Rate Cuts. What It Means for Bitcoin](https://img.bgstatic.com/multiLang/image/3151aa64dd9b98ad5d5444ea783e04121702648446169.jpg)
The U.S. central bank yesterday signaled that far easier monetary policy is in store for 2024.
Ether is expected to outperform bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies next year due to the Ethereum blockchain’s EIP-4844 upgrade, the report said.
![Solana ecosystem](https://img.bgstatic.com/multiLang/web/cf7881866c1c7af0f6fb16be9c4bbb5a.png)
- 14:19The Uniswap Foundation has proposed to the Lido community to deploy stETH and wstETH on UnichainGolden Finance reports that the Uniswap Foundation has proposed to the Lido community to deploy stETH and wstETH (wrapped staked ETH) on Unichain, allowing the network expansion committee to recognize the cross-chain endpoints of stETH/wstETH on Unichain as standard.
- 13:43Vitalik: The current blockchain society and the world are in a dangerous state, with many projects that lack long-term value or even malicious ones receiving excessive attentionChainCatcher reports that Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has stated that the current blockchain ecosystem and global society are at risk, with many projects lacking long-term value or even maliciously gaining excessive attention. He emphasizes that the community should not only criticize but also provide and practice better alternatives. In the field of blockchain, the community needs to move beyond single-day 97% crash meme coin phenomena and explore truly valuable directions for development; on a macro-social level, as a successful open decentralized ecosystem, Ethereum is providing a powerful counterexample to views questioning democratic systems and favoring strongman politics. He cites a political scientist's view at Devcon, believing that Ethereum's success will provide positive examples for broader social governance models.
- 13:15Overview of Important Developments on the Evening of February 1912:00-21:00 Keywords: Vitalik, Tencent 1. Japan's Financial Services Agency approves new regulatory framework for crypto assets; 2. Vitalik: Only Bitcoin and Ethereum do not need a foundation; 3. Sources: Tencent leads the latest funding round for Wintermute; 4. Musk's X reportedly in talks for financing, valued at $44 billion; 5. Musk plans to discuss with Trump about distributing a $5,000 DOGE bonus to Americans.