Every Monday morning, we cover the latest developments and trends in the dynamic and ever-evolving world of cryptocurrency. From price movements, industry news and our favorite resources, we strive to provide our readers with a comprehensive overview of the crypto landscape.

In this issue, we focus on Bitcoin breaking out of its recent price torpor to achieve a 10-week high—roughly regaining all losses since the FTX debacle of November 2022.

Market Summary:

The global crypto market cap is $1.33 Trillion.

• The cryptocurrency market has declined in the last 24 hours, with the total volume reaching $64.48 Billion, representing a decrease of 25.45%.

Additionally, Bitcoin dominance is at 39.3% and Ethereum dominance is at 18.3%.

Performance:

• Ethereum is currently the top trading pair on NDAX, followed by Bitcoin, Tether, XRP and Shiba Inu.
  
  
• Bitcoin (BTC) has seen a gain of 22.49% in the past 7 days, currently trading at $28,061.
  
  
• Ethereum (ETH) has seen a gain of 19.56% in the past 7 days, currently trading at $2,085.
  
  
• Other notable coins include:
  • Compound (COMP) with an increase of 47.36% ^{in the past week.}
  • Solana (SOL) with an increase of 41.67% ^{in the past week.}
    
  • NEAR Protocol (NEAR) with an increase of 38.74% ^{in the past week.}
  • Avalanche (AVAX) with an increase of 35.45% ^{in the past week.}
    
    

Market Trends:

• Bitcoin had its best week in 10 months–or since March 2021.

   

• In the meantime, regulatory crackdowns and lawsuits remain the main activity and focus of the industry at large, namely: 

   

  • Grayscale’s Suit Against the SEC Heats Up.

  • The SEC Investigates DGC. 

  • SEC charges Gemini and Genesis with unregistered securities offering.

  • As Gemini Squabbling with Galaxy.

  • More Legal Troubles for Disgraced Ex-FTX CEO SBF.

     

• Public Bitcoin Miners Continue Consolidating.

As of 01/16/2023 12:300 AM EST

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In the cryptocurrency community, there's always something going on. Here are a few events and happenings that you might be interested in:

• Can Canada stay a crypto mining hub after Manitoba’s moratorium? - 
  Local stakeholders believe that a crypto mining moratorium might actually mean the beginning of a new dialogue between the government and the industry. - Cointelegraph

   

• Climate tech VC argues Bitcoin’s ESG positives outweigh its negatives 31:1 -
  The Bitcoin network has a 31:1 positive to negative ratio, according to climate tech VC Daniel Batten. - Cointelegraph

   

• Polygon’s Blockchain to Undergo Hard Fork - The software upgrade scheduled for Jan. 17 will address gas spikes and chain reorganization. - Coindesk
  
  
• One of the largest US colleges has begun teaching students about Bitcoin - The professor said a “Programming Bitcoin” course will follow the first Bitcoin course, where students will learn how to “build a Bitcoin library from scratch.” - Cointelegraph

Looking to learn more about cryptocurrency and blockchain? Here are a few resources that we recommend:

• The Investors Podcast’s Bitcoin Fundamentals w/ Preston Pysh: This is the 1st Quarter Bitcoin/Macro Mastermind discussion for 2023 with Preston Pysh, Jeff Ross, Steven McClurg, and Joe Carlasare. The group covers the numerous digital asset exchange collapses, broader treasury markets, inflation, stocks, China, and more.
  
  

• Coindesk’s The Breakdown w/ NLW: Will Negative Inflation Prompt a Shift in Fed Policy?
  
  

• Just a few hundred miles from El Salvador, Guatemala’s Bitcoin Lake contrasts state-led Bitcoin adoption with a promising grassroots model: DISPATCH FROM A BITCOIN COMMUNITY BUILT ON GRASSROOTS ADOPTION.
  
  

In this issue, we've included a guide on how to protecting your crypto wallet from SIM swap scammers. Follow our tips to keep your funds safe.

• Protecting your crypto wallet from SIM swap scammers.

This week, we have updated several articles in our support center to provide our users the most accurate and helpful information. In case you missed it, here are the articles that have been recently changed: 

•  Bank Draft Deposits No Longer Accepted for Account Funding.
• [http://Limit%20Order] What is a Limit Order?
•  What is a Stop Order?

Additionally, these are the most popular articles among our users this week: 

•  How to withdraw Canadian Dollars to my bank account?
•  Cryptocurrency Tax Guide.

As always, if you have any further questions or need additional assistance, our support team is here to help – just reach out via email at [email protected].

This week, we're taking a closer look at Cardano (ADA).

Cardano is a blockchain platform that aims to provide a more secure and sustainable infrastructure for the development and execution of decentralized applications and smart contracts. The platform was developed by IOHK, a company co-founded by Charles Hoskinson, one of the co-founders of Ethereum.

Cardano's native cryptocurrency is ADA, which can be used to pay for transaction fees on the network and to participate in the governance of the platform through a system of stake pools and voting. Cardano uses a unique proof-of-stake algorithm called Ouroboros and is built on a set of scientific principles and formal verification methods. It's been positioned as a third-generation blockchain, that aims to be more energy-efficient, scalable, and interoperable than earlier blockchain platforms. 

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