2023 Recap....๐๐
๐ US judge rules XRP is not a security.
๐ $10 trillion asset manager BlackRock officially files for a Spot #Bitcoin & Ethereum ETF.
๐ BlackRock CEO says crypto is digital gold and "Bitcoin is an international asset."
๐ Sam Bankman-Fried found guilty on all charges.
๐ Elon Musk tells advertisers who are trying to blackmail him to "go fu*k yourself."
๐ Russia to use Chinese yuan instead of US dollars to settle trade with Asia, Africa, & Latin America.
๐ FED Chair Jerome Powell says "crypto appears to have staying power as an asset class."
๐ Changpeng Zhao (CZ) resigns as Binance CEO.
๐ Coinbase relists Ripple XRP.
๐ Chinese Yuan overtakes US dollar as most-used currency in China's cross-border transactions for the first time in history.
๐ Saudi Arabia enters trade alliance with China, Russia, India, Pakistan, and four Central Asian nations to step further away from reliance on the US dollar.
๐ Argentina President Javier Milei plans to replace the peso with the US Dollar and shut down the central bank.
๐ Turkish crypto exchange CEO sentenced to 11,196 years in prison for stealing $2 billion in customer funds.
๐ SEC drops lawsuit against Ripple XRP executives.
๐ Crypto asset manager Grayscale wins lawsuit against SEC.
๐ Coinbase sues the SEC, seeking regulatory clarity for the crypto industry.
๐ El Salvador President officially signs bill eliminating all taxes on income, property, and capital gains for technology innovations.
๐ Hong Kong court recognizes cryptocurrencies as property.
๐ Chinese property giant Evergrande files for bankruptcy.
๐ Terra founder Do Kwon arrested in Montenegro.
๐ US Government arrests SafeMoon founders John Karony, Kyle Nagy & Thomas Smith.
๐ BlackRock names JPMorgan as an authorized participant for its Spot Bitcoin ETF.
๐ UK Government plans to establish new digital asset legislation and make the country a crypto hub.....