BTC price approaches $72K: $BTC The price of bitcoin surged to nearly $72K on Wednesday after US spot bitcoin ETFs recorded their second highest single day of net inflows.

President Biden vetoes a bipartisan resolution aiming to reverse an SEC rule on crypto custody services: The White House said the resolution would “jeopardize the well-being of consumers.”

Robinhood buys exchange: Robinhood announced Thursday it has agreed to acquire Bitstamp, a European crypto exchange, for around $200 million.

MicroStrategy and its chairman Michael Saylor have settled tax fraud allegations for $40M: The company’s stock subsequently jumped more than 3% on Wednesday; the company maintains nearly $15B in BTC holdings.

Changpeng "CZ" Zhao, founder of Binance, started a four-month prison term in Santa Barbara, California: CZ admitted to violating the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) in November.

Shares in GameStop surged 21%: Keith Gill, "Roaring Kitty," revealed a $116M stake in the company, driving renewed investor interest and trading activity.