06 Feb: Bitcoin Bounce! Bottom is In.

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-Bryant McGill

: $42,595.65 | Dom: 41.3% | : 180.444 EH/s

JUST IN

• Protesters migrate to fundraising platform following GoFundMe ban
• AssangeDAO raises $38M in donations to help free WikiLeaks founder

MARKET WATCH

• Week in crypto: Bitcoin bounces following strong U.S. employment data
• price returns to $43K — 5 things to watch in Bitcoin this week
• (BTC) Wave Count Suggests a Bottom Has Been Reached
• Long-Term Holders Increase Their Share of Supply as BTC Surpasses $43,000
• derivatives data signals improving investor sentiment and a possible trend reversal
• Venezuelans reportedly hit by new tax of up to 20%
• Trading in Grows by 15% Since Crypto Ban

ALTCOINS

• Ethereum Whales Accumulating Polygon (), Loopring (LRC) and Two Low-Cap Altcoins, According to WhaleStats
• surges 33% in a week as $3.5 billion infused into Shiba Inu’s market cap
• Chainlink up 17% Over Weekend, Outperforming Ethereum by Daily Dev Activity

ANALYST'S CORNER

• Santiment: Analysts Expect Bitcoin to Rise Higher This Week
• Bloomberg: Bitcoin’s $40k rebound is more of ‘a floor than a ceiling’ with $100k in play
• Peter Brandt: Examines BTC After Strong Rally Above $40,000; Bitcoin Bottom In? 
• Raoul Pal: Former Goldman Exec Talks About Ethereum ($ETH), Polkadot($DOT), and Terra ($LUNA)
• Coin Bureau: 2022 Will Be Big Year for Cosmos (ATOM) & $ Price Could Rally Nearly 2-3X

NOTABLE VOICES

• Paul Krugman: Nobel Laureate on ‘Disturbing’ Similarities Between Crypto and Subprime Mortgages

TALKABOUTABLE

• Designs Digital Dollar That Handles 1.7 Million Transactions Per Second
• Afghanistan is Keeping its Users From Starving
• may be a ‘donation,’ but is it hindering adoption?
• UN Report Says North Korea Funding Missile Program With Stolen
• Education Center in El Salvador Aims to Bring About Next Wave of Adoption

• VC Paul Graham Comes in Support After Gaming Marketplace Called
• Bud Light Super Bowl Ad Includes Nouns Ethereum
• Are New York City’s Social Clubs the Next Target for
• Chainalysis report finds most wash traders unprofitable

BLOCKCHAINS

• Lightning Network Capacity Reaches All-Time High
• adds over 9,000 wallets on average daily in 2022
• Litecoin’s () Hash Rate and Difficulty Recover Despite Faltering Price
• What is Harmony () blockchain and why it is getting so much traction?

LESSONS

• Crypto rug pulls: What is a rug pull in crypto and 6 ways to spot it