15 mar: all about bitcoin and $luna

"A will finds a way."

-Orison Swett Marden

Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF): The overall market for Bitcoin continues to be in consolidation, trading in a very wide range between $37K and $42K. The overall sentiment is neutral, but keep in mind the Supply Shock that is coming (see Pomp's video). Ethereum is in the same boat pretty much with other Altcoins like $LUNA getting a lot of attention from analysts. Do Kwon (founder) is even placing bets that it will not be lower than $88 this time next year. Doggie coins are not doing so well but $OGN and $GMT saw a nice little pop.

I've said many times that ultimately that all assets will be pegged to Bitcoin and it appears Deloitte agrees with me (sorta); Lyn Alden believes Central Banks will hold Bitcoin on their balance sheets. Regulatory environment continues to be positive with Wyoming and Illinois issuing bills; UKs bill on PoW was less negative than previously thought. Coverage for exchanges include: FTX, Binance, COINBASE and Bitstamp. Joe Lubin says NFTs are a profound invention - of course there were NFTs all over SXSW.

• well positioned to help governments create cheaper CBDCs: Deloitte
• Looking to Hire College Students to Develop In-House Crypto Talent
• Multi-country study reveals only 1 in 10 have no intention of investing in cryptocurrency
• How three friends Larva Labs’s secret treasure hunt for a $25,000 Meebit

NOTABLE VOICES

• Dan Schulman: Crypto Will Redefine the Financial World: PayPal’s CEO
• Macro Expert Lyn Alden: Cancel-Proof Bitcoin Could Make Its Way Onto Central Bank Balance Sheets

ACQUISITIONS/PARTERNERSHIPS

• Binance Signs MoU to Brazilian Securities Brokerage Sim;paul Investimentos
• Paris Hilton and Cardano Founder Fund to Resurrect Mammoths

• See Their First Outflows in 7 Weeks: CoinShares
• Worth $1.2B Leaves Coinbase in a Sign of Persistent Institutional Adoption
• (BTC) Creates Bullish Engulfing Candlestick and Reclaims Support
• consolidates below $39k as investors await The Fed’s decision on interest rates
• Is Recovering as $60 Million Short Returned to Lender
• Short term buyers transition to long term holders: Glassnode
• Whale Ahoy! Wallet Activated After 11 Years
• Consolidates Below $2600: What Could Trigger A Sharp Increase

• 42 Million Terra () Grabbed by Whales: Details
• Will Terra's Top $88 This Time Next Year? A $1M Bet Says It Will
• Trader Says Terra () Following Corrective Path of Chainlink (LINK), Warns of Downside Risk of Fantom (FTM)
• Fantom () Falls to a New Yearly Low of $1.07, After January High of $3.37
• Dogecoin, Shiba Inu Continue Week-Long Slump, but Shiba Inu () is Now the 3rd Most Held Token by Whales on Ethereum
• Origin Protocol () Breaks out From 109 Day Resistance Line
• Under-the-Radar Altcoin () Erupts 4,300% in Less Than a Week After Abrupt BINANCE Listing

• Nicholas Merten: Will Ethereum Flip Bitcoin in 2022? Crypto Analyst Updates ETH Forecast As Markets Consolidate
• IntoTheBlock: Analytics Firm Explains What Is Driving the Explosive Price Growth of Terra ($LUNA)

WAR IN UKRAINE

• Says It’s Using Crypto Donations To Buy New Military Equipment
• Ukrainian Crypto Entrepreneur: Is a Lifeline
• With FTX, Everstake to Launch New Crypto Donation Website
• Identifies Crypto Wallets Linked to Sanctioned Officials

• Offers Cash Prizes in Latest Crypto Clampdown
• Kazakhstan Crackdown Forces 106 More Crypto to Close

REGULATION/LEGISLATION

• ‘Shark Tank’s’ O’Leary Lobbies Congress for Sen. Lummis’ New Crypto Bill
• Illinois Moves Closer To Accepting for Taxes, but Not Considering Legal Tender Status
• Law Enforcement Agency Calls for Regulation of Mixing Tech: Report
• : Multiple Crypto-Related Money Laundering Cases Under Investigation
• Taxman Lines-Up Crypto Tax Dodgers in His Sights

EXCHANGES/WALLETS

• Europe Becomes First Exchange to Receive Crypto License in
• Wins First Crypto Service Provider License of Bahrain 
• temporarily halts Polygon deposit and withdrawal to sync nodes
• Trading Volume Dipped to New Lows in February
• Has ‘Hidden Value’ in Ventures Business, Oppenheimer Says
• Bitstamp Crypto Exchange Scores Diverse Hires from Traditional Finance
• Open-Source Wallet to Censor Certain Bitcoin Transactions

• industry to have a 'blockchain-connected' future, studio execs say
• Blockchain play-and-earn games focus on building even as prices fall
• Are a ‘Profound Invention’ Says Ethereum Co-Founder Joe Lubin

• Event recap Austin’s SXSW 2022: everywhere

• Crypto startup raises $23.8 million at $1 billion valuation

HACKS/ATTACKS

• $3 Million in DAI and ETH Stolen From Deus Finance in the Latest DeFi

• Reaching : Proof-of-Work vs Proof-of-Stake
• ? Speeding Up Ethereum Using Optimistic Rollups

PODCASTS

• The Breakdown: The EU’s Near Miss on a Proof-of-Work Ban
• Decrypt Daily: Mar 14: Elon is HODLing, Nashville Suing, 44 lbs. of Ecstasy
• Tales from the Crypt: #312: The popping of the 100 year sovereign debt bubble with Luke Gromen