Lots of news on the regulatory front this week, and twitter was active.

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Headlines


Adoption
-Amex CEO hints at exploring ways to allow credit card holders to redeem points for crypto [...Bakkt?]
-Flushing it: $8B New York commercial bank to offer Bitcoin services #NYDIG


CBDC (are just Surveillance Tokens)
-Bank of Korea completes first phase of digital currency pilot


Company / Product / Project News
-Trezor removes controversial address verification protocol, other wallets follow suit
-Fantom (FTM) Is Now Second-Largest Blockchain Network in DeFi TVL
-Solana Suffers Another Outage, SOL Price 15% Down
-Meta Platforms-Backed Diem Project Looking to Liquidate Its Assets


Chatter, Commentary and Opinions
-Bank of America says stablecoin adoption and CBDC is 'inevitable'
-Meta goes Brazil to trademark Bitcoin and crypto services
-LeBron James and Crypto.com team up for blockchain education initiative
-Chinese food delivery giant joins CBDC efforts


Crime/Scams
-The biggest crypto heists of all time
-Uniswap founder's bank account shut down by JP Morgan Chase, shadow-debanking allegations surface


DeFi


DYOR


Exchanges
-Bithumb to block crypto withdrawals to unverified private wallets
-FTX US Raises $400 Million, Valued at $8 Billion


Implementation
-Klarna Launches 'Buy Now Pay Later' Physical Card in UK
-BCB Group Conducts UK's Largest Blockchain-Based Series A Funding Round
-MoonPay Launches World's First Credit Card Checkout for NFT Purchases (see also "NFT")


Metaverse
-Meta Introduces AI Research SuperCluster, Develops World's Fastest Supercomputer
-Fidelity Files Metaverse ETF Application with SEC
-Turkish president orders ruling party to organize metaverse forum


Mining
-Yet another solo Bitcoin miner solved a valid block, earning a reward worth over $220,000 [This is becoming a habit...] See above tweets
-Valkyrie aims for ETF linked to Bitcoin mining firms on Nasdaq


Nation States (and other political jursidictions)
-Indonesia's crypto industry in 2021: A kaleidoscope
-First European Politician from Belgium to Accept Bitcoin in His Salary
-Disgraced MP tells Parliament UK can be the 'home' of crypto


NFT (Tokenization)
-Paris Hilton says that the metaverse will be the 'future of partying'
-YouTube CEO hints that NFTs could be added to creator platform
-John Lennon and The Beatles Memorabilia Up for Auction as NFTs
-Reddit to Implement NFT Profile Pic Feature, Conducting Tests


Regulation, Legislation & Legal Matters
-U.S. Congressman wants to scrub bill provision that crypto advocates say is a potential disaster
-Russian finance ministry official calls for crypto regulation, not restriction
-Indonesian regulator takes cue from Islamic NGOs, bars crypto sales for institutions
-Thai regulators team up to issue guidelines on digital asset payments
-Germany's 2021: New regulations, the digital euro and NFTs on the rise
-Fitch says proposed Russia crypto ban eases risks but curbs innovation
-House members urge US treasury secretary to clarify definition of broker in infrastructure law
-SEC reportedly probing crypto lending products by Gemini and Celsius


Taxation
-Coinbase Offers Slew of New Tax Support Features


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-Fidelity seeks approval for 2 more crypto-metaverse ETFs
-Grayscale Adds LUNA, AVAX and MATIC to Consideration List
-SEC Delays Approval/Rejection Response on ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF and Teucrium Bitcoin Futures Fund
-Valkyrie Files Application for Bitcoin Mining ETF with US SEC
-Bitcoin ETF: Giant fund Charles Schwab joins the queue
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