Prediction Traders Are Betting Bitcoin Will Fall Below $65,000 - Bloomberg ($)

Multicoin founder Kyle Samani steps back from VC firm, will continue to advocate for Solana - The Block

Brock Pierce's Relationship With Jeffrey Epstein Went Deeper Than Anyone Knew - Decrypt

Multicoin Capital co-founder Kyle Samani steps down after nearly a decade to pursue other areas of tech - CoinDesk

Crypto Floats New Compromises in Bid to Save Contentious Bill - Bloomberg ($)

Binance denies issuing legal threats over insolvency allegations - The Block

Hong Kong could double its fund industry through tokenization, BCG says - The Block

SBI Holdings unveils Layer 1 proof of concept for tokenized stocks co-developed with Startale Group - The Block

Tether USDT posts record user growth in Q4 despite crypto market shock - The Block

House probe targets WLFI after report of $500 Million UAE stake - CoinDesk

House launches probe into $500 Million UAE deal linked to World Liberty Financial - The Block

Bhutan Transfers $22M in Bitcoin Amid Market Downturn - Decrypt

Bitcoin's limited supply won't help stop the selloff - CoinDesk

Bitcoin Drops Below $70,000 as ‘Forced Deleveraging’ Accelerates - Bloomberg ($)

‘We don’t friggin need more copypasta EVM chains’: Vitalik Buterin criticizes new Layer 1s, narrows the case for Layer 2s - The Block

Crypto platform Bullish reports $563.6 million Q4 loss, shares fall 5% - CoinDesk

Ether treasury ETHZilla pivots to real estate tokenization with a $4.7 million housing loan deal - CoinDesk

Ro Khanna Launches Probe Into $500M UAE Deal With Trump-Linked World Liberty Financial - Decrypt

Brazil moves to ban algorithmic stablecoins like Ethena’s USDe - CoinDesk

Institutions don't want more risk—they want bitcoin yield that works like TradFi, says GlobalStake co-founder - CoinDesk

Bitcoin dips below US$70,000, wiping out gains since Trump election win amid Warsh Fed fears - SCMP