2023-12-06, Wednesday, Daily News (Selected)

【Policy News】

1. The probability of the Federal Reserve not raising interest rates in December is 96.2% (next decision time: December 14, 2:00 a.m.)

2. The Japanese government intends to exempt companies holding cryptocurrencies from unrealized profit tax

3. The Swiss city of Lugano accepts Bitcoin and USDT as payment for taxes and other municipal services

4. The U.S. SEC will hold a virtual compliance promotion program on December 7. CFTC Commissioner: Enforcement actions against cryptocurrency companies may have reached their peak.

【Macro News】

1. Tonight at 21:15, US November ADP employment figures. 23:00, Bank of Canada announces interest rate decision

2. The U.S. JOLTs job vacancies in October were lower than expected at 8.733 million, the lowest level since early 2021; the U.S. ISM non-manufacturing PMI in November was higher than expected at 52.7.

3. Yemeni Houthi armed forces: If Israel continues to provoke, it will block the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. Since October 7, more than 15,900 Palestinians have been killed in the Gaza Strip.

4. Apple's market value returns to $3 trillion. The total market value of cryptocurrencies is about $1.6 trillion

【Coin Circle News】

1. Data: Total NFT sales on the Bitcoin network exceeded $1 billion, and Ordinals’ cumulative fee income exceeded $140 million

2. Bitcoin hit a high of $44,000 and Ethereum hit $2,300, the first time since April 2022

3. ARAX Holdings Corp announced the acquisition of a 20% stake in the metaverse platform The Nemesis

4. MicroStrategy currently holds a total of 174,530 bitcoins (with a floating profit of over US$2.3 billion), with an average purchase cost of US$30,252 and a current total value of US$7.76 billion.

5. SEC postpones decision on Grayscale spot Ethereum ETF. 1,074 documents submitted to SEC in November mentioned Bitcoin, a record high

6. Bloomberg analyst: BlackRock may transfer $200 million of trust assets to spot Bitcoin ETF

7. X (formerly Twitter) has obtained money transmission licenses in 12 states in the United States. Musk-backed X.AI plans to raise $1 billion through equity issuance

8. IBM launches new crypto asset cold storage technology "OSO" to handle digital assets in cold storage and reduce risks associated with manual procedures

Greed and Fear Index: 72 (Moderately Greedy)

Nine Gods Index (Ahr999): 1.02 (fixed investment period)