The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) stated in its Dec. 13 court filing against FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried that digital assets like Bitcoin(BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and Tether (USDT) are commodities.

Crypto investors are still moving their Bitcoin off exchanges, but not necessarily to sell it. The amount of BTC held off-exchange is now at its highest-ever level suggesting long-term confidence in the asset.

The Republican Senator Cynthia Lummis remains unfazed by the ongoing bear market, saying Americans should feel safe investing their retirement savings in bitcoin. The politician is among the biggest advocates of the primary cryptocurrency and is even a HODLer. Senator Lummis once again praised the asset for its scarcity and a limited maximum cap of 21 million. According to her, that will drive its USD valuation up in the future. (cryptopotato)

According to <a href="https://river.com/learn/terms/o/otc-desk/#:~:text=An%20OTC%20Desks%20conducts%20over,not%20be%20possible%20on%20exchanges.">River Financial</a>, an OTC desk acts as a dealer for traders looking to trade a given asset which could be securities, currencies, etc. They are usually used when a given trade is impossible on centralized exchanges.

With the increasing use of mixers and tumblers in various illicit activities such as money laundering and hacks, the regulatory scrutiny over mixers&tumblers is increasing.

Bitcoin Cash is rising in merchant adoption terms, even during these negative conditions that surround the crypto market lately.

Goldman Sachs has revealed it expects gold to outperform the flagship cryptocurrency Bitcoin ($BTC) over the long-term over its demand drivers, while expecting the cryptocurrency to be more influenced by tighter financial conditions.

Miners could get together, launch a 51% attack, and steal some money while pretending to be honest players trying to protect the network. But this would be pointless.

Bitcoin and other crypto prices are holding onto gains after better-than-expected inflation data ahead of the Fed's last rate decision of the year.

Less than 12% of the current Bitcoin (BTC) supply is held on exchanges, marking a new low since January 2018, according to Glassnode data analyzed by CryptoSlate.