Episode 529
📍 Bitcoin's mining difficulty has dropped to 110.5 trillion, making it easier to mine, amid a recent crypto price slump, but experts predict this trend is unlikely to continue.
📍 Nvidia has reported record fourth-quarter revenue of $39.3 billion, driven by demand for artificial intelligence chips, with the company's data center unit revenue reaching $35.6 billion.
📍 The FBI is seeking help from the crypto industry to track and block transactions related to the $1.5 billion Bybit hack, attributed to North Korean hackers, with the agency publishing a list of Ethereum addresses holding or having held stolen assets.
📍 Multiple US states have rejected bills to invest public funds in Bitcoin, including Montana, South Dakota, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, and Wyoming, but other states like Utah, Texas, and Oklahoma are moving forward with their own Bitcoin-related proposals.
📍 The crypto market continues to experience a painful week, with major tokens like Ether, XRP, and Dogecoin shedding value, while Aptos' APT token jumps 10% amid rumors of a potential ETF registration.
