Weekly Market Report. January 17, 2025

January 17, 2025

Greetings, curious minds! Join us on a journey into the cutting-edge. This newsletter unveils the latest trends shaping our world.

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🔥 Top Reads

Trump’s first week in office: Will crypto regulation take a back seat?

Bitcoin price eyes’ last dip’ before October breakout: Analysts 😲

Crypto investors are increasingly optimistic as they await the inauguration of US President-elect Donald Trump on Jan. 20, anticipating more innovation-friendly regulations in the world’s largest economy.

Ethereum developers aim for Pectra mainnet upgrade in March 🤔

Ethereum developers aim to launch the network’s Pectra upgrade in March 2025, with specific milestones leading up to this mainnet fork.

Biden administration to defer TikTok ban decision to Trump 🧐

The Biden administration deferred the TikTok ban decision to Trump’s original deadline. While TikTok isn’t required to shut down, app stores and ISPs may block U.S. access to comply with the law.

📈 Market Data

🚨 Important News This Week

AI

Crypto scammers hard shift to Telegram, and ‘it’s working’ — Scam Sniffer
OpenAI losing money on $200/mo ChatGPT Pro plan, CEO Sam Altman says
Google’s Resolution for 2025: Catch Up to ChatGPT

Tech

SpaceX Ship Explodes During Test Flight
Tech That Will Change Your Life in 2025
Can a Computer Learn to Speak Trader?

Business

Former European Leaders Call for Google Ad-Tech Breakup
Proposed change could save Ethereum from L2 ‘roadmap to hell’
Dogecoin Up 4.7%, Benefits From Another ‘DOGE’ Tweet By Elon Musk

Crypto

From startup to scale-up: How to harness crypto APIs for Web3 success in 2025
Bitcoin price still on track for $180K in 2025: Interview with Filbfilb
Coinbase launches Bitcoin-backed loans through Morpho DeFi partnership

🚨 Notable Companies Secure Impressive Investments

Dfns has raised $16M in a Series A funding round led by Further Ventures
Reown [WCT] has raised $13M in a Series B funding round co-led by USV and 1kx
1Money has raised $20M in a Seed funding round backed by Hack VC
PIN AI has raised $10M in a Pre-Seed funding round backed by a16z CSX
Phantom has raised $150M in a Series C funding round co-led by Sequoia Capital and Paradigm
NULS has raised $3.4M led by Ape Terminal to support AI innovation within ecosystem
Merit Systems has raised $10M in a Seed funding round co-led by a16z crypto and Blockchain Capital

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