Meme Coins Make Wild Price Swings With Bitcoin Above $100K

VanEck filed for an ETF focusing on companies involved in digital asset infrastructure, avoiding direct crypto exposure but maintaining exposure to digital asset markets. The Onchain Economy ETF aims to allocate assets to "Digital Transformation Companies" and digital asset instruments, excluding stablecoins.

The U.S. SEC has filed an appeal in the legal battle with Ripple Labs, focusing on whether XRP sales to retail investors qualify as unregistered securities transactions. The agency disputes the district court's findings and challenges the exclusion of XRP distributed in non-cash transactions from securities laws.

Following a market plunge, XRP surged by 19% to $3.18, its highest since 2018. With a 32% gain over the week, XRP is close to its all-time high of $3.40. Solana and Dogecoin also saw increases, while Bitcoin hit $100,000 briefly.

RWA tokenization is revolutionizing finance by digitizing real-world assets like real estate and treasuries on the blockchain, unlocking liquidity and growth potential. Major institutions like BlackRock and Standard Chartered are driving adoption, with projections estimating up to $30 trillion in tokenized assets by 2034.

Vitalik Buterin commented on Soneium's Ethereum layer-2 network controversy, where meme coin traders faced transaction restrictions due to smart contract censorship. Soneium's team implemented temporary restrictions on certain contracts, prompting users to find ways to bypass the network's limitations.

Bitcoin's price surpassed $100,000 for the second time after the Federal Reserve's hawkish outlook impacted risk assets. With a 4% gain in the past day, Bitcoin is trading at $100,444, following a fresh inflation report.

Doom, a classic video game, has been successfully played on various unconventional platforms, including Bitcoin, Dogecoin, and now a PDF file. Despite the pixelated graphics and lack of sound, the achievement of playing Doom in a PDF is noteworthy within the gaming community.

Jian Wen, a former U.K. takeaway worker convicted of money laundering Bitcoin, faces a Confiscation Order to pay over $3.78 million (£3.1 million) or risk an additional seven years in prison. The court found she had profited £3,500,113 from criminal conduct, with available assets valued at £3,126,572.

Jupiter, a Solana-based DEX aggregator, introduced an airdrop checker for users to check eligibility for the upcoming Jupuary airdrop. The event aims to distribute 700 million JUP tokens to users, stakers, and growth initiatives, with approximately 2 million wallets eligible.

BitMEX received a $100 million fine from Manhattan federal judge John G. Koeltl for money-laundering violations in the U.S. The exchange's attorneys argued that previous fines and guilty pleas were sufficient, but Koeltl disagreed.