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Also today, Morgan Stanley sets out the risks facing Ethereum... and Melania Trump launches a new NFT collection.

In other developments, a report by Yahoo! Finance suggests that an executive order relating to digital assets is imminent — and could be released as early as next week.

Dan Morehead says digital assets will become more attractive as the Federal Reserve moves to increase interest rates from next month.

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police has written a letter that warns crypto exchanges that they must disclose any information about transactions that are linked to 34 addresses.

Three senators are calling on the State Department to produce a report analyzing whether BTC presents "risks for cybersecurity, economic stability and democratic governance in El Salvador."

As the Freedom Convoy movement continues to cause disruption, the government is being criticized for announcing plans to target crowdfunding platforms.

Both were arrested last week on suspicion of attempting to launder BTC that was stolen when Bitfinex was hacked back in 2016.

The rapper successfully predicted that the Los Angeles Rams would win the final outright — with the team securing a thrilling 23-20 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals.

Coinbase had been prepared to handle millions of simultaneous hits during its Super Bowl ad, but chief marketing officer Kate Rouch said "the volume we experienced was astounding."

The U.S. had expressed concern that Russia was planning to invade Ukraine in a matter of days — with more than 100,000 troops building up around the country's borders.

Also today, Netflix has ordered a documentary on the Bitfinex saga... and Uber says it will "absolutely" accept crypto payments in the future.

It'll tell the tale of how Ilya "Dutch" Lichtenstein and Heather Morgan allegedly tried to clean the tainted crypto by using fake identities and buying physical gold.

Connor and Molly Jane also discuss the firestorm surrounding Brantly Millegan. The Ethereum Name Service executive has lost his job after tweets he had written back in 2016 emerged.

Bitcoin notched up its eighth consecutive day of gains on Thursday — breaking through $45,000 for the first time in over a month.

Liquidations in longs reached a high at the start of December last year as Bitcoin prices tumbled, but the tide appears to be shifting. Will the momentum last or will it be a dead cat bounce?

The Consumer Price Index raced to 7.5% in January, accelerating at their fastest pace since 1982.

All of this comes as Robinhood explores new ways to expand the number of cryptocurrencies it supports.

Some in the BTC community will find Adams' comments hard to reconcile — almost like he's taken a "have your cake and eat it" approach.