💡 Weekly Recap: Bitcoin's Bullish Outlook, AI + DeFi, and More!

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Bitcoin’s Outlook Remains Bullish Despite Macro Setback: Grayscale 🐂

• Grayscale's head of research, Zach Pandl, maintains a "structurally bullish" outlook for Bitcoin despite recent macroeconomic challenges, including a strong US dollar and hawkish Federal Reserve policies.

• A positive US jobs report on January 10 led to a temporary dip in Bitcoin's price below $93,000, as it reduced the likelihood of interest rate cuts and bolstered the dollar. Futures markets now estimate less than a 3% chance of a rate cu

• Grayscale and Steno Research anticipate 2025 to be a landmark year for crypto, driven by favorable regulations and increased institutional adoption, with Bitcoin ETFs already surpassing $100 billion in net assets.

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 DeFAI: Top Projects Tackling AI Agents + DeFi 🤖

• The DeFAI sector, which combines AI agents with DeFi, is rapidly evolving, with developers creating applications that utilize AI for navigating decentralized finance.

• Recent innovations have seen onchain AI agents progress from simple tasks like posting tweets to more complex roles such as managing investment DAOs.

• Despite the recent launch of many projects, there is growing excitement and anticipation for significant developments in the DeFAI space.

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Cynthia Lummis Tapped to Lead First-Ever Senate Crypto Subcommittee 🏛️

• Wyoming Senator Cynthia Lummis has been selected to lead the first-ever Senate subcommittee focused on digital assets, an extension of the Senate Banking Committee.

• The subcommittee's creation aligns with the leadership of Tim Scott, the new chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, who advocates for the democratizing potential of cryptocurrency.

• Lummis, a known Bitcoin advocate, has previously proposed legislation for the U.S. to establish a strategic Bitcoin reserve.

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Four Solana ETFs are about to hit their approval deadlines. Here’s what analysts say will happen 💸

• The SEC's initial deadline to approve four Solana ETFs is approaching on January 25, but experts predict a delay in approval due to unresolved issues.

• Analysts, including Edouard Hindi from Tyr Capital, expect the SEC to postpone its decision to the second deadline on March 11.

• Solana lacks a regulated US-based futures market, a key factor that previously influenced the approval of Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs.

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Polymarket Faces Backlash Over ‘Sick’ California Wildfire Markets 🔥

• Polymarket is under fire for hosting prediction markets on the outcomes of the ongoing California wildfires, which have led to the evacuation of over 137,000 people and five deaths.

• Users have created markets predicting the spread of the fires, containment timelines, and potential political resignations, with some markets reaching nearly $100,000 in volume.

• The markets have been criticized online as "sick" and "uncouth," with concerns that they might incentivize harmful actions to influence outcomes.

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