⛏ Bitmain will release firmware that can improve the energy efficiency of the S19 PRO from 29.5 J/T to 25.5 J/T, i.e. by 13.6%. The update will be on December 20th.

👀 Hearings on FTX: “at the behest of Bankman-Fried, FTX executives created features in the FTX core code that allowed Alameda to maintain a virtually unlimited line of credit on FTX”

🥳 #USDT Tether: Today, in addition to rejecting the recent Tether FUD cycle that has hit the rumor mill, Tether is announcing that starting now and throughout 2023, we will reduce the secured loans in Tether reserves to zero.

👀 Cobo, MetaMask Institutional and Gnosis DAO have teamed up to create the SBT Evolution (Identity Verification Token) project #NFT

👀 #BNB #USDC Binance Resumes Withdrawal of USDC Stablecoins

👀 Tesla's #TSLA market capitalization fell below $500 billion for the first time in 2 years.

👀 🇧🇷 Brazil will launch a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in 2024.

🥳 #AVAX Ava Labs launches Core Mobile Wallet
Medium

🤝 Zogi Labs partners with Cronos to launch MMORPG The Legends of Bezogia.
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📝 #DYDX dYdX started voting on a proposal to form the subDAO dYdX Operations as a trust ("Ops Trust") and fund the subDAO $372,000 for an initial 6-month period.

🔛 Quicksilver Protocol announced their mainnet launch on December 16th.
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📊 #ETH Ethereum has the highest week of address activity in 17 months, averaging over 637,000 wallets per day.

👀 A Bahamas judge said the SBF has the right to apply for bail.

📉 According to Statista, the number of cryptocurrencies has declined by about 1,000 since February, the biggest decline ever.
coindesk.com

📅 Digest and events for tomorrow:

Unlocks: #CFG, #BLT, #AXL, #NGL, #XEND, #1INCH

MyNeighborAlice (#ALICE) - Alpha Season 2 to be launched

Binance (#BNB) - Update BEP20 and BEP2

🇬🇧 Consumer Price Index (CPI) (y/y) (Nov) - 10:00 Moscow time

🗽 FOMC, Fed rate decision - 22:00 Moscow time, press conference - 22:30

🕵️‍♂️ According to the US Attorney, SBF committed one of the largest financial frauds in American history.

"We're not done yet" with the allegations, U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said.
blockworks.com

👀 Current FTX CEO: SBF received several loans from the company, is investigating SBF's parents and it will take weeks or months to secure all of the company's assets.

👀 Reuters: SBF's bail application has been denied and will be held until at least February 8 next year twitter.com

👀 SBF considered shutting down Alameda Research in September

👀 FTX clients outside the US are seeking to establish an official client committee coindesk.com