
Jan 10: Block’s S&P 500 Listing? China’s Economic Downturn, & Silk Road’s $6.5B Sell-Off
Block Inc. aims to become the first S&P 500 company with a Bitcoin strategy, holding 8,363 BTC. China halts bond purchases as the yuan weakens. Hong Kong boosts blockchain adoption. Coinbase faces a CFTC subpoena. Ripple expands stablecoin listings. DOJ to sell $6.5B in seized Silk Road Bitcoin.
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https://cryptonews.com/news/block-poised-to-be-first-sp-500-company-with-explicit-bitcoin-strateg/?feed_id=10871&_unique_id=6780b70087409
https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/01/10/chinas-central-bank-halts-bond-purchases-to-support-yuan…
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