BITCOIN TROVE: In a recent court filing, Craig Wright says a third party delivered "the necessary information and key slice to unlock the encrypted file,” seemingly referencing the bonded courier needed to unlock 1.1 million Tulip Trust at the heart of a lawsuit brought by Ira Kleiman. The prosecutors followed with a filing saying Wright only provided a list of 16,404 addresses but no information about the courier, whom they intend to depose. Full story
ETF PULLED: Bitwise Asset Management has withdrawn its application with the SEC for a bitcoin exchange-traded fund. "This is the next step towards our long term goal of bringing a bitcoin ETF to market, and we plan to refile our application at an appropriate time,” the firm told CoinDesk. Full story
NOT FORGOTTEN: The FBI is emailing QuadrigaCX victims, confirming the federal agency is investigating the circumstances around the Canadian crypto exchange's collapse. "A criminal investigation can be a lengthy undertaking, and, for several reasons, we cannot tell you about its progress at its time," Gauthier wrote to victims. Full story
STAY AWAY: The United Nations is warning about the risks of attending North Korea's cryptocurrency conference in February. Reuters reports that going to the event would probably be a violation of international sanctions, according to a confidential report soon to be put before the U.N. Security Council. Full story
BLOCKCHAIN LAUNCH: Crypto startup Kadena’s public blockchain went live Wednesday, adding interoperable smart contract support between the public chain and its private chain counterparts. The Brooklyn-based offshoot of JPMorgan’s blockchain center is also integrating its Chainweaver wallet with the Cosmos Network, allowing different blockchains to interact. Full story | 