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12/23/24: Crypto Council ASSEMBLE! 🇺🇸💰⛓️
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Top News
Trump appoints Bo Hines to lead Presidential Crypto Council
VanEck projects U.S. could cut debt by 35% with Bitcoin reserve
Luigi Mangione joins SBF and Diddy at Brooklyn detention center

Specs’ Insights
1. Trump appoints Bo Hines to lead Presidential Crypto Council
Thank you, Mr. President! It will be the honor of a lifetime to serve in your next administration. Thank you for everything you have done and continue to do for our country. @realDonaldTrump
I am thrilled to work alongside the brilliant @DavidSacks to ensure that this industry… x.com/i/web/status/1…
— Bo Hines (@BoHines)
9:56 PM • Dec 22, 2024
⌐◪-◪ → Presidential Crypto Council, ASSEMBLE!
President-elect Donald Trump just appointed Bo Hines, former college football star, as the Executive Director of his newly formed Presidential Council of Advisers for Digital Assets, aka the "Crypto Council."
Hines will join forces with tech heavyweights like David Sacks, who will focus on crypto and AI policy, as part of Trump’s broader mission to make the U.S. the global hub for blockchain and digital currencies.
Meanwhile, Stephen Miran, a vocal Bitcoin advocate, will head Trump’s Council of Economic Advisers. Miran has been critical of current U.S. crypto regulations and promises to clear regulatory hurdles for innovation.
With these appointments, it’s clear: Trump is betting big on crypto. The U.S. might be on its way to becoming the world’s crypto capital.
2. VanEck projects U.S. could cut debt by 35% with Bitcoin reserve
JUST IN: 🇺🇸 $90 billion VanEck says the US could reduce its national debt by 35% by establishing Strategic #Bitcoin Reserve.
— Bitcoin Magazine (@BitcoinMagazine)
12:00 PM • Dec 23, 2024
⌐◪-◪ → Can Bitcoin save the U.S. from crippling debt?
VanEck just dropped a bombshell: the U.S. could cut its national debt by 35% by adopting Bitcoin as a strategic reserve asset. Their model assumes Bitcoin’s price hitting $42.3M by 2049 at a 25% annual growth rate.
But that’s not all — Michael Saylor just proposed an $81 trillion Bitcoin reserve plan, calling it a game-changer for the U.S. economy. Saylor believes Bitcoin could neutralize national debt and solidify the dollar’s dominance.
BRB, selling my house to buy more Bitcoin. Let’s get that $42M BTC.
3. Luigi Mangione joins SBF and Diddy at Brooklyn detention center
CNN reports that Luigi Mangione has been transferred to the same Brooklyn prison as Diddy.
— Pop Base (@PopBase)
12:31 AM • Dec 20, 2024
⌐◪-◪ → Luigi walks into a jail cell with SBF and Diddy…
It sounds like the start of a joke, but Luigi Mangione, the infamous fraudster, has officially landed at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn—joining none other than Sam Bankman-Fried and Diddy.
This detention center is turning into a “who’s who” of high-profile cases, but here’s the kicker: Luigi’s lawyer is married to Diddy’s lawyer. You can’t make this stuff up.
Naturally, the internet is having a field day, with memes and conspiracy theories about what schemes this unlikely trio could cook up behind bars.
One thing’s for sure: Brooklyn’s MDC just became the weirdest intersection of crypto scandals, celebrity drama, and fraud cases ever.

📈 Market Snapshot
⛓️ Crypto & DeFi
Web3 startup building 'Google Maps' for blockchain data
Gate.io milestones propel GateToken to ATH
HyperLiquid sees record $60M outflows
Unichain public mainnet expected in 2025
Rumble gets $775M from Tether
Tether CEO teases AI platform debut for 2025
Ragnarok expanding to Ethereum's Ronin
🏦 Wall Street & VC
Bitcoin ETFs see record-high outflows of $672M
Securitize proposes BlackRock's BUIDL token for Frax USD
Binance.US CEO joins MicroStrategy board
Michael Saylor addvocates for Trump-backed Bitcoin reserve
🏛️ Legal & Regulatory
Nic Carter makes full case against strategic Bitcoin Reserve
Ethereum, Solana scammers charged in $22M rug pull scheme
SEC fines Jump Trading $123M for TerraUSD role
Trump names crypto-friendly Stephen Miran as CEA chair
Hailey Welch 'fully cooperating' with HAWK lawsuits
🌎 Rest Of The World
North Korean hackers stole $1.3B in 2024
Metaplanet buys 619.7 Bitcoin for ¥9.5 billion
Hex founder wanted by Interpol
🖼️ NFTs & Metaverse
OpenSea confirms OCEAN token is incoming
NFT projects announce upcoming tokens amid bull market
Kaito NFT does whopping 30x from .1 ETH mint price
Pudgy Penguins PENGU hits 500k holders
