Christmas wrap-up: Everything that happened in crypto this Xmas

Merry Christmas! Although many of us stopped to wind down with some traditional festivities, crypto plowed on. So, in this special Christmas wrap-up episode, we take a look at everything that happened from the 23rd to the 27th of December that you need to know about. Take 10 minutes for yourself and enjoy your Christmas crypto debrief.
Further reading:

• Judge orders Craig Wright to pay over $1m to cover legal fees if he loses Satoshi identity case
• $3m of crypto is stolen on Christmas Day using MS Drainer
• zkSync suffers a five-hour network outage on Christmas day
• Two senior Grayscale executives resign from the board of directors
• The SEC updates the spot Bitcoin ETF application deadline
• Arthur Hayes warns that spot Bitcoin ETFs could ‘destroy Bitcoin’
• Bitcoin mining hash rate hits new all-time high, but profitability falls
• Sotheby’s announces it sold $35m worth of digital art in 2023

So, grab yourself a coffee and let's get into it!

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