Major News Headlines for Today

1. Trump "Establishing Strategic Reserve Prioritizing U.S.-Issued Crypto"
It has been revealed that Trump has responded positively to the U.S. government's plan to stockpile cryptocurrency issued in the U.S. as a strategic asset. The New York Post reported on Jan. 16 that Trump is considering stockpiling cryptocurrency issued in the U.S., including XRP, SOL, and USDC, as strategic assets based on testimony from anonymous sources. According to reports, Trump has met with the founders of cryptocurrencies such as SOL and XRP in recent weeks, and discussed with them how to make U.S.-based cryptocurrencies a strategic asset. Earlier, Trump had repeatedly hinted at the possibility that the U.S. government could consider Bitcoin(BTC) as a strategic asset.

2. U.S. Incoming Treasury Secretary "No Reason to Issue CBDC"
In a hearing held on Jan. 16, incoming U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent pointed out the dollar's solid status and announced that he had no intention of issuing CBDC during his term.

3. Senator Lummis Condemns U.S. Marshals Service for Bitcoin Sales
Senator Cynthia Lummis insisted on her X account on Jan. 17 that the U.S. Marshals Service should be punished for causing more than $18.5 billion in damage to taxes of U.S. taxpayers by selling bitcoin. He pointed out that the U.S. Marshals Service sold bitcoin seized by the U.S. government from the dark web 'Silk Road' in the past, and such an act is very far from the value pursued by the next administration. Congressman Lummis then sent an official request to the U.S. Marshals Service, demanding additional information on the sale of bitcoin.

4. Glassnode "Bitcoin Still On The Rise"
In a report published by the on-chain analysis platform Glassnode on Jan. 16, it expressed its opinion that Bitcoin's upward trend is still ongoing based on the index 'MVRV Z', which represents the return of all Bitcoin investors. Glassnode said that the current MVRV Z indicator indicates that Bitcoin's current market price forms a higher price than the average purchase unit price. Based on the MVRV Z score, Glassnode claimed that Bitcoin's bull market is not over yet.

5. Nasdaq Submits Litecoin Spot ETF Review Request To SEC '19b-4'
Nasdaq submitted a request for ETF review of Litecoin(LTC) Spot Exchange Fund(ETF) filed by Canary Capital to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission(SEC) on Jan. 16. Earlier on Jan. 16, Canary Capital submitted an application for amendment of Litecoin Spot ETF Application 'S-1' to the SEC. After Canary Capital submitted a revised version of the S-1 document and Nasdaq submitted '19b-4', many experts predicted that the approval of Litecoin Spot ETF would take place soon.

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