Major virtual assets are in a downward trend.
As of 12:57 pm on December 13 on Bithumb, Bitcoin (BTC) fell 1.14% from the previous day to 14,262,200,000 won. Ethereum (ETH) fell 0.57% to 5,622,000 won, Ripple (XRP) fell 2.35% to 3,364 won, Solana (SOL) fell 1.45% to 325,300 won, and Binance Coin (BNB) fell 0.49% to 1,014,000 won.
The international market is also in a downward trend.
At the same time, on CoinMarketCap, BTC recorded $99,752.36, down 1.12% from the previous day. ETH fell 0.08% to $3,930.75, XRP fell 2.03% to $2.35, SOL fell 1.45% to $227.78, and BNB fell 1.32% to $709.41.
The total market capitalization of virtual assets decreased by 1.64% from the previous day to about $3.6 trillion (about 516.18 trillion won). The Crypto Fear and Greed Index of alternative.me, a virtual asset data company, fell 7 points from the previous day to 76 points, indicating 'extreme greed'.
The US state of Texas is pushing to hold BTC as a strategic reserve asset.
According to CoinTelegraph on the 12th (local time), Texas State Representative Giovanni Capriglione has introduced a bill (HB 1598) that would require the state government to hold BTC as a reserve asset for at least 5 years. The bill allows state residents or government agencies to donate to the BTC reserve fund.
The Texas Blockchain Council said it "will not purchase BTC with tax money to increase the likelihood of the bill's passage" and "plans to purchase BTC with donations from Texas residents, US-based companies, and other existing state resources."
To pass the bill, the consent of more than two-thirds of the total seats in the Texas Senate and House is required. The Texas legislature will begin its session on January 14 next year.
As former presidential candidate Donald Trump had proposed a national-level BTC strategic reserve, several states including Pennsylvania and Florida have been actively discussing BTC reserve bills since his election.
- Reporter Hae-yeon Kang
- haeyeon41@rni.kr
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