Tom Lee's Bitmine buys 30075 ETH worth $88.73 million

The CFTC is seeking feedback on allowing retail traders to directly access derivatives clearing as part of strengthening measures to protect retail investors in the derivatives market. （Cointelegraph）

In a package of confirmations, the U.S. Senate approved Mike Selig to lead the CFTC and Travis Hill to run the FDIC, both with major potential reach into crypto. What to know : The U.S. Senate moved to confirm a massive package of President Donald Trump's nominees on Thursday, including two officials with important regulator roles over the crypto sector. The chamber approved the confirmations of Mike Selig to run the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and Travis Hill to lead the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Selig will have a leading role as a crypto watchdog, replacing Acting Chairman Caroline Pham, who has been pushing an aggressive crypto policy agenda in the absence of a permanent agency chief.

[The People's Bank of China conducts a 7-day reverse repo operation of 56.2 billion yuan at an interest rate of 1.40%] The People's Bank of China conducted a 7-day reverse repo operation today, with a bidding amount of 56.2 billion yuan, a winning amount of 56.2 billion yuan, and an operation interest rate of 1.40%.

[The People's Bank of China Conducts 14-Day Reverse Repo Operation Worth 100 Billion Yuan] The People's Bank of China conducted a 14-day reverse repo operation worth 100 billion yuan through fixed-quantity, interest rate bidding, and multiple price levels.

Anti CZ Whale holds 59733 ETH ($168.7 million) multiple orders, with clearing prices of $2807.02 and $2729.19, respectively. At the same time, it holds 565557 HYPE ($12.5 million) multiple orders, facing a clearing price of $22.1972. The giant whale once had a profit of nearly $100 million, but now it has dropped to only $11.4 million. （Lookonchain）