The US Justice Department has announced the arrest of two individuals for an alleged conspiracy to launder cryptocurrency that was stolen during the 2016 hack of Bitfinex, one of the …
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Japan’s largest bank has announced plans to launch a yen-pegged stablecoin in 2023
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking, the trust banking arm of Japan’s largest financial institution, has announced plans to launch a yen-pegged stablecoin next year. According to a report by Nikkei on Monday, …
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The Russian government will introduce strategies for crypto regulation by February 11
The Russian government, which is having an ongoing discussion on the future of decentralized digital currency in Russia, is expected to produce alternative scenarios for crypto regulation by February 11. …
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GALA gains 117% so far in February as the ecosystem continues to attract new users
The play-to-earn (P2E) gaming sector of the cryptocurrency ecosystem has been one of the sectors most resilient to the volatility and price declines in the past couple of months as …
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Polygon (MATIC) has raised $450M in an investment round led by Sequoia Capital India
Polygon has closed a $450 million raise. Sequoia Capital, one of Silicon Valley’s oldest and most successful venture capital firms, led the round. Venture capital firms are taking notice of …
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KPMG in Canada adds Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) to its treasury
Big Four auditor KPMG’s Canadian operation has officially added Bitcoin and Ether to its corporate treasury, joining other major companies in converting a portion of its fiat holdings into digital …
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It’s official! CashApp shocks the world, enabling payments through the Lightning Network
CashApp integrated Lightning Network payments to most of their customers in the USA. This might prove to be monumental for the Bitcoin network. The rumor has been circulating for months, …
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Valkyrie Bitcoin (BTC) mining ETF “WGMI” approved for Nasdaq listing
Crypto asset management firm Valkyrie will have a new exchange-traded fund (ETF) listed on the Nasdaq this week. The stock exchange will be listing Valkyrie’s new ‘Bitcoin Mining ETF,’ an …
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California-based craft superfood chain moving to Bitcoin standard and converting all its cash to BTC
California-based craft superfood chain Everbowl has announced it’s moving its business operations to a Bitcoin standard, in which it will be converting cash reserves into the flagship cryptocurrency. According to …
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Social media giant Twitter adopts NFTs with the help of QuickNode
While initially it was just major financial entities — such as PayPal, Square, Microstrategy, amongst many others — dipping their toes into the blockchain scene, now we have players from …
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