It looks like “really soon” it will be possible for fans of the hugely popular crypto project Shiba Inu to buy and sell virtual land in the upcoming Shiba metaverse (codenamed …
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Russia is set to recognize cryptocurrency as a form of currency
Authorities in Russia are set to recognize digital assets as a form of currency, according to local news reports. Russian newspaper Kommersant reported this morning, and later tweeted, that the government and …
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Ukraine is using Bitcoin (BTC) to ‘crowdfund war’ with Russia
As tensions on Ukraine’s border continue to mount, Ukrainian non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are seeing a sharp rise in Bitcoin donations, according to a new report by blockchain analytics company Elliptic. These aren’t …
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Bitfinex hackers arrested; 94,000 Bitcoin (BTC) seized
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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XRP price rose by nearly 30% after Ripple gets permission to explain “fair notice defense” vs. SEC
Ripple price rose by nearly 30% in less than a week amid positive sentiment around the court case, in which the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) claims that Ripple sold …
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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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