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Crypto in Russia: More People Using Tokens for Payments, Claims Academic
20.2.2024
More people are using crypto in Russia than ever before, a leading Moscow-based academic has claimed.
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Japan Unlocks Opportunities for Domestic Venture Capitalists to Invest in Web3 Startups
19.2.2024
Japan unlocks new opportunities for domestic venture capitalists to invest in Web3 startups. The move clears regulatory hurdles that previously forced Web3 companies to look overseas for funding. This shift is expected to stimulate innovation and drive Japan's position in the Web3 sector.
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Binance to Discontinue Leveraged Token Trading and Subscription Services
19.2.2024
Binance has announced the end of support for leveraged token trading and subscription services. The move leaves investors seeking alternative leveraged trading options within the crypto exchange. Binance is shifting focus, launching USDC-margined ORDI Perpetual Contracts on its Futures...
Cryptocurrency Investment Funds See Record $2.45 Billion Inflows, AUM Taps $67 Billion
19.2.2024
Cryptocurrency investment funds recorded $2.45 billion in inflows in the last seven days as Assets Under Management (AUM) surged.
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Canada’s EQ Bank Partners with Trulioo for Biometric Identity Verification + More Crypto News
19.2.2024
Crypto news today: Trulioo joins hands with the digital platform of Canada’s challenger bank, ChainLight reveals a new database that enables users to track all Web3 hacks, and spot volumes rise for the fourth consecutive month.
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Sui Network Records $593 Million TVL as Wider Market Taps $72.7 Billion
19.2.2024
As bullish pressure ignites, the Sui network recorded a massive spike in transactions and TVL alongside the broader crypto market. New market data from decentralized finance (DeFi) on-chain analytics firm DeFiLlama shows an uptick in volumes from different metrics in the Layer 1 network. On Feb...
Web3 Social Media Platform beoble Secures $7 Million Seed Funding From Samsung, Hashkey, and Others
19.2.2024
Hong Kong-based Web3 social platform beoble has closed its seed funding round, bringing in a total of $7 million from a diverse group of investors including Hashkey, Samsung, DCG, DWF Ventures, Nomura Laser Digital, Cypher Capital, and Blockchain Founders Fund. This latest funding comes three...
Web3 Social Media Platform beoble Secures $7 Million Seed Funding From Samsung, Hashkey, and Others
19.2.2024
Hong Kong-based Web3 social platform beoble has closed its seed funding round, bringing in a total of $7 million from a diverse group of investors including Hashkey, Samsung, DCG, DWF Ventures, Nomura Laser Digital, Cypher Capital, and Blockchain Founders Fund. This latest funding comes three...
Solana announces Filecoin integration, boosting FIL by 7%
19.2.2024
Solana announces integration with Filecoin. This has contributed to the FIL price increase, which was about 7% as of Saturday’s most recent report. Enhancing blockchain security, achieving scalability, and bolstering decentralization for Solana are the goals of the integration. Furthermore...
Virginia Senate Committee Recommends Annual Funding for New AI and Crypto Commissions
19.2.2024
A Virginia Senate Committee has put forward a recommendation for an annual combined fund allocation of $39,240 to support two recently established commissions focused on artificial intelligence (AI) and cryptocurrency. The proposal, presented by a Subcommittee of Virginia’s Senate Finance...
Japanese Government Plans to Relax VC Crypto Investment Rules
19.2.2024
VC crypto investment rules could be relaxed in Japan, where the government plans to allow venture capital firms to invest in Web3 companies. Per an official release from the nation’s Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry, and the media outlet CoinPost, the cabinet has approved a move that could...
U.S. Regulators Can Influence Tether’s Offshore Usage: JPMorgan
17.2.2024
Tether’s (USDT) dominant position as the largest stablecoin faces regulatory challenges and risks from various authorities and jurisdictions as they seek to impose more transparency and compliance on stablecoins. The stablecoin is vulnerable due to its dependence on the American market and pending...
YoMix Replaces Sanctioned Sinbad Mixer for Lazarus Hacker Group: Chainalysis
16.2.2024
After sanctions were imposed on Tornado Cash and Sinbad was shut down following similar actions against the platform, Chainalysis revealed that YoMix, a Bitcoin mixer, has stepped in as an alternative for the North Korean Lazarus Group Recent discoveries by the blockchain analysis firm show that...
Revolut To Roll Out “Invite-Only” Crypto Exchange
16.2.2024
Banking services provider Revolut is set to debut a new “invite-only” crypto exchange, according to a February 16 report. A U.K.-based customer email confirmed by CoinDesk stated that Revolut is launching a new crypto exchange with advanced traders in mind. Revolut’s ‘Standalone’...
Coinbase’s Philanthropic Arm Donates $3.6 Million to Brink for Bitcoin Development
16.2.2024
Coinbase’s philanthropic arm GiveCrypto is donating $3.6 million to Bitcoin-supporting nonprofit Brink, according to a February 16 announcement. In an X post, Brink announced that all GiveCrypto funds would be directed exclusively to support Brink engineers and their open-source development efforts...
Crypto Media Houses Taken In By Fake $10M Uniswap Airdrop Scam
16.2.2024
A scammer deceived several crypto media houses into running stories on a fictitious $10 million Uniswap airdrop on February 15. This comes as the automated market maker (AMM) blockchain protocol announces the timeline for its latest V4 platform. Crypto News Outlets Promote Fake Uniswap Airdrop...
XCAD Founder Jumps to KSI’s Defense Amid Pump and Dump Allegations
16.2.2024
The XCAD Network founder Oliver Bell defended Youtuber KSI after the content creator was accused of performing a pump-and-dump scam with several of his digital asset tokens, including XCAD. In an X post, Bell noted that KSI – whose real name is Olajide Olayinka Williams Olatunji – had been one...
Ethiopia Explores Crypto Mining with New Hong Kong Data Center Deal
16.2.2024
Ethiopia has inked a memorandum of understanding with Data Centre Service, a subsidiary of Hong Kong’s West Data, to build a $250 million data mining infrastructure project in the country. Data centres provide the facilities to host large-scale Bitcoin mining operations. The East African...
Jon Trask, CEO of Dimitra, on Blockchain Tech for Farming and Agriculture | Ep. 309
16.2.2024
In the latest episode of the Cryptonews Podcast, host Matt Zahab sat down for a meaningful discussion with Jon Trask, the CEO of the blockchain-based, agriculture technology-focused Dimitra platform. In this exclusive interview, Jon Trask talked about: blockchain and Web3 technologies...
Coinbase Transaction Revenue Hits New High, Surpassing Q4 Expectation – Crypto Adoption Rising?
16.2.2024
In its quarterly report to shareholders, Coinbase posted a 64% jump in transaction revenue to take in $529.3 million in Q4, 2023. The increase in transactions was due to anticipation for the launch of spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Widely considered an important step in Bitcoin’s...