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2022-09-07 08:29:27 Main crypto digest for this hour


Trezor and Wasabi join forces to make Bitcoin more private.

Sports NFT market doubles to $2.6B in 2022.

21Shares parent company raises $25 million at $2 billion valuation.

Cowen Digital snags dozens of clients in six months as expansion plans proceed.

DeFi investing platform Credix raises $11 million in Series A round.

Nigeria to establish special economic zone for bitcoin, crypto.

Franklin Templeton launches metaverse ETF for European investors.

On Sept. 29, Binance will convert existing balances and new deposits of stablecoins USDC, USDP, TUSD to BUSD.

Singapore’s biggest bank DBS backs crypto despite market slump.
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2022-09-02 08:19:19 Main crypto digest for this hour


US prosecutors requested records on Binance CEO.

BABL tanks 92% after Babylon Finance announces shut down.

California crypto licensing bill awaits governor's signature.

Socios extended a deal for the Argentine Football

Crypto bank Sygnum to open metaverse hub in Decentraland.

FTX US Derivatives adds former CFTC commissioner to board.

Bitcoin futures volume hit a 21-month low in August, as ether volume surged.

1inch announces 300,000 OP token airdrop for users on Optimism.

SEC and CFTC want help building new crypto reporting regime for hedge funds
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2022-09-01 08:19:58 Main crypto digest for this hour


Luabase has raised $4.5 million.

a16z leads $50 million in funding for NFT organization Proof Collective.

Ukraine’s National Police exposes crypto cybercrime group targeting Europeans.

Pantera Capital COO leaves after just two months with the firm.

GoGoPool raises $5 million to provide decentralized staking on Avalanche.

Arbitrum implements its largest scaling upgrade by migrating Arbitrum One to Nitro.

Creator-owned livestreaming platform Stacked has closed a $12.9 million Series A round led by Pantera Capital.

21-year-old female founder raises $5 million for web3 community protocol Koop.

Ticketmaster chooses Dapper Labs' Flow Blockchain for NFT tickets.

Kyle Roche files to withdraw from Tether, Bitfinex, Tron and Binance suits
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2022-08-31 08:20:05 Main crypto digest for this hour


CoinSwitch Kuber is 'fully cooperating' with India's Enforcement Directorate, CEO says.

BarrelDAO sells out NFT-linked Solana Summer Shandy beer.

Lightnet secures $50 million LDA capital commitment for remittances.

Derivatives marketplace CME goes live with euro-denominated bitcoin, ether futures.

NFT project Art Blocks launches engine for generative asset creation.

Brazil’s central bank has picked eight projects to advance in the latest edition of its Laboratory of Financial Innovations and Technologies.

Web3 game developer Xterio raises $40 million in SAFT sale.

Singapore may adopt tougher rules for retail crypto market.
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2022-08-30 08:26:08 Main crypto digest for this hour


Grayscale Tells SEC That Says Cryptos XLM, ZEC, ZEN May be Securities

Over half of Bitcoin's daily trading volume fake globally: Report

Binance froze $1M corporate account due to law enforcement request.

Asset managers to offer fund tokens despite crypto turmoil.

Japan might be lowering tax burdens on crypto startups in 2023.

Derivatives marketplace CME goes live with Euro-denominated Bitcoin, Ether futures

U.S. Federal Reserve to launch 'Fednow' instant payments system between May and July 2023

Meta now lets you post NFTs and other digital collectibles to Facebooked
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2022-08-26 18:56:59 4 minutes left

Admin has already taken his bonus
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2022-08-26 08:15:14 Main crypto digest for this hour


Bored Apes and Moonbirds to get playable avatars in new Sandbox season.

YouTube sensation Baby Shark announced it would release a second collection of NFTs.

Republican Rep Lauren Boebert fails to report crypto transactions in 2021.

Neopets Meta, the web3 spin-off of the classic early noughties virtual pets online game, will launch the alpha version of its metaverse on Friday.

Crypto exchange Coinme adds ETH and five other cryptocurrencies to its crypto kiosks.

Sam Trabucco resigned as co-CEO of Alameda Research and announced he will continue on as an advisor.

Bitcoin miner Argo slashes hash rate growth estimate by 42%.

Bitcoin Depot set to go public at an $885 million valuation.

Haun Ventures leads $24 million round into web3 developer platform Thirdweb.
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2022-08-25 08:19:20 Main crypto digest for this hour

Developers find bugs in 2 Ethereum clients' mainnet merge updates.

Hoskinson shuts down talk of ‘hush-hush culture’ over stalled Vasil upgrade.

US Congressman urges Treasury to provide further clarity related to Tornado Cash sanctions.

Tether may be in violation of US sanctions on Tornado Cash.

Crypto lending platforms increase rates due to higher borrowing demand.

Distributed Finance acquires Algorand NFT marketplace Rand Gallery.

Celsius is suing Prime Trust for the return of $17 million worth of crypto amid its Chapter 11 proceedings.

DOJ charges Miami-based trio with defrauding banks, crypto exchange for $4 million.

The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has issued another consumer alert warning residents of unregistered crypto platforms, including Kucoin.
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2022-08-24 08:20:17 Main crypto digest for this hour

Coinbase COO Choi joins Okta’s board.

Citi head of forex to leave bank for digital assets role.

Metaverse avatar platform Ready Player Me raises $56 million from a16z and others.

Thorswap launches cross-chain swaps for majority of Ethereum tokens.

Digital Currency Group backs DAO tooling startup Mural in $5.6 million seed round.

Bitfinex has today launched Ethereum (ETH) Chain Split Tokens (CSTs).

Huobi Tech has obtained Money Services Business (MSB) Registration License from FINTRAC of Canada.

GameSwift, a Web3 gaming solution, has announced a strategic partnership with the Polygon network to build a comprehensive Gaming Ecosystem.

Malaysian regulators add Huobi to investor alert list.

PayPal joins Coinbase's TRUST network.
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2022-08-23 12:28:25 CHO holders, check your accounts

CHO Retrodrop for this quarter has been successfully completed. The next Retrodrop will be on November 15.

In the meantime, let's get ready for the new listing on Gate.io
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