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2022-01-19 21:12:01 Brevan Howard Launches First Digital Assets Fund in ‘Massive’ Crypto Push

The Fund started trading earlier this month with a sizable amount of internal capital. The plan is to start raising outside money in the second quarter — they expect to raise at least several hundred million dollars and perhaps more than $1 billion. Open / Comment

2022-01-19 18:46:01 Blossom Capital’s Newly Launched $432 Million Fund to Focus on Crypto Startups

Blossom Capital, the London-based venture capital firm founded by Candice Lo, Imran Ghory, Mike Hudack, and Ophelia Brown plans to dedicate more funds to the growing cryptocurrency ecosystem. On January 18, Blossom announced a new fund worth $432 million, and a third of the capital will be distributed to early-stage crypto firms. Open / Comment

2022-01-19 16:46:01 Rare Black Diamond from Space Will be Auctioned for Cryptocurrency

A Rare black diamond from the depths of the outer universe will go to auction in the coming months. Dubbed "The Enigma," the gem is a rare 555-carat black diamond.

Last year the jewelry market leader sold The Key 10138 diamond - another 101-carat rare treasure - which was purchased for a record price of $12.3m in cryptocurrency. Open / Comment

2022-01-19 13:33:37 On-Chain Data Shows Number of ETH Holders At All-Time High

There are now over 68 million Ethereum addresses holding a balance, showing steady growth despite a declining price.

The number of Ethereum addresses holding ETH is at an all-time high. Transactions are also trending upward, with the number of daily ETH transactions at approximately 1.2 million. Open / Comment

2022-01-18 21:01:05 JPMorgan: “With NFTs being the fastest growing universe in the crypto ecosystem as shown in Figure 16, the share of ethereum in the NFT space might prove more important than its share in DeFi space in terms of driving its future valuation.” Open / Comment

2022-01-18 18:22:02 Bitcoin User Loses Record $1.1M in Scam Michael Saylor Giveaway

A bitcoin user on Saturday lost $1.14 million to online thieves posing as MicroStrategy chief executive officer Michael Saylor.

The user sent the equivalent of 26.4 bitcoins to an address confirmed by crypto tracking service Whale Alert as a bitcoin scam. The giveaway scam uses the identities of celebrities such as Michael Saylor in order to trick people into sending them bitcoin. Open / Comment

2022-01-18 16:06:02 Singapore Restricts Crypto Ads — Central Bank Says Crypto Trading Not Suitable for the General Public

Singapore’s central bank has issued guidelines to discourage cryptocurrency trading by the general public. The central bank emphasized that “the trading of cryptocurrencies is highly risky and not suitable for the general public.” Open / Comment

2022-01-18 11:15:42 Crypto.com, Australian Football League Sign $18M Sponsorship Deal in Country First

Singapore-based exchange platform Crypto.com has signed a sponsorship deal with the Australian Football League worth $25 million over five years.

It's the first time an Australian-based sports league has partnered with the crypto exchange platform and is part of a growing trend amongst crypto businesses taking part in sponsorship deals with major sporting organizations. Open / Comment

2022-01-17 18:12:02 An unknown user sent fraudsters 26 BTC worth more than $1.1 million, hoping to "multiply funds" - it happened after posting another fake Youtube video with MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor. The user made five separate transactions. Open / Comment

2022-01-17 15:12:02 An Investment Giant Just Advised Countries And Central Banks To Buy Bitcoin While The Price Is Low

Wall Street giant Fidelity has said other countries and even a central bank could follow El Salvador and Tesla into bitcoin this year—predicting those that buy bitcoin while the price is low "will be better off competitively than their peers." Open / Comment