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2021-09-22 12:06:52 Iranian Lawmakers Oppose Crypto Restrictions, Call for Supportive Regulations

Members of the Iranian parliament, the Majlis, have voiced concerns over Tehran’s restrictive policies towards innovations such as cryptocurrencies. Following the release of a study recommending a new approach towards… read more:
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2021-09-22 09:11:51 Argentinian Exchange Ripio Raises $50 Million in Latest Funding Round Led by DCG

Ripio, a Latin American Latam exchange headquartered in Argentina, raised $50 million in its latest funding round, led by Digital Currency Group DCG. The exchange, which has a stronghold in… read more:
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2021-09-22 04:36:51 Crypto Exchange Binance Ceases Derivatives Trading in Australia

Amid regulatory scrutiny worldwide, global cryptocurrency exchange Binance has announced that it will cease offering futures, options, and leveraged tokens to Australian users in 90 days. Changes Coming to Binance… read more:
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2021-09-22 00:51:50 This Crowdsourced Project Attempts to Reveal American Politicians That Own Bitcoin

On September 19, 2021, the software developer and cofounder of Casa, Jameson Lopp, announced a new project called bitcoinpoliticians.org which sifts through Congressional financial disclosures and records them into a… read more:
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2021-09-22 00:26:50 LBank Exchange Will List THN Throne on September 22, 2021

PRESS RELEASE. INTERNET CITY, DUBAI – LBank Exchange, a global digital asset trading platform, is proud to list THN on September 22, 2021. For all users of LBank Exchange, the… read more:
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2021-09-21 23:11:50 NFT Fantasy Football Platform Sorare Raises $680 Million in Series B Led by Softbank

On September 21, the non-fungible token NFT fantasy football platform Sorare announced the company raised $680 million in a Series B funding round led by Softbank. The capital raise gives… read more:
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2021-09-21 21:31:50 Robinhood Testing New Crypto Wallet and Cryptocurrency Transfer Features: Report

Stock trading and investing app Robinhood has reportedly been testing new features, including a crypto wallet and cryptocurrency transfers. “The ability to deposit and withdraw cryptocurrencies is tricky to do… read more:
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2021-09-21 19:51:49 Avalanche Defi Platform Vee Finance Attacked — $35 Million in ETH, BTC Siphoned

On September 21, 2021, an Avalanche-based decentralized finance defi platform Vee Finance announced that it suffered from an incident that siphoned 8,804 ether and 213 bitcoin out of the system.… read more:
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2021-09-19 23:41:40 NFT Market Sales Begin to Improve After Last Week’s Massive Market Slump

Seven days ago, non-fungible token NFT marketplaces saw sales nosedive after reaching all-time highs during the month of August. A week later sales have rebounded to a degree and NFT… read more:
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2021-09-19 21:36:40 AT&T Sued by Customer After Security Breach Led to Theft of Cryptocurrency

An AT&T customer filed a lawsuit against the company last week accusing it of failing to provide “reasonable and appropriate security to prevent unauthorized access to its customer wireless accounts.”… read more:
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