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Paris Blockchain Week 2023: Latest updates by Cointelegraph

Swedish pension fund Alecta dumps First Republic Bank shares after price plummets

Yellen defends government intervention to avoid another SVB

Crypto Fear and Greed Index hits highest level since Bitcoin’s all-time high

These 3 Cointelegraph Markets Pro alerts generated a cumulative profit of over 100%

Paris Blockchain Week 2023: Latest updates by Cointelegraph

MAR 20, 2023

Swedish pension fund Alecta dumps First Republic Bank shares after price plummets

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Yellen defends government intervention to avoid another SVB

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Crypto Fear and Greed Index hits highest level since Bitcoin’s all-time high

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These 3 Cointelegraph Markets Pro alerts generated a cumulative profit of over 100%

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Press Releases

BlockDown Festival announces Portugal as its next location for Web3 festival

RedeemGBTC.com announces pivotal GBTC shareholder’s meetup at Bitcoin 2023 conference in Miami, Florida

Revolutionary DeFi protocol IPOR to list on Bitget

Calling all Web3 players — Hong Kong Web3 festival 2023 to take place on April 12–15

BitKeep and Bitget join forces to host the Sui Futures airdrop — Get ready for the Sui mainnet!

Blockchaincon Latam 2023: The blockchain and crypto meeting of Latin America

Ceden disrupts Web2 gaming landscape

Great news for strategic traders — Earn easily with CoinEx’s spot grid feature!

OKX Hackathon offers $600K+ in prizes for innovative DApps on OKX Chain

Outer Edge LA Announces New Wave of Featured Speakers

AirDAO secures $25M in committed capital from GEM Digital

swappin.gifts and SafePal partner to bridge the gap between Web3 and physical goods globally

XYZZY and Kingdom Eth collaborate to revolutionize Web3 industries

Sound money, great films! Lights. Camera. Bitcoin

Turbo-boost your APYs with Bolide’s new Boosting v2

Build trust and your digital reputation with the UTU Browser Extension

#WBSDubai to create global business opportunities for Web3 innovators

Metacade’s community-driven GameFi platform raises over $10M in presale

Gridex: An on-chain order book protocol, the catalyst for DeFi mass adoption

BinaryX releases trailer and opens beta test for futuristic space game, Project Matthew

Duke University Web3 Conference

Bitcoin price action targets $28,500 with "all classes" buying BTC, but the odds of the Fed pausing rate hikes are decreasing by the hour.

Bitcoin hits new 9-month highs above $28K as markets flipflop over FOMC

2023-03-21T17:36:48+00:00

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The trade association said many banks in the U.K. had begun imposing blanket bans on dealing with crypto firms “instead of taking a risk-based and case-by-case ...

CryptoUK calls on regulators to address de-banking of digital asset firms

2023-03-21T17:30:00+00:00

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Crypto exchanges looking to capitalize off the Arbitrum airdrop fever have launched IOU and derivatives for ARB, an early sign of the excitement that will unfol...

Speculators flock to Arbitrum IOU tokens ahead of this week’s ARB airdrop

2023-03-21T17:24:11+00:00

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Those wishing to offer feedback to the IRS on having NFTs treated as collectibles, such as coins or works of art, have until June 19 to submit comments.

IRS calls for public feedback on taxing NFTs as collectibles

2023-03-21T17:00:00+00:00

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The Swedish fund was the bank’s fifth largest shareholder; the fund’s CEO said the uncertainty surrounding First Republic was too great.

Swedish pension fund Alecta dumps First Republic Bank shares after price plummets

2023-03-21T16:40:20+00:00

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On this week’s episode of The Market Report, Cointelegraph’s resident expert explains why Bitcoin is rising and why banks are collapsing.

Why is Bitcoin rising amid collapsing banks? Watch The Market Report

Adrian J. Permal

2023-03-21T16:30:00+00:00

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The anonymous group of crypto developers is promoting the use of a decentralized autonomous organization to govern an alternative version of the internet.

Anonymous DAO tomi raises $40M for 'surveillance-free' internet

2023-03-21T16:00:00+00:00

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Lawmakers may be on the brink of scaring blockchain projects into moving offshore or causing them to shut down altogether.

Congressional privacy proposals could kill scores of blockchain projects

2023-03-21T15:07:23+00:00

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Ninety percent of all DeFi insurance claims paid out since inception were distributed in 2022, according to OpenCover.

DeFi insurance payouts amounted to $34.4M in 2022: Report

2023-03-21T15:00:00+00:00

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Newsquakes™, Twitter Volume and Most Active On-Chain alerts helped Cointelegraph Markets Pro users find three assets that had big moves.

These 3 Cointelegraph Markets Pro alerts generated a cumulative profit of over 100%

2023-03-21T14:21:40+00:00

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From streaming videos to cloud storage solutions, cloud computing has become an integral part of our everyday lives.

7 real-world cloud computing examples to know

2023-03-21T14:07:00+00:00

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The vulnerability has since been patched, although it affected several leading transaction simulation vendors.

ZenGo uncovers 'red pill attack' vulnerability in popular Web3 apps

2023-03-21T14:00:00+00:00

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Author Neal Stephenson said that many Web3 problems come from projects wanting to financialize everything very quickly.

Neal Stephenson on the metaverse: ‘It’s happening in a different way’

Kristina Lucrezia Cornèr

2023-03-21T13:51:21+00:00

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The downfall of Mt. Gox continues to highlight the importance of greater transparency and accountability within the cryptocurrency industry.

Mt. Gox creditor saga: What lessons has the Bitcoin community learned?

2023-03-21T13:43:00+00:00

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The U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the federal government would intervene if necessary to protect other small lenders.

Yellen defends government intervention to avoid another SVB

Savannah Fortis

2023-03-21T13:33:05+00:00

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Web3 was a major theme at SXSW 2023, yet previous hype around NFTs and building during a bear market may be contributing factors to Web3 adoption.

Web3 a hot topic at SXSW despite bear market and declining interest in NFTs

2023-03-21T13:01:00+00:00

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Software developer Cam Crews compiled data showing almost $102 million filed with the courts, with $42 million estimated in additional fees yet to be filed.

Celsius lawyer and adviser fees on track to reach $144M, community responds

2023-03-21T11:59:51+00:00

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Australia’s prudential regulator has reportedly told banks to improve reporting on crypto assets and provide daily updates.

SVB contagion: Australia reportedly asks banks to report on crypto

2023-03-21T10:48:30+00:00

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Lennix Lai, managing director of Global Institutional at OKX, spoke with Cointelegraph about what it means to be transparent in a post-FTX and SVB crypto indust...

OKX latest proof of reserves reveals $8.9B in assets

Savannah Fortis

2023-03-21T09:30:00+00:00

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Bitcoin’s historical price performance confirms that a hard limit on total supply and seamless global usability is critical to becoming a store of value.

Holding Bitcoin: A profitable affair 88.5% of days

2023-03-21T09:08:18+00:00

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Money’s history is extensive, yet modern currencies are primarily supported by the state’s management of the economy and inflation through fiat currency.

History of money: From fiat to crypto, explained

Alexandra Overgaag

2023-03-21T09:05:00+00:00

Crypto investors in Nigeria no longer need to rely on centralized exchanges for buying cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin.

MetaMask enables direct crypto purchases in Nigeria

2023-03-21T08:50:00+00:00

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The company continues its fight against the SEC’s position on crypto staking.

Coinbase submits petition to SEC explaining that staking is not securities

2023-03-21T08:35:54+00:00

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Following the Arbitrum airdrop announcement, crypto users eligible for it are already selling them in OTC markets.

Arbitrum token finds its way to OTC market before airdrop

Amaka Nwaokocha

2023-03-21T07:45:36+00:00

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