SCB 10X, the venture arm of Thailand's oldest bank, is participating in an $80 million Series C fundraising round for institutional crypto custodian and digital asset platform Anchorage.
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Public, private actors in Delhi trial blockchain-based solar energy trading A peer-to-peer marketplace based on PowerLedger's blockchain technology will enable consumers and prosumers to trade their surplus rooftop solar energy.
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NY attorney general warns investors and crypto firms of 'extreme risks' New York Attorney General Letitia James has issued an investor alert against the "wild price swings and extreme risk" of crypto trading.
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Rakuten's customers can now use Bitcoin for shopping Japanese retail giant Rakuten has integrated its crypto wallet with its payment app, enabling consumers to directly load and convert their Bitcoin holdings for use in everyday spending.
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Elon Musk unfazed by rumored possibility of SEC probe into Dogecoin tweets The Tesla CEO avowedly loves "dogs and memes" and is greeting the alleged possibility of federal scrutiny of his Dogecoin tweets with a consistently droll attitude.
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Crypto derivatives exchange FTX launches futures on 2021 Olympics Will they or won't they happen? Amid debates over how safe the Olympic games can be in 2021, cryptocurrency traders can now bet on the likelihood of their eventual go-ahead.
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Coinbase has held Bitcoin on its balance sheets since 2012 The American exchange is offering services and advice to other private and publicly traded firms that want to hold digital assets in their treasuries.
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Total estimated crypto users worldwide tops 100 million, survey finds Bitcoin's runaway growth in January boosted the global crypto user base by close to 16%, according to an analysis from Crypto.com.
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Swedish regulators warn consumers against crypto as markets tumble Sweden's financial regulator thinks retail investors should stay away from financial products that have volatile cryptocurrencies as their underlying asset.
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Fortune 500 firm Geely to launch joint blockchain venture in China A Swiss blockchain developer and Geely will provide enterprise blockchain solutions to clients, with a focus on digital identity, regtech and privacy enhancement technologies.
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The Graph adds support for Polkadot, NEAR, Solana and Celo The global network of open APIs is expanding to support new layer 1 blockchains.
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Israeli digital securities exchange gets preliminary green light from regulators The Israel Securities Authority has approved a request from Simetria to operate a digital bulletin board for investors ahead of its digital securities exchange launch.
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Bitcoin selling at 36% premium in Nigeria In the wake of the recent ban on Nigerian banks' servicing of crypto exchanges, Bitcoin's price in the country has seemingly spun out of control.
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Charter schools in California to use blockchain system to fight COVID-19 A new blockchain system will be used to manage and track COVID-19 exposure among students and staff in multiple charter schools across California state.
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Exchanges warn that Hong Kong's crypto retail trader ban could backfire Crypto industry concern mounts ahead of the likely introduction of a bill to ban retail traders from cryptocurrency activities in Hong Kong.
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T-Mobile sued by victim who lost $450K in Bitcoin in SIM swap attack The wireless carrier is accused of failing to protect its customers from SIM swappers' lucrative heists.
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America's oldest bank, BNY Mellon, will custody Bitcoin The chief executive of the bank's asset-servicing business says digital assets are becoming "part of the mainstream."
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Total value locked in DeFi marks new all-time high close to $40B Total value locked in decentralized finance has hit another milestone, but DeFi proponents would do well to look beyond the effects of the bull market on the gross metric.
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Major Thai bank's venture arm sets up $50M fund to invest in blockchain, DeFi Siam Commercial Bank, over a century old, doesn't fail to keep up with the times.
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Bank of Korea publishes book on central bank digital currency's legal issues South Korea's central bank has issue a book on legal matters that would need to be addressed to ensure the smooth operations and usefulness of a future central bank digital currency.
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Cardano Foundation CEO says blockchain could prevent GME-type showdowns Frederik Gregaard, CEO of the Cardano Foundation, believes that a blockchain infrastructure for capital markets would make controversial top-down interventions unnecessary.
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Researchers detect new malware targeting Kubernetes clusters to mine Monero The malware campaign has not been active since it was first detected in January, leading researchers to believe that it "may still be in the reconnaissance and weaponization stage."
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Total crypto market cap hits new all-time high of $1.13 trillion The 2021 crypto bull market has notched another record, continuing a streak of unprecedented performance.
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Polish crypto exchange employee in induced coma after armed attack On Jan. 22, an attacker shot two employees at a cryptocurrency and gold exchange in the Polish city of Olsztyn, escaping with over $120,000 in gold.
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Reddit partners with Ethereum Foundation to boost scaling and resources The social media network says the aim of the partnership is to bring Ethereum to "Reddit-scale" production.
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Tokenized agriculture could provide economic relief to Argentine farmers Blockchain proponents claim that agricultural asset-backed tokens would make it easier for farmers in Argentina to attract investment and access liquidity amid a nationwide economic crisis.
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New Hawaii bill seeks to create state-led blockchain working group Introduced in Hawaii's House of Representatives on Monday, the bill calls for the formation of a blockchain working group led by the state's economic development agency.
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Virginia tech firm offers staff option to get paid in Bitcoin, Ether The company will allow employees to defer a portion of their salary and receive it as part of a savings plan, denominated in either Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash or Ether.
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Chinese cities continue to promote digital yuan through festive lotteries The city of Shenzhen has launched the third round of its central bank digital currency pilot in the form of a promotional lottery scheme offering residents handouts during local festivities.
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Jack Ma resurfaces in new video after an almost 3-month ‘disappearance’ A representative for the Jack Ma Foundation confirmed to reporters that the businessman had “participated in the online ceremony of the annual Rural Teacher initiative event on January 20.”