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Apple has blocked an update to Coinbase wallet because they want a cut of gas fees to send NFTs

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US Senate committee hearing on FTX fail brings gaps in regulatory authority to light

CFTC chair Rostin Behnam appeared before a Senate Agriculture Committee to talk about how FTX happened and how it could have been prevented.

MATIC attack: How smart crypto traders “got out” before a 35% price drop

Polygon (MATIC) and Green Satoshi Token (GST) provide the perfect examples of how quant analysis can help cryptocurrency investors shield themselves from volatile markets.

The European Central Bank (ECB) posted 75 articles about Bitcoin in the last year alone – and it’s cheap propaganda

Every time they have to avoid a popular topic like inflation or rate hikes, they come up with press conferences about Bitcoin losing relevance and how slow and expensive it is. 75 articles and almost all of them obvious propaganda. https://preview.redd.it/t38ooqmzvc3a1.jpg?width=904&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=de115e8350d804f62f3a99cc1b07a2598da9ba49 75 articles bashing an 'irrelevant' currency? Bitcoin is rarely used for legal transactions You…
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P2P Financial Systems panel: Crypto core values and transparency are critical for DeFi

Cointelegraph’s editor-in-chief Kristina Cornèr moderated a panel discussion on DeFi’s future among market dynamics, cyberattacks and regulatory uncertainty.

Clearing company tests out securities transaction settlements on blockchain networks

The Digital Dollar Project and the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation trialed a potential settlement system using tokenized securities and CBDC in real world conditions.

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried denies “improper use” of customer funds

According to the former CEO, at the time of filing for bankruptcy “FTX US was solvent.”

NYDFS proposes regulation to assess costs of 'supervision and examination' for licensed crypto firms

Though some crypto firms operate in New York with a BitLicense, many including NYC Mayor Eric Adams have criticized the licensing regime as a difficult barrier to cross.

ALL vs BTC – which cryptos did best/worst against BTC during the last year’s bear market?

I took the top 25 cryptocurrencies by market cap (excluding stable coins) and plotted their price vs BTC from 1st of December 2021 till now (1 year). For once, enjoy some nice green numbers… here are the results: LEO/BTC +207.65% XMR/BTC +113.74% DOGE/BTC +77.88% TRX/BTC +75.53% ETC/BTC +55.28% BNB/BTC +50.74% LTC/BTC +44.43% XRP/BTC +39.59% MATIC/BTC…
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Dappradar Report Shows Blockchain Gaming Thrived Amid FTX Collapse, Sector Accounted for 46% of All Network Activity

According to a report published by the global dapp store platform, Dappradar, blockchain gaming hardly felt the impact of the recent FTX collapse and the crypto market carnage that ensued. Dappradar’s Blockchain Games Report indicates that the number of daily unique active wallets (dUAW) participating in blockchain gaming dropped slightly to 800,875 UAWs in November, […]