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Airdrops

- OpenDAO's Surprise Airdrop Token for OpenSea Users Sees 1,270% Price Surge - Crypto Daily™ - 27-Dec2021

ALGO

- Another 11% fall on the way? Should ALGO investors exit the market - AMBCrypto - 6-Mar2022

Analysis

- MATIC, NEAR, FTM, XTZ, EOS and KDA are the best smart contracts platform tokens you can buy for under $10 | Invezz - 27-Feb2022

AssangeDAO

- AssangeDAO Raises Over $7.5M to Free WikiLeaks Founder - BeInCrypto- 5-Feb2022

Atom Bank

- Atom Bank raises £75 million as IPO prospects grow - 16-Feb2022

Australia

- Australia to Overhaul Regulation for Crypto, ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’, and Digital Wallets: Treasurer - 8-Dec2021

Avalanche

- Avalanche eyes 60% rally as AVAX price breaks out of bull flag -18-Dec2021

Binance

- Binance and the record label behind K-Pop sensation Blackpink will work on creating eco-friendly NFTs - 8-Feb2022

- Binance becomes official sponsor of TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON 2021) - AMBCrypto - 11-Jan2022

- Canadian Regulator Insists Binance Is Unauthorized, Calls the Crypto Exchange's Letter to Users 'Unacceptable' – Regulation Bitcoin News - 1-Jan2022

- In Its First-Ever Auto Burn, Binance Destroys 1.68 Million BNB Tokens — Daily Coin - 18-Jan2022

- Turkey Turkey’s financial regulator slaps Binance’s Turkish unit with $751,314 in fines - 26-Dec2021

Bitcoin

- 2 More Countries Will Adopt Bitcoin in 2022, Says Nayib Bukele - 2-Jan2022

- Bitcoin again viewed as safe haven amid geopolitical... | Daily Mail Online - 2-Mar2022

- Bitcoin: An Alternative to Mobilize Money in the Midst of War - 1-Mar2022

- Bitcoin Drops Below $46,500, Is 'Death Cross' Coming? - The Crypto Basic - 20-Dec2021

- Bitcoin: El Salvador Will Make History As The Starter Of A True Revolution, President Bukele Strongly Asserts ⋆ ZyCrypto - 26-Dec2021

- "Bitcoin is an unwitting participant in Russia-Ukraine volatility"; Is $30.000 the destination? - 23-Feb2021 | Sharecast.com

- Bitcoin price analysis: BTC targets $40,000 as selling swiftly increases - 4-Mar2022 | Cryptopolitan

- Bitcoin's inflation is now more than 3x lower than the U.S. dollar's - 4-Jan2022

- Bitcoin Steadies Above $45k, US Inflation Comes In At 7.5% Year Over Year -10-Feb2022

- Bloomberg: Bitcoin's $40k rebound is more of 'a floor than a ceiling' with $100k in play | Finbold - 7-Feb2022

- BTCS Shares Rise 32% After Declaring Bitcoin Dividend - MarketWatch - 5-Jan2022

- Crypto SWOT: In 2021 bitcoin reached $69,000. What price will we see in 2022? | Kitco News - 3-Jan2022

- Here is January's prediction for Bitcoin; investors should ready themselves for 'New Year' - AMBCrypto - 31-Dec2021

- Jack Dorsey’s Block Wants You to Mine Bitcoin from Home | San Luis Obispo Tribune - 14-Jan2022

- OODA Loop - How Walmart Canada Uses Blockchain to Solve Supply-Chain Challenges - 7-Jan2022

- Investors Can Now Gain Bitcoin Exposure with New Valkyrie Bitcoin ETF — DailyCoin - 17-Dec2021

- Monday blue? Why Bitcoin fell over 5% today - 6-Dec2021

- Top analysts’ outlook on Bitcoin as fresh bounce takes BTC above $39k - 25-Feb2022 | Invezz

Bitcoin, Ethereum...

- Bitcoin and Ethereum Are Crashing: Is Now the Time to Invest? | The Motley Fool - 9-Jan2022

- Bitcoin and Ethereum languish slightly despite Russian and Ukrainian adoption - 3-Mar2022

Bitcoin Mining

- Kazakhstan Shuts Down Banks, Internet Amid Unrest That Threatens Bitcoin Mining, Hashrate – Mining Bitcoin News - 6-Jan2022

Blockchain

- Amid regulatory headwinds, Russia's largest bank launches first blockchain-ETF - AMBCrypto - 31-Dec2021

- Blockchain.com Expands to Latin America by Acquiring SeSocio | Finance Magnates - 30-Nov2021

- Blockchain Software Firm Consensys Acquires Mycrypto Ethereum Wallet – Wallets Bitcoin News - 1-Feb2022

- Cleaning up the blockchain: the boom in cryptocurrencies and the metaverse raises the stakes on climate-friendly Crypto - 8-Feb2022

- Elliptic is developing a new blockchain data product for institutional traders - 17-Jan2022

- Farmville maker Zynga plans studio-sized group making blockchain and NFT games by year end • Eurogamer.net -10-Feb2022

- How AFEN is defining Nigeria’s path in the blochain space - CEO, Deborah Ojengbede - Nairametrics-13-Feb2022

- Intel launches chip for blockchain - 11-Feb2022

- Maryland Smith Launches ‘Blockchain Business Imperative’ Certificate Program - 11-Jan2022

- Russia’s Sberbank launches first blockchain ETF in the country - 2-Jan2022

- Scientists Say Blockchains “Fit Some Definitions of Life”

- Square Enix says it hopes NFTs and blockchain become ‘a major trend’ in games | VGC - 1-Jan2022

- Transformative Technology Behind Blockchain - CoinQuora - 12-Dec2021

Blockchain

- World’s 1st Blockchain Oracle Summit to Take Place This June - 16-Feb2022

BlockFi

- BlockFi to pay $100m fine in SEC settlement, ceases new accounts - 12-Feb2022

Business

- Square Enix President Yosuke Matsuda Discusses How The Metaverse, Blockchain Games, & NFTs Will Impact The Future Of Business & The Video Game Industry In New Year's Letter - mxdwn Games - 3-Jan2022

Cardano

- Cardano Outpaces Litecoin and Ethereum in On-Chain Activity as ADA Blockchain Expands - 21-Feb2022

- Cardano's Hoskinson says a great DeFi extinction will occur in the next five to ten years - 28-Dec2021

- Charles Hoskinson Shares Cardano Plans for 2022 - Crypto Briefing - 27-Dec2021

Chainalysis

- Chainalysis New Service: Snitching For The Lightning Network. Can They Deliver? | Bitcoinist.com - 11-Dec2021

China

- China’s state-run news agency to launch NFT collection - 22-Dec2021

- China’s Supreme Court adds digital currency to list of illegal fundraising methods By Cointelegraph - 24-Feb2022

Coachella

- Coachella is selling lifetime passes as NFTs - 1-Feb2022

Coinbase

- Coinbase And Mastercard Strike NFT Payments Deal - 19-Jan2022

- Coinbase will let you pay with Mastercard in its upcoming NFT marketplace - The Verge - 18-Jan2022

Convex Finance

- Convex Finance Crosses $20B Locked, Overtaking DeFi Staples - Crypto Briefing - 3-Jan2022

Cosmos

- Cosmos’ ICF releases Interchain Accounts to boost interoperability | Invezz -19-Feb2022

Crypto Adoption

- Wells Fargo: Global Crypto Adoption Is On The Rise And Could Reach An Explosive Growth Point In Near Future - The Crypto Basic - 8-Feb2022

Crypto Coins

- Could The Sandbox Beat Shiba Inu in 2022? | The Motley Fool - 29-Dec2021

- Shiba Inu, Dogecoin, Cardano, and More Crypto in FBS | Finance Magnates -23-Nov2021

- Why Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Dogecoin Are Gaining Today | The Motley Fool -18-Dec2021

Cryptocurrencies

- 3 Top Cryptocurrencies That Surged More Than 16% at Highs This Week | The Motley Fool -17-Dec2021

- Alts Have Been Underperforming Expectations ... For Now | Nasdaq - 30-Jan2022

- Bitcoin miners can take fresh 20% BTC price hit before capitulating, data shows - 15-Jan2022

- Boardroom Q&A with Dogecoin Co-Creator Billy Markus - Boardroom - 12-Jan2022

- Cryptocurrency prices today: Bitcoin, Ether recover from lows, trade higher 9-Feb2022

- Crypto stocks kick off week down bad - 24-Jan2022

- These Are the Top Cryptos by Market Cap. Which Should You Buy? | The Motley Fool - 15-Feb2022

Crypto Coins

- Shiba Inu, Dogecoin, Cardano, and More Crypto in FBS | Finance Magnates -23-Nov2021

Crypto Mining

- Intel new crypto mining chip '1000 times' better than alternatives - 17-Feb2022

Crypto Politics

- Bitcoin Investors Haven't Responded To Russia-Ukraine War With Large Inflows (Yet) - 24-Feb2022

- Crypto Dispute: Russian Bank and Government in Disagreement - CoinQuora - 15-Feb2022

- Crypto exchanges consider Ukraine’s call to freeze Russians’ Bitcoin -28-Feb2022

- Digital War Chest: Crypto and Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine - 3-Mar2022

- From naked protests to blockchain fundraising: how artists are protesting Russia's invasion of Ukraine - 25-Feb2022

- Indian Parliament Member Clarifies Legal Status of Cryptocurrency – Regulation Bitcoin News - 13-Feb2022

- New Study Claims China Ban Has Worsened Bitcoin’s Carbon Emissions - BeInCrypto - 27-Feb2022

- Russian finance ministry to consider central bank proposals on cryptocurrencies - 21-Feb2022

- US asks crypto exchanges to comply with sanctions against Russia - 2-Mar2022 | Crypto Daily™

- What Rising Geopolitical Tensions In Ukraine Could Mean For Cryptocurrencies | investing.com - 21-Feb2022

Decentraland

- Decentraland price provides second buy opportunity before MANA rallies 20% - 10-Dec2021

DeFi

- Bank for International Settlements States True Decentralized Finance Is an 'Illusion' – Bitcoin News - 8-Dec2021

- Data Tools - 5 DeFi Data Tools for Analyzing Crypto Projects - 4-Mar2022 | Crypto Daily™

- DeFi platform Qubit Finance begs hacker to return $80 million in stolen funds | ZDNet - 28-Jan2022

- Google Cloud reveals DeFi ambitions with new Digital Assets Team - 28-Jan2022

- How to choose a secure DeFi wallet, explained By Cointelegraph -6-Dec2021

- Scandal-Ridden DeFi Project Wonderland Shuts Down as Price Tanks - 30-Jan2022

- Value Locked in Defi Climbs 13% Higher Since Last Week's Low, SOL Price Jumps 25%, AVAX TVL Spikes – Defi Bitcoin News -5-Feb2022

Digital Assets

- Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) To Become Comprehensive Zone And Regulator For Digital Assets - The Crypto Basic - 21-Dec2021

- What the launch of the FBI crypto task force means for the digital asset space By Cointelegraph - 1-Mar2022

Dogecoin

- Dogecoin Foundation Joins Forces With Vitalik Buterin to Build Community Staking - 26-Dec2021

- Dogecoin Foundation Working with Ethereum Co-Founder Vitalik for DOGE Staking Proposal - 24-Dec2021

- Dogecoin set to lose another 25% of market value - 25-Feb2022

- Jim Cramer warns SEC is coming for DOGE - 21-Jan2022

Elon Musk

- Why Elon Musk Says Crypto Skeptic Senator Elizabeth Warren Must Leave Office ⋆ ZyCrypto - 18-Dec2021

El Salvador

- El Salvador Bitcoin City: 'Absurd Political Stunt by a Delusional Dictator', Says Steve Hanke - BeInCrypto - 27-Nov2021

- El Salvador losing close to $12 million in Bitcoin | Cryptopolitan - 13-Jan2022

- El Salvador To Build First Wave Park In Central America Called "Bitcoin Beach" - The Crypto Basic - 17-Jan2022

- El Salvador President asserts Bitcoin (BTC) mass adoption as “game over for FIAT” - 24-Dec2021

- El Salvador to Move Forward With Issuing Bitcoin Bonds: Finance Minister - Decrypt - 5-Jan2022

- China’s state-run news agency to launch NFT collection - 22-Dec2021

Esports

- London Esports firm announces Official Cryptocurrency Exchange partner for £4.5m | Bdaily - 18-Jan2022

Ethereum

- 3 Reasons Ethereum Will Continue To Outperform Bitcoin | investing.com -14-Dec2021

- Assessing the Possibility of Ethereum hitting $7K in 2022 - 14-Feb2022

- Ethereum ‘about to go parabolic’ against Bitcoin as analysts weigh BTC bear case - 3-Dec2021

- Ethereum price analysis: ETH slows down at $2,600, another higher low set? | Cryptopolitan - 3-Feb2022

- Ethereum price maintains bullish momentum as ETH eyes retest of $3,700 - 15-Jan2022

- Ethereum Price Prediction: $7,609 in 2022, and $26,338 by 2030 - 15-Feb2022

- Ethereum Reached 11-Digit Revenue Twice as Fast as Amazon: Data -19-Feb2022

- Ethereum reclaims technical support as sentiment started to change in favor of an uptrend - 10-Jan2022

- El Salvador President Bukele Predicts Bitcoin To Be Worth $100,000 This Year - 3-Jan2022

- Will EU give in to the calls of a crypto ban like China - AMBCrypto - 12-Feb2022

Exchanges

- Crypto exchange Kraken’s new NFT marketplace to issue loans By Cointelegraph - 28-Dec2021

- Manchester City Signs Deal With Crypto Exchange OKX; Bitcoin, Ethereum Slip - 4-Mar2022

Facebook

- Facebook's dream of creating its own global cryptocurrency officially comes to an end - CNN - 1-Feb2022

Fidelity

- Asset manager Fidelity is planning to launch two ETFs to track the metaverse and the cryptocurrency sector, according to SEC Filings - 28-Jan2022

Finance

- Binance’s Singapore affiliate acquires just under fifth of HGX | Invezz -8-Dec2021

- Crypto.com and Silvergate launch deposits and withdrawals in USD | Invezz -30-Nov2021

FinTech

- AI can "amplify risks" for fintechs, warns new report - AltFi - 18-Feb2022

- Australian Company LaborX All Set To Add Shiba Inu As Payment Method, Complete Tasks, Earn Shib - The Crypto Basic -18-Feb2022

- Emerging Markets Offer Attractive Avenues for Fintech Exposure - 20-Jan2022

- Expo 2020 Dubai: Financial Services, Fintech and Wider Digital in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain | The Fintech Times - 23-Dec2021

- Finder’s Fintech Panel Forecasts $ADA Will Top $2.79 This Year As Major Update To Cardano Plutus Script Goes Live ⋆ ZyCrypto - 20-Feb2022

- FinTech Sandbox Reports Company Growth Following Success of Fintech Hub and Boston Fintech Week | The Fintech Times - 23-Dec2021

- How the $33 billion fintech Revolut is taking on free stock trades - 20-Jan2022

- Saudi fintech Lean raises $33 million - 24-Jan2022

- The new fintech department of RBI has its work cut out - 10-Jan2022

- View from the Top: Fintech Trends and Predictions With Planxis, Engine B, Cushon, Kanopi, bSecure | The Fintech Times - 23-Dec2021

- VU: How Fintech Found Its Footing in the Digital ID Charge | The Fintech Times - 24-Jan2022

- Webinar Review: Innovation in Cybersecurity with Drawbridge, Utimaco and iProov | The Fintech Times - 20-Jan2022

Forbes

- Crypto exchange Binance plows $200M into the blank check SPAC seeking to take over Forbes | Daily Mail Online -10-Feb2022

Fraud & Scams

- Cryptocurrency scams are running rampant on dating sites - 23-Feb2022

FTX

- FTX Launches $2 Billion Venture Capital Fund Focused on Bolstering Blockchain, Web3 Adoption – Finance Bitcoin News - 14-Jan2022

Funding

- [Funding alert] Cross-chain infra startup Router Protocol raises $4M from clutch of Web 3.0 investors -10-Dec2021

Gaming

- BIOSTAR Unveils TZ590-BTC Motherboard, Aims To Find Gamers & Crypto Miners A Common Ground - 13-Feb2022

- iGame developers don’t care about NFTs according to a new report - MSPoweruser - 21-Jan2022

GOBanking

- GOBankingRates Looks Back at 2021 with Their Year in Review - 6-Dec2021

Google

- Google Cloud Launches a Digital Assets Team - 29-Jan2022

Grayscale

- Grayscale Solana Trust Launches With $9.5M Under Management - Decrypt -30-Nov2021

Hackers

- AscendEX Loses About $78 Million To Hot Wallet Hack of Ethereum, BSC, and Polygon Blockchains -12-Dec2021

- Crypto.com Admits To Security Breach, Says Hackers Stole $34 Million Worth Of Cryptocurrency

- Hackers steal $120 million from DeFi protocol BadgerDAO — platform hits indefinite pause on all smart contract activity | Business Insider India -3-Dec2021

- Hacker steals $200,000 through Multichain bug, offers to return 80% - 19-Jan2022

HashCash

- HashCash Among Drivers of Blockchain and Digital Asset Innovation in the Upcoming Crypto Nucleus - MENA - 19-Feb2022

Hungary

- Hungary's Central Bank Calls For Ban on Bitcoin Mining and Trading - 12-Feb20022

IMF

- IMF Warns El Salvador Against Using Bitcoin as Legal Tender After 'Bitcoin City' Announcement – Regulation Bitcoin News - 23-Nov2021

- No one-size-fits-all for central bank digital currencies - IMF | Reuters - 9-Feb2022

India

- Cryptocurrency Bill: PM Modi to Take Final Call; What We Know So Far on India's Stance - 11-Dec2021

Internet Computer (ICP)

- Internet Computer (ICP) gains 13.8% amidst Terabethia bridge launch | Invezz - 5-Jan2022

IOTA

- VCs back IOTA's smart contract network Assembly with $100M injection - 11-Dec2021

Iran

- Iran Plans to Introduce National Cryptocurrency Soon - 19-Jan2022

Kazakhstan

- Kazakhstan floats 500% tax increase on Bitcoin miners, leading some to eye relocation - 7-Feb2022

Legal

- Bored Ape Owner Sues OpenSea for $1M Over Phishing Attack - 22-Feb2022 | CoinQuora

Licenses

- New York Stock Exchange Files for NFT, Metaverse, and Crypto-Related Licenses - 17-Feb2022

Luna

- Terra's LUNA Is On A Free fall With Another 10% Dip, Is Terra Ecology Under Danger? - 31-Jan2022

Market Currencies

- Crypto may displace Naira and other developing market currencies – IMF – Nairametrics - 10-Dec2021

Markets

- Indian Parliament Member Clarifies Legal Status of Cryptocurrency – Regulation Bitcoin News - 13-Feb2022

- Dogecoin Founder Draws The Line With Shiba Inu, Other Meme Coins — Reveals Why They "Aren’t Even Memes" ⋆ ZyCrypto -27-Feb2022

- Ethereum, Solana Mount Recovery Following Crypto Bridge Hack - Decrypt - 4-Feb2022

- First mover Americas: Bitcoin nears $40K, gaming flips DeFi -18-Feb2022

- Russian Bank SWIFT Ejection Causes Chaos, Crypto Usage Spikes - 1-Mar2022 | Ethereum World News

Market Updates

- Technical Analysis: THETA Surges 20%, While LEO Falls Lower, Again – Market Updates Bitcoin News -10-Feb2022