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10 Mar 2022

Wladimir Klitschko Releases NFT Collection In Support Of Ukraine

Wladimir Klitschko, a former professional boxer from Ukraine, has joined the efforts of other celebrities in supporting the Ukrainian army and people during Russia's current invasion. Klitschko s

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10 Mar 2022

Avalanche Debuts a Program to Speed The Shift to Scalable Subnets

The Avalanche Foundation, a non-profit organization, has unveiled the "Avalanche Multiverse," a new incentive program worth approximately $290 million (almost four million $AVAX tokens). According t

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08 Mar 2022

Biden’s Executive Order For Crypto Coming This Week

A schism between crypto corporations and the US government over how sanctions against Russia should be enforced appeared to have reached a breaking point, drawing the attention of the White House.

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09 Mar 2022

Ventures Investments in Crypto Projects Was Over $25B in 2021

Bain Capital Ventures, one of the world's top startup investment firms with $5.1 billion in assets under management, has announced the launch of a new $560 million crypto-focused fund. According

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08 Mar 2022

Singapore Shuts Down Crypto Transactions

Russia has been met with harsh criticism for its invasion of Ukraine. Singapore has joined other concerned countries in imposing sanctions on Russia that include a wide range of commercial operation

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07 Mar 2022

Binance Introduces Bifinity, a Fiat-to-Crypto Payment Gateway

Binance, a leading cryptocurrency exchange, announced the opening of a fiat payment gateway today. The payment processor, dubbed Bifinity, will be Binance's official fiat-to-crypto payment provider.

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07 Mar 2022

Coinbase: “Crypto Tech Could Aid Sanctions Compliance”

Coinbase, a cryptocurrency exchange based in the United States, has advocated using bitcoins to help assure compliance with economic sanctions. This proposal is based on the ease with which existing

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07 Mar 2022

DeFi Godfather Exits The Crypto Space

Two of the industry's most accomplished developers are leaving the DeFi field. Andre Cronje, the self-described "DeFi architect" who rose to notoriety as the founder of the yield optimization protoc

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06 Mar 2022

Social Tokens Could Be The Next Big Thing For Crypto

The COVID-19 pandemic, as well as other recent occurrences, have underlined the need for a fully digital economy, producing Metaverse ecosystems, Web3 platforms, and digital tokens acceptance. Th

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06 Mar 2022

BlockFi Analysis: More Women Will Be Getting Into Crypto This Year

According to a survey conducted by BlockFi, many more women will invest in crypto this year. According to the results of the quarterly Real Talk survey, which was released last week, 60% of responde

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05 Mar 2022

The Crypto Market Losses $100 Billion Amidst Russo-Ukraine War

The cryptocurrency market fell on Friday as Wednesday's gains faded in the aftermath of swiftly growing tensions between Russia and Ukraine. Markets have been roiled since Russian President Vladimir

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05 Mar 2022

Russia Crypto Transaction Volume Down By 50%

Blockchain-analysis businesses have discovered that Russia denominated crypto purchases and trading on key exchanges have fallen, putting a stop to notions that the country will switch to digital as

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05 Mar 2022

Coinbase Will Not Be Stopping Russians From Using Crypto Services

The major American cryptocurrency exchange, Coinbase, has stated that it will not block all Russian users' accounts on its site. On Friday, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong stated that many Russians

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05 Mar 2022

Lugano Adopts Bitcoin and Tether As Legal Tender

Residents of Lugano, Switzerland's Ticino canton's largest city, will soon be able to buy houses, automobiles, and even pay taxes using Bitcoin, Tether (USDT), and Lugano's own LVGA currency. Follow

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04 Mar 2022

Ukraine Has Raised $35 Million in Cryptocurrency Donations

Ukraine has expanded the types of cryptocurrencies it accepts for donations as Russia's invasion continues. Since the Russian invasion began, the Ukrainian government has raised $35 million in cr

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07 Mar 2022

Binance Restricts Access For Cardholders of Sanctioned Russian Banks

Binance announced on Thursday that cryptocurrency traders accounts with sanctioned Russian banks will be unable to use their cards to purchase cryptocurrency on the platform. The exchange also

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04 Mar 2022

Anonymous Offers $52,000 in BTC to Russian Soldiers

Anonymous, the infamous international hacker network, has offered $52,000 in Bitcoin to Russian soldiers in exchange for surrendering their armored tanks and abandoning the battle with Ukraine. The

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04 Mar 2022

Anti-War Russians Stand With Ukraine By Making Crypto Donations

While the West is worried about Russia's prospective use of cryptocurrencies to avoid sanctions, some Russians are using their Bitcoin (BTC) to assist the people of Ukraine. Pavel Muntyan, a well

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03 Mar 2022

Ukraine Unveils State-Backed Airdrop for Crypto Donors

Ukraine government recently revealed that it will provide free airdrops to people who have recently donated crypto to aid the country's ongoing conflict with Russia. The announcement happened soo

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02 Mar 2022

Africa’s MTN Dives Into the Metaverse

MTN, Africa's largest mobile telecommunications company, has bought 144 plots of land in Africarare, Ubuntuland, making it the continent's first company to enter the Metaverse. The story was firs

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01 Mar 2022

Hashstack To Bring Under-Collateralized Loans to DeFi Space

Hashstack Finance is pleased to announce the completion of its $1 million seed funding round, which follows the launch of its Open Protocol testnet. The funds will be used to further develop the Ope

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01 Mar 2022

The United States Blocks Russia’s Crypto Access

According to recent reports, the US government is currently in discussions with some of the largest US-based crypto companies about ways to limit Russia's access to crypto services. The move is the

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01 Mar 2022

Ukraine Gets $5 Million in Crypto Donations

To repel the Russian invasion, the Ukraine government is seeking cryptocurrency donations. According to government tweets, wallets for Bitcoin and Ethereum have already received $4.9 million in cryp

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28 Feb 2022

Binance and Kraken Will Not Seize Russian Crypto Accounts

https://twitter.com/FedorovMykhailo/status/1497922588491792386?s=20&t=fD6yHb53fC0YO1ZnVX-EOQ Following the European Union's recent sanctions against Russia, leading cryptocurrency exchanges

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28 Feb 2022

Ukraine Wants CeXs to Freeze the Assets of Russian Crypto Traders

Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Transformation, has urged cryptocurrency exchanges to block Russian-based customers' addresses.  Fedorov said in a tweet on S

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28 Feb 2022

Visa and Tribal Partner To Expand Financing Options

Tribal Credit, a cryptocurrency-focused enterprise payment platform, has partnered with Visa to expand credit and financing options for small and medium-sized businesses across Latin America, highli

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27 Feb 2022

What the Ukraine Russia Invasion Means For Bitcoin Future

The crypto market has been impacted by Russia's military activity against Ukraine. While Sam Bankman-Fried is still undecided about Bitcoin's long-term prospects in the middle of the crisis, he has

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27 Feb 2022

Ukraine Gets BTC, ETH, USDT Donations Amidst War

The Ukraine government reached out to the crypto community on Twitter during the first week of the Russia-Ukraine war to raise funds to support its civilians and troops. Ukraine has begun accepting

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27 Feb 2022

Coinbase Has Earned Nearly $7 Billion This Year in Transaction Revenue

Coinbase released its fourth-quarter 2021 report, which revealed that the company generated total transaction revenue of $6.8 billion in the year in question, up 523.73 percent from the $1.09 billio

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26 Feb 2022

Ukraine Asks For Crypto Donations via Twitter

On Saturday, Ukraine official Twitter account issued direct appeals for cryptocurrency donations in the midst of Russia's ongoing invasion. The official account, @Ukraine, had shared three such m

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26 Feb 2022

BitConnect Founder Convicted of a $2 Billion Fraud

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has charged Satishkumar Kurjibhai Kumbhani with using the infamous BitConnect cryptocurrency platform to commit fraud. According to US Attorney Randy Grossman,

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25 Feb 2022

The Crypto Community on Russia’s Ukraine Invasion

The crypto community has reacted strongly to Russia's military incursion in Ukraine. The invasion's news sent Bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrencies plummeting at first. Since then, the US gove

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25 Feb 2022

Ukraine Military Receives $4 million in Bitcoin Donations

Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and volunteer groups in Ukraine have raised $4 million in bitcoin donations to aid soldiers fighting in the ongoing conflict with Russia. According to Ellipt

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22 Feb 2022

Russia Finance Ministry Submits Crypto Bill To Parliament

Russia Ministry of Finance has advanced its plan to regulate the crypto sector by introducing a cryptocurrency bill to parliament, despite a public spat with the country's central bank over how to h

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20 Feb 2022

Super Bowl Commercials Raise The Rate of Crypto App Downloads

The money spent on Super Bowl advertising by crypto companies has paid off. According to new data, crypto app installs in the United States increased 279 percent week over week. Following the Super

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16 Feb 2022

JP Morgan The First Bank to Dive into the Metaverse

JP Morgan, the largest bank in the United States, announced that it has become the first lender to enter the metaverse, opening a lounge in Decentraland, a virtual environment based on blockchain te

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15 Feb 2022

YouTube Kicks Off Hiring Process for a Director To Manage Web3

The job posting lays out YouTube plans for a push into the metaverse, stating that it is searching for someone to design, convey, and execute the vision, strategy, and roadmap for Web3. The job p

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13 Feb 2022

Cardano Surpasses BTC and ETH in Transaction Volume

On Sunday, crypto data aggregator Messari.io revealed that Cardano had surpassed Bitcoin and Ethereum in terms of transaction volume, rising to first place (adjusted transaction volume in the last 2

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12 Feb 2022

More Update On the Ripple vs. SEC Case

The legal battle between Ripple and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission has taken a new turn, with Ripple filing a fresh move to compel the government to turn up notes from a meetin

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12 Feb 2022

Coinbase Removes “How to Buy” Links From Website

According to Reuters, popular crypto exchange, Coinbase has removed access to "how to buy" instructions for three cryptocurrency projects from its website. The tokens – DeFi100, Mercenary, and SQ

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11 Feb 2022

Binance Invests $200 Million In Forbes

According to a Forbes release, leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance has made a $200 million strategic investment in the American business magazine Forbes and Magnum Opus Acquisition Limited. T

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09 Feb 2022

U.S. Justice Department Recovers $3.6 Billion From Bitfinex Hackers

The Department of Justice said on February 8 that Ilya Lichtenstein, 34, and his wife Heather Morgan, 31, both of New York, were detained for suspected conspiracy to launder $4.5 billion in stolen c

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09 Feb 2022

iPhone’s New Feature Will Allow Users To Make Crypto Payments

Apple has revealed plans to release Tap to Pay for iPhone, a new feature that effectively transforms the smartphone into a point of sale system for companies and retailers. So, what's in it for cryp

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08 Feb 2022

Binance on Making the Crypto Industry Safer For Users

Decentralization, which eliminates intermediaries and empowers people to control their own money, is at the heart of the cryptocurrency industry. With decentralization as the primary purpose of digi

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08 Feb 2022

QiDAO Lost $13 Million To Hackers

A security breach cost QiDAO, a decentralized finance system built on the Polygon network, $13 million in losses. The issue does not affect Qi DAO's primary contracts, but rather a vesting contract

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06 Feb 2022

SHIB, LINK, EOS Price Analysis 02/06

As the bulls attempted to counteract the market's long-term bearish inclinations, Chainlink and EOS maintained their up-channel oscillation. Chainlink displayed mixed near-term signs, whereas EOS di

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02 Feb 2022

Google Getting Deep Into Blockchain And Web 3.0

Alphabet Inc, the parent company of Google, is enthusiastic about blockchain and Web3 technology. Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Alphabet, stated that the company is committed to embracing the blockchain

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31 Jan 2022

Report: Binance Restricting Almost 300 Nigerian Accounts

Binance, one of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchanges, has explained why 281 Nigerian users' accounts have been suspended. Changpeng Zhao, the company's CEO, wrote in a letter that 38 perc

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