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Crypto Winter Led to 91% Plunge in VC and Other Investments for January
A CoinDesk analysis shows crypto startups only raised $548 million last month. The FTX failure’s full impact on industry fundraising likely remains to be seen.
Marathon Digital Sells Mined Bitcoin for First Time to Monetize Recent Rally
The bitcoin miner sold 1,500 bitcoin in January.
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Crypto Market’s Post-Fed Rally Continues as DeFi, Smart Contract Platform Sectors Star
Uniswap's UNI token and Avalanche's AVAX token were recently up about 4.5% and 3.4%; ether rose 3% at one point Thursday a day after unexpectedly moderate comments from Fed Chair Jerome Powell.
Bitcoin, S&P 500 Close In on Bullish 'Golden Cross' Signal
In the past, bitcoin's big rallies have started with a golden cross, but not all golden crosses have led to a big rally.
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Policy Week 2023
An exploration of cryptocurrency regulation and policy in the US and abroad. Learn the latest in regulatory policies and the impact of these developments on the future of the industry.
- Japan Embraces Web3 As Global Regulators Grow Wary of Crypto
- Stablecoin Regulation Is First on New Subcommittee’s To-Do List, Says Chairman
- US Needs ‘Rules of the Road’ for Crypto or Risk Falling Behind in Market Leadership: Global Regulatory Officer
- South Korean Lawmakers Are Gearing Up to Regulate Crypto. What Could That Look Like?
- You Want Crypto Regulation? I’ll Give You Crypto Regulation
- What You Need to Know About Crypto Regulation in Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan
- Instead of Slowing Innovation, Regulation May Drive Demand for ReFi
- SEC Is ‘Asleep at the Wheel,’ Rep. Davidson of Ohio Says
- The Bizarre (Sort of) Bipartisanship of the Crypto Congress
- MiCA at the Door: How European Crypto Firms Are Getting Ready for Sweeping Legislation
Discovery
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Charlie Munger Calls for Crypto Ban in the US; Meta’s Metaverse Division Lost $13.7B in 2022
The most valuable crypto stories for Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023.
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Achieving Economic Gender Parity With Shelley Zalis
The truth about doing it all your way without missing what matters in work and home life
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What Is the Ethereum Blockchain’s Shanghai Hard Fork, and Why Does It Matter?
The hard fork set for March will address staked ether withdrawals and reductions in gas fees for developers. It will open a new chapter for liquid staking in the Ethereum ecosystem.
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What Is World Of Women? Everything to Know About the NFT Project Championing Diversity in Web3
From World of Women Galaxy to its future entertainment partnership with Reese Witherspoon.
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Congress' FTX Problem: 1 in 3 Members Got Cash From Crypto Exchange's Bosses
More than one in three of the 535 senators and representatives in the U.S. Congress showed up to the new session with FTX baggage, having received campaign support from former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried or one of the senior executives of the fraud-ridden crypto giant.
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Japan Embraces Web3 As Global Regulators Grow Wary of Crypto
With tight regulations already in place that helped insulate FTX Japan and its investors from heavy losses suffered elsewhere in the world, Japan is working on policy and guidelines for stablecoins, NFTs and DAOs as it welcomes a crypto future.
Trending in Crypto
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Markets
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Crypto Market’s Post-Fed Rally Continues as DeFi, Smart Contract Platform Sectors Star
Uniswap's UNI token and Avalanche's AVAX token were recently up about 4.5% and over 3%; ether rose 3% at one point Thursday following unexpectedly moderate comments from Fed Chair Jerome Powell.
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Companies
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Crypto Software Firm President: We're Trying to Make California’s DMV More Efficient With Blockchain
Car titles that once lived on paper will be reflected as digital assets on-chain, reducing the need for paper title transfers. Andrew Smith, president of blockchain software company Oxhead Alpha, discusses why his firm is turning to the Tezos blockchain to build out the protocol.
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MicroStrategy Books Impairment Charge of $197.6M on Q4 Bitcoin Holdings
The business software company reported its fourth quarter results on Thursday afternoon.
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Crypto Winter Led to 91% Plunge in VC and Other Investments for January
A CoinDesk analysis shows crypto startups only raised $548 million last month, and FTX’s full impact on industry fundraising likely remains to be seen.
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86% of Stablecoin Issuer Tether Was Controlled by 4 People as of 2018: WSJ
Documents reveal the previously unknown ownership structure of the secretive stablecoin issuer.
Technology
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Crypto Software Firm President: We're Trying to Make California’s DMV More Efficient With Blockchain
Car titles that once lived on paper will be reflected as digital assets on-chain, reducing the need for paper title transfers. Andrew Smith, president of blockchain software company Oxhead Alpha, discusses why his firm is turning to the Tezos blockchain to build out the protocol.
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