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Fed Policy Win Could Harm Bitcoin’s Wall Street Narrative
The January rebound in equities and knockout employment report may have undermined a few buy-bitcoin narratives, but the real value proposition behind bitcoin lies far beyond Wall Street in emerging markets, where bitcoin is in strong demand.
Binance-WazirX Dispute Rages as the Indian Crypto Exchange Is Told to Move Funds Out of Binance
The solution ostensibly ends worries about what would happen to customer funds if Binance and WazirX end their collaboration.
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Filecoin Creator Protocol Labs Cuts 21% of Staff
The company cited the current economic situation and crypto winter as the reasons behind its decision.
Charlie Munger Hasn't Taken the Time to Study Bitcoin: MicroStrategy's Michael Saylor
A longtime skeptic of digital assets, the Berkshire Hathaway vice chairman earlier this week called for the U.S. government to ban cryptocurrencies.
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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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Headlines: Top Stories of the Week 01-30-23
A roundup of the week’s most valuable crypto stories for Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023.
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Back to Basics After ‘Token Casinos’ Wreaked Havoc, With Neha Narula
In the wake of capitalism's failure, how can our global financial systems be modernized?
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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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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 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.
Trending in Crypto
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Markets
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Decentralized Lending Protocol Centrifuge Accrues $6M Unpaid Debt
Fintech investment firm 1754 Finance, the originator of the debt pool with the most distressed loans, said it is liquidating the assets off-chain and negotiating with borrowers for repayments.
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Companies
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Sam Bankman-Fried's Emergent Fidelity Technologies Files for Bankruptcy
Emergent is owner of 56 million shares of online brokerage Robinhood.
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Filecoin Creator Protocol Labs Cuts 21% of Staff
Protocol Labs, the company behind decentralized file storage network Filecoin, is laying off 21% of its staff, CEO Juan Benet announced in a blog post on Friday.
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Legal Expert Says Mango Markets Exploit Case Is Wake-Up Call For DAOs
Benjamin Bathgate, partner at Canadian-based law firm McMillan LLP, says the lawsuit against Avraham Eisenberg, the alleged Mango Markets exploiter, could impact how DAOs implement their legal and governing structures in the future.
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TZero to Sunset tZero Crypto App Amid Regulatory Challenges
Customers will have until March 6 to withdraw their assets from the platform.
Technology
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Options Automated Market Maker Lyra Deploys to Arbitrum Network
With the Newport upgrade, Lyra is also now integrated with GMX perpetuals, allowing users to benefit from improved capital efficiency and user experience.
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