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Shaktikanta Das, RBI Governor, and Nirmala Sitharaman, Indian Finance Minister (Indian Ministry of Finance)
India Targeting One Million CBDC Users in Three Months, Prioritizing Offline Transfers: Sources
Around 100,000 users have participated in the country's central bank digital currency pilot since it kicked off in December.
Shaktikanta Das, RBI Governor, and Nirmala Sitharaman, Indian Finance Minister (Indian Ministry of Finance)

Andrei Grachev of DWF LABS (LinkedIn)
DWF Labs Invests $16M in RACA to Spur Web3 Gaming Ecosystem
RACA has evolved from managing the NFT collection of Elon Musk’s mom to a Steam-like blockchain gaming ecosystem.
Andrei Grachev of DWF LABS (LinkedIn)

Justin Sun (Steven Ferdman/Getty Images)
Binance Rejected Justin Sun’s Offer to Buy His Huobi Stake: Source
Binance has no interest in buying Huobi due to its rumored ties to China, according to a person familiar with the situation.
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DeFi Hub Nibiru Chain Valued at $100M After $8.5M Seed Funding Round
The startup will launch its mainnet and stablecoin this summer.
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Delphi Labs team (Delphi Digital)
Delphi Labs Raises $13.5M for Web3 Accelerator
P2P led and Jump Crypto joined the incubator’s first external funding round.
Delphi Labs team (Delphi Digital)

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Polychain Leads $15M Funding Round for Crypto Startup Polyhedra Network
The Web3 infrastructure provider has now raised money twice in 2023.
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Cactus Raazi (LinkedIn)
Amber Group's Ex-U.S. CEO Raazi Joins EDG, a Digital-Asset Structured Product Firm
Enhanced Digital Group (EDG) is helping bridge the gap between TradFi and digital currencies, and Cactus Raazi brings decades of Wall Street experience including time at Goldm...
Cactus Raazi (LinkedIn)

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Coinbase Aims to Stay in Canada; Binance Could Be Poised to Exit Amid Regulatory Shakeup
The moves come as the country tightens rules for cryptocurrency exchanges.
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Dragonfly Leads $6.5M Round for Aptos Protocol Econia Labs
The startup offers an order book protocol for decentralized finance (DeFi) in the Aptos ecosystem.
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Conduit founder Andrew Huang raises $7 million in Paradigm-led round (Conduit)
Paradigm Leads $7M Round for Optimism-Based Startup Conduit
The newly announced startup will help developers launch Optimism-based applications.
Conduit founder Andrew Huang raises $7 million in Paradigm-led round (Conduit)