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Marieke Flament (Matt Hussey/NEAR)
NEAR Foundation’s Marieke Flament Steps Down as CEO
General Counsel Chris Donovan will assume her role at the organization behind the NEAR protocol.
Marieke Flament (Matt Hussey/NEAR)

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Arbitrum Blockchain Traders Can Now Protect Against 'Impermanent Loss'
GammaSwap developers say it is the first application to allow Arbitrum users to hedge against supplied liquidity by letting them go short on those positions.
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Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (Coinbase)
Coinbase Earned $1M Amid Hack, but Hasn't Reimbursed Victims
Coinbase received 570 ETH, the second-largest payout tied to MEV in Ethereum’s history, to process transactions related to the Curve exploit.
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (Coinbase)

IOTA plans to hard fork its network in the coming months to improve scalability and features. (Pixabay)
IOTA Eyes Big Crypto Leagues Again With Series of Network Boosting Plans
These changes are supposed to boost the value of MIOTA tokens and improve network security.
IOTA plans to hard fork its network in the coming months to improve scalability and features. (Pixabay)

Singapore (Mike  Enerio/Unsplash)
Digital Trading Platform MetaComp Offers Clients Stablecoin-to-TradFi Security Path, Claiming Singapore First
Trading volume has climbed to around $50 million since the service was introduced last month.
Singapore (Mike  Enerio/Unsplash)

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Zodia Custody Looks to Drive Institutional Access to Polkadot Ecosystem
The company plans to provide custody for the Polkadot ecosystem, offering digital asset storage services for financial institutions
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HSBC at Canary Wharf, London (Danny Nelson)
Banking Powerhouse HSBC Working With Crypto Custody Firm Fireblocks: Sources
Fireblocks, which specializes in cryptocurrency safekeeping technologies such as multi-party computation (MPC), already works with BNY Mellon and BNP Paribas.
HSBC at Canary Wharf, London (Danny Nelson)

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Dunhill Family Office Makes Bear Market Bet on Crypto
The family office is investing through its Dunhill Ventures subsidiary into Lichtenstein-regulated VC firm Mocha Ventures.
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Ben Whitby, Qredo’s head of strategic partnerships (Qredo)
Crypto Custody Firm Qredo Integrates Circle’s USDC Stablecoin
The new toolkit allows USDC to be the ultimate gas token on any blockchain.
Ben Whitby, Qredo’s head of strategic partnerships (Qredo)

Finoa founders Chris May (left) and Henrik Gebbing (Finoa)
BaFin-Licensed Crypto Custodian Finoa Will Offer Regulated DeFi
FinoaConnect provides the firm’s 300-plus institutional clients with wallet integration for a curated list of permissioned DeFi and Web3 platforms.
Finoa founders Chris May (left) and Henrik Gebbing (Finoa)