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Crypto for Advisors: Bitcoin and the Bull
What’s behind the bull case for bitcoin? Brian Rudick and Matt Kunke from GSR take us through the reasons in today’s Crypto for Advisors newsletter.
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OpenSea Makes ‘Deals,’ Launches Peer-to-Peer NFT Swaps
The new feature allows collectors to trade NFTs directly with each other as well as add WETH to “sweeten the deal.”
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Bitfinex Launches Peer-to-Peer Trading Platform in Argentina, Colombia and Venezuela
Users will be able to buy and sell bitcoin, ether, USDT, EURT and XAUT.
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Josh Lehman, executive director, Urbit Foundation, spoke at Consensus 2023 in Austin, Texas, in April. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)
Urbit, a Network Older and Weirder Than Bitcoin, Finally Turns Toward Growth
The peer-to-peer network started in 2002 says it's taking on "MEGACORP," much in the same vein as many blockchain networks. A bit more fun are the "secret code names" that use...
Josh Lehman, executive director, Urbit Foundation, spoke at Consensus 2023 in Austin, Texas, in April. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

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P2P Bitcoin Exchange Paxful Back Online After Temporary Suspension
The platform shut down in April after the CEO expressed concerns about the safety of customer funds owing to a lawsuit from its co-founder.
Paxful co-founders Artur Schaback (left) and Ray Youssef. (Paxful)

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As Bitcoin Platform Paxful Closes, Co-Founder Youssef Talks Up Alternatives
A white paper for Civilization Kit, a decentralized bitcoin peer-to-peer marketplace that also allows users to build their own decentralized marketplaces, will be published in...
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2023 Should Be the Year of On-Chain User Security
If crypto does not get its house in order, regulators will do it for them.
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Apple Will Not Exempt NFTs From App Store’s 30% Fee
Apple Will Not Exempt NFTs From App Store’s 30% Fee
Apple has rejected calls to exempt non-fungible tokens (NFTs) from its 30% "Apple Tax" on in-app purchases. "The Hash" panel discusses the impact of the tech giant’s de facto...
Apple Will Not Exempt NFTs From App Store’s 30% Fee

Telegram Users Can Now Send Crypto to Each Other via Wallet Bot: Report
Telegram Users Can Now Send Crypto to Each Other via Wallet Bot: Report
Telegram’s Wallet Bot, which allows users to buy crypto by bank card and exchange and transfer to other wallets, now supports peer-to-peer (P2P) transactions. “The Hash” panel...
Telegram Users Can Now Send Crypto to Each Other via Wallet Bot: Report

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Nigerian Payments App Reportedly Suspending Operations Due to Government Crackdown on Crypto
Payments platform KurePay plans to suspend services to Nigerian users starting in 2022.
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