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Mercado Bitcoin operator acquires Portuguese crypto exchange
12.1.2022
After raising over $250 million from firms like SoftBank last year, Brazil’s 2TM Group is expanding into Europe
Solana's Serum Raises USD 100M, Coinsuper vs. Crypto Traders, Euro Inflation Surprise + More News
7.1.2022
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Read More: Solana's Serum Raises USD 100M, Coinsuper vs. Crypto Traders, Euro Inflation Surprise + More News
Andreessen Horowitz Secures USD 9B War Chest for New Investments
7.1.2022
US-based venture capital powerhouse Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) said it just raised USD 9bn for its Venture, Growth, and Bio funds, as they aim to invest "across the entire spectrum of stages, writing checks as small as USD 25,000 and up to hundreds of millions of dollars."...
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Bitcoin, Ethereum Could Benefit If Stocks Drop After Fed Tightening – Strategist
7.1.2022
Contrary to popular belief, the two largest cryptocurrencies bitcoin (BTC) and ethereum (ETH) could benefit from a tightening of monetary policy from the US Federal Reserve (Fed), Mike McGlone has argued in a new note.
According to McGlone, who is the Bloomberg Intelligence’s Senior Commodity...
Europe’s Securities Watchdog Seeks Feedback on Regulations Ahead of DLT Pilot
6.1.2022
ESMA, the European Securities and Markets Authority, has set out to establish if EU authorities need to amend existing regulations in order to facilitate the trading and settlement of tokenized securities. The regulator is now seeking opinions on the matter ahead of launching a pilot regime...
Defi Lending Startup Aave Launches Permissioned Platform to Entice Financial Institutions
5.1.2022
On January 5, the open-source non-custodial decentralized finance (defi) lending platform Aave launched a permissioned version of the protocol aimed at institutions. The platform dubbed Aave Arc will leverage Fireblocks as the first whitelister as the platform aims to help bridge traditional...
Aave's Permissioned DeFi Arc, Polymarket Stays, P2E Drones in Metaverse + More News
5.1.2022
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Read More: Aave's Permissioned DeFi Arc, Polymarket Stays, P2E Drones in Metaverse + More News
Golf startup putts $10.5 million in NFT sales
5.1.2022
Par for the course: The LinksDAO golfing startup could drive DAO adoption at the country club
Crypto Investment Flows Mature, CFTC Fines Polymarket, Uniswap's Goal + More News
4.1.2022
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New AML Legislation Won't Forbid Individuals to Hold Crypto, Says Estonia’s Ministry of Finance
4.1.2022
The Estonian Ministry of Finance has denied the crypto/blockchain industry insiders concerns related to the new legislation draft - stating that regulations will not be applied to retail investors but to businesses, and that there will be no ban on people owning crypto....
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NFTs to help brewers and farmers preserve UNESCO Belgian beer heritage
1.1.2022
As a part of the partnership, Zeromint will mint and offer exclusive NFTs on the GoChain blockchain, which will be made available for international beer fans via BBA
Crypto News Rewind 2021: Q4 - Pandora Papers, India's Regulatory Saga, Facebook to Meta and Other Rebrands
31.12.2021
Here is what happened in the Cryptoworld in the last quarter of this year:
Total crypto market capitalization in Q4
And thus ended the year. Happy 2022.
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Read More: Crypto News Rewind 2021: Q4 - Pandora Papers, India's Regulatory Saga, Facebook to Meta and Other Rebrands
Crypto News Rewind 2021: Q3 - Bitcoin Becomes Legal Tender & Gets Taproot, Improved Ethereum, NFTzation
30.12.2021
Here is what happened in the Cryptoworld in the third quarter of this year:
Total crypto market capitalization in Q3
And with this ended the third quarter of 2021.
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Read More: Crypto News Rewind 2021: Q3 - Bitcoin Becomes Legal Tender & Gets Taproot, Improved Ethereum, NFTzation
Defi Portfolio Tracking Startup Debank Raises $25M From Sequoia China, Crypto.com, Circle
29.12.2021
The decentralized finance (defi) portfolio tracking startup Debank raised $25 million from investors according to an announcement on Tuesday. Following the equity financing round, Debank says it has an overall valuation of around $200 million. Defi Dashboard Debank Raises $25 Million 2021 was...
Creator of App for Remittances to Africa and Asia Raises $65 Million in Series B Round
26.12.2021
Tap Send, the creator of a remittances app of the same name, revealed it has raised $65 million in a Series B funding round. The fintech firm plans to use the funds to build a cheaper and faster cross-border money transfer platform. Remittances to Overlooked Countries The fintech startup behind...
Ethereum ETFs Struggle in Europe, but See Rising Volumes in Canada
23.12.2021
Despite presumably being an interesting option for traditionally minded investors, trading volumes of European ethereum (ETH)-backed exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have struggled during the second half of this year. In Canada, on the other hand, the trend is moving in the opposite direction...
Bitcoin ETFs in Europe & Canada Remain Popular Even With US ETFs Widely Available
22.12.2021
Interest from investors in bitcoin (BTC)-backed exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and the closely related exchange-traded products (ETPs) listed in Canada and Switzerland has remained high, despite bitcoin futures-backed ETFs now being available in the US, trading data compiled by Cryptonews.com...
Singapore Startup Affyn Raised More Than US$7 Million, Presale to Start in December 2021
21.12.2021
PRESS RELEASE. Affyn’s private round was oversubscribed within a week of its website unveiling, resulting in the opening of a new strategic round that once again became oversubscribed, ahead of its presale in December 2021. Backed by more than 50 venture capitalists, institutional investors...
Blockchain startup sues Brian Armstrong for allegedly stealing its work
21.12.2021
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong reportedly offered investment in Knowledgr while secretly working on his own competitor project, ResearchHub
Asian Sellers Weighing on Bitcoin Price, But Possibly Not for Much Longer
20.12.2021
The bitcoin (BTC) price on average moves markedly lower during Asian business hours than it does during the European and US business hours, indicating that significant selling pressure is coming from Asian investors, new data from on-chain analytics firm Glassnode suggests....
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