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⁠Band, Loopring (LCR) and Cream secure a slice of DeFi with new partnerships Band, Loopring and Cream aim to increase their DeFi market share by building new partnerships and offering solutions that address fees, lending…

⁠Jeff Bezos steps down: Crypto-curious Andy Jassy to become new Amazon CEO The soon-to-be top executive at Amazon has released blockchain products in the past.

⁠Led by Uniswap, decentralized exchange volumes soared above $50B in January Decentralized exchange volumes reached a record $55-billion high in January as Uniswap and SushiSwap saw a significant surge in activity.

⁠‘Buy crypto’ Google searches hit record high: The Tie Google trends reveal a huge spike in “buy crypto” searches, a possible precursor to wider retail adoption.

⁠Square's Cash App briefly halts buying AMC and Nokia stock "This was not Cash App’s decision - we disagree with this move wholeheartedly," tweeted the service.

⁠Following Balancer V2 protocol announcement, yield farming still in development The team is awaiting community input to determine the parameters of V2's liquidity mining

⁠Interoperability will determine CBDC winners and losers To be first is to set the tone for the industry and control the space — a tactic otherwise known as the first-mover advantage.

⁠Ethereum price hits a $1,500 all-time high as ETH options and DeFi heat up Growth in DeFi, increasing on-chain activity and the strength of the bullish Ethereum options market helped send Ether price to a new all-time h…

⁠Stellar becomes new home of USDC as integration goes live The Stellar blockchain can be used to pay with USDC, the second-largest stablecoin.

⁠Crypto industry must keep scammers from stealing another $16 billion Crypto scams don’t just impact investors but the credibility of the industry as a whole, stagnating crypto’s progress.

⁠Mark Cuban talks Bitcoin HODLers and blockchain stocks in recent AMA "Stocks will be on the blockchain in the future," predicted the billionaire.

⁠Ethereum derivatives data suggest traders expect prices above $2,000 Data shows 99.5% of the neutral-to-bearish Ether put options will become worthless above $1,360, leaving bulls with a significant advantage for the fo…

⁠Kenetic co-founder purchases .NFT domain extension for $84K "The possibilities of the NFT domain are endless," said Jehan Chu.

⁠Brave browser active user base doubled in 2020, hits 25M per month The privacy-centric browser allows users to "opt out of the surveillance economy," said Brave CEO Brendan Eich.

⁠OKEx to accelerate Bitcoin transactions with Lightning Network As Lightning Labs continues to expand the Lightning Network’s capabilities, another major exchange announces its plans to integrate.

⁠How low can Bitcoin price drop if BTC fails to retake $35K soon? Bitcoin bulls must overcome a major hurdle before new all-time highs can come back into play.

⁠Manta aims to bring a private decentralized exchange to Polkadot with $1.1M raise Manta Network may be the first DEX to fully shield its activity from prying eyes.

⁠ConsenSys and Securosys launch new long-term Ether staking protocol The newly launched Codefi Staking purports to be a more secure staking solution for Ethereum 2.0.

⁠Algorand names 11 blockchain startups for its first accelerator program The Algorand Foundation introduced its Europe Accelerator program in October. Now, 11 startups have been selected as part of the inaugural cohort.

⁠Corporate buy-ins could take Bitcoin price over $500K — report With appetites for BTC allocations firmly present, calculations suggest that even small buy-ins would have a dramatic effect on price action.

⁠Robinhood reportedly shelves IPO plans in wake of GameStop PR disaster An IPO is reportedly off the cards for now as Robinhood continues to deal with the fallout from the GameStop saga, and the resultant plunge in publi…

⁠Winklevoss’ Gemini crypto exchange launches ‘Earn’ offering Gemini’s new interest-earning program allows customers to earn interest on more than 30 crypto assets supported by the platform.

⁠Brave New Coin partnership will help Nevada crypto users reach new 'high' Cannabis users in the state may soon be able to pay for their green without cash.

⁠Robinhood CEO to reportedly testify before US House committee over GameStop Regulators want to know the details of the GameStop short squeeze.

⁠21Shares to list Polkadot ETP on Swiss SIX exchange 21Shares’s Crypto Basket ETP has also replaced Bitcoin Cash with Polkadot.

⁠Grayscale may jumpstart the next phase of the Bitcoin bull run tomorrow A release of funds from lock-up traditionally heralds the start of price upside and ends consolidatory phases, data shows.

⁠22.3 million Bitcoin addresses were active during January On-chain Bitcoin activity surged during January, with more than 22.3 million addresses sending or receiving BTC last month.

⁠Unlicensed crypto exchange operator faces 25 years for laundering $13m A California resident is expected to plead guilty to charges of operating an unlicensed exchange and laundering more than $13 million.

⁠SEC charges promoters of Steven Seagal-spruiked ICO from 2018 The SEC has charged three individuals for defrauding investors out of millions through the Steven Seagal-backed Bitcoiin2Gen ICO.

⁠USDC on exchanges doubled in January while Tether's dominance fell to new lows USD Coin continues to capture stablecoin market share, with Tether’s stable token dominance falling below 75% for the first time ever.