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⁠PayPal to offer crypto payments for merchants, limited trading on Venmo After their limited crypto trading service "exceeded expectations," the company will focus on crypto services in 2021

⁠Dan Tapiero launches $200M investment fund for late-stage crypto firms The SEC filing notes the 10T Fund’s first sale occurred on Jan. 29, with $76 million remaining to be sold.

⁠Altcoins and DeFi tokens rally as Ethereum price hits $1,650 Bitcoin bulls are chasing after $40,000, Ethereum price hit a new all-time high at $1,650 and DeFi tokens are still outperforming everything.

⁠UK investment manager sells off half BTC holdings after $750M win "The economic environment for Bitcoin right now could not be better," said Duncan MacInnes.

⁠CME chief economist hints Bitcoin is gaining ground on gold as a hedge Why can't we be friends? The gold versus Bitcoin debate rages on.

⁠Price analysis 2/3: BTC, ETH, XRP, DOT, ADA, LINK, LTC, BCH, BNB, XLM Ethereum's rally to a new all-time high boosted investor sentiment in Bitcoin and several altcoins are now surging toward new highs.

⁠Mark Cuban issues burn notice on offensive ENS domain One-upping this crypto troll was no problem for the crypto-savvy billionaire.

⁠Bitcoin bulls target $40K as Friday’s $1B BTC options expiry approaches Friday’s $1 billion Bitcoin options expiry is tilted toward bulls who have set their sights on the $40,000 level.

⁠Free TON to merge with Dune Network in decentralized M&A deal The Free TON–Dune Network merger represents one of the first decentralized M&A deals.

⁠GameStop saga reveals legacy finance is rigged, and DeFi is the answer Traditional finance is a relic, and the GameStop saga is nothing but a prelude for what's to come: the real decentralization of money.

⁠Crypto hedge fund refutes JPMorgan’s claim that Bitcoin ETF is short-term negative for BTC Research from Tyr Capital Arbitrage SP refutes JPMorgan’s claim that a Bitcoin ETF holds negative connotations for the BTC price…

⁠Late on crypto? Institutions still at early stage of Bitcoin adoption Institutional investors are rushing to acquire and add Bitcoin to their portfolio — but is it too late?

⁠Small and medium hodlers control 40% of the Bitcoin supply — data Distribution "keeps getting better," says Willy Woo amid continued claims that Bitcoin as a network is too centralized.

⁠Yellen convenes SEC, CFTC and Fed leaders on Robinhood question Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen faces the first major hurdle of her tenure with the question of how to handle social media-driven security trading.

⁠KuCoin CEO says insurance covered 16% of losses from $285M hack in 2020 KuCoin users were unaffected by the $285 million hack of 2020 as insurance funds covered the remaining losses from the incident.

⁠MicroStrategy will pitch Bitcoin to 1,400 public companies: How will BTC price react? MicroStrategy is meeting with public companies tomorrow, on Feb. 4, to talk about Bitcoin and its merit as a store of value.

⁠China could shut down Bitcoin for $7B a year says Logica Capital chief strategist Logica Capital's chief strategist believes China could attack the Bitcoin network for just $7 billion per year.

⁠Visa announces neobank pilot focused on getting crypto tools to Black community The crypto APIs will help “provide another channel for the Black community to access crypto as a new asset class.”

⁠Report: Ant Group to overhaul structure per agreement with China authorities Several of Ant Group’s offerings including the blockchain division will reportedly become part of a financial holding company.

⁠New class action against Robinhood alleges oligopoly manipulation The unfolding short-squeeze on GameStop stock to the detriment of major hedge funds "could not be allowed to continue."

⁠Uphold to launch crypto cards in Europe with new acquisition After launching a crypto debit card in the U.S., Uphold is planning to roll out a multi-asset crypto card in Europe in April 2021.

⁠Polish crypto exchange employee in induced coma after armed attack On Jan. 22, an attacker shot two employees at a cryptocurrency and gold exchange in the Polish city of Olsztyn, escaping with over $120,000 in gold.

⁠Biden rejects Bitcoin-sized COVID-19 rescue plan as money printers prime for action The president's refusal to budge on a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill will have knock-on effects for Bitcoin, as the money printers…

⁠Hanwha to acquire $52M stake in crypto exchange Upbit’s parent company Hanwha Investment and Securities reached an agreement to buy 2.06 million shares from Upbit operator Dumanu.

⁠US Bitcoin exchange traffic explodes as analyst says flows hint at new BTC bull run With Coinbase firmly within the top 500 U.S. websites by popularity, it seems that all publicity is good publicity as mainstream consum…

⁠Canadian investment firm Accelerate Financial files for Bitcoin ETF Calgary-based financial services firm Accelerate Financial Technologies is planning to list its Bitcoin ETF on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

⁠India must revolutionize its digital media industry with blockchain There won’t be a better chance for India to unlock the full potential of blockchain tech in the digital media industry.

⁠Cross-chain DeFi interoperability on the agenda as Ren joins Alameda Ren is teaming up with Alameda to boost cross-chain decentralization.

⁠Eth2 becomes third-largest staking network as Ether rallies into new ATHs With Ether continuing to push into new all-time highs above $1,500, Eth2 now ranks as the third-largest crypto asset in terms of staked assets.

⁠Supply chain and logistics projects dominate additions to Forbes Blockchain 50 The number of major companies using blockchain for logistical purposes is on the rise.