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⁠4 top universities submit CBDC designs to the Bank of Canada Following initial discussions with the Bank of Canada, four top universities have submitted design proposals for a central bank digital currency.

⁠Qtum, Status (SNT) and Iota (MIOTA) rally after breaking multi-year downtrend Qtum, Status and Iota recently broke free of their long term downtrends after each network added new features and announced new partnerships.

⁠Grayscale is tentatively looking to offer YFI A corporate registration filing with the State of Delaware shows that Grayscale is considering Yearn Finance as a future offering.

⁠PayPal expanding crypto services to U.K. residents CEO Dan Schulman said last week the company would add crypto buying, selling, and custody features to "Venmo and select international markets" in 2021.

⁠Federal attorneys are investigating meme-led trading in GME, AMC and silver: WSJ The Justice Department joins CFTC and SEC probes into wild markets facilitated by Robinhood and other apps for retail traders.

⁠Pundi X (NPXS) gains 102% ahead of testnet launch and token burn PundiX (NPXS) gained 102% as the project prepares for a testnet launch, staking and possible DeFi integration.

⁠Powers On... The battle for digital asset supremacy and the consequences of U.S. capitulation Why is the U.S. dragging its heels on crypto and blockchain regulation, as the rest of the world forges ahead with financial…

⁠Robinhood, Melvin, and Citadel execs expected to testify on GameStop before Congress The price of GME has fallen almost 90% since lawmakers first called for a hearing.

⁠Ethereum is struggling again vs. Bitcoin: Why is ETH/BTC showing weakness? Ether is stagnating against Bitcoin despite BTC's strong rally after BNY Mellon embraces digital assets.

⁠Uber and Adyen CEOs both say no to Bitcoin for now The Adyen CEO expressed concern about Bitcoin's volatility in regards to a payment method, while Uber "quickly dismissed" discussions about purchasing the crypto asset.

⁠NFTs take center stage at ETH Denver 2021 NFTs are a hot topic at this year's virtual ETH Denver, with adoption and DeFi use cases dominating the talks

⁠Privacy in blockchain and crypto is a major concern for users, study reveals Privacy is still one of the most important features of cryptocurrencies for traders according to data.

⁠Moment of truth? Tesla purchase is the moment Bitcoin has been waiting for Despite some expected near-term volatility, Tesla’s exploration of the crypto realm will likely help the industry scale up to new heights.

⁠Chainlink, Aave, Messari and others launch GoodFi crypto alliance GoodFi claims to be the first cryptocurrency alliance focused on furthering education and research into decentralized finance.

⁠Bitcoin has made the Naira almost useless, says Nigerian Senator A cross-section of Nigerian senators have reacted to the recent Bitcoin ban enacted by the country’s central bank.

⁠Amazon job postings hint at digital payments project to launch in Mexico Amazon has been silently working on a new digital currency project in Mexico, according to the company’s job postings.

⁠Dollar weakness meets alt season: Is Bitcoin price about to hit $50K? The price of Bitcoin is getting closer to the next major psychological resistance.

⁠America's oldest bank, BNY Mellon, will custody Bitcoin The chief executive of the bank's asset-servicing business says digital assets are becoming "part of the mainstream."

⁠Tesla's $1.5B Bitcoin buy throws the cat amongst institutional pigeons Elon Musk is either the hero or the villian of the year after Tesla's Bitcoin purchase polarized opinion among institutional investors.

⁠AC Milan fans to use blockchain tokens to vote on soccer club motto European football giant AC Milan debuts its ACM fan token with a vote on the club motto for the rest of the playing season.

⁠ECB's Lagarde says central banks holding Bitcoin is 'out of the question' The ECB President gives the impression that central banks will avoided copying institutions in hoarding cryptocurrency.

⁠Finance Redefined: Is this the escape from Ethereum? Feb. 3–10 Everyone’s trying to jump ship from Ethereum’s layer one, apparently.

⁠Crypto investors should consider buying gold, Newcrest Mining CEO says Gold should help crypto investors hedge against the risks of highly unstable prices of cryptos like Bitcoin, the CEO of Newcrest Mining said.

⁠Ethereum-based social media project shuts down as ETH fees approach new highs Ether transaction fees increased by over 35,000% in the past year, forcing one social media tokenization project to close down.

⁠Thai finance minister critical of current crypto speculative surge Thailand’s finance minister is not a fan of the retail crypto mania that saw monthly trading volume triple in January.

⁠Bitcoin whale clusters pinpoint $44,214 as the key near-term price level Whale clusters show Bitcoin needs to defend $44,214 to see a continuation of the rally.

⁠US Treasury Secretary Yellen says crypto misuse is a growing problem The private sector invests enormous resources to help the government combat crypto crimes, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said.

⁠Traffic to Binance surges to record highs, site goes down for maintenance Binance suffered an outage today after announcing consecutive new all-time highs for web traffic.

⁠Lightning Network node count hits record high, TVL tops $42M Will Bitcoin’s premier layer-two solution finally graduate from experiment to everyday utility, following its adoption by major exchanges?