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⁠Alpha Finance Lab rallies after integrating with Compound and Binance Smart Chain Alpha Finance Lab’s recent integration with Binance Smart Chain and Compound Finance triggered an 85% rally in the protocol's ALPHA gover…

⁠NFTs based on STARZ show ‘American Gods’ coming soon from Curio The NFT market continues to expand, with upcoming tokens based on a mainstream TV show.

⁠SEC’s Division of Examinations issues Risk Alert on digital assets The Risk Alert seemed to take particular aim at broker-dealers, who have been "inadequate" in their AML compliance

⁠Law Decoded: Loose ends and long dramas, Feb. 19–26 Longstanding sagas in crypto saw major plot development and even a conclusion or two in this week's newsletter.

⁠Cardano is now a top-three cryptocurrency as ADA price soars 27% in 24 hours Cardano is soaring, though ADA price still has a long way to go to beat its record high vs. Bitcoin.

⁠Komodo launches AtomicDEX beta bringing atomic swaps to Ethereum and Bitcoin Komodo’s AtomicDEX seeks to connect Ethereum with Bitcoin and other UTXO networks.

⁠Delphi Digital launches Labs wing to bolster portfolio company development The research, media, and investment company adds a development wing

⁠Galaxy Digital co-president explains two things deterring institutional crypto buying With a number of mainstream entities buying into Bitcoin, what's holding some back?

⁠Fetch.ai spinoff launches decentralized commodities exchange Mettalex claims to be fully decentralized, meaning “no counterparty and no single point of control.”

⁠Bitcoin price flies solo? Institutional crypto push may be overrated Bitcoin’s market cap broke the $1 trillion barrier without a final push from institutions — could their influence be overrated?

⁠Many pieces of the Diem puzzle still missing as launch gets delayed Besides securing approval from Swiss regulators, Diem seems likely to face opposition from government regulators in many countries.

⁠DeFi mainstays headline Grayscale’s list of new products under consideration Ethereum protocols account for over a third of Grayscale's assets under consideration for listing as exchange-traded products.

⁠China’s CBDC is about domestic dominance, not beating the dollar The notion of China racing to launch a CBDC that will end U.S. monetary supremacy doesn't hold up if you look at the facts on the ground.

⁠FCA releases detailed 5-point plan to make UK a fintech powerhouse A 108-page report details how the United Kingdom can retain its status as one of the global centers for fintech innovation and business.

⁠Why is Bitcoin $86K in Nigeria? Here's why the BTC premium is huge in some countries Traders are accustomed to slight price differences between exchanges, but is a 70% gap sustainable?

​​The internet of trust: Why secure digital identities are crucial to Web 3.0 In 2021, high-profile hacks of personal information are still happening. This project says secure digital identifiers can help put users back…

⁠Elon Musk unfazed by rumored possibility of SEC probe into Dogecoin tweets The Tesla CEO avowedly loves "dogs and memes" and is greeting the alleged possibility of federal scrutiny of his Dogecoin tweets with a consiste…

⁠Bitcoin price 'macro top'? Not so fast — data shows the real FOMO isn't even here If this bull cycle is like 2017 or even 2019, then the majority of investor "FOMO" and associated price gains lie ahead.

⁠Bitcoin price nears $44K as large Coinbase outflows fail to stop the sell-off It seems weak hands are not done selling, and data hints that institutions, as ever, are reaping the benefits.

⁠Belarus government explores potential move into crypto mining The Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Belarus has launched an investigation into the potential pros and cons of crypto mining.

⁠Bitcoin price nears $44K as large Coinbase outflows fail to stop the sell-off It seems weak hands are not done selling, and data hints that institutions, as ever, are reaping the benefits.

⁠Bitcoin needs clear regulations to be less volatile, Bridgewater analyst says Bitcoin will become more stable and liquid when regulatory certainty is in place, Bridgewater’s director of investment research argued.

⁠FATF updates guidance on crypto service providers, calls for public comments The Financial Action Task Force is looking to adapt its guidance standards for stablecoins and crypto peer-to-peer transactions.

⁠Chicken and greens: $97B retail firm uses IBM blockchain to track food supply Multinational retail giant Carrefour will use IBM's blockchain tech to track two major food categories as part of a growing reorganization of…

⁠One of Switzerland’s leading banks now offers crypto trading Bordier & Cie partners with digital asset bank Sygnum to offer crypto trading to clients.

⁠Kraken seeks $10B+ valuation in new funding round: Report Kraken is reportedly in talks with top investment firms including Fidelity and Tribe Capital for a fundraising round that could value the company at $10 billion…

⁠More Aussies invest in cryptocurrency than in gold and silver: Survey A new poll has found that more Australians invest in cryptocurrencies than in gold and silver .... but only by a tiny margin.

⁠Crypto leaders back MIT’s four-year initiative to harden Bitcoin’s security Crypto industry captains are throwing their support behind a long-term project from MIT’s Digital Currency Initiative to enhance Bitcoin’s secu…

⁠Beeple NFT sells for record $6.6M as bidding for 'Everydays' at Christie's hits $2.2M Beeple’s Crossroads NFT has been resold for $6.6 million, more than 100 times its original price, and smashing the previous record of…