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⁠Gemini exchange’s crypto custody doubled since January, reaching $25B Gemini Custody has quickly emerged as a leading platform for institutional investors.

⁠Ohio senator wants clarity for crypto tax reporting in proposed bill Senator Rob Portman said lawmakers were "still pulling in information" on crypto to formulate the bill, implying he announced it to the public prematu…

⁠Snack companies are openly celebrating 4/20 thanks to DOGE Since Slim Jim began furiously promoting Dogecoin on Twitter in February, the number of followers on its account has quintupled.

⁠Atomic swaps and network upgrades send Monero (XMR) price to a 3-year high Monero price is closing in on its 2017 all-time high as network upgrades, atomic swaps and real-world integrations catch the attention of retail…

⁠Governments can stop Bitcoin by shutting down mining, says Electric Capital exec "If the U.S. stopped all the U.S. miners, Kazakstan stopped all the miners there — that kind of shuts down 80-90% of the hashrate pretty q…

⁠Uniswap's weekly trade volumes reach record high of $10B The decentralized exchange has been at the center of the yearlong DeFi explosion.

​​Project to provide easy-to-use multi-chain wallet and Ethereum to Polkadot bridge DApps can be expensive and impractical to run on the clogged Ethereum blockchain, but this platform makes it easy for projects to make t…

⁠Andreessen Horowitz leads $28M Aleo raise Several other high-profile investors contributed to the raise, including Coinbase Ventures and Galaxy Digital.

⁠Tokemak raises $4M from Framework and DeFi investors to build a ‘liquidity reactor’ Tokemak plans to become the director for decentralized exchange liquidity.

⁠Cream Finance launches $1.5M bug bounty to improve DeFi security With a new security campaign, Cream Finance looks to minimize vulnerabilities.

⁠Publicly-traded First Foundation invests in NYDIG as belief in digital assets grows The two companies also announced a strategic partnership that would allow First Foundation to provide clients with secure access to Bit…

⁠Bad omen? US dollar and Bitcoin are both slumping in a rare trend Bitcoin struggles to regain momentum despite the dollar falling to a seven-week low.

⁠Eftpos reveals plans to power Australian smart cities with blockchain tech Eftpos revealed its plans to use distributed ledger technology to power smart cities and self-driving vehicles during the Australian Blockchain…

⁠WeWork to accept crypto payments and hold them on its balance sheet The coworking firm is the latest to see crypto as a suitable asset for its corporate treasury.

​​VORTECS Report: Markets Pro sounds the alert as RUNE, DOGE and XRP skyrocket What a week to be holding DOGE, RUNE, and XRP! Three coins in a fountain... of cash. Luckily for Cointelegraph Markets Pro users, the VORTECS…

⁠Former currency comptroller to become CEO of Binance.US crypto exchange Former top U.S. banking regulator Brian Brooks is joining the U.S. affiliate of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange as its new CEO.

⁠Bitcoin rebounds to $56K as Dogecoin price halts at 420% weekly gains Bitcoin benefits from an adoption boost by Venmo, while "Dogecoin Day" so far produces little in terms of fresh price upside for DOGE.

⁠Gaming giant Ubisoft to become corporate baker on Tezos network Popular French video game publisher Ubisoft is set to become a validator node on the Tezos ecosystem.

⁠PayPal-owned Venmo launches cryptocurrency trading Venmo is following in the footsteps of its rival, Square's Cash App, by introducing cryptocurrency trading.

⁠Bitcoin transactions fees in US dollars near all-time high levels The latest spike in BTC transaction fees comes amid a major decline in the Bitcoin network hash rate.

⁠Facebook-backed Diem Association reportedly to launch stablecoin pilot in 2021 An anonymous source has told reporters that the first Diem pilot will focus on transactions between individual consumers.

⁠UAE employs blockchain tech for remote litigation services The UAE government's adoption of blockchain technology for its legal notary services builds on its ambitions to go completely digital.

⁠Bitcoin technicals sour as price dives under $54K and two critical whale clusters Whale cluster analysis suggests that both hodlers and whales were responsible for the latest sell-off.

⁠Deutsche Telekom invests in mobile DeFi platform Celo Deutsche Telekom has become the first telecom firm to join the Celo Alliance for Prosperity.

⁠Crypto payments banned in Turkey — Is this just the beginning? Turkey’s vibrant ecosystem took a hit from the new crypto payments ban, and industry participants speak out on potential implications.

⁠Electronics retailer Newegg now accepts Dogecoin as payment After debuting Bitcoin payments back in 2014, online electronics retailer Newegg added a Dogecoin payment option.

⁠Bitfarms estimates Argentinian facility will reduce BTC mining costs by 45% Bitfarms estimates it could have mined BTC for $4,125 each during Q4 2020 if its forthcoming Argentinian facility was operational.

⁠Cardano and Polkadot extend staked capitalization dominance While Cardano and Polkadot are extending their staking dominance, Tezos has plummeted from the top ten by staked capitalization.

⁠Nasdaq to launch options trading for Coinbase Global Equity options for COIN stock are coming to Nasdaq today.

⁠Bibox beats lawsuit alleging unregistered securities issuance A U.S. district has rejected a lawsuit alleging that Bibox sold unregistered securities because the lead plaintiff last traded the tokens in question more th…