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⁠Sega will likely not introduce NFTs for play-to-earn if 'perceived as simple money-making' The company previously announced plans to expand into NFTs through a partnership with Japanese game developer double jump.tokyo.

⁠Crypto Biz: The Rise of the Bitcoin Treasury, Dec. 30-Jan. 6 Michael Saylor’s MicroStrategy showed corporations that holding Bitcoin on their balance sheet is a viable strategy to hedge against inflation.

⁠Here’s why Bitcoin traders say a drop to $38K is the worst case scenario BTC’s drop to $42,230 sent a key sentiment indicator to an “extreme” low, but top traders are confident that a bounce off $38,000 would confirm th…

⁠Human Rights Foundation to grant 425M satoshis as part of its Bitcoin Development Fund Various educational and developmental Bitcoin projects from around the world have now been granted funding, according to the foundat…

⁠Comedian Stephen Colbert spoofs 'Colbert Coin' in response to rise in crypto scams “We’re busy turning your cash into future money — to the moon, apes!" said the Late Show host.

⁠Oracle tokens turn bullish as blockchain projects focus on interoperability Oracle projects like LINK, BAND and TRB are seeing bullish momentum as crypto startups intensify their focus on interoperability in 2022.

⁠Bitcoin could outperform stocks in 2022 amid Fed tightening — Bloomberg analyst The FOMC minutes on Wednesday revealed that policymakers intend to step up their fight against inflation in 2022.

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⁠Dapper Labs becomes the first NFT company to register to lobby with the US government New implications on the future crypto policies arise as Dapper labs brings NFTs to the conversation.

⁠BTCS stock jumps 44% after announcing first-ever dividend payable in Bitcoin Bids for the blockchain company's shares rose after announcing first-ever Bitcoin dividends on Nasdaq.

⁠NYC mayor getting paid in Bitcoin suggests buying the dip Should Eric Adams accept his first three paychecks in Bitcoin, he would likely acquire more than 1 BTC following the price drop to $42,948.

⁠Binance buys the dip adding over 43k bitcoin to wallet A Binance whale wallet added 43,000 Bitcoin to its reserves while Bitcoin’s third-largest wallet continues to buy the dip.

⁠Bitcoin price bounces off $42K as order book imbalance turns 'crazy' No challenge of $40,000 yet as analysis reveals that active bears are selling into a black hole.

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⁠Five coins that saw huge gains in 2021 Twelve-month gains for these altcoins range from 673.8% to 29,513,624%.

⁠Tribal Credit raises $40M in 'hybrid' debt round funded by dollars and stablecoins The company is pushing new use cases for blockchain payments through its partnerships with Bitso and Stellar Development Foundation.

⁠Major payments app WeChat to add support for China's digital yuan While WeChat isn't as popular outside of China as WhatsApp, it is ubiquitous on the mainland.

⁠Polygon network activity spikes as NFT sales reach new height Polygon's NFT market continues to attract users, though the demographic is more aligned to gaming companies and developers than collectibles as on the Ethere…

⁠Ethereum plunges 13%, down more than Bitcoin after Fed spooks crypto market Ethereum lost roughly 13.50% versus Bitcoin's 9% decline in the past 24 hours.

⁠Billionaire Ray Dalio recommends ‘reasonable’ 1–2% Bitcoin allocation Newly minted Bitcoin supporter Dalio agrees that Bitcoin should make up a small percentage of investors’ portfolios in 2022.

⁠Hong Kong real estate giant leads $90M raise for crypto bank Sygnum Sun Hung Kai reportedly became the biggest seller of new homes in Hong Kong in January 2022.

⁠Bitcoin fills $42K December price wick as analyst says 'party just getting started' More volatility expected as Bitcoin market sentiment dives to its lowest in almost seven months.

⁠Bitcoin Twitter flips bearish, community responds Prices of $42,000 per Bitcoin were more than enough ammunition for well-known Bitcoin bears to reload.

⁠Crypto trades in Thailand now reportedly subject to 15% capital gains tax While Thai crypto investors and miners are required to pay the tax in 2022, exchanges are reportedly exempt from the new duty.

⁠Binance implements a ‘fair way’ to purchase NFTs Binance's NFT marketplace is introducing its NFT Subscription Mechanism, a new feature that claims to give buyers a fair shake.

⁠Aave launches its permissioned pool Aave Arc, with 30 institutions set to join The lending platform added a permissioned liquidity pool to its other decentralized offerings as a way to entice institutional participants…