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⁠Ethereum's 'consensus layer' contract hits 10M ETH staked The migration to proof-of-stake consensus appears to be progressing well by all numerical account, potentially signifying anticipatory demand for the networks lo…

⁠Report: Axie Infinity accounted for nearly two-thirds of blockchain-game NFT transactions in 2021 In second and third place were sports highlights marketplace NBA Top Shot with $827 million and community gaming platform…

⁠FBI director: Russia overestimates its ability to bypass US sanctions using crypto Christopher Wray cited the FBI's recent work in seizing large amounts of crypto as evidence there were vulnerabilities in using digital…

⁠Republican lawmakers introduce bill targeting China's CBDC on sanctions, privacy "This bill holds China accountable as they introduce their new digital currency,” said Senator Bill Cassidy.

⁠Former ENS director of operations remains at foundation after voting against his own removal "For all the talk about credible neutrality and building infrastructure, this would have been the time to abstain, but he chos…

⁠Waves price rises 230% in just three weeks — Could a 'triple top' spoil the rally? Neutrino was buying the WAVES dip as the price rebounds to the best level in over four months.

⁠Cointelegraph Research report analyzes GameFi’s bumper 2021 and trends for 2022 A new report from Cointelegraph Research analyzes GameFi’s bumper 2021 and what will be in store for the future.

⁠Gold-backed cryptos are shining in 2022, market cap hits $1B for the first time PAX Gold did most of the weightlifting in pushing the gold token market cap above the $1 billion-milestone, outperforming Tether Gold.

⁠GSR partners with Chainlink to integrate price data for smart contracts “High-quality market data is vital to the growth of the multi-chain ecosystem,” says Chainlink co-founder Sergey Nazarov.

⁠Crypto lobbyists up 180% since 2018, with Andrew Yang joining the charge A new lobbying group will seek to educate legislators and create pilot programs to convince them of the utility of Web3.

⁠Bitcoin spoofs $40K breakout as US CPI inflation data conforms to 7.9% estimates Bitcoin sees competition from commodities after failing to put in lasting gains from the latest U.S. inflation news.

⁠Inflation spikes in Europe: What do Bitcoiners, politicians and financial experts think? Bitcoin‘s role as an inflation hedge is popular, with one expert stating that ”you don‘t need Bitcoin until you do.”

⁠Okcoin launches $165M collective investment to push Bitcoin adoption The Bitcoin Odyssey is funded by Digital Currency Group, GBV Capital, White Star Capital and GSR, among other organizations.

⁠HBAR Foundation launches $100M climate-focused impact fund, declaring DOVU as inaugural grantee According to the announcement, the fund is "designed to strengthen accountability and transparency in ecological markets",…

⁠While Bitcoin price starts 2022 with a slump, mining difficulty is on the rise Bitcoin difficulty for miners has been increasing to all-time high levels this year amidst price volatility.

⁠FTX joins other crypto goliaths to promote autonomy over sensitive information FTX and Alkemi add to the list of 14 crypto companies partnered with Verite, including Coinbase, Circle, Hedera Hashgraph, Ledger, Solana Fo…

⁠Paxos secures approval from Singapore’s financial regulator The stablecoin issuer said the regulatory approval would help support its partners in expanding services into Asia.

⁠Russian Parliament working group: There should be 'mechanisms to control crypto transactions' The working group weighed in on the side of the Finance ministry in a call to regulate, not ban crypto.

⁠The metaverse lets us explore human imagination, says The Sandbox founder “We’re strongly advocating for the core of the open metaverse to be decentralization, interoperability and creator-generated content,” says The S…

⁠Gas heater broke down? I'll just heat my caravan with a Bitcoin miner When a propane gas heater stopped working, Bitcoin mining came to the rescue of a cold caravan in Colorado.

⁠LimeWire makes a comeback after a decade with an NFT marketplace The new owners of LimeWire aim to "make things right" with the NFT marketplace and promises to give music artists freedom over their content.

⁠Romanian central bank approves blockchain firm Elrond to buy Twispay Elrond's main goal is to implement Twispay's e-money license for issuing stablecoins that can be used in the European Union.

⁠Honey, I orange-pilled the kids! BTC children's authors on learning about money Three Bitcoin children's authors share the keys to teaching about Bitcoin and money, explaining why it's important to do so from a young ag…

⁠CBDCs will not impact private stablecoin market, says Tether CTO Tether CTO Paolo Ardoino claimed CBDCs would primarily replace the old-age payment systems and utilize private blockchain as a modern and cost-controlled…

⁠Ethereum gas fees drop to lowest levels since August 2021 Data also shows that the average gas price on the Ethereum has been dropping rapidly since the start of the year, plunging from 218 Gwei on Jan.10 to 40.82 on Ma…

⁠Crypto-friendly Yoon Suk-yeol wins Sth Korean presidency, ICX surges 60% Conservative, crypto-friendly candidate Yoon Suk-yeol has claimed victory in the South Korean presidential election, with the token used to mint h…

⁠THORChain spikes by 34% after activating synthetic assets “Trading with synthetics on THORChain has half the swap fees, making swaps cheaper, cheap gas fees, and faster for traders. You can do near-instant trades at a h…

⁠Crypto-related stocks jump in positive reaction to executive order Crypto and blockchain-related companies have enjoyed a surge in prices after the market received Joe Biden’s executive order with open arms.