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⁠Trademark applications for crypto, NFTs, and metaverse surge in 2022: Report Data from March reportedly showed the largest number of U.S. trademark filings in 2022, with 1,078 for NFTs, 604 for cryptocurrencies, and 759…

⁠New finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng leaves crypto policy in the UK unclear While serving as the secretary of state for business, energy and industrial strategy, Nadhim Zahawi was part of a department suggesting support…

⁠Bitcoin price falls under $19K as data shows pro traders avoiding leverage longs BTC nose-dived to its lowest level since July 13, but data shows pro traders remain skeptical of a quick recovery.

⁠PraSaga awarded U.S. patent for placing computer operating system onto the blockchain The patent protects claims for processing non-singular message passage transactions on the blockchain.

⁠Basketball star for a crypto launderer? Alexander Vinnik's lawyers considers prisoner swap: Report Though political tensions may be high between the U.S. and Russia, authorities still negotiated a prisoner swap of Trevo…

⁠Bitcoin 'bear flag' breakdown targets $15K as US dollar hits 20-year high BTC is losing its safe haven status to the dollar, with mutual funds increasing their cash holdings by $208 billion in the first half of 2022.

⁠Argentine Freemasons want to put NFTs to philanthropic work The Argentine Masonic Grand Lodge is the first freemason affiliation to utilize Web3 technology in a philanthropic NFT collection.

⁠Russian gov't working on stablecoin settlement platform between friendly nations: state media “Stablecoins can be pegged to some generally recognized instrument, for example, gold, the value of which is clear and apprec…

⁠Hive Blockchain explores new mineable coins ahead of Ethereum merge Hive's Ethereum mining operations have historically generated three to four times more revenue per megawatt than Bitcoin mining, the firm said.

Will the Ethereum Merge crash or revive the crypto market? Find out now on The Market Report:

⁠Will the Ethereum Merge crash or revive the crypto market? | Find out now on The Market Report On this week’s episode of “The Market Report,” Cointelegraph’s resident experts discuss the Ethereum (ETH) merge and how it…

⁠1inch users on Optimism to receive airdrop of 300,000 OP tokens The DEX aggregator and automated market maker was first deployed on the Optimism mainnet in August 2021.

⁠Circle co-founder says converged dollar books on Binance would be good for USDC The world's largest crypto exchange announced yesterday it would cease trading support for USDC and auto-covert deposits to its own stablec…

⁠Hut 8 surpasses 8,000 BTC mark as it continues to HODL The Canadian mining operator has managed to HODL through tough market conditions while other miners have sold holdings to manage operational costs.

⁠CBDCs require governments to put a special focus on security Any nation implementing a CBDC in the near future must make sure it’s ready to defend its digital assets and, most importantly, its private keys.

⁠DeFi Regulations: Where US regulators should draw the line The U.S Federal agency’s approach to the DeFi market has raised several concerns over the future of the industry: Experts weigh in on what’s the right approach.

⁠Ethereum co-founder's poll shows people want $100 lifetime .eth domains Almost 50% of the 91,130 votes answered that the fair price for 100 years of owning a five-letter .eth domain is under $100.

⁠Vitalik reminds node operators to update client before the Bellatrix upgrade The Bellatrix hard-fork is the final update on the Beacon chain that will prepare it for the Merge, and if node operators are not updated to t…

⁠Reddit NFT avatars selling for a premium on OpenSea Reddit’s launch of limited edition NFT avatars has led to a large premium on secondary sales on OpenSea.

⁠Exiled Myanmar democratic leaders want to issue CBDC to fund the revolution The National Unity Government is considering using the country’s frozen reserves as a backing for the digital currency.

⁠Australian Treasury consults public on Bitcoin foreign currency tax exclusion The public has been provided with 25 days to share their opinion on the proposed legislation.

⁠Crypto assets are no longer niche and regulators need to catch up — IMF Recent failures of crypto issuers, exchanges, and hedge funds have been a major motivator behind better crypto regulation.

⁠Binance: No plans to auto-convert Tether, though that ‘may change’ The crypto exchange was responding to questions from Cointelegraph after announcing it would cease trading support for USDC and two other stablecoins th…

⁠Ethereum domain names top Bored Apes on OpenSea's weekly chart Ahead of the upcoming Merge, ENS domains have reached the top of OpenSea’s seven-day chart in trading volume.

⁠Ethereum Merge to 'swamp' other coins with miners — Mining CEO The Ethereum Merge could force many crypto miners to give up and abandon their expensive mining rigs amid a race to the bottom for profits.

⁠‘Far too easy’ — Crypto researcher’s fake Ponzi raises $100K in hours Crypto Twitter user FatManTerra explained the fake investment scheme was used to teach people a lesson about investing blindly in crypto schemes shil…

⁠74% of Ethereum nodes ‘Merge ready’ ahead of Bellatrix upgrade The need to update Ethereum clients comes as the Bellatrix upgrade is set to enable the Beacon Chain to execute transactions.