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⁠Digital asset platform Bakkt set to acquire Apex Crypto for $200M The company said this acquisition is expected to diversify and bolster Bakkt’s revenue as it scales its offerings.

⁠Quebec's energy manager to seek government approval to stop powering crypto miners Energy provider Hydro-Québec cited the high energy demands anticipated in the Canadian winter in its reasons to reallocate 270 megawatts…

⁠Developers need to stop crypto hackers — or face regulation in 2023 One report indicated that more than $2.5 billion in crypto was lost to cross-chain bridge hacks over the last two years alone.

⁠Traditional firms likely won't be leading the charge in the next generation of Web3 games — WAX CEO “I actually think the first big games that have multimillion persistent users daily — those will come from new startup…

⁠UBS AG launches digital bond settled on blockchain and traditional exchanges With atomic settlement technology, the company said its digital bond settles through the SIX Digital Exchange (SDX), not requiring a central c…

⁠Santander UK limits crypto transactions for its customers Users will be restricted to a £1,000 limit per transaction, and a total limit of £3,000 a month.

⁠Goldman Sachs creates digital asset taxonomy system for subscribing investors The financial services giant, along with Coin Metrics and MSCI, will help investors track market movements and screen hundreds of coins and t…

⁠What will Crypto Twitter look like post-acquisition? Blockchain executives share their insights Many stakeholders expressed a desire to see more decentralization on the quintessential social media platform for the block…

⁠Koinos to launch its free-to-use blockchain mainnet Formed by Steem blockchain veterans, the platform offers a universal programming language, free account transfers, and its own smart contracts system.

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⁠Bitcoin holds $20K post-Fed as rising dollar sparks BTC price warning Potential headwinds are gathering for risk assets as Bitcoin puts FOMC volatility behind it.

⁠Japan's Digital Agency launches DAO to explore DAOs and Web3 The group added it would consider the benefits and challenges of granting the DAO legal status in Japan, citing the state of Wyoming approving similar legisla…

⁠Fidelity offers retail investors commission-free BTC and ETH trading Fidelity Crypto will focus on Bitcoin and Ether initially. The brokerage will make money by charging a 1% spread on trades.

⁠BNB Chain cools off after 24% surge, but strong fundamentals could back the next BNB rally BNB price took a brief breather after a recent double-digit rally, but the network’s TVL and DApp use are reasons for investors…

⁠The state of crypto in Southern Europe: Malta leads the way The island nations of Malta and Cyprus are still ahead of their bigger neighbors when it comes to crypto regulation.

⁠The Sandbox co-founder explains how the metaverse has evolved for brands: Web Summit 2022 According to the founder of The Sandbox, the future of the metaverse is in a state of evolution, with both brands and users as im…

⁠MATIC price eyes 200% gains on Polygon adoption by Instagram, JPMorgan Polygon's list of high-profile partners is getting longer with Disney, Starbucks and Robinhood already boarding its blockchain.

⁠How low liquidity led to Mango Markets losing over $116 million An attacker took advantage of low liquidity to steal over $116 million from Mango Markets.

⁠Bank of England raises interest rates to 3%, largest jump in 33 years The Bank of England is trying to bring soaring inflation under control by dramatically increasing the cost of borrowing money.

⁠Decentralized gaming IDs provide another avenue of interoperability in Web3 The Lens Protocol and Laguna Games launched a new gaming ID, which connects users across multiple games.

⁠Mastercard adds 7 blockchain startups to its crypto accelerator The crypto gateway provider Fasset and Singapore’s Digital Treasures Center are among the startups entering the latest Mastercard Start Path program.

⁠Web Summit Lisbon, Nov. 3: Latest updates from Cointelegraph ground team Day two of Web Summit began with a discussion around NFTs and the future of the metaverse, with major discussions lined up around Web3 throughout…

⁠NFTs bridge music communities across genres and blockchain ecosystems A new NFT drop featuring music industry icons such as Snoop Dogg and Billy Ray Cyrus is bringing together music communities from across the genre spe…

⁠New oracle system to help DApps retrieve millions lost to MEV OEV-enabled oracles auction off the right to extract on-chain value to the same third-party searchers who used to bid for the blockspace.

⁠Robinhood not giving up on crypto despite Q3 crypto revenue slashing 12% The Robinhood CEO also announced the brokerage firm’s plans to expand the Robinhood Wallet internationally in the months to come.

⁠MiCA bill contains a clear warning for crypto influencers The European Union’s crypto regulation bill, set to be made law following some additional steps, contains a section that could impact many crypto influencers.

⁠CZ on central bank digital currencies: 'The more we have, the better' Binance CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao says there is room for CBDCs and crypto, and that he didn't see it as a threat to his company or the sector.

⁠Arbitrum transaction activity rockets 550% since August: Delphi Digital Following the Nitro upgrade, activity on Arbitrum has surged and has nearly two-thirds of the transaction activity seen on the Ethereum base layer.

⁠Programmer spends 69 nights in 'Bitcoin Cash City' using only BCH: Here's how it went Silverblood says using Bitcoin Cash as payment method “makes sense” because it's part of his income and it's less effort than some of…

⁠Come one, come all! Meta to bring NFT minting and trading to Instagram An “end-to-end toolkit” for creators to make, show, and sell “digital collectibles” is coming to the social media platform Instagram.