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⁠Swiss crypto bank Sygnum tokenizes shares and prepares for public offering Sygnum claims it is the first bank in the world to tokenize its shares.

⁠Founder of DeFi protocol Nexus Mutual gets hacked for $8M The protocol is safe, but its founder lost his stash of 6% of all tokens.

⁠Polkastarter launches initial DEX offerings with fixed price tokens Fixed Swap Pools will maintain the token price throughout the sale until the initial supply is bought.

⁠China has no plan to replace USD with digital yuan, former PBoC head says A former PBoC official says that his country has taken a cautious approach with the digital yuan.

⁠MassMutual Bitcoin purchase proves crypto demand is rising, JPMorgan says Even a nominal investment from insurance firms and pension funds could be significant for Bitcoin.

⁠Here’s 5 key Bitcoin factors to watch as new investors buy BTC in 2021 Bitcoin price may have hit a multi-year high, but numerous fundamental factors signal that even better days are ahead.

⁠'Bitcoin never gets hacked' — crypto players respond to US Treasury breach "Bitcoin means trusting a SHA256 algorithm more than the U.S Treasury," quipped Blockfolio.

⁠Chinese residents make 20K transactions in digital yuan trial event The numbers come following the Suzhou municipal government giving away roughly $3 million in a digital yuan lottery for residents.

⁠Jim Cramer bought Bitcoin while 'off nicely from the top' in $17,000s The CNBC host said his Bitcoin portfolio could get "bigger and bigger and bigger."

⁠After Microstrategy downgrade, analysts recommend smallcap crypto-centric bank Motley Fool analysts think this smallcap bank stock might be the next to benefit from Bitcoin's surge

⁠5 key metrics signal Ethereum price is ready to make a new all-time high Ethereum price is closing in on $600 and multiple metrics suggest the top altcoin is ready to notch a new all-time high.

⁠Cosmos and Blockstack hackathons offer glimpse into DeFi’s future A pair of hackathons from two fast-rising blockchain projects augur more composability, interoperability, and tooling for DeFi

⁠Publicly recanted! Luminaries who came to terms with crypto in 2020 Bitcoin may never be a widely used medium of exchange, but it has become a useful store of value, former critics concede in 2020.

⁠Bringing digitalization to the business world: A DLT adoption outlook More companies are looking toward DLT to enhance business operations. Here is what the adoption landscape looks like.

⁠Origin Dollar compensation plan marks progressing maturation of DeFi space Traders and developers are trending towards greater DeFi depositor protections in unison

⁠New partnership turns up the volume in crowded blockchain-backed music space A collaboration between the Utopia Genesis Foundation and STOKR will enable new revenue streams for artists and investment tools for listeners

⁠The ‘12 Days of Zombie Christmas’ to auction NFT holiday horrors for charity Ah, Christmas — A time for joy! Merriment! And devouring the brains of the living with an insatiable bloodlust... because let's face it, this…

⁠Audioreactive NFT collab between deadmau5 and Sutu to drop on SuperRare Superstar DJ and world-famous augmented reality artist drive NFTs further into the mainstream

⁠Africa is the future of DeFi, argues Cardano’s Charles Hoskinson The CEO of Cardano developers IOHK sees a promising path towards DeFi adoption throughout the world's second-most populous continent

⁠Blockstack's CEO looks to build a new framework for crypto securities Blockstack's ecosystem has exceeded the firm that gave it life, argues CEO.

⁠From mom’s house to warehouse: Bitcoin mining is going industrial As the cryptocurrency industry continues to grow, so does mining. But there’s a new trend developing now that has only recently emerged.

⁠Verge, XVG price get a helping hand as Visa and MasterCard cut off Pornhub A stagnant price period seems at an end as Pornhub is forced to go full crypto for payments.

⁠Top crypto adoption predictions that came true in 2020 With so many opinions regarding crypto, here is a look at some of the most impactful quotes that symbolized 2020.

⁠Law Decoded: The war of the wallets, 12/4–12/11 Determining the future of who can and cannot custody crypto and how much you need to know about them remains a central topic of discussion.

⁠SEC lands $700K victory in another ICO court case Another ICO case comes to a close.

⁠Tyler Winklevoss: 'Smartest people in the room buying the Bitcoin quietly' Big name financial players continue buying into Bitcoin.

⁠Waves pivot toward DeFi, staking and interoperability triggers 107% rally A focus on interoperability and staking allowed Waves to turn the tide with a month-long 107% rally.

⁠Shawarma connoisseurs serve up perfect recipe for Bitcoin adoption And they’re out here absolutely schooling non-believers on why crypto is king.

⁠Here are the top 10 books blockchain thought leaders recommend in 2020 Cointelegraph asked 10 leaders in blockchain about book recommendations this year.

⁠IMF leader on digital payments for skilled trades workers The IMF's managing director lays out four pillars for the future of digital money as it relates to artisans.