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⁠CoinGecko challenges CoinMarketCap's dominance as a crypto market resource “CoinGecko is locked in a David and Goliath battle to be the site record for crypto financial information.”

⁠World governments agree on importance of crypto regulation at G7 meeting A vast number of nations, including many G7 members, want more rules for crypto.

⁠German government unimpressed by Facebook stablecoin's rebrand German finance minister says “A wolf in sheep's clothing is still a wolf.”

⁠Singapore's blockchain industry cites supply chain management as biggest DLT use case Survey results suggest “blockchains thrive when being used for multiple integrated applications.”

⁠Following 2.0 launch, Blockstack's STX may be free to trade in the US Blockstack may have successfully transformed its STX token from securities registration to commodity status.

⁠Biden team will boost crypto's role in US infrastructure, says Circle CEO Allaire Allaire also sees political moderation as the best scenario for continued crypto development.

⁠Paris court sentences Alexander Vinnik to five years in prison Years after his initial arrest, Vinnik has finally been sentenced.

⁠Digital ruble will undercut bank profits but help businesses: Bank of Russia Russia's central bank wants the digital ruble to help businesses by cutting out financial middlemen.

⁠BBC gets into blockchain tokens with Doctor Who: Worlds Apart The digital collectibles market welcomes a new player, as the BBC and Reality Gaming Group launch a collection of Doctor Who trading cards.

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⁠Consideration phase for digital euro to go well into 2021, says ECB exec The decision on how to launch a digital euro could still be a long time coming.

⁠German bank launches crypto fund covering portfolio of digital assets Hauck & Aufhäuser's Digital Asset Fund I will reportedly cover 85% of the total crypto asset market.

⁠Thai tax collectors to streamline revenues with blockchain tech in 2021 Blockchain will reportedly make tax evasion more difficult in Thailand.

⁠New US stimulus, Brexit and $20K: 5 things to watch in Bitcoin this week A mountain of fresh U.S. debt contrasts with a mountain of institutional cash potentially set to flow into Bitcoin thanks to major FOMO.

⁠A million down, a billion to go: How does DeFi reach mass adoption? A report this weekend claimed that DeFi has reached a million users, but the emerging financial vertical has a long road to travel towards widespread s…

⁠LayerX will develop blockchain-based voting system using digital ID verification in Japan “Voting over the Internet presents more challenges, such as preventing double voting, technical hurdles to keep ballots secret, a…

⁠Crypto players plead presidential pardon case for Ross Ulbricht Many are calling for Donald Trump to grant clemency to the Silk Road founder before Trump leaves office on Jan. 20.

⁠The butterfly effect: Why DeFi will force BTC to break its 21M supply ceiling As DeFi continues to grow and flourish, BTC will eventually be forced to break its 21-million supply limit to remain sustainable and relevant…

⁠Synthetic assets get real: competition for scalability, new markets heats up Two new synthetic asset and derivatives platforms look to take a slice of Synthetix’s pie

⁠Did you fall for it? 13 ICO scams that fooled thousands ICOs are revolutionary for business, though the fear of being scammed keeps investors at a distance.

⁠'I am a wonder:' An interview with an Axie Infinity NFT The world's first social media-managed NFT shares its views and plans with Cointelegraph

⁠Following six-hour outage, Solana draws criticism and support While some piled on the layer-one blockchain for its network hiccup, others offered support.

⁠3 key metrics to watch as Bitcoin price tries to top $20,000 Afraid Bitcoin price might crash? These three key metrics help traders spot bullish and bearish sentiment in the crypto market.

⁠Huobi Global looks to become key player in Polkadot ecosystem Huobi and the Web3 Foundation are pouring resources into supporting projects on Polkadot

⁠Facebook’s Diem stablecoin is an existential threat to traditional banking Stablecoins are an integral part of the future of the financial system. And Facebook’s Diem, formerly Libra, is part of that future.

⁠Congresspeople speak out against Tlaib's anti-stablecoin bill But the bill is unlikely to become law any time soon.

⁠Ethereum ETF to debut on the Toronto Stock Exchange First conceived by Vitalik Burterin in Ontario, Ethereum is now available to Canadians in the form of an ETF.

⁠XRP price: Will the Flare Network airdrop trigger a rally to $1.00? XRP has broken out of a multi-year bear market but old resistance zones must now flip to new support for the rally to continue.

⁠Bitcoin traders nervous after $19.5K rejection — Here are the bear, bull scenarios The price of Bitcoin is consolidating around $19,000 as traders brace for a possible pullback.

⁠It’s time to mature: We need compliant decentralized finance It’s up to the community to educate regulators and help them build a framework that achieves and maintains both sides’ goals.