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⁠Programmer has two password guesses left before losing $266M in Bitcoin The perils of inaccessible digital wealth — potentially lost forever — are being all the more keenly felt during the 2021 bull market.

⁠German real estate group issues $24M bond using Stellar blockchain Major German real estate group Vonovia has used the Stellar blockchain to transfer the ownership of real estate rights.

⁠Man offers city $72M to dig up accidentally discarded Bitcoin fortune An IT engineer accidentally discarded his Bitcoin fortune over seven years ago while cleaning his house.

⁠Polkadot skyrockets nearly 30% to $10 billion market cap: What’s behind the rally? The price of DOT, the native cryptocurrency of Polkadot, surged 24% on the day to achieve a $10 billion valuation.

⁠Exodus of key staff from Aragon amid philosophical differences The decentralized governance protocol has seen 13 resignations among related staff over the course of the last week.

⁠5 stories that suggest crypto is moving into ludicrous territory Dogecoin, Lindsay Lohan, Ivan On Tech and the New Zealand government, What do they all have in common?

⁠The Ethereum network is being turbocharged by layer-two solutions With Ethereum transaction fees still high, more layer-two powered platforms are emerging.

⁠Jack Dorsey cites Bitcoin as a better model for the internet in Trump ban explanation Days after Donald Trump’s account was banned, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey explained that it was the right decision, but still sets a dang…

⁠EToro warns users it's running out of crypto to trade due to 'unprecedented demand' Exchange platform eToro is struggling amid surging demand for crypto, sending an email to all users warning of possible trading limitat…

⁠New Comptroller of the Currency announced: Will he be as good for crypto? Acting Comptroller of the Currency Brian P. Brooks is officially stepping down after eight months at the OCC.

⁠Rick and Morty creator auctioning NFT artwork collection The platform stated it would offer “several original artworks” from Justin Roiland as part of his NFT collection.

⁠Grayscale Investments liquidates all of its XRP ... while it still can Grayscale is dissolving its XRP Trust, and will distribute cash to investors after liquidating all XRP held by the trust.

⁠Crypto mining allegedly worsening air pollution in Iran Mining for Bitcoin may be contributing to “thick layers of toxic smog” and blackouts across many Iranian cities.

⁠Bitcoin price rally to $37,850, signals that bulls intend to reclaim $40K Bitcoin’s break above the $35,000 resistance shows bulls are serious about retaking $40,000 in the short-term.

⁠Finance Redefined: If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it? Jan. 6–13 A DeFi dev’s vent highlights why traditional investment has its merits.

⁠DEX and interoperability upgrades show TomoChain (TOMO) wants DeFi dominance TomoChain’s new interoperability upgrades and DEX show the team is serious about breaking Ethereum’s DeFi dominance.

⁠Arca secures $10M in Series A funding as traditional financiers back crypto Arca will use the funding to beef up its infrastructure and expand its crypto asset class offerings.

⁠CME's Bitcoin futures facilitated over 11 million BTC in volume last year Last year was a volatile one for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.

⁠Anchorage gets OCC's first national charter to a crypto bank With Acting Comptroller Brooks on his way out the door, the OCC has given its first digital bank charter.

⁠Financial advisers are betting on Bitcoin as a hedge A new Bitwise survey highlights a more favorable attitude towards Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies.

⁠An online future for finance is inevitable, says OCC's Brooks Brooks considers the migration of the financial system onto the internet "inevitable."

⁠Bitcoin price stuck at $32K–$35K: Likely outcomes of BTC ‘flush’ drop As Bitcoin ranges between $32,000 and $35,500, traders and technical analysts discuss what may come next for BTC.

⁠BitMex turns to Chainalysis to solve legal woes, or at least soften the CFTC's blow If you can't beat 'em, join 'em? BitMex onboards more aggressive Chainalysis measures in advance of a response to the CFTC.

⁠Yearn proposes “buyback and build” strategy for YFI holders Instead of receiving dividends, Yearn.finance would buy and redistribute tokens with protocol revenue.

⁠Another $1 billion wipeout: Why is Bitcoin seeing extreme price moves? Nearly $1 billion worth of Bitcoin futures contracts have been wiped out once again.

⁠Four cryptocurrency block reward halvings to look out for in 2021 Could block reward halvings scheduled for the coming year prove beneficial for the valuations of these four cryptocurrencies?

⁠Survey: 25% of crypto users not securing assets as well as they think Although 96% of exchange users utilize some form of 2FA, and 87% of hardware wallet users perform test transactions.

⁠Arxnovum files Bitcoin ETF application with Canadian securities regulators Winklevoss’ Gemini Trust will act as a sub-custodian for the new Arxnovum Bitcoin ETF in Canada.

⁠ECB president Lagarde renews calls for global regulation of Bitcoin In a recent interview, Lagarde said that Bitcoin has been used to conduct "funny business" and "totally reprehensible money laundering activity."

⁠Crypto exchange owner gets 10 years in prison for aiding scammers The operator of a Bulgarian crypto exchange has received a 10-year prison sentence for money laundering in connection with an Eastern European cybercrime…