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⁠Dutch Bitcoin exchange drags central bank to court over wallet KYC rule One Dutch Bitcoin exchange has taken legal action against the central bank over its controversial crypto wallet verification law.

⁠Survey finds 31% of Brits are crypto curious, but lacking information Over a third of those who have already bought crypto are themselves new or novice investors.

⁠Scams are driving South African authorities to regulate crypto trading The Financial Sector Conduct Authority is demanding tighter regulatory control over cryptocurrency.

⁠Florida class action lawsuit alleges Ripple violated securities laws Already facing a suit from the U.S. SEC, Ripple is now accused of violating securities laws in Florida.

⁠Bernie Sanders mitten memes immortalized in new NFT collection He may not be President, but Bernie Sanders will live on as long as blockchain exists, thanks to a series of NFTs celebrating his mittens.

⁠Solana targets growth in Southeast Asia with a $5M grants scheme The $5 million fund only allows projects with a physical presence in Southeast Asia to apply for the program which provides up to $100,000 plus technical…

⁠Bitcoin billionaire set to run for California governor Early Bitcoin investor Chamath Palihapitiya is eying running for governor of California.

⁠Ethereum’s realized cap spikes to record highs as capital floods in: Report Ethereum’s realized cap has surged into new all-time highs this month, indicating that new money is rushing to accumulate ETH.

⁠Circle enables seamless USDC-USD transfers, providing a bridge from banks to DeFi The result of developments in both crypto technology and regulation, Circle’s new USDC API provides a bridge between crypto and tradition…

⁠DeFi tokens bag double-digit gains as bears pin Bitcoin price below $33K A handful of DeFi tokens saw strong rallies even as bears continue to pin Bitcoin price below $33,000.

⁠Iranian government reportedly moving to block Signal messaging app Rumors are circulating in Iran that authorities already have access to messages on WhatsApp, one of the few unblocked platforms in the country.

⁠2 key metrics suggest Bitcoin price won’t be pinned below $33K for long Key Bitcoin price metrics show the recent 12% drop to $30,800 has not stopped traders from buying dips ahead of this Friday's $4.9 billion BTC futu…

⁠Social trading platform eToro ended 2020 with $600M in revenue The exchange platform’s foray into cryptocurrency has been highly lucrative thus far.

⁠Update: "Coin Signals" trader also faces charges from the CFTC Arrested by the FBI earlier today, the 24-year-old Spence also faces civil charges of fraud that look to bar him from future trading.

⁠Human Rights Foundation CSO urges Time readers not to 'demonize' Bitcoin “Bitcoin is neutral like cash, and can’t discriminate between good and bad,” said Gladstein.

⁠DeFi revival pushes Celo, Venus (XVS) and Fantom (FTM) price higher Strong fundamentals, increasing daily active users and successful layer 2 trials are pushing DeFi tokens to outperform the broader crypto market.

⁠Pragmatism: The true key to unlocking crypto mass adoption Let’s double down on making crypto accessible and usable for real people.

⁠A ‘token’ gift: The US SEC giveth and taketh away While we would be remiss not to laud the SEC’s statement as a step in the right direction, the shortcomings are inescapable.

⁠Here are the best and worst times of the day to use Ethereum Avoiding U.S. trading hours could save you a gwei or two.

⁠Injecting Apple-like ‘quality-control’ into DeFi is what we need Implementing regular, consistent security checks and auditing mechanisms, as Apple does, will increase trust in the DeFi system as a whole.

⁠Bitmain CEO announces departure in the most crypto way “I have resigned from the CEO and Chairman of Bitmain as of today,” said Jihan Wu.

⁠Time for a crypto GPU? Gamers and miners spar over scarce top hardware New GPU cards for mining are on the way, but the demand is too great. So, what are manufacturers doing to solve the shortage?

⁠FBI arrests 24-year-old crypto trader for commodities and wire fraud The trader was both lying to investors and using an unregistered derivatives strategy on BitMex.

⁠BlackRock’s entry reflects a change in institutional outlook on crypto The entry of the world’s largest asset manager into the realm of crypto finance could potentially signal the entry of other big-name players.

⁠With Yellen confirmed, Treasury moves forward with stalled crypto monitoring rule The Treasury has opened the comment period on its self-hosted wallet requirements up for another 60 days.

⁠Bored with Bitcoin? The BTC bull run is about to return, this indicator says Analysis of sellers' profits this week increasingly points to an imminent return to upside for BTC/USD.

⁠American Cancer Society launches first-ever Crypto Cancer Fund The American Cancer Society and The Giving Block have created a new research fund that accepts crypto donations.

⁠Digital Currency Group's crypto mining arm enters top-10 global mining pools Foundry entered the cryptocurrency mining game in August 2020.

⁠Overstock spins its blockchain subsidiary into crypto investment fund Overstock’s subsidiary, Medici Ventures, will cease providing all previous services pending a full conversion into a limited partnership fund.

⁠Signal reportedly developing crypto payment features Fast-rising messaging service Signal is rumored to be experimenting with a privacy crypto token.