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⁠a16z, Google lead $20M investment in Africa Web3 game publisher Carry1st According to Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, Africa will be home to 300 million new internet users in the next five years.

⁠Hedera Governing Council to buy hashgraph IP, and open-source projects code Distributed ledger service, Hedera Hashgraph is expected to deploy a panoply of upgrades in 2022 in line with their long-term pursuit of decent…

⁠Crypto IRA iTrustCapital raises $125M, pushes valuation over $1B The company said it planned to use the funds for expanding its existing product and service line in addition to exploring strategic acquisitions.

⁠Bitcoin bounces at $41K as optimism increases over stocks correlation A quiet day for crypto markets combines with hopes that a macro uptick will lift Bitcoin and Ether higher in the coming days.

⁠Bearish sentiment may soon abate according to Coinshares and Bitcoin metrics Despite last week’s institutional Bitcoin outflows of $55 million, negative sentiment could be on the wane.

⁠EU securities regulator calls for proof-of-work crypto mining ban European regulators are concerned about crypto's risks to climate change goals.

⁠Survey shows that 67% of Canadians want to get paid in crypto by 2027 A study suggests that receiving payments in digital assets is becoming more popular in Canada.

⁠43% of Bitcoin trading volume during US market hours: Arcane Research “The U.S. trading hours dominate the bitcoin trading volume, even on weekends,” a report from Arcane Research illustrates.

⁠Turkish ruling party holds meeting in metaverse, talks crypto regulation Turkey’s governing political party has discussed the upcoming crypto regulation in its first metaverse meeting.

⁠Singapore crypto ATMs shut down after central bank crackdown The move is part of a broader effort by the Singaporean watchdog to regulate advertising cryptocurrency to the public.

⁠Russian Orthodox Patriarch is not a Bitcoiner, church clarifies A video emerged claiming that the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church was blessing financial investments.

⁠Iran to reportedly pilot central bank digital currency soon The Central Bank of Iran hinted at a possible CBDC pilot soon without elaborating on the time frame of the program.

⁠Opera announces beta of its new Web3 focused 'Crypto Browser' Beta browser offers a built-in non-custodial wallet, available now to Windows, Mac and Android users.

⁠Bitcoin mining becomes more sustainable: Mining Council's Q4 survey “This quarter we saw the trend continue with dramatic improvements to Bitcoin mining energy efficiency and sustainability,” said the Founder and CEO of…

⁠Strike wallet is 5th most popular finance app in Argentina, but where’s the BTC? “The best monetary network in human history is here, it's open, and will disrupt the world quicker than anyone thinks. Open networks win,”…

⁠USDC flips Tether on the Ethereum network The total supply for USDC on Ethereum has surpassed that of Tether, putting USDT in second place on Ethereum for the first time.

⁠Fintech startup Milo is offering 30-year 'crypto-mortgages' Consumers will be able to leverage their BTC holdings and digital assets to purchase real estate in the U.S.

⁠Heavyweight champ to take 50% of his UFC 270 purse in Bitcoin “After doing a lot of research on Bitcoin, I really believe it is the future of money, man. Bitcoin is valuable, secure, and no one can mess with it,” said U…

⁠Georgian citizens made to swear an oath to stop mining crypto A holy oath was taken to try to ensure the region’s power grid would work at its most efficient level, as crypto miners are blamed for drawing off too much j…

⁠Microsoft's massive Metaverse move: Buying Activision for $69B Following the Activision Blizzard acquisition announcement, Microsoft CEO and chairman Satya Nadella stated that gaming “will play a key role in the develop…

⁠ELA, API3 and PROM buck the market-wide downtrend by posting a 20%+ gain Elastos, API3 and Prometheus notch double-digit gains as the wider crypto market falters in the aftermath of BTC’s plunge below $42,000.

⁠Here’s why Binance Coin is 33% down from its all-time high Competitor blockchains, a slowdown in daily transactions and flat-lined TVL are a few challenges facing BNB, but data suggests Binance Coin is still a contender…

⁠Intel to reveal new energy-efficient Bitcoin mining ASIC at next ISSCC The proposed "Bonanza Mine" promises to be a new, viable option to compete against traditional mining rigs.

⁠OpenSea acquires Dharma Labs and a new CTO The NFT marketplace buys the nearly five-year-old DeFi protocol but does not share financial terms.

⁠Analysts warn that Bitcoin could dip to $38K 'before an eventual breakout' Bitcoin continues to struggle below $42,000 as extreme fear grips the crypto market and analysts hint at a drop to $38,000.

⁠'The risks outweigh the benefits' of a Swiss CBDC, says SNB governing board member "This does not mean the SNB is not interested in CBDC, but our focus is to look at the role that wholesale CBDCs could play," said André…

⁠Cardano goes ‘full send’ with a 50% ADA rally ahead of SundaeSwap launch ADA bulls cranked the price higher as excitement mounts over the upcoming SundaeSwap DEX launch.

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