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⁠Cointelegraph Consulting: A look at Terra’s ecosystem At the start of 2021, Terra had only two applications, but that quickly changed in a year — and it now has hundreds.

⁠Crypto heavyweights back inflation-resistant savings protocol The U.S. consumer price index reached a 40-year high in December, capping off a year of aggressive price increases.

⁠Swiss central bank tests wholesale CBDC with commercial partners The Swiss National Bank integrated wholesale CBDC in banking systems with five commercial banks as part of the second phase of Project Helvetia.

⁠UK Economic Affairs Committee unconvinced by prospect of retail CBDC A new report highlights private-sector innovation and greater financial inclusion with CBDCs, but raises concerns around the descending hegemony of th…

⁠BBTV launches crypto payment solution for media monetization Media monetization company BBTV recently launched a solution that lets creators get paid in crypto.

⁠Tonga to copy El Salvador bill making Bitcoin legal tender says former MP In a ruling that is "almost identical to the El Salvador bill," Tongan bigwig Lord Fusitu'a anticipates that his country could adopt Bitcoin by N…

⁠Topped or bottomed? Traders at odds over whether Bitcoin will keep rising $44,000 remains a focus overnight, but clear direction evades Bitcoin markets and participants are nervous.

⁠Pakistan's central bank reportedly wants to ban crypto Pakistan's finance and law ministries are yet to make a decision on a potential blanket ban on crypto in the country.

⁠China aims to separate NFTs from crypto via new blockchain infrastructure China does not want its crackdown on cryptocurrencies to cause the country to fall behind in the NFT boom.

⁠Institutional investment will boost Bitcoin to $75,000, says SEBA CEO “We believe the price is going up. Our internal valuation models put the price per BTC right now of between 50,000 to 75,000,” says Guido Buehler, CE…

⁠Visa survey shows that 24% of SMBs plan to accept crypto payments Crypto holders want to use their assets to shop and stores around the globe are starting to take heed.

⁠‘1 in a billion’: Second tiny miner solves a block Each of the lucky miners will take home over $266k, as well as bragging rights to overcoming “one in several billion odds.”

⁠LÜM to launch ‘Access Pass’ NFTs for 25 globally known musicians “We really wanted to model ourselves off NBA Top Shot. A community that was building collective value by bringing players underneath an individual umbrell…

⁠Solana could become the 'Visa of crypto': Bank of America The Bank of America strategist stated that Solana is set to take a slice of Ethereum’s market share, due to its advantages of low transaction fees, scalability a…

⁠'Art emergency': Wikipedia editors vote against classifying NFTs as art “Wikipedia really can't be in the business of deciding what counts as art or not, which is why putting NFTs, art or not, in their own list makes th…

⁠Interest wanes in Bitcoin futures ETF’s as contracts fall below 5K Declining interest in Bitcoin futures ETFs may have a number of reasons, chief among them the declining price of BTC since the ATH reached in mid-Novemb…

⁠Derivatives are coming to Coinbase, following purchase of FairX America’s largest crypto exchange announced it has acquired derivatives exchange FairX and plans to begin offering derivatives trading to US customers in t…

⁠Data shows Bitcoin traders’ neutral view ahead of Friday’s $750M BTC options expiry Derivatives data suggests that sentiment-wise, pro traders are still neutral on Bitcoin’s price prospects ahead of Friday’s $750 millio…

⁠Fidelity exec says Bitcoin is ‘technically oversold,’ making $40K a ‘pivotal support’ 3 key Bitcoin price indicators suggest that the $40,000 level will hold as support throughout 2022.

⁠Citadel Securities takes in $1.15B investment from Sequoia and Paradigm The company confirmed its bet on the crypto space with its latest investment partners.

⁠First DEX on Oasis Network hits $100M TVL in 24 hours The successful launch of YuzuSwap on Oasis Network suggests that demand for decentralized exchanges continues to grow following a record-breaking 2021.

​​Crypto-focused shopping site rolls out 'buy now, pay later' feature Not only is this e-commerce platform bringing crypto payments to the masses, but it's also got its sights set on the metaverse. #Sponsored

⁠The expanding Cosmos: Here’s why Osmosis (OSMO) hit a new all-time high Aggregate trading volumes and TVL in the Cosmos ecosystem are lifting the same metrics at Osmosis DEX, resulting in OSMO price hitting new all-time…

⁠OpenSea competitor LooksRare exceeds $394 in sales The new NFT trading platform already seems to be making waves just days after its launch.

⁠NYC restaurant claims it will open for NFT holders only Although the restaurant won’t officially open its doors until 2023, two types of membership are already on sale in Ether.

⁠Today in Bitcoin history: 13-year anniversary of transaction between Satoshi and Hal Finney At the time the first BTC was sent, there wasn’t even a cash value associated with the crypto asset, compared to the more than…

⁠Checkout.com raises $1B in Series D, bringing valuation to $40B The British payment platform said it will use funds to further crypto payment processing.