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⁠Cryptocurrencies are the “new frontier” says financial researcher Optimism around the long-term adoption of digital assets remains high despite quantitate volatility in recent weeks.

⁠Bitcoin, Ether, and NFTs will 'never become legal tender' in India, says Finance Secretary "You can buy gold, diamond, crypto, but that will have not have the value authorization by government," said T.V. Somanathan.

⁠Dune Analytics raises near-$70M in Series B funding round The blockchain analytics company has seen its valuation grow as more crypto users rely on its services for informed decision-making.

​​Ethereum-based AR metaverse ecosystem adopts Polygon to address scaling A decentralized AR project moves to Polygon to ensure scalability and flexibility. #Sponsored

⁠BTC price dives with stocks as fresh sell-off sees PayPal shed nearly 25% Bitcoin reaffirms its current correlation with equities as tech stocks in particular suffer as trading gets underway.

⁠Vale Diem: How Facebook’s ambitious stablecoin project came to an end It only took Libra/Diem two years to come full circle from publishing its white paper to falling apart.

⁠Progressive group adopts Bitcoin as ING and PayPal block donations Progressive International made another case for Bitcoin as a tool for circumventing the traditional financial system.

⁠Major crypto exchanges eye Asian market amid growing regulatory clarity Crypto adoption is expanding apace across Asia, with major global exchanges inking partnerships and making acquisitions on the continent.

⁠Russian region struggles to keep up with Bitcoin mining energy demands A local energy distributor is working to recover about $800,000 from illicit cryptocurrency miners in Irkutsk Oblast.

⁠All the world's Bitcoin can only pay 2.43% of $30T US national debt The latest grim milestone for the U.S. economy means that its national debt total is now 4,000% larger than the Bitcoin market cap.

⁠Crypto tax doesn't legalize trading, says Indian tax department chief The Indian tax department head said crypto taxation will help the department evaluate the exact depth of the digital asset market.

⁠Why did WazirX token WRX jump 30% after India announced its big crypto tax? The Indian government said that it does not treat cryptocurrencies as illegal, clarifying that its transactions remain in a grey area.

⁠Alphabet exploring blockchain technology for flagship services Google's parent company is reportedly exploring applying emerging tech to its main products and services.

⁠US bobsledder feels the Bitcoin rhythm and orange pills his fans Johnny Quinn, a U.S. Olympic Bobsledder and former football player, is the latest celebrity to join the Bitcoin bandwagon.

⁠BTC price faces crucial trend battle as Bitcoin RSI confirms breakout Bulls have something to celebrate after a classic on-chain metric prints its first major divergence in months.

⁠Hodlers beware! New malware targets MetaMask and 40 other crypto wallets Users are warned against a new malware designed to steal crypto from browser extension wallets like MetaMask and Coinbase Wallet.

⁠Diem stablecoin co-founder praises Bitcoin for censorship resistance Meta’s Diem co-creator David Marcus said that he was a “big fan of Bitcoin,” calling it digital gold back in 2019.

⁠Colombia clamps down on crypto tax evasion as adoption thrives Colombia’s tax authority is tightening the screw on Bitcoin and cryptocurrency-related tax evasion against a backdrop of burgeoning cryptocurrency adoption.

⁠Microstrategy lost $146M to Bitcoin impairment charges in Q4 2021 MicroStrategy currently holds a total of 125,051 BTC acquired for $3.78 billion at an average price of $30,200 per Bitcoin.

⁠FTX acquires Japan's FCA-licensed crypto exchange Liquid As a part of the deal to comply with Japanese laws, FTX's Japanese users will be moved Quoine's trading platform.

⁠Nifty News: Coachella lifetime pass, WildEarth’s wildlife, Worms ditches NFTs after backlash The Worms franchise won’t be coming to the blockchain anymore, WildEarth TV has launched NFTs to support wildlife conservation…

⁠Kiss this: You can buy Gene Simmons’ Las Vegas mansion with crypto The Israeli-American musician has been a long-time supporter of crypto, and says he will accept payments in a number of cryptocurrencies including BTC,…

⁠Tezos transactions and smart contract activity surge on NFT demand Smart contract activity in the Tezos ecosystem has surged over the past year as it becomes a magnet for NFT activity.

⁠El Salvador relaunches Chivo wallet, plans to deploy 1,500 Bitcoin ATMs Seeking a permanent solution for over 4 million BTC users, the government of El Salvador focuses on Chivo wallet’s stability and uptime, scalabilit…

⁠Willy Woo: 'Peak fear' but on-chain metrics say it’s not a bear market “No doubt about it, people are really scared, which is typically [...] an opportunity to buy,” Willy Woo said.

⁠Jack Dorsey: Diem was a waste of time, Meta should’ve focused on BTC Dorsey said that although Facebook probably started Diem for “the right reasons,” it should’ve used an open-ended protocol like Bitcoin rather than at…

⁠Bitcoin price closes in on $40K, but pro traders are still skeptical Traders expect BTC to flip $40,000 back to support soon, but derivatives metrics signal that a different outcome could occur.

⁠SEC's proposed rule on exchanges could threaten DeFi, says Crypto Mom “The proposal includes very expansive language, which, together with the chair’s apparent interest in regulating all things crypto, suggests that it…