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⁠Fantom Foundation issues clarification statement about departure of Andre Cronje and Anton Nell The statement comes amid ongoing speculation regarding the recent departure of two of its most prominent developers.

⁠Haven Protocol (XHV) shows strong signs of bottoming out after crashing 90% The Monero blockchain fork has surged by nearly 100% in the past five days against a rising appetite for privacy-focused cryptocurrencies.

⁠Finance Redefined: DeFi ‘Godfather’ Cronje quits, CAKE launches $100M venture arm and more In this week's DeFi newsletter, we will look at the Andre Cronje debacle, the Polygon upgrade, the rise of ThorChain and the gro…

⁠Valkyrie Investments‘ Leah Wald on Bitcoin ETFs and the future of digital assets Valkyrie Investments CEO Leah Wald opens up on the importance of Bitcoin ETFs and why the traditional financial world should pay attention…

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⁠Bank of Israel issues draft guidelines on cryptocurrency AML/CFT Private banks could be required to conduct risk assessments on case-by-case basis.

⁠SEC rejects spot Bitcoin ETF applications from NYDIG and Global X The New York Digital Investment Group and Global X originally filed applications with the SEC for spot Bitcoin ETF listings in June and August 2021, resp…

⁠Is the Ukraine war intensifying regulatory pressure on crypto firms? Every day, people are seeing “live” why sanctions matter. “Everyone is starting to rethink the importance of compliance and crypto.”

⁠Here’s how traders were alerted to RUNE’s, FUN’s, WAVES’ and KNC’s big rallies last week Trading volume pumps can act as early signs of dramatic price action, and there are ways to spot them early.

⁠Self-made wealth more likely to flow into crypto than inherited: Report 94% of wealthy crypto entrepreneurs have made their wealth purely on their own, a new report suggests.

⁠Stacks price plunges hard after rallying 70% in a day — more STX losses ahead? The massive move upside appeared as a $165 million fund is launched by OKcoin to build apps on the Bitcoin blockchain using Stacks.

⁠Bitcoin spikes above $40K as Russia sees 'positive shifts' in Ukraine war dialogue Bitcoin shows its penchant for peace once again as hope of a quicker end to hostilities sends BTC price action over $40,000.

⁠Celo foundation proposes to deploy Uniswap V3 on its native blockchain Celo aims to promote green use cases and rebalance its treasury with green asset-backed tokens with the help of Uniswap.

⁠Bitfinex refuses to freeze crypto belonging to non-sanctioned Russians The crypto community stands up for the rights of ordinary Russians amid hundreds of businesses leaving the country, but the final decision is up to…

⁠FCA issues termination order for Bitcoin ATMs The financial watchdog in the U.K. has declared that all non-registered ATMs must be immediately closed down or be subject to undisclosed additional action.

⁠Women-led startup to help consumers monetize their data through blockchain Greta Menzies, the co-founder of Chain Collective, says that blockchain can change the “economics of data between consumers and businesses.”

⁠Consolidation and centralization: How Europe’s new AML regulation will affect crypto With plans for a new watchdog, experts say the EU could take a more hardline position on digital assets.

⁠Polygon network suffers from extended service outage after upgrade The layer-2 scaling solution has been down for over 11 hours as users are wondering what the hold-up is on fixing a bug that compromised network consens…

⁠US Labor Dept warns of crypto risks in retirement plans “Significant risks” — Cryptocurrencies have attracted the attention of U.S. legislators looking to decrease the exposure to digital assets in 401(k) retirement acc…

⁠ESPN's baseball reporter's Twitter account hacked by NFT scammers The hackers hijacked the popular reporter’s account in an attempt to promote giveaways for the Skulltoons NFT project by duping users into clicking a mal…

⁠LA Token launches LACHAIN to bridge Ethereum-based networks The latest centralized exchange blockchain from LA Token claims to be the DeFi Hub for its users and is compatible with all Ethereum-based networks, though it…

⁠Jamaican central bank to airdrop Jam-Dex CBDC to early adopters “Jamaica Digital Exchange” — Jamaica’s soon-to-be-released CBDC — will see citizens with crypto wallets receive a $16 deposit to help spread awareness and…

⁠Stripe announces fiat payment support for cryptocurrencies and NFTs Stripe has partnered with FTX, FTX US, Blockchain.com, Nifty Gateway, and Just Mining to launch a crypto business suite.

⁠Princeton launches blockchain research initiative with $20M from crypto-alumni The university hopes to discover new use cases for blockchain technology with a donation made by four alumni including Mike Novogratz and Jo…

⁠Chainalysis launches free sanctions screening tools Blockchain-data analytics company Chainalysis has announced an accelerated launch of two sanctions screening tools, an on-chain oracle, and an API, to help provide gre…

⁠$40K Bitcoin price is in reach, but analysts warn that a sweep of recent lows is likely Sky high inflation, fear over the Fed’s expected rate hike and exploding commodity prices are all possible reasons for BTC’s recent…

⁠Ethereum's 'consensus layer' contract hits 10M ETH staked The migration to proof-of-stake consensus appears to be progressing well by all numerical account, potentially signifying anticipatory demand for the networks lo…

⁠Report: Axie Infinity accounted for nearly two-thirds of blockchain-game NFT transactions in 2021 In second and third place were sports highlights marketplace NBA Top Shot with $827 million and community gaming platform…

⁠FBI director: Russia overestimates its ability to bypass US sanctions using crypto Christopher Wray cited the FBI's recent work in seizing large amounts of crypto as evidence there were vulnerabilities in using digital…