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⁠UST staking goes live on Binance as Anchor reserves fall Yields from Terra's flagship savings protocol will be available to more than 30 million users on Binance.

⁠President Biden is preparing to announce picks for SEC commissioners: Report Only one seat currently remains vacant out of the panel of five SEC commissioners, but Allison Lee is expected to depart when her term expires…

⁠ESPN and Tom Brady's Autograph ink multi-year NFT deal ESPN’s first NFT collection is based on its "Man in the Arena: Tom Brady" documentary and magazine issue.

⁠Sweden’s central bank completes second phase of e-krona testing The Swedish CBDC is now technically ready for integration with banks and payment service providers, according to a report from Riksbank.

⁠ProShares files with SEC for Short Bitcoin Strategy ETF The exchange-traded fund will be based on daily investment results corresponding to the inverse of the return of the CME Bitcoin Futures Contracts Index for a day.

⁠Building businesses in the ‘spirit of Bitcoin’: The Bitcoin Hostel A Bitcoin hostel under construction in Portugal reflects a growing trend of business built with more than just a digital currency in mind.

⁠Bitcoin slides below $44K in April first as trader warns 'something is off' with BTC All is not going to plan for bulls, warnings say, as $44,000 support hangs in the balance.

⁠Starbucks announces NFT initiative as union-busting controversy continues Starbucks announced plans to get into the NFT business then fired a union leader the same day.

⁠DeFi can breathe new life into traditional assets The real changes in the financial world are starting with combining DeFi and CeFi, which is paving the way to mainstream crypto adoption.

⁠Report: DApp daily users surge to 2.4M in Q1 2022 despite headwinds It appears record-level DeFi exploits have not hurt crypto enthusiasts' confidence in DApps.

⁠Litecoin price risks 20% drop as LTC whale activity spikes to monthly highs Large spikes in whale transactions typically precede a period of declines in the Litecoin market.

⁠Axie Infinity creator raises $150M led by Binance to reimburse stolen funds The developers are currently working on a security upgrade and plan to increase the number of validator groups to 21 before making Ronin Bridge…

⁠HSBC debuts metaverse investment fund in Asia: Report Once known as a skeptical institution of crypto, HSBC originally announced its first major move into metaverse in mid-March.

⁠Yearn Finance advocates for the adoption of ERC-4626 tokenized vault standard The widely-popular DeFi protocol announced its support for the newly-passed ERC on Wednesday, stating that Yearn V3 plus ERC-4626 equals "Ine…

⁠Unhosted is unwelcome: EU’s attack on noncustodial wallets is part of a larger trend Regulators on both sides of the Atlantic seem to be nervous about people transacting with their wallets.

​​Layer-1 blockchain project proposes infinite scalability as part of trilemma solution Layer-1 blockchain projects leverage novel technology combinations, including multithreading and sharding, to achieve infinite scala…

⁠NFT LA: Attract the mainstream, focus on Web3 and use cases Panelists who spoke at NFT LA shared their thoughts on Web3, innovative use cases and the future of nonfungible tokens.

⁠Binance​.US completes $200M seed round to hit $4.5B valuation After launching in 2019, Binance.US has reached a pre-money valuation of $4.5 billion and rolled out services in 48 states and eight territories.

⁠Blockchain.com launches asset management for institutional investors The new service is reportedly named BCAM and will serve institutions, family offices and high-net-worth individuals.

⁠Female investors led crypto market growth in 2021, says new report The average value and volume of transactions conducted on the BTCM platform increased by 48% and 118 percent in 2021, with the average daily orders incr…

⁠UN agency accepts first stablecoin donations worth $2.5M to help Ukrainian refugees Crypto donations have proven vital for Ukraine and its people, as the country has received over $100 million in crypto donations since…

⁠Bitcoin transaction fees hit decade lows, here's why The cost of moving Bitcoin across the network has hit decade lows as Lightning Network, batching, miner behavior and protocol improvements have driven costs down.

⁠3 reasons why Ethereum price can hit $4K in April From a Google trends spike to depleting supply, multiple catalysts have been hinting at more upside for Ethereum.

⁠Terra LFG outdoes MicroStrategy with 5K BTC buy after Bitcoin price dips under $45K Price action is struggling, giving Terra and Do Kwon the perfect opportunity to "buy the dip."

⁠Crypto trading to move to the metaverse, says developer-focused study A majority of the developers believe that crypto and blockchain innovation will be "critical to shaping the future of the metaverse."

⁠Nifty News: Solana NFT sales pass $1.6B, wash trading on LooksRare and more The Solana layer-1 blockchain network has risen to third place all-time in total NFT sales and now sits just behind Ronin and Ethereum, each of…

⁠Webtoon platform Kakao Piccoma buys 50% of Japan's Sakura Exchange It follows a history of crypto projects from Kakao, including its Ground X blockchain subsidiary, which won the South Korean Central Banks’ CBDC tender…

⁠Crypto billionaires increase by 60% in a year: Who made Forbes annual list? There are now 19 billionaires on the crypto-rich list as seven more join the ranks of the industry’s wealthiest executives and founders.

⁠Scaramucci sees bright future for crypto but 'very worried' about US politicians The Mooch called Bitcoin “an asset for freedom” while candidly speaking about his long-term optimism for the crypto industry and worries a…