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⁠Former CFTC commissioner Jill Sommers joins FTX US Derivatives board The addition of Jill Sommers followed former CFTC commissioner Mark Wetjen becoming FTX US' head of policy and regulatory strategy in November 2021.

⁠Mayo Clinic taps into blockchain technology for clinical trial design The firm seeks to use Triall's medical software to create immutable clinical trial records.

⁠US dollar smashes yet another 20-year high as Bitcoin price sags 2.7% There seems to be no stopping the greenback as risk assets, including Bitcoin, pay the price for renewed strength.

⁠ETH price outlook for The Merge: Bullish or bearish? | TheChartGuys interview What are professional trader outlook for the Ethereum (ETH) Merge? Join us as we discuss this and other topics with Tim Warren, co-host of Co…

⁠Crypto.com backs out of $495M sponsorship deal with UEFA Champions League: Report The crypto exchange reportedly stepped in as a potential sponsor after the Champions League dropped Russian state-owned energy firm Gazpr…

⁠Kyle Roche files to withdraw from class-action practice after video leak According to a series of court records released on Aug. 31, Roche is understood to be “no longer involved” in Roche Freedman’s class action practi…

⁠Blockchain firms fund university research hubs to advance growth Universities implement physical and virtual research hubs dedicated to advancing blockchain technology through scientific and educational knowledge.

⁠DeFi can take a hint from traditional finance to lower risks, says ex-Morgan Stanley exec Infinity Exchange CEO Kevin Lepsoe says if DeFi wants more institutional adoption in crypto, it must first nail the fixed income…

​​Soulbound tokens play a big part in this new metaverse, which plans to give users citizenship Soulbound tokens are a cutting-edge concept that could transform NFTs as we know it, and this new metaverse has put SBTs at…

⁠DeFi protocol shuts down months after the Rari Fuse hack BABL, the protocol's native token, crashed to a new all-time low of $0.23 after the founder announced that it's shutting down operations.

⁠Indonesia plans to set up its crypto bourse by the end of 2022 The country’s deputy trade minister confirmed the intention, for the first time voiced in last year.

⁠Tech giant Meitu loses over $43M of its crypto investment in bear market Meitu was one among many public companies that purchased Bitcoin to hold as a treasury reserve during the peak of the bull run last year and now j…

⁠Tens of Celsius clients ask US court to recover $22.5M in crypto Suspension of withdrawals on Celsius custody contradicts the plain language of the firm's terms of use, a group of disgruntled creditors argued.

⁠California State Assembly passes bill for licensing and regulating crypto firms The bill requires digital asset exchanges and crypto companies to have a license of operation in the state of California.

⁠Bitcoin price dips 14% in August as trader warns of ‘macro drop down’ Bias is trending towards ever lower levels for Bitcoin after BTC price performance fails to preserve $20,000 at the August close.

⁠NFT micro-philanthropy gives a new voice to the opera An opera-centric DAO is using NFTs to open up new funding avenues to classical musicians outside of the limiting legacy institutions.

⁠OpenSea says marketplace won't support forked NFTs post Merge The NFT marketplace said that while they do not speculate on forks, the team will only support NFTs on the proof-of-stake chain.

⁠Ethereum Merge and the hefty tax bill you could be in for The Ethereum Merge may constitute a taxable event if it results in a chain-splitting hard fork, tax experts warn.

⁠Hackers try to sell NFT of Belarusian leader's supposed stolen passport Belarusian hackers claim to have gained access to the passport info of every Belarusian citizen, including president Alexander Lukashenko, allowing…

⁠CoinGecko reveals the US state most interested in Bitcoin and Ethereum Behind this western U.S. state, Illinois and New York were the next states most interested in the two major cryptocurrencies.

⁠Helium devs propose ditching its own blockchain for Solana The transition to Solana would improve network scalability, which in turn would bring “significant economies of scale” to the network, according to Helium core…

⁠Ripple's plan to tokenize Colombian land stalls amid new administration A joint effort to permanently store and authenticate Colombian property titles on the XRP Ledger looks set to stall as the new government focuses o…

⁠Crypto winter? DeFi, Metaverse, and NFT job market still hot — Recruiters The number one attribute to succeed in the crypto industry is a “start-up mentality” and the ability to “roll with the punches," a crypto recruit…

⁠Sneaky fake Google Translate app installs crypto miner on 112,000 PCs Dressed up as legitimate desktop software, this sneaky malware has infected thousands of machines across 11 countries, forcing them to unknowingly mi…

⁠Solved! Mystery owner of the huge Axie Infinity SLP wallet is revealed After first raising concerns about the wallet, Michael Benko noted he was pleased to finally get an official answer about the mysterious whale walle…

⁠Hermès reveals plans for Metaverse fashion shows, crypto, and NFTs The trademark application comes months after filing a lawsuit against NFT project MetaBirkins for allegedly using its Birkin brand to sell digital colle…