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⁠Finder.com sued by Australian regulator over its crypto yield product ASIC claimed a crypto yield-bearing product from Finder’s registered exchange was unlicensed, the firm disagreed but refused to say if it would fight…

⁠Stock price for troubled Bitcoin miner Core Scientific surges 200% After a flurry of bad news throughout 2022, the miner has been offered a lifeline which could enable it to see out the current Crypto Winter.

⁠Stellar partners with UNHCR to give Ukrainian refugees cash via USDC One new project attempts to help bankless Ukrainian refugees, while another hopes to streamline international Red Cross projects.

⁠Does VC have too much stake in crypto? Blockchain founder Justin Giudici thinks investors "must become mindful of the many downsides of typical VC-backed coins."

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⁠16 industry leaders on practical ways to boost crypto’s reputation Changing negative perceptions of the crypto industry entails a combination of education and consistent, smart SOPs.

⁠How hard has this bear market been for Bitcoin mining? Watch Market Talks on Cointelegraph Join us as we discuss the current state of the crypto market, particularly in terms of the current bear market and Bitcoin minin…

⁠Family-friendly NFTs bring the next generation of youth into Web3 As Web3 tools and features become integrated into many known Web2 communities, creating NFTs that are family friendly becomes a need in the space.

⁠How crypto data can be beneficial The needs of Web3 are evolving and data management must evolve too. Data must move beyond a record-keeping tool and into a verifiable asset to help power the emerging Web3 movement.

⁠NFTs and Soulbound tokens define Web3 filmmaking, says director As various mainstream industries adopt Web3 tools, the world of filmmaking can take a lesson from the offerings of NFTs and the newly appeared soulbound to…

⁠Blockchain indexer The Graph says adoption is still strong two years after mainnet launch More than 10,000 delegators have since joined the blockchain indexing network.

⁠Hong Kong crypto futures ETFs raise over $70M ahead of debut The CSOP Bitcoin Futures ETF has raked in $53.8 million while the CSOP Ether Futures ETF has collected $19.7 million in initial investments.

⁠Microsoft bans cryptocurrency mining on cloud services Microsoft now requires users to obtain a written pre-approval from the firm in order to use Microsoft Azure for mining cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin.

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⁠Identity in the metaverse at risk, says former Windows architect As metaverse adoption climbs and users join digital reality, they put themselves at risk of identity theft in new ways, including minors who engage in met…

⁠France may oblige crypto platforms to obtain licenses French Parliament will discuss the amendment, canceling the favorable treatment of crypto companies, in January 2023.

⁠FCA’s incoming chair calls for further crypto regulation The new chair of the UK’s FCA makes condemnatory comments about cryptocurrencies ahead of his tenure in 2023.

⁠Opera launches security tools to protect users against malicious Web3 actors The browser also features the ability to enable HTTPS everywhere, bringing an extra layer of protection and making sure the websites people vi…

⁠Creditor offers Bitcoin miner Core Scientific $72M to avoid bankruptcy B. Riley suggested the embattled miner’s issues were “self-imposed” and outlined a path for it to avoid bankruptcy.

⁠FTX Bahamas co-CEO Ryan Salame blew the whistle on FTX and Sam Bankman-Fried Court filings show Ryan Salame tipped off the Bahaman securities regulator, telling them that FTX was sending customer funds to Alameda Resear…

⁠FTX ex-staffer: Extravagant expenditures and cult-like worshipping of SBF A former FTX employee has revealed details regarding the lavish expenditures of the exchange as well as its intense company culture.

⁠Only 1% of people can handle crypto self-custody right now: Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao’s comments come as billions of dollars of stablecoins continue to flow out of the Binance exchange.

⁠Bitcoin retraces intraday gains as bears aim to pin BTC price under $18K BTC bears are positioned to profit from this week’s Bitcoin options expiry, especially if price stays below $18,000.

⁠SBF’s Bahamian prison reported for 'harsh' conditions and 'degrading treatment' — US State Dept Bahamian Commissioner of Correctional Services Doan Cleare reportedly said that most of the facilities had been renovated s…

⁠New OECD report takes lessons from crypto winter, faults ‘financial engineering’ The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development found regulation and retail consumer protections lacking in a highly complex tra…

⁠Binance 'put FTX out of business' — Kevin O'Leary A US Senate committee heard details of the investor's conversations with Sam Bankman Fried before the collapse.

⁠Here is why Bitcoin price gave back all its intraday gains BTC price retraced the entirety of its intraday gains after Fed chair Jerome Powell issued hawkish statements in relation to today’s 0.50% interest rate hike.