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⁠European Central Bank chooses Amazon and 4 other firms to prototype digital euro app The five fintech, payments, and e-commerce firms will create front-end prototypes for the digital euro, which will not be used in late…

⁠US Treasury report encourages instant payment, recommends more CBDC research In one of three reports released simultaneously Friday, the Treasury Dept. talks cautiously about stablecoins and CBDC in the context of wider…

⁠Blockchain Association calls White House's crypto framework a 'missed opportunity' Critics claimed the Biden administration's reports focused on environmental concerns over crypto's energy consumption and illicit uses r…

⁠Crypto Biz: The biggest problem with DeFi isn’t what you think Decentralized finance still has a ways to go before it can attract institutional capital. Meanwhile, Fireblocks has become a nine-figure revenue-generating…

📰 In Case You Missed It 📰 ⁠😎 Global inflation mounts: How stablecoins are helping protect savings ⁠⁠⁠😖⚙️ Ethereum PoS nodes are controlled by two addresses says Santiment data ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🇨🇳 Possession of Bitcoin still l…

⁠40%+ Ethereum PoS nodes are controlled by two addresses says Santiment data Data released hours after the Merge prompted concerns about the alleged centralization of PoS.

⁠Global inflation mounts: How stablecoins are helping protect savings More people are using stablecoins to hedge against inflation, as they offer numerous benefits.

🏎 Tesla's Cyberwhistle & crypto 🤝 BNB Chain and Google Cloud partner 🥈 Dogecoin closing in on BTC 🛂 Do Kwon's passport 🔗 ETH transitions to proof-of-stake

⁠White House publishes ‘first-ever’ comprehensive framework for crypto The fact sheet sums up the efforts of nine federal agencies’ research over the past six months.

⁠Animoca Brands continues shopping spree with MotoGP mobile dev acquisition The company announced its acquisition of WePlay Media after it recently closed multiple multi-million dollar fund rounds with investors such as…

​​The crypto markets never sleep, but you need to: Trading bots rolled out to another exchange The crypto markets never sleep — but traders need to. Trading bots can help create a crucial work-life balance, and this comp…

⁠Possession of Bitcoin still legal in China despite the ban, lawyer says Crypto holders in China are protected by the law in case of theft, misappropriation or breach of a loan agreement despite the ban on crypto.

⁠DeData 2022 panel: The advantages of decentralization in Web3 Cointelegraph’s editor-in-chief Kristina Cornèr moderated a panel that discussed what decentralization brings to Web3 at DeData 2022.

⁠El Salvador's pro-Bitcoin president Nayib Bukele announces reelection bid Bukele says that despite past laws which prohibited the reelection of presidents, El Salvador can follow in the footsteps of developing nations.

⁠Celsius requests permission to sell off its stablecoins The crypto lending firm intends to get the liquidity and support its operations with the funds from the sell-off.

⁠Ethereum may now be more vulnerable to censorship — Blockchain analyst With Ethereum validators being required to stake 32 ETH, Ethereum could become more centralized and susceptible to censorship from governments.

⁠Nifty News: Rumors of new Yuga Labs collection quashed, Budweiser celebrates the Merge and more… Yuga Labs was said to be looking at raising around $50 million from the sale of 100,000 tokenized land plots, but the firm…

⁠Dogecoin becomes second largest PoW cryptocurrency Following the Ethereum Merge, Dogecoin now only trails Bitcoin as the biggest proof-of-work cryptocurrency.

⁠Ether staking could trigger securities laws — Gensler Though he did not specify any particular crypto, SEC chair Gary Gensler said proof-of-stake cryptocurrencies could be subject to securities laws.

⁠Gamers want fun, not a grind fest for tokens — Animoca subsidiary Once blockchain games can offer a similar experience to League of Legends or Fortnite they will become more popular, argues Blowfish Studios' Luke Sillay…

⁠Ethereum Merge: Community reacts with memes, GIFs and tributes Ethereum followers and competitors alike have found their own way to congratulate the Ethereum team on a successful Merge.

⁠US Treasury sanctions 5 crypto addresses connected to Russian neo-Nazi paramilitary group According to the Treasury Department, members of the sanctioned group fought alongside Russia’s military, including near territor…

⁠IOTA co-founder: Lummis-Gillibrand is a blessing for the crypto industry The bear market has been bad for cryptocurrency’s case against regulation. What comes next depends on how well we play ball, but Lummis–Gillibrand…

⁠Industry reps suggest improvements to Stabenow-Boozman crypto regulation bill The crypto spokespeople testified before the Senate Agriculture Committee on Thursday with analyses of the bill’s strengths and recommendatio…

⁠Environmental groups want Bitcoin to follow Ethereum’s example in moving to proof-of-stake Critics have suggested Bitcoin could not operate as the same decentralized currency without a consensus mechanism like proof-of-…

⁠Ex-Citadel execs raise $50M for high-frequency crypto trading platform Portofino’s backers believe that access to high-frequency trading, or HFT, could bring more hedge funds and institutional investors into crypto.

⁠Zircon Finance launches mainnet to mitigate impermanent loss on Moonriver Impermanent loss relates to a condition wherein investors end up losing assets they had previously dedicated to providing liquidity to a liquidit…

⁠Singapore's financial authority grants license to SBI's digital asset arm The firm planned to launch a digital asset securities platform in Singapore, as well as provide custody, capital markets products, and corporate…

⁠South Korean prosecutors apply to revoke Do Kwon and other Terra employees' passports Singapore, where Terra co-founder Do Kwon is currently staying, does not have an extradition treaty with South Korea.