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⁠0.01% of Bitcoin holders control 27% of all circulating coins: Study Bitcoin’s “one percent” reportedly controls a greater share of BTC than the richest U.S. households control in dollars.

⁠Dubai World Trade Centre to create new crypto hub and become regulator Another government-backed project in Dubai aims to set up an attractive environment for the crypto industry.

⁠Billionaire Ray Dalio 'impressed' how Bitcoin survived the last decade Hedge fund manager and former Bitcoin critic Ray Dalio is ending the year with a positive stance on cryptocurrencies.

⁠Bitcoin wobbles below $46K as 1 BTC passes 800K Turkish lira for the first time Bitcoin price weakness is arguably only welcomed by those who chose it over saving in lira this week.

⁠US Treasury official beckons new stablecoin regulations “If Congress does not enact legislation, the regulators will try to use what authority they have,” stated the U.S. Treasury official Nellie Liang.

⁠Biggest GBTC discount ever — 5 things to watch in Bitcoin this week Uncertainty across the board means an unusual end to a bull market Q4 for Bitcoin this year, but a price floor may be closer than many think.

⁠DeFi protocol Grim Finance lost $30M in 5x reentrancy hack An apparent security flaw in the Grim Finance protocol allowed the attacker to fake five additional deposits.

⁠Indian state government to accredit Web2 and Web3 blockchain startups Telangana will launch the blockchain accelerator program in partnership with CoinSwitch Kuber and Lumos Labs.

⁠Carbon-neutral Bitcoin? New approach aims to help investors offset BTC carbon emissions Some crypto businesses are starting to calculate their Bitcoin carbon emissions through developments in new models.

⁠Celebrities that rode the crypto wave in 2021 As crypto adoption continues apace, the world's rich and famous are taking notice and getting involved in the growing industry.

⁠Inside the blockchain developer’s mind: Proof-of-burn blockchain consensus Gaining a deeper understanding of a popular — but, meanwhile, widely misunderstood — concept in blockchain technology: the consensus algorithm.

⁠The NFT world is gradually bridging the gap between niche and mainstream Whether it be celebrities, big brands or corporations, more eyes will come to the NFT space, leading it to mass adoption.

⁠Crypto mainstream adoption: Is it here already? Experts Answer, Part 1 Summing up 2021, a group of crypto industry insiders expressed their views on the crypto mass adoption and whether it’s arrived.

⁠Collateral damage: DeFi’s ticking time bomb As 2022 dawns and crypto enters a new year, an innovative collateralization model will take decentralized finance space by storm.

⁠The battle of banks vs. DeFi is a win for individual crypto investors Banks are no longer the only player in the financial industry, as decentralized finance builds authority and gains mainstream adoption.

⁠Polkadot envisions Web3 disruption with multiple parachain launches The Polkadot team invested five years into the development of the parachains, which were allocated to teams via auctions.

⁠Bitcoin book for American policymakers gets 5x funding on Kickstarter With this book, Jimmy Song and a group of seven writers intend to reduce the policymaker's reliance on traditional media's narrative on Bitcoin and c…

⁠Uniswap v3 contracts deployment on Polygon approved with 99.3% consensus The deployment of Uniswap v3 contracts will be supported by a $20 million fund for a long-term liquidity mining campaign and the overall adoption…

⁠A tale of two NFTs: Could Bored Ape Yacht Club flip CryptoPunks? Crypto Twitter has been discussing whether the Bored Ape Yacht Club floor price will eventually flip CryptoPunks, but what are the key factors driving the…

⁠Listing frenzy! Coinbase adds nearly 100 crypto assets for trading in 2021 DeFi projects, decentralized exchange tokens, stablecoins and NFT gaming: What underpins Coinbase’s extensive token-listing activity this year?

⁠Traders delay $100K Bitcoin prediction, but still expect a blow-off top in 2022 $100,000 BTC is probably not happening, but analysts are hopeful that BTC can end the year above $50,000 and kick off early 2022 with a new…

⁠Cure for the itch: Deputizing blockchain to fight public corruption If corrupt government officials try to delete files on the blockchain, “any change will be noticed immediately by other participants.”

⁠Overheated DOGE: 5 times crypto traders were warned before their assets tanked Short and sweet — that's how you trade a crypto asset in danger of printing a giant red candle...

⁠From DeFi year to decade: Is mass adoption here? Experts Answer, Part 1 Summing up the ending year of 2021, a group of blockchain industry insiders expressed their views on the DeFi mass adoption and whether it’s alread…

⁠Ho-ho-hodl: Crypto-themed gifts that have you covered during the Holidays With Christmas approaching fast, we’ve listed out some of the best crypto-inspired offerings that you can gift your loved ones.

⁠2021: The dawn of democratized launchpads Launchpads are one of the primary reasons why many modern blockchains have seen such a Cambrian explosion of innovation in recent months.

⁠SBI Group launches crypto-asset fund for Japanese investors The SBI crypto-asset fund consists of seven cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, XRP, Bitcoin Cash, Chainlink and Polkadot, none exceeding m…

⁠Creating a pathway for crypto market growth through better regulation The crypto industry as a whole needs to recognize the long-term problems inherent in the current lack of regulation and find ways to work with legisl…

⁠Vodafone auctions world’s first SMS “Merry Christmas” as NFT for charity The historic 15 character-long SMS will be auctioned off to help the displaced refugees across the globe.