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The US Federal Reserve has raised the US federal funds rate to 1.5%-to-1.75%, representing an increase of 75 basis points. The Fed said it also intends to continue reducing its balance sheet. “In assessing the appropriate stance of monetary policy, the Committee will continue to monitor the implications of incoming information for the economic outlook. […]

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Uniswap Labs said that Cunningham was joining the team due to her belief in “the potential of decentralized exchange and in Uniswap Labs’s commitment to fairer markets.”

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Congressman Richard Neal, who chairs the House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee, asked the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to provide information about the nexus between cryptocurrencies and American retirement accounts. 

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All eyes are watching crypto lender Celsius’s freeze on withdrawals, including policymakers and legislators in Washington.

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Quick Take

• This is the first part of a research series on Bitcoin scaling solutions
• This piece focuses on the Lightning Network, a state channel-based solution
• Lightning Network’s state channels utilize hash time-lock contracts to facilitate transactions
• There have been promising signs of growing adoption of the Lightning Network 
• While the Lightning Network aims to keep its functionality simple, it remains to be seen if it will be the solution of choice to scale Bitcoin moving forward

After Coinbase announced 18% of staff were set to be laid off, they started sharing their feelings of shock and sadness.

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Citigroup is helping Celsius assess its options after the troubled crypto lender abruptly halted client withdrawals, two sources tell The Block.

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Cumberland releases statement on stablecoins and clarifies its position following “misinterpreted Tweet”

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The NFTs will appear in a hexagon with a cloud of particles moving around the image.

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