Stripe will be supporting payments in the USDC stablecoin on the Polygon blockchain, according to an announcement today.
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Binance agreed to share user information with a Russian government agency, according to a Reuters report.
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Blockchain security firm CertiK has raised an additional $60 million from SoftBank and Tiger Global just two weeks after its last round.
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In this episode of Policy Scoop, The Block’s Aislinn Keely chats with The Block Managing Editor Michael McSweeney about the key takeaways from the policy-related discussions at the Bitcoin 2022 conference in Miami, Florida.
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After the theft, US regulators identified the hackers to be the Lazarus Group, a North Korean entity associated with the regime.
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Russia’s Central Bank governor said that a digital ruble, which could be used for international payments, is already being tested.
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The US’s national bank regulator is not happy with Anchorage Digital’s know-your-customer program.
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Quick Take
- Sustained interest in crypto from traditional finance industries continues to grow, as can be seen through the total AUM and the number of new fund launches within the last year.
- The space still remains largely fragmented with various investment products spread out throughout various markets, but mainly concentrated in Europe and North America.
- Crypto Equity ETF exposure has shown to be an attractive option to various funds that are starting to explore this new asset class through US equities.
The trend for creating sports NFTs continues, with Rario claiming it has sold over 50,000 since its launch last year.
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Crusoe, which builds “modular data centers” for mining crypto using flare gas, recently launched a pilot project with Exxon.
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