Israeli defense minister Beni Gantz ordered the seizure of crypto assets from accounts officials said were meant to fund Hamas.
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Quick Take
- Four Meta (formerly Facebook) employees quit their stable jobs at the big tech company late last year to form their own startup, Mysten Labs.
- Their mission: to improve the user experience of web3 so it can open up to the masses.
Last year was a remarkable year for crypto VCs like Darren Lau. This year is already looking very different.
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UK fintech Wise has today put a halt on its transfer services in Russia in response to its invasion of Ukraine.
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Quick Take
- Real-world assets (RWAs) are being tokenized and brought on-chain for traditional firms to access liquidity in the cryptocurrency markets
- A handful of third-party custodians have taken the role of bridging on-chain liquidity for traditional firms
- The liquidity loaned to traditional firms via on-chain protocols are typically more transparent and also introduces more accountability
- Regulated firms and entities are also starting to delve into the RWA tokenization domain
KPMG in Canada intends to help its clients build a “corporate strategy” around holding and safeguarding NFTs.
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The Kyiv Independent, a relatively young offshoot of the Kyiv Post, has started BTC and ETH wallets to gather donations for its newsroom.
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The UK’s government has brought forward legislation to crack down on “dirty money,” as geopolitical tensions escalate following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last week. Due to be read out in Parliament on Tuesday, the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Bill will help the National Crime Agency prevent foreign owners from laundering their money in UK […]
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3 ways top crypto companies are leveraging Prove’s technology to onboard new users in 10 seconds while also mitigating SIM swap fraud and other identity fraud.
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Ukraine is preparing letters to send to crypto exchanges in order to compel them to freeze their Russian accounts.
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