Crypto exchange Binance will no longer offer crypto derivatives trading to users in Hong Kong.
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Auto racing company NASCAR has partnered with the team behind the blockchain-based digital horse racing game ZED RUN to create a “brand new, futuristic fandom experience.”
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Quick Take
- The so-called play-to-earn game Axie Infinity has seen its total number of daily active users increase by over 233% since the end of June, hitting 900,000 players last month.
- The platform, developed by game studio Sky Mavis, has grown at such a staggering rate that its server has struggled to keep up, causing several shutdowns in recent weeks.
Portman sides with the Wyden-Toomey-Lummis amendment after all.
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The bill would legalize digital assets and allow businesses in Uruguay to accept crypto for payments.
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Virtu CEO Doug Cifu said its crypto market making activity has doubled between the first and second quarter.
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A leader at the Federal Reserve is the latest to suggest that private stablecoins could do what a digital dollar is supposed to do, but better.
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Huobi Trust has hired former Homeland Security agent Robert Whitaker as its first COO.
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Quick Take
- This continuing series breaks down some of the latest developments from L1 chains, from DeFi and bridges to network activity and funding
- Recently, gaming and NFT projects have captured the attention of investors and DeFi users, and these verticals begun to spread from Ethereum to other chains
- This week, we look at Binance Smart Chain, Solana, Cosmos, and Terra
Point72 Ventures is leading crypto research firm Messari’s $21 million funding round.
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