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• Disclaimer: The Block Research team has, is, and will be experimenting with the various protocols, projects, and applications mentioned in this series. The projects mentioned in our reports are not recommendations from our team and should not be misconstrued as investment advice. Many projects that appear in this series are highly experimental and, as such, will come with risks. Readers should evaluate their own risk tolerance before experimenting with these projects.
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• This week’s digest looks at Alkimiya Protocol and Pawn.Fi

Quick Take

• Fireblocks is a blockchain cyber-security services provider for moving, storing and issuing digital assets
• $133mm Series C at a $700mm valuation in May-21 led by Coatue, Ribbit and Stripes
• Recent $637bn in digital asset storage and transfers milestone, a +2,032% uptick in volume YoY
• Partnership with BNY Mellon in Feb-21 to grant institutional managers access to the digital asset space
• Nominated by Microsoft as a Cyber Security Trailblazer for Microsoft’s Security 20 / 20 Awards
• With the crypto custodial facing consolidation and regulatory hurdles, Fireblocks is well positioned for a market share grab as institutional asset management and market makers look for a reliable platform

Sichuan, a major Chinese bitcoin mining hub, has issued an order that will seek to close bitcoin mining operations in the region.

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Crypto asset manager Grayscale is exploring 13 more investment trust products, including ones tied to Solana and Polygon tokens.

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Tesseract, a Helsinki-based crypto lending business, has closed a $25 million Series A fundraise led by London’s Augmentum Fintech.

The post Finnish crypto lender Tesseract bags $25 million Series A appeared first on The Block.

The feature comes months after a small-scale test in Beijing and is yet another sign China is widening its e-CNY tests towards a full launch.

The post Chinese banks roll out 3,000 ATMs that can convert digital yuan to cash appeared first on The Block.

The BMC won’t enforce any standards for members, but will act as a mode of transparency if members choose to engage.

The post The Bitcoin Mining Council wants to dispel negative media narratives appeared first on The Block.

Here’s a simple guide to setting up a Bitcoin Lightning node and connecting it to your phone, so you can spend satoshis on the go.

The post How to run a Bitcoin Lightning node on a Raspberry Pi — and connect it to your phone appeared first on The Block.

The new partnership will allow users to make instant international payments and in-app transactions using a linked credit or debit card.

The post Circle partners with maps platform Maps.me to enable in-app USDC transactions appeared first on The Block.

“Let’s not throw the blockchain baby out with the Bitcoin bathwater,” said the BoE’s Fintech Director Tom Mutton.

The post CBDCs would be ‘the safest type of money available,’ says Bank of England exec appeared first on The Block.