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The European Investment Bank (EIB), the investment and development arm of the European Union, plans to price €100 million in bonds registered in the Ethereum network.

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The GSA’s third-ever bitcoin auction completed yesterday, selling 9.45 BTC at about $487,000 — roughly $33,000 below market value.

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Decentralized exchange (DEX) aggregator 1inch has launched an iOS app.

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Bank of China has showcased a machine prototype designed to let foreigners try out China’s central bank digital yuan, known as the e-CNY.

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Non-custodial crypto wallet provider ZenGo has raised $20 million in a Series A funding round led by Insight Partners.

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Crypto firm Gemini has partnered with Mastercard for its crypto rewards credit card that was first unveiled in January of this year.

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Crypto exchange Binance is launching its own marketplace for creating and trading non-fungible tokens (NFTs).

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Quick Take

• Paradigm is a crypto-focused fund founded in 2018 by Fred Ehrsam and Matt Huang. Before creating Paradigm, Ehrsam co-founded the crypto exchange Coinbase, and Matt Huang was a partner at Sequoia
• During the first quarter of 2021, Paradigm was more active in deal rounds with nine investments 
• In total, the firm has publicly deployed capital to at least 29 startups and protocols across nine verticals, which The Block has mapped out. This is the second iteration of Paradigm’s portfolio map and an update to our previous coverage

After putting bitcoin on its balance sheet earlier this year, electric vehicle maker Tesla sold off $272 million of its holdings. I

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The premium reappeared in March after a long hiatus but vanished again briefly earlier this month amid the threat of a government crackdown.

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