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3 Reasons Why China’s Bitcoin Crackdown Isn’t All That Bad
Improved decentralization and the potential for a greener mining industry are just some of the benefits to emerge from China's latest anti-bitcoin action.

Stronghold Digital Mining Raises $105M to Turn Waste Coal Into Bitcoin
The mining firm has a power plant in remote Kennerdell, Pa., using an alternative energy source grouped with hydropower in environmental impact.

NFTs of Hip-Hop Icons Hit NEAR Blockchain to Mark Juneteenth
Ed Young’s NFT.HipHop will put hip-hop's most iconic faces on the blockchain.

Polychain, Pantera Back $14M Funding Round for DeFi Derivatives Platform SynFutures
Bybit, Wintermute, CMS, Kronos and IOSG Ventures also kicked in.

If LaMelo Ball Wins NBA Rookie of the Year, This NFT Gets Rarer
Ball’s collaboration with Ether Cards and Chainlink brings “dynamic” NFTs to the forefront of the growing sports collectibles market.

House Democrats Form Cryptocurrency Working Group
The announcement came in a hearing about central bank digital currencies.

Lending Startup Parallel Finance Raises $2M to Bring More DeFi to Polkadot, Kusama
Pantera and Polychain are backing the project.

Music-Focused NFT Marketplace Raises $4M From Cuban, Kutcher, Dapper CEO
NFT Genius wants to bring immersive experiences to the NFT sector.

BlockFi Looks to Tap Institutional Market With New Platform
BlockFi launched BlockFi Prime as more institutional investors show an interest in crypto.

Interactive Brokers to Offer Crypto Trading by End of Summer
Interactive Brokers Chairman and CEO Thomas Peterffy announced the company will begin trading cryptocurrencies “by the end of the summer."

