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Markets

Fiat-to-Crypto Gateway BTC Direct Raises Almost $13M in Series A Funding

BTC Direct said it plans to use the funds to expand its workforce and develop new products, among other things.

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Markets

Ripple Donates $10M to Mercy Corps for Increasing Financial Inclusion

The donation will be used to support fintech solutions that leverage blockchain technology and digital assets to further financial inclusion.

Ripple

Markets

Bloq Enters DeFi World With Simplified Staking Product 'Vesper'

Vesper will pool and stake deposited ether (ETH), wrapped bitcoin (wBTC) or tether (USDT) across DeFi protocols selected on the basis of a user’s risk preference starting mid-November.

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Markets

Paxful, Turkey-Based BiLira, Cointral to Expand Crypto Offerings in Eastern Europe

Paxful said the partnerships will allow users to trade bitcoin and tether using a lira-backed stablecoin.

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Policy

Amid Confusion About Rules, Indian Crypto Community Pushes for Regulatory Sandbox

India's crypto businesses are proposing a regulatory sandbox to allow startups to grow while the nation builds rules around the nascent space.

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Markets

Digital Bank Revolut Taps Fireblocks to Support New Crypto-Based Services

Announced Thursday, Revolut will use Fireblocks’ platform to offer new cryptocurrency services for its retail customers

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Markets

Over $26M Worth of Bitcoin Associated With 2016 Bitfinex Hack Is on the Move

The seven transactions involved in the movement of these funds on Wednesday were flagged by Twitter-based blockchain tracker bot Whale Alert.

Bitfinex

Markets

SEC Commissioner Peirce Chats About DeFi, Tokens and Her Unikrn Dissent at LA Blockchain Summit

While Peirce steered clear of commenting on specific DeFi projects like SushiSwap, she pointed out that issuers of governance tokens do have to think about how they share characteristics with equities.

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Finance

CryptoPunk Bounties: Ark.Gallery Rolls Out Blind Bids on 8-Bit NFT Collectibles

Ark.Gallery is adding liquidity to the market for CryptoPunks by letting people place blind bids on the NFTs.

CryptoPunks

Markets

Pro-Crypto PAC Giving $50 in Bitcoin to the Campaign of Each Member of Congress

In a bid to raise awareness, the Chamber of Digital Commerce’s PAC is contributing $50 in bitcoin to the campaign of incumbent members of Congress.

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