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Liquid Staking Tokens Rally as Kraken Shuts Staking Service to Settle With SEC

The sudden price uptick of governance tokens for the largest liquid staking protocols – Lido Finance, Rocket Pool and Frax Finance – was a counterweight to the decline of the broader crypto market.

La economía del token de ether se vería favorecida con solo una pequeña recuperación económica. (Pixabay)

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Bitcoin Drops Below $22K as Kraken Agreement to Close US Crypto Staking Operations Spooks Investors

The largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization declined after the crypto exchange giant agreed to settle charges with the SEC to shutter the service.

Bitcoin price chart showed the cryptocurrency's price drop on Thursday. (CoinDesk)

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The Future of Financial Planning Lies in AI and Blockchain

AI and blockchain could assist in decisions involving investments, taxes and insurance, and open new avenues for income. But financial advisors will still play a key role.

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Cross-Chain Protocol Stargate Finance’s Token Surges by Double Digits on Trader Joe Partnership

The Stargate DAO also passed a token re-issuance proposal following security concerns tied to an entanglement with Alameda Research; bitcoin and ether trade slightly in the red.

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Blockchain-Based Render Network Token Rising After Community Vote for New Burn-and-Mint Model

The utility token of Render Network has jumped 80% over the past seven days following the passage of a new tokenomics model proposal on the network.

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Bitcoin Holds Steady Near $23K as Investors Weigh Their Next Steps

Ether also traded sideways to change hands at about $1,635. Equities declined.

Bitcoin price chart shows the cryptocurrency traded near $23,000 Monday afternoon. (CoinDesk)

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Decentralized Lending Protocol Clearpool to Start Institutional Borrowing Platform

Clearpool Prime will allow institutional borrowers to create permissioned borrowing pools with their own loan terms.

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Decentralized Lending Protocol Centrifuge Accrues $6M Unpaid Debt

1754 Factory, the originator of the debt pool with the most distressed loans, said it is liquidating the assets off-chain and negotiating with borrowers for repayments.

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Crypto Market’s Post-Fed Rally Continues as DeFi, Smart Contract Platform Sectors Star

Uniswap's UNI token and Avalanche's AVAX token were recently up about 4.5% and 3.4%; ether rose 3% at one point Thursday a day after unexpectedly moderate comments from Fed Chair Jerome Powell.

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Crypto Investors Can Purchase Bankruptcy 'Put Options' to Protect Funds on Binance, Coinbase, Kraken

Investment firm Cherokee Acquisition is offering the options, which will allow account holders to recover 100% of their assets in the event the major exchanges file for bankruptcy and lock customer assets.

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