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Market Wrap: China Breaks Crypto as Bitcoin Falls to $36K, ETH Drops $300 in Two Hours

Within two hours of the State Council statement, BTC fell 11%, based on CoinDesk 20 data.

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Banking App Current Picks Polkadot for its DeFi Debut

Fintech firm Current announced that it will become more active in the Polkadot space. Current will serve as a validator on the Polkadot network and plans to integrate Acala, a Polkadot-based decentralized finance (DeFi) platform, into its banking app.

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Banking App Current Picks Polkadot for Its DeFi Debut

The banking app with 3 million users will serve as a Polkadot validator as it plans deeper crypto moves.

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Swiss Asset Manager Valour Launches Cardano and Polkadot ETPs

Fully backed by ADA and DOT, the products are listing on the Nordic Growth Market.

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Market Wrap: It's 'Doge Day Afternoon' as Memecoin Jumps 47%; Ether and Bitcoin Rise

Not all industry participants are amused by dogecoin’s tricks.

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Falls for Second Straight Day After Tesla Action; Ether Follows

“What saddens me is the way the weak hands and recent buyers see Elon Musk as a prophet, powerhouse and decisive figure in bitcoin,” said one trader.

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Polkadot-Based Derivatives Exchange Raises $6.4M at $50M Valuation

Su Zhu’s Three Arrows co-led the funding round for dTrade. The project looks to decentralize crypto derivatives trading.

dTrade co-founders Niko Grzesiak, Rabeel Jawaid and Zabi Mohebzada

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Market Wrap: DeFi Tokens Aave and Uniswap Climb While ETH and BTC Dump

“The crypto market is primarily focused on Ethereum and the catapulting DeFi sector right now,” said one analyst.

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How the Cosmos Network Unites Blockchains and Compares to Polkadot

The Cosmos network aims to enable blockchains to work together, but how is it different from the Polkadot chain, and what does Cosmos mean for traders? Cosmos Network Core Developer Jack Zampolin breaks it down.

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Market Wrap: 'Ethereum Killers' Pop as ING Report Highlights Ethereum Over Bitcoin

Atcoins are rising, ether hits another all-time high and bitcoin’s correlation to gold drops to zero.

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