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Crypto Hacks in the First quarter of 2023

In the first quarter of 2023, hackers accessed over $320 million in the crypto industry through a variety of incidents, according to the

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Ripple’s Effect on Financial Advisors

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) lawsuit against Ripple, related to the sale of the XRP token, has been one of the most

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Swiss Retail Bank to Offer Cryptocurrency Services

PostFinance, a retail bank owned by the Swiss government, has announced plans to offer its customers cryptocurrency trading and storage services. The bank

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Robinhood Faces $10.2M Penalty From Multiple U.S. States Over Technical Failures, Investor Harm

Retail trading platform Robinhood is set to pay up to $10.2 million in penalties for operational and technical failures that harmed investors, according

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Head of Thailand’s Opposition Party Promises $300 Crypto Airdrop if Elected Prime Minister

A contender to be the prime minister of Thailand is promising every citizen 10,000 Thai Baht (approximately $300) in digital currency if his

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Singapore Working With Banks to Provide Guidance on Crypto Businesses

Singapore’s central bank and police authorities have been helping banks to set uniform standards for fine-tuning their vetting approach when opening crypto accounts,

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ANZ Bank Completes Carbon Credits Trading as Part of Australia’s CBDC Pilot

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ) has completed the first use-case of carbon credit trading as part of Australia’s central bank

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Binance Australia’s Derivatives License Cancelled by Regulator

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has cancelled Binance Australia’s derivatives license, according to recent  a press release Binance Australia, an arm

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Tokenized Gold Surpasses $1B in Market Cap as Physical Asset Nears All-Time Price High

Tokenized gold assets surpassed $1 billion in combined market capitalization ,  as gold’s price neared its all-time high. Tokenized gold is a type

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Trust Wallet Working With MoonPay and Ramp for Off-Ramp Integration

Trust Wallet, a non-custodial crypto wallet with over 60 million users, is working with crypto payments services MoonPay and Ramp Network to allow

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Swiss Government-Owned Bank PostFinance to Offer Customers Crypto

PostFinance, Switzerland’s fifth-largest financial services firm, says it will begin offering its users access to cryptocurrency, thanks to a partnership with regulated digital

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What are Cryptocurrency Forensics and Asset Tracing?

Cryptocurrency forensics and asset tracing are investigative methods of tracking financial transactions on the blockchain. They are used to identify perpetrators and locate

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Ether Rallies to 8-Month High, Gains Ground Against Bitcoin

Ether (ETH), the native token of Ethereum’s blockchain, rose to an eight month high on  Tuesday outshining market leader bitcoin (BTC), as U.S.

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Crypto Payroll Company Franklin Closes $2.9M Seed Round

Franklin, a project developed internally at Web3 marketing firm Serotonin, has raised a $2.9 million seed round. The project’s backers include crypto notable

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South Korean Traders Are Jumping on SXP, ICX Tokens

Solar (SXP) and icon (ICX) tokens seem to be the new bets for South Korean traders. Both tokens have rallied by as much

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Deutsche Bank share slide fuels global banking fears

The recent decline in Deutsche Bank’s share price has reignited concerns about the state of the global banking system and the possibility of

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Japan Regulator Flags Four Crypto Exchanges Including Bybit for Operating Without Registration

Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) said foreign crypto exchanges Bybit, BitForex, MEXC Global and Bitget are operating in the country without proper registration

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U.S. Banking System Turmoil Has Spurred Bitcoin Outperformance

Cryptocurrency markets have displayed resilience in the face of recent upheaval in the U.S. banking system, with bitcoin (BTC) in particular outperforming, Coinbase

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Argentinean Airlines becomes the First to Offer Tickets as NFTs on Algorand

Flybondi, low-cost airline in Argentina  had became the first in its field to launch flight tickets in the form of non-fungible tokens (NFTs).The

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Hong Kong Investors Launch $100M Fund for Web3 Startups

Hong Kong is once again opening up to the crypto market, as local investors launch a $100 million fund to finance the digital

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Animoca Brands to Expand Web3 Digital Wallet Business with NEC Global, Gryfyn

According to Proactive Investors, Animoca Brands has signed a memorandum of understanding with NEC Global, a Japanese multinational information technology and electronics company,

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Japanese Government set up panel for digital Yen feasibility

The Japanese government is considering forming a panel next month that will examine the advantages of a digital yen or central Banks Digital Currency(CBDC).

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Former FTX CEO, Bankman-Fried pleads not guilty to Chinese bribery charges

On March 30, the former FTX CEO, Bankman- fried pleaded not guilty to the alleged bribery and campaign finance violations involving a Chinese government

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FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried accused of Chinese bribe

Failed FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was charged with directing $40million bribe to a Chinese official to unfreeze assets relating to his cryptocurrency business.

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AI should be feared not crypto: Galaxy Digital CEO.

The CEO of the Galaxy Digital Mike Novogratz, informed investors he is shocked at the amount of regulatory focus on cryptocurrency rather than

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Digital Asset(Crypto) regulation a necessity?

The new world of Digit asset (cryptocurrency) has witnessed a massive growth in various part of the world starting from the European nations

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Uk government drops plan for Royal mint NFT

The United Kingdom has suspended plan to lunch the governmental backed “NFT for Britain” which was proposed by the British prime minister, Rishi

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Venezuela Regulator Shuts Down Some Cryptocurrency mining facilities

Venezuela has shut down several crypto mining facilities and exchanges as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged government corruption. The move is a

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Animoca disconfirm reporting $200 million cut to metaverse fund

The web3 game developer Animoca, has denied recent reports that it has scaled back its metaverse fund target and experienced a significant drop in

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G7 Leaders to push for tighter crypto regulation

Towards the upcoming G7 meeting in Hiroshima this May, Japan, The United States, The United Kingdom, Canada, France, Germany, and the European Union

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