CryptoCurrency News: US Treasury Bulking Up Crypto Policy Advisers as Wallet Reg Rumors Swirl

FinCEN has posted a pair of job listings for crypto policy advisors amid rumors that new regulations around wallets will arrive soon.

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CryptoCurrency News: Warp Finance Suffers Possible $8M Flash Loan Attack

The scheme has become common in the fast-growing DeFi sector.

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CryptoCurrency News: Web 3.0 Infrastructure Blockchain ‘The Graph’ Now Live on Ethereum

The Graph seeks to create usable decentralized indexes and API feeds for blockchain-based projects through its own blockchain and native token GRT.

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CryptoCurrency News: CFTC’s Latest Crypto Primer Highlights DeFi, Governance

Decentralized finance and crypto governance are among a growing list of topics the Commodity Futures Trading Commission is watching in the digital asset space, it said in a new primer.

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CryptoCurrency News: DeFi Startup Brings Corporate Lending Terms to Miners, Traders and Market Makers

Maple Finance is a new firm out of Australia releasing a token-governed platform for institutional lending.

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CryptoCurrency News: Binance Labs Leads $12M Series B for Multi-Asset Wallet Developer MATH

NGC Ventures, Capital6 Eagle and Amber Group co-led the round.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bridging Cultural Gaps in 2021: Crypto in China and the US

Culture nuance defines a business climate. Multicoin investment principal Mable Jiang breaks down the divisions between East and West.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin Chatter on Twitter Nears Highest Level in 3 Years Amid Price Surge

Unique Twitter accounts joining the bitcoin conversation also surged, according to data from The TIE.

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CryptoCurrency News: Robinhood Pays SEC $65M to Settle Allegations It Misled Customers

Robinhood's commission-free trading model actually deprived customers of $34 million, the SEC alleged.

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CryptoCurrency News: The Year We Learned the Rewards and Risks of Smart Devices

Moving into 2021, smart devices may be the most important battleground for data ownership and personal privacy.

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CryptoCurrency News: First Mover: Geek-Fest Turns Relevant as Bitcoin Passes $21K, $22K, $23K

As bitcoin prices push to new all-time highs, it's worth recalling May's "halving," which highlighted the cryptocurrency's potential inflation-resistance.

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CryptoCurrency News: Global Stablecoins Could Eventually Become Reserve Currencies: IMF Paper

The IMF paper suggests that the U.S. dollar's role as a reserve currency is safe for now, but private digital currencies could come to compete in time.

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CryptoCurrency News: Digital Assets Find Their Footing in Unstable Times

Socioeconomic forces have tipped in crypto's favor this year.

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CryptoCurrency News: US Bitcoin Mining Firm Core Scientific to Triple Capacity With Massive 59,000-Machine Order

U.S. blockchain and AI infrastructure provider Core Scientific has expanded its fleet of state-of-the-art crypto miners to over 77,000.

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CryptoCurrency News: Salvation Army Now Accepts Bitcoin, Ether Donations in US

The Salvation Army Western Territory is now accepting crypto donations through Engiven’s platform.

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CryptoCurrency News: Above $100: Litecoin Hits Highest Price Since Summer 2019

Litecoin hasn't been in three figures since its second mining reward halving in 2019.

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CryptoCurrency News: Mining Market NiceHash Refunds Users 4,640 Bitcoin Lost in 2017 Hack

The company has "regularly waved profits" for three years, the firm's CEO wrote Thursday.

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CryptoCurrency News: Musician Sells NFT Token Bringing Royalty Rights for $26K in Crypto

Music streaming platform Rocki has announced its first NFT sale as it prepares for beta launch.

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CryptoCurrency News: Paxos Raises $142M Series C Following PayPal Deal, OCC Bank Charter Application

Paxos has raised $142 million to facilitate mainstream adoption. “We think that opportunity is now,” said CEO Charles Cascarilla.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin Drops Nearly 7% After Setting New Record High of $23,770

Bitcoin surged to new record highs above $23,000 earlier on Thursday, before quickly falling back by over $1,500.

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CryptoCurrency News: American Express Invests in Institutional Trading Platform FalconX

FalconX announced Wednesday that American Express Ventures made the investment as an extension of a fundraise earlier this year, but did not disclose an amount.

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CryptoCurrency News: Crypto Exchange Bitpanda to Double Workforce With €10M Tech Hub Launch

The new hub in Krakov, Poland, will help the company expand and launch new services, execs said.

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