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• Coinbase teams up with Brazilian central bank’s Pix to offer expanded services

  21-03-2023 23:01 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Brazilians will have more options for trading in crypto and better customer service as the U.S.-based exchange partners with the popular instant payment app.
  
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• Celsius custody account holders can receive 72.5% of their crypto, says bankruptcy judge

  21-03-2023 22:54 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Should they opt in to the deal, Celsius customers cannot “pursue any litigation, including seeking relief from the automatic stay, turnover, or other claims or causes of action.”
  
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• U.S. Senate’s Warren Calls for Crackdown on ‘Sham’ Crypto Audits

  21-03-2023 22:45
  
  Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and another prominent colleague urged the U.S. auditing watchdog to take action against “sham audits” of crypto companies, citing the contribution of such audits to the recent stresses in the U.S. banking system.
  
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• Bitcoin Holds Firm Above $28K, Equities Rise Amid Banking Sector Rebound

  21-03-2023 22:43
  
  The FOMC will announce its next interest rate decision on Wednesday with markets betting squarely on a 25 basis point rate increase.
  
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• Web2 giants coming into Web3 could benefit ecosystem — PBW founder

  21-03-2023 22:30 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Paris Blockchain Week founder Michael Amar believes large Web2 companies entering the Web3 space bring resources capable of increasing mass adoption.
  
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• Yat Siu Says ‘Pro-Capitalist’ Asian Countries are More Ready to Embrace Web3

  21-03-2023 21:42
  
  The Animoca Brands chairman said at the Outer Edge conference in Los Angeles, California, that among major international game publishers, those located across Asia are more active in Web3 development.
  
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• CCP Games secures $40M funding for upcoming Web3 game

  21-03-2023 21:30 via cointelegraph.com
  
  The financing was led by venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from Makers Fund, BITKRAFT, Kingsway Capital and HASHED, among others.
  
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• Cryptocurrency Taxes: What You Need To Know - GOBankingRates

  21-03-2023 21:27
  
  Cryptocurrency Taxes: What You Need To Know  GOBankingRates
  
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• Crypto Exchange OKCoin Suspends Trading of Miami and NYC CityCoins

  21-03-2023 21:27
  
  Crypto exchange Okcoin has suspended the trading of two Citycoins, MiamiCoin and NYCCoin, as of March 16, citing limited liquidity as the reason for the decision.
  
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• Crypto Exchange BitMEX's Acting CEO: We Have Gone Through the ‘Valley of Death’

  21-03-2023 21:19
  
  The trading platform is built for the current market situation and is now reaping those benefits, Stephan Lutz, says.
  
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• Sushi sets up legal defense fund after SEC subpoenas head chef Jared Grey and DAO itself

  21-03-2023 21:00 via cointelegraph.com
  
  The DAO said it would not be commenting on “ongoing legal investigations,” but its existing $100,000 defense fund was apparently not enough.
  
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• Texas lawmaker introduces resolution to protect Bitcoin miners and HODLers

  21-03-2023 20:35 via cointelegraph.com
  
  The Lone Star State is already home to many crypto and blockchain firms as well as miners taking advantage of the regulatory-friendly environment.
  
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• This Ukrainian Startup Is Looking to Automate Crypto Crime Reporting Using Smart Contracts, AI

  21-03-2023 19:41
  
  HAPI Labs has launched a platform for reporting of scam- and crime-related addresses in partnership with Ukraine’s cyber police.
  
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• Bitcoin holds $28K due to spot buying, but institutional investors are still selling

  21-03-2023 19:30 via cointelegraph.com
  
  BTC price continues to show bullish momentum,but the absence of whale buyers and institutional investor selling threatens to weaken the current rally.
  
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• Coinbase Argues an Arbitration Case in U.S. Supreme Court as Crypto Makes Its Debut

  21-03-2023 19:27
  
  Coinbase faced a grilling from U.S. Supreme Court justices today as it made the crypto industry’s high court debut, arguing a case about the handling of arbitrations.
  
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• Marta Belcher: Reframing Privacy for the Digital Age

  21-03-2023 19:03
  
  Somehow we accept that financial transactions get turned over to the government by default without a warrant, says civil liberties lawyer Marta Belcher, a speaker at this year's Consensus festival.
  
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• Magic Eden Embraces Ordinals, Releases Bitcoin NFT Marketplace

  21-03-2023 19:00
  
  The popular NFT marketplace is integrating support for Bitcoin wallets Hiro and Xverse to help traders list, purchase and sell Ordinal NFTs.
  
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• Bitcoin hits new 9-month highs above $28K as markets flipflop over FOMC

  21-03-2023 18:36 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Bitcoin price action targets $28,500 with "all classes" buying BTC, but the odds of the Fed pausing rate hikes are decreasing by the hour.
  
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• CryptoUK calls on regulators to address de-banking of digital asset firms

  21-03-2023 18:30 via cointelegraph.com
  
  The trade association said many banks in the U.K. had begun imposing blanket bans on dealing with crypto firms “instead of taking a risk-based and case-by-case approach.”
  
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• Speculators flock to Arbitrum IOU tokens ahead of this week’s ARB airdrop

  21-03-2023 18:24 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Crypto exchanges looking to capitalize off the Arbitrum airdrop fever have launched IOU and derivatives for ARB, an early sign of the excitement that will unfold on March 23.
  
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• Bulgarian Woman Charged in $4B Crypto Fraud Case, Extradited to U.S.

  21-03-2023 18:23
  
  OneCoin's victims were allegedly defrauded of over $4 billion in the scheme, which began operations in 2014.
  
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• Sushi DAO, Key Contributor Served With SEC Subpoena

  21-03-2023 18:19
  
  Sushi DAO and Head Chef Jared Grey were served with a subpoena by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the DAO revealed Tuesday.
  
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• Angelo Babb, a renowned cryptocurrency expert, recently gave his ... - WebWire

  21-03-2023 18:08
  
  Angelo Babb, a renowned cryptocurrency expert, recently gave his ...  WebWire
  
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• IRS calls for public feedback on taxing NFTs as collectibles

  21-03-2023 18:00 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Those wishing to offer feedback to the IRS on having NFTs treated as collectibles such as coins or works of art have until June 19 to submit comments.
  
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• OneCoin's Legal Head Charged in Fraud Extradited to U.S.

  21-03-2023 17:54
  
  OneCoin's victims were allegedly defrauded of over $4 billion in the scheme, which began operations in 2014.
  
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• Swedish pension fund Alecta dumps First Republic Bank shares after price plummets

  21-03-2023 17:40 via cointelegraph.com
  
  The Swedish fund was the bank’s fifth largest shareholder; the fund’s CEO said the uncertainty surrounding First Republic was too great.
  
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• Why is Bitcoin rising amid collapsing banks? Watch The Market Report

  21-03-2023 17:30 via cointelegraph.com
  
  On this week’s episode of The Market Report, Cointelegraph’s resident expert explains why Bitcoin is rising and why banks are collapsing.
  
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• How to Earn Free Cryptocurrency in 2023? - CoinCodex

  21-03-2023 17:25
  
  How to Earn Free Cryptocurrency in 2023?  CoinCodex
  
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• Sony Files Patent For NFTs To Allow Transfers Between Games and Consoles

  21-03-2023 17:23
  
  The move by the gaming giant aims to make assets more interoperable, not only between different games but also hardwarelike VR headsets, computers and different consoles, including non-Sony platforms like XBox.
  
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• Bulgarian Woman Charged For Role In Multi-Billion-Dollar ... - Department of Justice

  21-03-2023 17:00
  
  Bulgarian Woman Charged For Role In Multi-Billion-Dollar ...  Department of Justice
  
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• Anonymous DAO tomi raises $40M for 'surveillance-free' internet

  21-03-2023 17:00 via cointelegraph.com
  
  The anonymous group of crypto developers is promoting the use of a decentralized autonomous organization to govern an alternative version of the internet.
  
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• 'Alternative Internet' Builder Tomi Raises $40M to Attract Content Creators

  21-03-2023 17:00
  
  Tomi's aim is to "kick off a clean slate for the internet," using its DAO governance model to promote freedom of speech and access to uncensored information.
  
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• Seed Club Ventures Emerges with $25M to Back DAOs

  21-03-2023 16:52
  
  The investor collective, also organized as a DAO, includes noted crypto firms Multicoin Capital, Delphi Digital and Dragonfly.
  
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• A16z Leads $40M Funding Round for CCP Games

  21-03-2023 16:47
  
  The studio behind Eve Online is planning a blockchain-backed title.
  
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• Crypto Trading Tech Firm CoinRoutes Wins Patent for ‘Smart Order Router’

  21-03-2023 16:43
  
  Invention by the father-and-son team of David and Ian Weisberger allows “clients to keep control of their own private and exchange keys to their wallets and accounts, but can execute orders across multiple exchanges simultaneously,” according to the patent document.
  
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• A16z Leads $40M Round for CCP Games

  21-03-2023 16:18
  
  The studio behind Eve Online is planning a blockchain-backed title.
  
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• Privacy-Focused Wasabi Wallet Reinstates ‘Coin Control’ Feature in Latest Software Upgrade

  21-03-2023 16:12
  
  The feature was reinstated after advanced users complained about the constraints of Wasabi’s automated version of coin control called “privacy control,” introduced in a previous upgrade.
  
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• Congressional privacy proposals could kill scores of blockchain projects

  21-03-2023 16:07 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Lawmakers may be on the brink of scaring blockchain projects into moving offshore or causing them to shut down altogether.
  
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• DeFi insurance payouts amounted to $34.4M in 2022: Report

  21-03-2023 16:00 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Ninety percent of all DeFi insurance claims paid out since inception were distributed in 2022, according to OpenCover.
  
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• Cryptocurrency OKB Down More Than 3% Within 24 hours - Benzinga

  21-03-2023 16:00
  Cryptocurrency OKB Down More Than 3% Within 24 hours  Benzinga
  
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• IRS Seeks to Tax NFTs Like Other Collectibles

  21-03-2023 15:56
  
  Digital proofs of ownership will be taxed like the underlying assets until rules on how to treat assets in retirement accounts are finalized
  
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• Bitcoin Seesaws Around $28K as Investors Await Fed Interest Rate Decision

  21-03-2023 15:55
  
  The U.S. central bank is widely expected to boost the interest rate 25 basis points.
  
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• Three Top Most AI Cryptocurrency To Buy This Year - FX Leaders - FX Leaders

  21-03-2023 15:37
  
  Three Top Most AI Cryptocurrency To Buy This Year - FX Leaders  FX Leaders
  
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• CFTC Commissioners Mersinger And Johnson Advocate For Global ... - The Pavlovic Today

  21-03-2023 15:35
  
  CFTC Commissioners Mersinger And Johnson Advocate For Global ...  The Pavlovic Today
  
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• US Supreme court set to hear its first cryptocurrency case – Coinbase vs. Bielski - CryptoSlate

  21-03-2023 15:30
  US Supreme court set to hear its first cryptocurrency case – Coinbase vs. Bielski  CryptoSlate
  
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• Coinbase Expands in Brazil, Allows Crypto Purchases With Brazilian Reals

  21-03-2023 15:30
  
  Coinbase users in Brazil could previously only purchase crypto using credit cards.
  
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• These 3 Cointelegraph Markets Pro alerts generated a cumulative profit of over 100%

  21-03-2023 15:21 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Newsquakes™, Twitter Volume and Most Active On-Chain alerts helped Cointelegraph Markets Pro users find three assets that had big moves.
  
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• Fed Preview: Powell Likely to Raise Rates by 25 Basis Points Against Crypto Market's Hope for Status Quo

  21-03-2023 15:20
  
  The Fed will publish its rate decision and quarterly economic projections on Wednesday at 18:00 UTC. A half hour later, Powell will speak at the post-meeting conference, offering more cues about the path forward.
  
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• 7 real-world cloud computing examples to know

  21-03-2023 15:07 via cointelegraph.com
  
  From streaming videos to cloud storage solutions, cloud computing has become an integral part of our everyday lives.
  
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• ZenGo uncovers 'red pill attack' vulnerability in popular Web3 apps

  21-03-2023 15:00 via cointelegraph.com
  
  The vulnerability has since been patched, although it affected a number of leading transaction simulation vendors.
  
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