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• Crypto Industry Is 'Absolutely' at War Against Gensler, Warren, Blockchain Association CEO Smith Says

  28-04-2023 23:57
  
  The war won't last forever, but probably will continue for the next 18-20 months, Kristin Smith said.
  
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• 5 Consensus 2023 Takeaways

  28-04-2023 23:57
  
  Members of our CoinDesk editorial team got together on Twitter Spaces today to assess the big picture at Consensus 2023 and share their takeaways on the critical issues that will shape how the industry continues to unfold.
  
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• Fed, NYDFS assess their supervisory performance after March’s big bank failures

  28-04-2023 23:39 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Internal reviews of the supervision of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank have been released, showing weaknesses on the part of the banks’ regulators as well as management.
  
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• Crypto Tax Guidance Could Come 'in 12-ish Months,' Says IRS Official

  28-04-2023 23:36
  
  The IRS' point person for taxation of cryptocurrencies stresses need for community engagement at Consensus 2023
  
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• DeFi Needs More Than ‘Synthetic High-Yield Products’: Dragonfly’s Haseeb Qureshi

  28-04-2023 23:33
  
  The venture capitalist discusses non-ZIRP monetary policy, rebooting crypto’s market structure and why Ponzi bubbles always burst.
  
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• “Opportunism and Demagoguery” Fuels the U.S. Regulatory Crackdown, Steptoe Partner Says

  28-04-2023 23:32
  
  Jason Weinstein, a partner at Steptoe, said this latest wave of crackdowns on the crypto industry is the worst he has ever seen.
  
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• Crypto Tax Plan Could Come 'in 12-ish Months,' Says IRS Official

  28-04-2023 23:18
  
  The IRS' point person for taxation of cryptocurrencies stresses need for community engagement at Consensus 2023
  
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• Venmo to enable crypto transfers for its customers in May

  28-04-2023 23:16 via coinjournal.net
  
  Venmo will roll out a new crypto transfer feature in May, allowing customers to send crypto to other Venmo accounts.
  Customers will also be able to buy tokens and send them to PayPal, external wallets and exchanges.
  Users will also be able to use a unique wallet address QR code to receive crypto from other people.Mobile payments app Venmo has announced that its customers will from May 2023 be able to buy crypto using their account and transfer these to family and friends on Venmo.
  Venmo, whose
  
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• Cryptocurrency and its Role in Re-shaping Financial Markets ... - IT News Africa

  28-04-2023 22:47
  
  Cryptocurrency and its Role in Re-shaping Financial Markets ...  IT News Africa
  
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• Crypto Biz: Google bullish on blockchain, UK’s $125M AI pledge, Voyager and Binance

  28-04-2023 22:30 via cointelegraph.com
  
  This week’s Crypto Biz explores Google expanding its Web3 program, the U.K.’s $125 AI pledge, FTX selling LedgerX and Binance.US backing out of its Voyager purchase.
  
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• Web3 News From Consensus

  28-04-2023 22:24
  
  A special edition of The Airdrop on the ground in Austin at CoinDesk's festival.
  
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• Bermuda Premier David Burt: 'Nobody is Coming to Bermuda to Flee Regulation'

  28-04-2023 22:23
  
  Five years after the island jurisdiction passed its digital assets regulation, a steady stream of companies is coming to Bermuda to be regulated.
  
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• UK Treasury seeks input on taxing DeFi staking and lending: Finance Redefined

  28-04-2023 22:20 via cointelegraph.com
  
  The UK Treasury is seeking input on taxing the DeFi space, and on provisions around staking and lending.
  
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• Venmo will enable fiat-to-crypto payments in May

  28-04-2023 22:00 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Users of the mobile payment service will also be able to receive crypto through a QR code or external crypto address.
  
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• Bitcoin Emerges As the King Of Assets,10X Growth Over Gold During US Banking Crisis

  28-04-2023 22:00 via newsbtc.com
  
  Despite the volatile price action of Bitcoin (BTC), the world’s largest cryptocurrency has outperformed every other asset, including gold. Although it is trading below its psychological milestone of $30,000 at $29,000, Bitcoin is expected to grow further in 2023, as it acts as a safe haven for investors amidst the US banking crisis. Bitcoin Reigns Supreme As the Best-Performing Asset
  Capriole Investment, which provides research and analysis on cryptocurrencies, has reported that the c
  
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• Crypto price prediction: OMG Network, Serum, Injective Protocol

  28-04-2023 21:57 via coinjournal.net
  
  Market intelligence platform Santiment says wide price performance ranges have left crypto assets split between extremely overbought and underbought categories. 
  The price outlook for OMG Network (OMG), Serum (SRM) and Vidt DAO (VIDT) suggests they are most underbought.
  Meanwhile, Render (RNDR), Injective Protocol (INJ) and Bella Protocol (BEL) are extremely overbought.Cryptocurrency prices have been quite volatile in April, with a number of coins seeing massive gains before toppling to pr
  
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• Hamas Announces Will No Longer Use Bitcoin Cryptocurrency for ... - Haaretz

  28-04-2023 21:55
  Hamas Announces Will No Longer Use Bitcoin Cryptocurrency for ...  Haaretz
  
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• Alejandro Egea: Master Crypto Club Offers Revolutionary AI Solution for Cryptocurrency Investment Portfolios - EIN News

  28-04-2023 21:48
  Alejandro Egea: Master Crypto Club Offers Revolutionary AI Solution for Cryptocurrency Investment Portfolios  EIN News
  
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• Tax law researchers propose IRS framework for deducting crypto losses

  28-04-2023 21:15 via cointelegraph.com
  
  A recently published study appears to advocate for the isolation of crypto assets from other tax deductions where losses are concerned.
  
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• Bitfarms stock still has another 80% upside from here, analyst says

  28-04-2023 21:13 via coinjournal.net
  
  H.C. Wainwright analyst sees upside in Bitfarms to $2.0 a share.
  He explained his constructive view in a research note on Friday.
  Bitfarms stock has already nearly tripled since the start of 2023.Shares of Bitfarms Ltd have already nearly tripled since the start of the year but an H.C. Wainwright analyst is convinced that rally is far from over just yet.
  Bitfarms stock could climb to $2.0
  On Friday, Kevin Dede reiterated his “buy” rating on the bitcoin miner and said its shares coul
  
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• Cryptocurrency Arbitrum Down More Than 4% Within 24 hours - Benzinga

  28-04-2023 21:00
  Cryptocurrency Arbitrum Down More Than 4% Within 24 hours  Benzinga
  
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• Mastercard Launches Crypto Credential Service for Cross Border Transfers

  28-04-2023 20:17
  
  The set of verification standards uses technology from the CipherTrace, the well-known blockchain analytics platform Mastercard agreed to acquired in late 2021.
  
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• Uncovering the Cryptocurrency Adoption Trend Among Millennials and Gen Z - Crypto Mode

  28-04-2023 20:15
  Uncovering the Cryptocurrency Adoption Trend Among Millennials and Gen Z  Crypto Mode
  
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• Yuga Labs CEO: 'The Metaverse Is Not New'

  28-04-2023 20:07
  
  The company behind the Bored Apes Yacht Club has a new CEO from Web2, and he knows that you can’t build Web3 with a Web2 mindset.
  
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• How would a US debt default impact Bitcoin?

  28-04-2023 20:02 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Cointelegraph analyst and writer Marcel Pechman explains how a U.S. debt default could impact Bitcoin and the larger cryptocurrency market.
  
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• How will a US debt default impact Bitcoin?

  28-04-2023 20:02 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Cointelegraph analyst and writer Marcel Pechman explains how a U.S. debt default could impact Bitcoin and the larger cryptocurrency market.
  
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• XRP Could Be Poised For Another Rally, Here Are Key Metrics To Watch Out

  28-04-2023 20:00 via newsbtc.com
  
  The cryptocurrency market has been experiencing a period of volatility, but XRP could be poised to break to the upside. As investors and traders gear up for the upcoming potential gains, several key metrics to watch out for could give insights into the future of XRP’s price.
  XRP Could Be Poised For A Rally 
  Over the past week, XRP has shown signs of bullish momentum, with the cryptocurrency price rising from $0.46 on April 21 to $0.47 at the time of writing. The surge in price co
  
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• Global Crypto Regulation Needs Coordination, Not Duplication, Legal Experts Say

  28-04-2023 19:43
  
  "It's not good to put crypto all in the same basket and look at it in a vacuum," said Marianne Bechara, senior counsel at the IMF.
  
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• Balaji Srinivasan Explains $1M Bitcoin Bet Rationale, Says Could Take Longer Than 90 Days

  28-04-2023 19:33
  
  "I may be wrong but I'm burning a million to tell you they're printing trillions," Srinivasan said, during CoinDesk's Consensus 2023 conference.
  
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• This Cardano (ADA) rival called the cryptocurrency of the future, to ... - Crypto News Flash

  28-04-2023 19:32
  
  This Cardano (ADA) rival called the cryptocurrency of the future, to ...  Crypto News Flash
  
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• What is Auto-GPT, and why does it matter?

  28-04-2023 19:30 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Auto-GPT is a powerful tool for task automation that combines natural language processing and deep learning to generate human-like text responses.
  
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• Cointelegraph accelerator program welcomes Brickken: A new step in asset tokenization

  28-04-2023 19:18 via cointelegraph.com
  
  By participating in Cointelegraph’s Accelerator Program, Brickken aims to support companies through the entire tokenization cycle.
  
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• Mauritius planning to launch pilot project for retail digital rupee late this year

  28-04-2023 19:08 via cointelegraph.com
  
  The governor of the Bank of Mauritius told a meeting of central bank technologists about the development of the island nation’s CBDC ambitions.
  
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• Signature Bank Failed Because of Mismanagement, Contagion, FDIC Report Says

  28-04-2023 19:00
  
  The federal banking regulator said Signature’s exposure to crypto industry deposits was also a contributing factor to its failure.
  
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• Balaji Srinivasan Explains $1M Bitcoin Bet Rationale, Says Could Take 90 Months Not 90 Days

  28-04-2023 18:56
  
  "I may be wrong but I'm burning a million to tell you they're printing trillions," Srinivasan said, during CoinDesk's Consensus 2023 conference.
  
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• Operation Choke Point 2.0 Is SEC's 'Chemotherapy' for $14B Ponzi Problem, BCB's CEO Says

  28-04-2023 18:39
  
  What happened to Custodia Bank is "tragic" under current administration's efforts to de-bank crypto industry, BCB's Oliver von Landsberg-Sadie said.
  
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• Price analysis 4/28: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, DOGE, MATIC, SOL, DOT, LTC

  28-04-2023 18:27 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Bitcoin and select altcoins continue to face selling at higher levels, a sign that the bears have not yet given up.
  
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• PayPal to Enable On-Chain Transfers From Venmo Accounts, Including to On-Chain Wallets

  28-04-2023 18:13
  
  The feature will become available in May, PayPal's Jose Fernandez da Ponte said on a panel at Consensus.
  
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• Lawmakers clash over need for new cryptocurrency laws - Pensions & Investments

  28-04-2023 18:02
  
  Lawmakers clash over need for new cryptocurrency laws  Pensions & Investments
  
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• Bitcoin Price Targets Fourth Consecutive Bullish Monthly Close, Are We There Yet?

  28-04-2023 18:00 via newsbtc.com
  
  Since the start of the trading year, Bitcoin has maintained a 3-month bullish candle close and is on a path to stealing a fourth. 2023 has been an eventful year for the crypto industry and Bitcoin price, which rallied massively to the surprise of many crypto analysts this month.
  The significant price movements of Bitcoin, which saw it rally past $30,000 for the first time since June 2022, triggered euphoria and awakened the interests of retail and large cryptocurrency investors. While market sen
  
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• Web3 Music Requires Fresh Ideas to Succeed, Says Warner Music Exec

  28-04-2023 17:52
  
  The digitally-augmented space is a key part of Warner Music Group's future plans, its chief Digital Officer Oana Ruxandra said at Consensus 2023.
  
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• Chainlink Price Slides As The Bears Try To Take Over, Will A Rally Follow?

  28-04-2023 17:10 via newsbtc.com
  
  Chainlink (LINK) is experiencing price volatility today despite its slight gains. The bears aim to take control over the price action as LINK dropped from $8.5764 on April 18 to $7.7704 on April 19, 2023. 
  Its trading volume is up by 97% in the last 24 hours. It also gained 2.27% on its price yesterday. But LINK price shows a decline on today’s chart representing a bear control.Notably, the overall crypto market cap is down by 0.92%, indicating that bears are in control. Top coins suc
  
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• Chainlink Price Slides As The Bear Try To Take Over, Will A Rally Follow?

  28-04-2023 17:10 via newsbtc.com
  
  Chainlink (LINK) is experiencing price volatility today despite its slight gains. The bears aim to take control over the price action as LINK dropped from $8.5764 on April 18 to $7.7704 on April 19, 2023. 
  Its trading volume is up by 97% in the last 24 hours. It also gained 2.27% on its price yesterday. But LINK price shows a decline on today’s chart representing a bear control.Notably, the overall crypto market cap is down by 0.92%, indicating that bears are in control. Top coins suc
  
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• Crypto Exchange Binance's Head of Product Discusses AI, Supercycles and What Gets Him Excited Nowadays

  28-04-2023 17:02
  
  Mayur Kamat, a tech industry veteran, discusses how the world's largest crypto exchange is using artificial intelligence and the future of the tech industry.
  
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• Cryptocurrency Radix Decreases More Than 3% Within 24 hours - Benzinga

  28-04-2023 17:00
  Cryptocurrency Radix Decreases More Than 3% Within 24 hours  Benzinga
  
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• Cryptocurrency Internet Computer Up More Than 8% In 24 hours - Benzinga

  28-04-2023 17:00
  Cryptocurrency Internet Computer Up More Than 8% In 24 hours  Benzinga
  
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• Types of Cryptocurrency Wallets: A Guide for Beginners - Analytics Insight

  28-04-2023 16:49
  
  Types of Cryptocurrency Wallets: A Guide for Beginners  Analytics Insight
  
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• Genesis Bankruptcy Parties Agree to 30-Day Mediation Period

  28-04-2023 16:40
  
  The process can start once the parties agree on a mediator and submits an order to the U.S. bankruptcy court.
  
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• Bitcoin price holds $29K as US PCE data sparks 90% Fed rate hike bets

  28-04-2023 16:27 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Bitcoin holds firm around $29,000 as markets escape a "shock" from the week's main macro event.
  
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• ECB Mulls Decentralized Settlement for Wholesale Financial Markets

  28-04-2023 16:16
  
  Euro regulators are looking again at their centralized settlement systems in seeking to keep pace with digital innovation as they explore central bank digital currencies.
  
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