Utah takes the lead in potentially enacting a Bitcoin reserve bill
A bill that would give the Utah treasurer the power to buy BTC and other high-cap crypto assets with public funds is on its way to the Senate.
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Binance recovers the majority of funds stolen from Curve Finance
Binance recovered and froze around $450,000 worth of the stolen assets, which is around 80 percent of the stolen funds. 352 Total views 31 Total shares Crypto exchange Binance has recovered a big part of the funds from the recent hack that targeted the decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Curve Finance. In a tweet, Binance CEO Changpeng…

The metaverse: Mark Zuckerberg’s Brave New World
If Facebook happened to be a human being, where would he/she/they currently be? Most likely in prison… for a very long time. The company’s transgressions are too numerous to list. But Facebook is not human; it’s a company, and a very profitable one, at that. In fact, it’s now one of the most profitable companies…

Bitspark Debuts Hong Kong Dollar-Pegged Stablecoin on Decentralized Exchange
Hong Kong-based money transfer platform Bitspark has launched what is reportedly the first stablecoin pegged to the Hong Kong dollar (HKD), local tech and finance news outlet Fintech Hong Kong reports Jan. 29.Bitspark, which has positioned itself as a platform where stablecoins form the medium of value transfer, launched the Sparkdex.HKD stablecoin as a feature…

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva wins Brazil’s presidential race — What does this mean for crypto?
The future president reportedly said that cryptocurrencies “deserved the attention of authorities,” calling for Brazil’s central bank to create a framework for digital assets. 276 Total views 3 Total shares In a close race with outgoing Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, also known simply as “Lula,” won the country’s presidential election…

Looking Into the History of Stablecoins to Understand the Future of Money
Cryptocurrency was invented and designed to provide numerous benefits for global private and institutional clients, to free people from the burden of banking systems and to create a new financial ecosystem. The underlying technology, blockchain, can indeed be considered one of the most significant technological advancements of the 21st century, as it provided the groundwork to…

Perfect storm leads to big sell-off for Bitcoin and DeFi: Weekly recap
Digital asset markets were on a parabolic surge until investor confidence took a major hit to close out the week with a bearish tilt due to a perfect storm of negativity.Before reading the rundown, catch up on the most-read stories centered around the price of Bitcoin, the macroeconomic picture and the DeFi phenomenon gaining traction. Bitcoin…

Jack Dorsey’s Block joins $41M funding for Japanese fintech Kyash
This latest raise brings Kyash's valuation to approximately $107.7 million. 417 Total views 31 Total shares Kyash, a Tokyo-based digital wallet, announced a $41.2 million, or 4.9 billion yen, raise in a Series D round. Since launching in 2015, the cashless mobile app and corresponding credit card have grown its total funding to an estimated…

Federal crypto legislation could come with a ‘New York State of Mind’
Love it or leave it, New York State has been a force in crypto regulation. Ten years ago, the state created the United States’ first comprehensive regulatory framework for firms dealing in cryptocurrencies, including key consumer protection, anti-money laundering compliance and cybersecurity guidelines. In September 2015, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) issued