Finnish crypto lender Tesseract bags $25 million Series A
Tesseract, a Helsinki-based crypto lending business, has closed a $25 million Series A fundraise led by London’s Augmentum Fintech.
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Colorado lawmakers approve law to study technologies like blockchain for water management
Both chambers of Colorado's legislature have approved legislation that, if signed into law, would study a range of new technologies like blockchain for their potential use in managing the state's water supplies.
A hiring spree in the crypto industry is being fueled by VCs and tokens
The digital asset realm is growing so fast that crypto firms are finding it hard to attract and retain key people.
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Tether's supply hasn't grown since the start of June. Here's why
The supply of the stablecoin Tether (USDT) has been flat since the beginning of this month, according to The Block's Data Dashboard.
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Chinese bitcoin mining pools see further hash rate plunge on Sichuan shutdown order
The plunge comes after Sichuan ordered state-owned power grid to cut the energy supply for 26 local mining farms as an initial target.
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China's crackdown on bitcoin mining has probably already made the network greener — for now
Following shutdown orders in coal-heavy Xinjiang and hydro-heavy Sichuan, many of China's bitcoin miners are looking for a new home.
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The two signs of strength in DeFi today, according to The Block's Mika Honkasalo
The Block's Frank Chaparro and Mika Honkasalo chat recent developments in the decentralized finance (DeFi) marketplace.
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UK regulator commits more resources to assessing crypto firms, says HM Treasury
HM Treasury said the FCA has increased the resources it has allocated to assessing applications to the cryptoasset register.
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Galaxy Digital is now serving as Goldman Sachs' liquidity provider for bitcoin futures trades
Galaxy Digital is now serving as a liquidity provider for Goldman Sachs' bitcoin futures block trades, a move that comes as the Wall Street investment giant ramps up its crypto-related services.
An estate in virtual world Decentraland just sold for nearly a million dollars
Digital real estate firm Republic Realm bought the estate for $913,000 worth of the game’s native MANA token.
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