Monday market decline triggered second-highest amount of liquidations in DeFi space's history
In total, out of the over $24.1 million worth of liquidations, over half came from DeFi protocol Compound.
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Christie's Beeple auction will allow buyers to pay in ETH
Christie's has announced it will allow bidders to pay in ethereum (ETH) at its sale on February 25, which will feature the work of popular digital artist Beeple.
The Graph to add support for Polkadot, NEAR, Solana and Celo
Crypto indexing protocol The Graph has announced it will offer support for four additional Layer 1 blockchains: Polkadot, NEAR, Solana and Celo.
Russian lawmakers advance bill that recognizes cryptocurrencies as property for tax purposes
Russia's State Duma, the lower house of the country's government, has approved a new bill that will recognize digital assets as property for taxation purposes.
Christie's to auction off NFT art created by digital artist Beeple
British auction house Christie's is hosting a sale from February 25 to March 11 where it will sell the work of popular digital artist Beeple.
Users flooded NBA Top Shot's 'Legendary Drop' last weekend. Tech issues left some disappointed
Dapper Labs, which runs the NBA Top Shot NFT platform, was able to sell about 2,300 packs in minutes, but technical issues disrupted the pack drop process.
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The Aragon Network's quest for decentralized governance faces its biggest trial yet
The Aragon Network is picking up the pieces after more than a dozen resignations gutted the firm that had been developing new Aragon products.
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NFT marketplace Rarible raises $1.75 million in seed funding round
Popular non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace Rarible has raised $1.75 million in a seed round, the team behind the platform announced Wednesday.
NYDIG could hit $25 billion in bitcoin under management by the end of 2021, says founder
Ross Stevens, founder and chairman of NYDIG, predicted that the firm could significantly expand the amount of bitcoin it holds under management before the end of 2021.
Visa announces crypto partnership with neobank focused on services for Black communities
Visa is partnering with First Boulevard, a digital bank focused on "building generational wealth" for the Black community.
The Graph is exploring new blockchain integrations, including Bitcoin
Crypto startup The Graph has announced it is exploring integrating additional layer-one blockchains including Bitcoin, a month after it launched on mainnet.
OCC puts fair access rule on hold as agency awaits new comptroller
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is putting a hold on its rule to push banks to provide fairer access to banking services.
NYDIG adds former Square Capital lead Jackie Reses to board of directors
Technology and financial services firm NYDIG has appointed former Square Financial lead Jacqueline Reses to its board of directors to oversee its expansion into bitcoin-related services.
Cryptocurrencies could serve role as electronic store of value: Bank of Singapore chief economist
After overcoming regulatory hurdles, digital assets could overtake local currencies as a medium of exchange, a unit of account, and a store of value.
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Why crypto Twitter's latest anonymous sensation is so into DeFi
New DeFi whale @0x_b1 is generating buzz in the crypto ecosystem with its commentary and criticism of individual DeFi projects.
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OKCoin becomes latest exchange to integrate Bitcoin's Lightning Network
OKCoin is the latest exchange to announce it is integrating Bitcoin’s Lightning Network.
Sberbank seeks central bank approval for blockchain platform: report
Major Russian state-owned bank Sberbank has sought approval from the country's central bank for a blockchain-based financial platform.
Privacy-focused Brave becomes first browser to support IPFS
Brave users can now download content directly from IPFS by resolving ipfs:// URIs via a gateway or by installing a full IPFS node.
Binance removes $165 million worth of BNB from circulation in largest-ever token burn
Crypto exchange Binance has completed its 14th quarterly BNB burn, removing 3.6 million tokens (nearly $166 million worth) from circulation.
Coinbase to 'decompose' its application server in wake of recent outage
Coinbase is making changes to its application server after an outage last week impacted its website and mobile apps.
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