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- https://cointelegraph.com/news/strike-moves-global-headquarters-to-el-salvador-expands-to-65-countries
- https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-is-1-week-away-from-confirming-new-bull-market-analyst
[Bitcoin is 1 week away from 'confirming' new bull market — analyst](https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-is-1-week-away-from-confirming-new-bull-market-analyst)
Bitcoin is days from breaking its bear market, analysis says as BTC price struggles below $30,000.
- https://cointelegraph.com/news/bybit-halts-usd-bank-transfers-citing-partner-outages
[Bybit halts USD bank transfers citing partner outages](https://cointelegraph.com/news/bybit-halts-usd-bank-transfers-citing-partner-outages)
Dubai-based crypto exchange Bybit has suspended United States dollar (USD) deposits via bank transfers.
- https://cointelegraph.com/news/ftx-japan-allows-total-withdrawal-of-funds-users-rejoice-the-escape
[FTX Japan allows total withdrawal of funds — users rejoice the ‘escape’](https://cointelegraph.com/news/ftx-japan-allows-total-withdrawal-of-funds-users-rejoice-the-escape)
The reimbursement process is expected to come with delays due to the sheer number of users impacted by the FTX-SBF fiasco.
- https://cointelegraph.com/news/consensys-eyes-web3-notification-service-refinement-with-hal-acquisition
[ConsenSys eyes Web3 notification service refinement with Hal acquisition](https://cointelegraph.com/news/consensys-eyes-web3-notification-service-refinement-with-hal-acquisition)
Infura co-founder Eleazar Galano revealed the company intends to fill the gaps in the building process of apps for the crypto ecosystem.
- https://cointelegraph.com/news/helium-network-sets-migration-to-solana-for-march
[Helium Network sets migration to Solana for March](https://cointelegraph.com/news/helium-network-sets-migration-to-solana-for-march)
Helium has defined March 27 as the date for its migration to the Solana blockchain and deployment of Oracles.
- https://cryptonews.net/news/finance/20567203/
[Crypto: The TON Foundation's $2 Billion Hub](https://cryptonews.net/news/finance/20567203/)
Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), recently launched Hub71+ Digital Assets, a platform that connects startups to the TON Foundation’s crypto ecosystem. This initiative
- Thanks for all the love over the course of the last 24 hours. Just did airdrop 1 for the first 1,000 followers on Lens.
Let's make this interesting... Will be taking a snapshot of the first 3,000 - are you in, anon?
- https://cryptocrunchapp.com/news/polygon-believes-that-zkevm-mainnet-beta-will-go-live-in-march/
[Polygon Believes That zkEVM Mainnet Beta Will Go Live In March](https://cryptocrunchapp.com/news/polygon-believes-that-zkevm-mainnet-beta-will-go-live-in-march)
The main network of the zero-knowledge Ethereum Virtual Machine (zkEVM) beta was set to launch on March 27 by the Ethereum scaling project, Polygon. The test network's features were not made explicit, but the firm did mention that the team will be sharing more information, building up to the March launch date and that network security would be given first priority. The zero-knowledge technology is a huge advancement for blockchains and encryption.
- https://cryptonews.net/news/bitcoin/20542181/
[Bitcoin price hits 2-week low amid warning $22.5K loss means fresh dip](https://cryptonews.net/news/bitcoin/20542181/)
Bitcoin (BTC) stayed lower at the Feb. 9 Wall Street open as a sweep of local lows increased bets of a more serious comedown.BTC/USD 4-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingViewTrader:
- https://cointelegraph.com/news/starkware-commits-to-open-source-its-magic-wand-starknet-prover
[Starkware commits to open source its ‘magic wand’ Starknet Prover](https://cointelegraph.com/news/starkware-commits-to-open-source-its-magic-wand-starknet-prover)
Avihu Levy, Starkware’s head of product, believes the move would enable projects to be more confident about using Starknet Prover.
- https://cryptocrunchapp.com/news/binance-uses-bnb-greenfield-to-explore-decentralized-web3-storage/
[Binance Uses BNB Greenfield To Explore Decentralized Web3 Storage](https://cryptocrunchapp.com/news/binance-uses-bnb-greenfield-to-explore-decentralized-web3-storage)
In its most recent BNB Greenfield white paper, Binance's blockchain platform BNB Chain expressed interest in creating a blockchain-based Web3 storage infrastructure. According to the white paper, the BNB Chain contains a decentralized storage architecture that gives users and decentralized applications (DApps) full ownership of the data. Potential use cases include publication, hosting of websites, and personal cloud and data storage.
- https://cryptonews.net/news/finance/20125633/
[Hamilton Lane’s $2.1 Billion Fund Opens To Individual Investors On Polygon Through Securitize](https://cryptonews.net/news/finance/20125633/)
Hamilton Lane @hamiltonlane, $890bn Financial Giant is tokenizing theirflagship fund on @0xPolygon!Innovation on institutional liquidity is the next frontier for growth in@0xPolygonDeFi
- https://cointelegraph.com/news/tether-moves-to-combat-child-abuse-content-marketplaces
[Tether moves to combat child abuse content marketplaces](https://cointelegraph.com/news/tether-moves-to-combat-child-abuse-content-marketplaces)
Tether collaborates with INHOPE to disrupt the illegal use of cryptocurrencies to fund exchange of child abuse material online.
- https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-halts-volatility-at-23k-as-btc-hodlers-see-mass-return-to-profit
[Bitcoin halts volatility at $23K as BTC hodlers see mass return to profit](https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-halts-volatility-at-23k-as-btc-hodlers-see-mass-return-to-profit)
Bitcoin hodlers are split over where BTC price will go next.
- https://cointelegraph.com/news/vitalik-buterin-divulges-the-largest-remaining-challenge-in-ethereum
[Vitalik Buterin divulges the ‘largest remaining challenge’ in Ethereum](https://cointelegraph.com/news/vitalik-buterin-divulges-the-largest-remaining-challenge-in-ethereum)
With much of the Ethereum layer-2 ecosystem focused on scalability, Vitalik Buterin believes there's still one major issue that has yet to be addressed.
- https://cointelegraph.com/news/binance-s-swift-banking-partner-set-to-ban-usd-transfers-below-100k
[Binance SWIFT banking partner set to ban USD transfers below $100K](https://cointelegraph.com/news/binance-s-swift-banking-partner-set-to-ban-usd-transfers-below-100k)
Binance has informed its retail users of a potential incoming service disruption that would halt on and off-ramp USD bank transfers for transactions less than $100,000. However, Binance confirmed that credit and debit card payments would still be processed.
- https://cryptocrunchapp.com/news/whales-transact-over-363000000-in-bitcoin-btc-and-ripple-xrp/
- https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2023/01/04/2023-predictions-the-year-of-web3-pets/
[2023 Predictions: The Year of Web3 Pets](https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2023/01/04/2023-predictions-the-year-of-web3-pets/)
Virtual pets have been around for decades, but with NFTs, we set to own our online cats and dogs this year, not just play with them, says Leah Callon-Butler.
- https://cryptocrunchapp.com/news/holders-of-eth-increased-by-36-times-to-87m-in-2022/
[Holders Of ETH Increased By 3.6 Times To 87M In 2022](https://cryptocrunchapp.com/news/holders-of-eth-increased-by-36-times-to-87m-in-2022)
The number of Ethereum owners increased by 263% between Jan and December 2022, having 87 million investors in ETH in December and above 27 million Investors by January. Through 2022, crypto acceptance increased despite the decline in price. The number of crypto investors increased 39% from 306 million in January to 425 million in December. Owners of BTV, in contrast, increased from 183 million in January to 219 million in December, a 20% increase.
- https://cryptocrunchapp.com/news/vueling-a-spanish-airline-will-accept-cryptocurrency-as-payment/
[Vueling, A Spanish Airline, Will Accept Cryptocurrency As Payment](https://cryptocrunchapp.com/news/vueling-a-spanish-airline-will-accept-cryptocurrency-as-payment)
One of the Spanish low-cost carriers, Vueling, now accepts crypto as payment for its services. The firm revealed that it was investigating the use of blockchain and NFT technologies to enable users to buy airline tickets using cryptocurrencies. Vueling has teamed up with Criptan, a national exchange that has registered with the Bank of Spain, for this duty in order to act as a payments company to process and complete clients' orders using crypto.
- https://cointelegraph.com/news/ripple-ceo-xrp-lawsuit-resolved-by-june-sec-conduct-embarrassing
[Ripple CEO: XRP lawsuit resolved by June, SEC conduct 'embarrassing'](https://cointelegraph.com/news/ripple-ceo-xrp-lawsuit-resolved-by-june-sec-conduct-embarrassing)
Ripple’s CEO Brad Garlinghouse believes its ongoing lawsuit with the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) will reach an outcome soon, adding that a settlement with the “embarrassing” SEC is unlikely.
- https://www.theblock.co/post/202589/3ac-zhu-davies-new-crypto-exchange?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social
[3AC founders Zhu and Davies pitch to raise $25 million for new crypto exchange](https://www.theblock.co/post/202589/3ac-zhu-davies-new-crypto-exchange)
The pair are partnering with CoinFlex's Mark Lamb and Sudhu Arumugam to launch the new venture, known as GTX.
- https://cointelegraph.com/news/japanese-regulators-want-crypto-treated-like-traditional-banks
[Japanese regulators want crypto treated like traditional banks](https://cointelegraph.com/news/japanese-regulators-want-crypto-treated-like-traditional-banks)
Regulators in Japan are pushing for tighter controls of crypto, similar to the rules in place for traditional finance and banking.
- https://cointelegraph.com/news/btc-forming-bottom-akin-to-2018-with-one-key-difference-bloomberg-analyst
[BTC forming bottom akin to 2018 with one key difference: Bloomberg analyst](https://cointelegraph.com/news/btc-forming-bottom-akin-to-2018-with-one-key-difference-bloomberg-analyst)
Bloomberg's senior commodity strategist, Mike McGlone says he is still "really bullish" on Bitcoin (BTC) but challenging conditions and pressure from interest-rate hikes could make the price stagnant or drop in the short term.
- https://cryptonews.com/news/meta-masters-guild-crypto-presale-raises-200k-only-5-days-left-benefit-from-42-price-hike.htm
[Meta Masters Guild Crypto Presale Raises $200k – Only 5 Days Left to Benefit From 42% Price Hike](https://cryptonews.com/news/meta-masters-guild-crypto-presale-raises-200k-only-5-days-left-benefit-from-42-price-hike.htm)
The latest play-to-earn games platform Meta Masters Guild has raised $200,000 from eager investors just four days after its presale began. Beat the Stage 2 price rise!
- https://crypto.news/wormhole-attackers-transfer-2-9m-usdc-to-a-new-wallet-address-months-after-hack/
[Wormhole attackers transfer $2.9m USDC to a new wallet address months after hack](https://crypto.news/wormhole-attackers-transfer-2-9m-usdc-to-a-new-wallet-address-months-after-hack/)
Wormhole network exploiters have transferred $2.9 million USDC to a new Ethereum wallet based on a report by crypto security site, Mistrack. Over 120,000 ETH were previously stolen from Wormhole.
- https://portfolio.metamask.io/stake
- https://cointelegraph.com/news/total-crypto-market-cap-closes-in-on-1t-right-as-bitcoin-price-moves-toward-20k
[Total crypto market cap closes in on nullT right as Bitcoin price moves toward $20K](https://cointelegraph.com/news/total-crypto-market-cap-closes-in-on-1t-right-as-bitcoin-price-moves-toward-20k)
Crypto traders chase after neutral-to-bullish options as Bitcoin price targets $20,000 and the total crypto market cap surges above $900 billion.
- https://cryptonews.net/news/altcoins/19193485/
[Inside Bonk Inu: How 22 Developers Put the Shiba Inu Fun Into Solana and Away From FTX](https://cryptonews.net/news/altcoins/19193485/)
In the past few weeks, a Shiba Inu-themed token took center stage in the Solana ecosystem as sentiment around the blockchain network took a hit in the aftermath of the Sam Bankman-Fried
- https://cryptonews.net/news/security/19151828/
[Scam Warning: MetaMask Warns About Address Poisoning](https://cryptonews.net/news/security/19151828/)
According to the MetaMask team, a new crypto wallet address scam has emerged that is trying to take advantage of user inattention. In its announcement, digital wallet provider MetaMask
- https://cointelegraph.com/news/let-s-go-bitcoin-surges-above-18k-to-cap-8-day-winning-streak
[Let's go! Bitcoin surges above $18K to cap 8-day winning streak](https://cointelegraph.com/news/let-s-go-bitcoin-surges-above-18k-to-cap-8-day-winning-streak)
Over the last seven days, the price of Bitcoin (BTC) has increased nearly 8%, booking eight straight days of gains unseen since 2021.
- https://cointelegraph.com/news/layer-1-evm-oracle-platform-flare-launches-to-boost-interoperable-dapps
[Layer-1 EVM oracle platform Flare launches to boost interoperable DApps](https://cointelegraph.com/news/layer-1-evm-oracle-platform-flare-launches-to-boost-interoperable-dapps)
Layer-1 blockchain platform Flare goes live, providing developers a platform to build decentralized interoperability applications.
- https://app.sismo.io
[Sismo - Mint your badges](https://app.sismo.io)
Mint your Sismo ZK Badges
- https://cryptonews.net/news/bitcoin/18921183/
[Bitcoin Whales Unloaded BTC As Market Reversed and Parked Their Profits in This Crypto Asset Class: Santiment](https://cryptonews.net/news/bitcoin/18921183/)
Crypto analytics platform Santiment is revealing that the gains made by Bitcoin (BTC) whales after the end of the bull run last year were not cashed out into fiat currencies. Santiment
- https://cryptocrunchapp.com/news/since-the-crypto-tax-rules-indians-transferred-over-3-billion-to-foreign-exchanges/
[Since The Crypto Tax Rules, Indians Transferred Over $3.8 Billion To Foreign Exchanges](https://cryptocrunchapp.com/news/since-the-crypto-tax-rules-indians-transferred-over-3-billion-to-foreign-exchanges)
After the nation announced strict crypto tax policies in February of last year, Indians transferred more than $3.8 billion in trading volume from local to international cryptocurrency exchanges, according to a report by the Esya Centre, a New Delhi-based think tank for technology policy. The analysis further offers the first monetary assessment of how India's contentious cryptocurrency tax legislation will affect domestic exchanges.
- https://cryptonews.net/news/analytics/18832133/
[Despite Upstaging Uniswap’s TVL, Curve May Still Not be Largest DEX](https://cryptonews.net/news/analytics/18832133/)
Uniswap may have slipped from its standing as the largest decentralized exchange — depending how you define it.Curve Finance has surpassed Uniswap in terms of total value locked (TVL),
- https://cryptonews.net/news/altcoins/18830117/
[Huobi Exchange Token Down 11% on Reports of Layoffs, Internal Strife at Company](https://cryptonews.net/news/altcoins/18830117/)
Reports that Huobi is dramatically cutting headcount, requiring employees to take their salaries in stablecoins, and closing internal staff communication channels to quell a rebellion
- https://cryptocrunchapp.com/news/over-60-of-cryptocurrency-payments-was-made-in-ecommerce-in-2022/
[Over 60% Of Cryptocurrency Payments Was Made In eCommerce In 2022](https://cryptocrunchapp.com/news/over-60-of-cryptocurrency-payments-was-made-in-ecommerce-in-2022)
In a research analysis released by CoinGate, a cryptocurrency payment processor, it was found that despite the "crypto winter," more people were found to be using cryptocurrencies for online transactions in 2022. According to the analysis, 927,294 cryptocurrency payments were made to CoinGate merchants in 2022, a figure that is approximately 2.7 times more than the annual average and a 63% rise from 2021.
- https://cointelegraph.com/news/bank-of-england-answers-professionals-questions-about-upcoming-cbdc-wallet
[Bank of England answers professionals’ questions about upcoming CBDC wallet](https://cointelegraph.com/news/bank-of-england-answers-professionals-questions-about-upcoming-cbdc-wallet)
Bank of England also clarified that it has not yet decided whether it will build a sample wallet for CBDC.
- https://cryptonews.com/news/bitcoin-price-and-ethereum-prediction-us-adp-non-farm-employment-change-in-focus.htm
[Bitcoin Price and Ethereum Prediction; US ADP Non-Farm Employment Change in Focus](https://cryptonews.com/news/bitcoin-price-and-ethereum-prediction-us-adp-non-farm-employment-change-in-focus.htm)
During the Asian session, the price of Bitcoin has remained mostly unchanged, settling in a narrow range of $16,750 to $16,950.
- https://cointelegraph.com/news/fanatic-sells-60-stake-in-candy-digital-amid-imploding-nft-market
[Fanatic sells 60% stake in Candy Digital amid 'imploding NFT market'](https://cointelegraph.com/news/fanatic-sells-60-stake-in-candy-digital-amid-imploding-nft-market)
Amid the NFT downturn, sports giant Fanatics is selling its 60% stake in Candy Digital, a firm it jointly started in 2021.
- https://cryptonews.net/news/nft/18776993/
[Web3 Builders Lose Dozens of High-Value NFTs in Back-to-Back Attacks](https://cryptonews.net/news/nft/18776993/)
Two prominent Web3 builders lost dozens of high-value non-fungible tokens (NFTs) to scammers over the past few days after their crypto wallets were compromised.The first victim was
- https://cointelegraph.com/news/grayscale-eth-trust-nears-record-60-discount-as-nerves-continue-over-dcg
[Grayscale ETH trust nears record 60% discount as nerves continue over DCG](https://cointelegraph.com/news/grayscale-eth-trust-nears-record-60-discount-as-nerves-continue-over-dcg)
Grayscale Ethereum Trust (ETHE) is experiencing a significant discount as investors continue their concerns regarding the purported liquidity issues of Grayscale's parent company Digital Currency Group (DCG).
- https://cointelegraph.com/news/bahamas-regulator-denies-asking-crypto-exchange-ftx-to-mint-new-tokens
[Bahamas regulator denies asking crypto exchange FTX to mint new tokens](https://cointelegraph.com/news/bahamas-regulator-denies-asking-crypto-exchange-ftx-to-mint-new-tokens)
The Securities Commission of The Bahamas has released a statement denying claims made by US FTX debtors that the commission asked FTX to ‘mint’ new tokens.
- https://cointelegraph.com/news/no-respite-for-exploits-flash-loans-or-exit-scams-in-2023-cybersecurity-firm
[No ‘respite’ for exploits, flash loans or exit scams in 2023: Cybersecurity firm](https://cointelegraph.com/news/no-respite-for-exploits-flash-loans-or-exit-scams-in-2023-cybersecurity-firm)
Blockchain security company CertiK warned there will be no slowdown of crypto attacks this year after a record-breaking 2022.
- https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-technology-will-shift-towards-steadier-hands-in-2023-circle-cso
[Crypto technology will shift towards 'steadier hands' in 2023: Circle CSO](https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-technology-will-shift-towards-steadier-hands-in-2023-circle-cso)
Circle's chief strategy officer and head of global policy, Dante Disparte, is still confident crypto will be an integral part of the modern economic toolkit even after a bumpy 2022 for the industry.
- https://cointelegraph.com/news/us-will-see-new-inflation-spike-5-things-to-know-in-bitcoin-this-week
[US will see new ‘inflation spike’ — 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week](https://cointelegraph.com/news/us-will-see-new-inflation-spike-5-things-to-know-in-bitcoin-this-week)
BTC price lows and U.S. deflation are among five things to note when it comes to Bitcoin this week.
- https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-core-developer-claims-to-have-lost-200-btc-in-hack
[Bitcoin core developer claims to have lost 200+ BTC in hack](https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-core-developer-claims-to-have-lost-200-btc-in-hack)
OG Bitcoin developer Luke Dashjr says he has no idea how his PGP key was compromised but shared a wallet address that appears to hold 216 of his stolen Bitcoin.
- https://cointelegraph.com/news/australia-overtakes-el-salvador-to-become-4th-largest-crypto-atm-hub
[Australia overtakes El Salvador to become 4th largest crypto ATM hub](https://cointelegraph.com/news/australia-overtakes-el-salvador-to-become-4th-largest-crypto-atm-hub)
Between October-December 2022, Australia deployed 99 crypto ATMs, confirms data from CoinATMRadar.