Source: Adobe / LALAKA There has been a significant decline in publicly disclosed investment projects by crypto venture capitalists (VCs) during the month of October. Data from RootData indicate a 10% month-on-month decrease, with only 75 investment projects recorded compared to 83 projects in September 2023, as reported by Chinese reporter Wu Blockchain. This also…
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Source: iStock Payments giant PayPal has become the latest to secure a cryptoasset registration from the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). According to the update on the FCA’s crypto register, the regulator issued registration to PayPal UK Limited on 31 October. The registration would allow the company to offer crypto services in the UK as…
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Source: AdobeStock / G Photo Alternative investments think-tank Mox Capital says it’s seeking out ideas to fund and help them “get off the ground quicker.” Therefore, according to the press release, the group has committed $410 million in order to, as it said, “further explore digital assets.” The website, too, mentions this figure, stating that…
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Source: Pixabay / BarBus President Joe Biden’s recent Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence has impacted the cryptocurrency market, with AI-related tokens dipping in value. The White House’s Executive Order introduces a regulation framework for responsible AI use. It calls for seemingly restrictive guidelines, standards, and best…
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Source: Pexels Amir Elmaani, the 31-year-old founder of Oyster Protocol, has been handed a maximum prison sentence of four years for tax evasion. In a Tuesday announcement, the United States Attorney’s Office said that Elmaani, also known by the alias “Bruno Block,” received this sentence after pleading guilty on April 6. As part of his…
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XRP Chart / Source: TradingView XRP (XRP), the cryptocurrency that powers the XRP Ledger launched by US fintech firm Ripple Labs back in 2011, has jumped nearly 8% in the past seven days, with more than 3.5% of these gains coming in the last 24 hours after XRP hit $0.60 for the first time since…
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Source: AdobeStock / golibtolibov MetaMask has teamed up with security firm Blockaid to introduce a new feature aimed at bolstering user security. Starting today, MetaMask desktop users will have the option to opt-in to the new security feature by enabling the MetaMask experimental setting and adding the Privacy Preserving Offline Module (PPOM). Developed by MetaMask,…
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DEXTools Logo / Source: DEXTools X Account Major blue-chip cryptocurrencies are consolidating within recent intra-day ranges as traders keep their powder dry ahead of Wednesday’s key US Federal Reserve policy announcement. Bitcoin (BTC) was last moving sideways in the $34,200s, around the mid-point of its recent $33,400-$35,200ish range, while Ether (ETH) was last changing hands…
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Source: Starknet The Starknet Foundation has taken a step to acknowledge the early contributors to its network by allocating 50 million STRK tokens. This gesture comes even though these tokens are locked and not yet tradable until April 2024. Starknet, a Layer-2 blockchain network built atop Ethereum, aims to enhance scalability and reduce costs without…
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Image Source: Pexels Digital asset investment funds saw a record $326 million in net outflows last week, marking the largest single week of inflows since July 2022. According to a recent report by CoinShares, the surge in investor interest can be attributed to growing optimism surrounding the potential approval of a spot-based Bitcoin exchange-traded fund…
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