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11 Mar 2021
Russia’s central bank plans to reveal digital ruble prototype later this year: report
The Bank of Russia, the country's central bank, plans to debut a prototype version of a digital ruble platform before the end of 2021, a senior official has reportedly said.
Russian news outlet Prime, citing deputy chairman Alexey Zabotkin, reported that the prototype would precede additional tests ...
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A new proposal for a bitcoin exchange-traded fund has been submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
WisdomTree filed an S-1 today with the intention of listing its shares on the Cboe bZx Exchange under the ticker BTCW.
The WisdomTree Bitcoin Trust aims to provide exposure to t...
Digital Currency Group's mining subsidiary Foundry has announced it is opening up its Foundry USA mining pool after months in private beta mode.
The firm said in an announcement on Thursday that it has signed up its first institutional mining client and is now launching the pool to the public. The p...
Popular digital artist Beeple's 5,000-day collection has sold for a hammer price of $60.25 million dollars, making it one of the highest art auction sales ever.
Christie's website shows that the auction concluded with a $9 million premium, which is a percentage of the final (or "hammer") price, brin...
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11 Mar 2021
Binance hires Max Baucus, longtime member of the US Senate, as a regulatory advisor
Crypto exchange Binance said Thursday that it hired Max Baucus, who served decades in the U.S. Senate and later as an ambassador to China, to provide guidance on navigating the U.S. regulatory landscape.
Baucus will provide the exchange with policy guidance and act as a liaison between Binance and r...
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11 Mar 2021
Smart contract audit firm OpenZeppelin launches new app to help prevent DeFi attacks
Smart contract security and audit firm OpenZeppelin has launched a new app to help prevent exploits in the decentralized finance (DeFi) space.
Dubbed OpenZeppelin Sentinels, the app helps DeFi projects detect abnormal behavior and automatically respond to mitigate it. Sentinels is part of OpenZeppel...
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After much anticipation, crypto lending startup BlockFi has confirmed the closing of a blockbuster Series D round that values the company at $3 billion.
In a media release, the firm said it has raised $350 million from a wide range of investors including Tiger Global and Bain Capital Ventures, conf...
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MoonPay, the crypto payments business, has appointed former Coinbase UK boss Zeeshan Feroz as chief growth officer.
Feroz stood down as CEO of Coinbase UK in August of last year and told The Block in a recent interview that he has since been advising a number of crypto businesses. He joined crypto b...
Crypto Facilities, the crypto derivatives platform acquired by crypto exchange Kraken, has promoted Gary Worrall to the rank of CEO following the departure of founder and former boss Timo Schlaefer, The Block has learned.
Worrall joined the startup in 2018 as head of operations after spending close ...
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Chinese Twitter-alike social media Weibo has suspended the official accounts of Huobi, OKEx, Binance and MXC in what appears to be an effort targeted on crypto exchanges.
Around 7:15 UTC on Thursday, Chinese crypto Weibo users started to notice that the accounts of Huobi, OKEx, Binance and MXC had b...
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