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Source: iStock/pichet_w Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news. Regulation news Former US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chairman Jay Clayton, who now advises One River Asset Management on cryptocurrency, told CNBC that bitcoin (BTC) was not a security before …

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Investments news 12 institutional funds, managed by US-based major investment bank Morgan Stanley, may have exposure to bitcoin (BTC) indirectly through cash-settled futures or indirectly through investments in Grayscale Bitcoin Trust, the bank said in a filing on March 31. Separately, as reported, the bank aims to offer three BTC funds to its rich clients …

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Joe Biden. Source: A screenshot, Instagram/joebiden Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news. CBDCs news The President of the European Central Bank (ECB), Christine Lagarde, has stated that European Union finance chiefs could approve the launch of a digital version …

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Following a recent episode of reportedly stolen non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and hacked marketplace account, it turns out that a number of collectors may have lost their NFTs as a result of a marketplace terms of service violation that led to the image being suppressed, as well as a novel ERC-1155 standard that’s not compatible with …

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Jay Clayton. Source: Twitter, SEC Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news. Career news One River Asset Management, a USD 2.5bn firm whose crypto funds are backed by hedge fund titan Alan Howard, brought on former US Securities and Exchange …

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The institutional investors are here, bringing with them billions of dollars and record-high bitcoin (BTC) prices. This is something the market had been expecting for years, but now that it has finally arrived, it potentially brings risks as well as benefits. Might institutions be less ‘loyal’ to bitcoin than retail investors who are subscribed to …

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Copycat by Gala Mirissa. While non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are certainly the big thing in crypto at the moment, they aren’t without their problems. Aside from accusations of hype and faddishness, NFTs also raise the familiar and thorny issue of money laundering. Without much in the way of quantitative proof, detractors have linked the burgeoning NFT …

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ELONGATE, a new work by Beeple. Source: Twitter / @beeple If you fancy becoming the next Beeple but don’t have a creative bone in your body, help could be at hand…well, sort of. Or maybe you want to wear an NFT on your hand while playing with a Lego NFT? Let’s explore what is all …

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Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news. Investing news Average weekly asset inflows across all major digital asset investment product providers decreased by 70.5% since February to USD 149.6m, according to crypto market data provider CryptoCompare. [Full content at Read …

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Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news. Adoption news Most wealth managers and financial advisors are still in “education mode” on cryptocurrencies and are still getting to grips with the technology, but demand for the emerging asset class among larger …

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