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BTC miner CleanSpark on the hunt for further crypto miner fire sales

The mining firm is not fearful of the bear market and plans to “pick off infrastructure and assets at good deals” this year.

‘Agent of an anti-crypto agenda’ — Community slams Gensler over Kraken crackdown

SEC's recent charges against crypto exchange Kraken over its staking program have sent tremors through the crypto industry.

‘Agent of an anti-crypto agenda’ — Community slams Gensler over Kraken crackdown

SEC's recent charges against crypto exchange Kraken over its staking program have sent tremors through the crypto industry.

‘Kraken Down’ — SEC commissioner rebukes own agency over recent action

"Today, the SEC shut down Kraken’s staking program and counted it as a win for investors. I disagree and therefore dissent," said commissioner Hester Pierce.

Ethereum co-founder Joe Lubin says no chance ETH is classed as security

The ConsenSys founder and Ethereum co-founder said it’s as unlikely as ride-sharing service Uber becoming illegal.

Ethereum co-founder Joe Lubin says no chance ETH is classed as security

The ConsenSys founder and Ethereum co-founder said it’s as unlikely as ride-sharing service Uber becoming illegal.

Mississippi senate passes bill to protect cryptocurrency miners from discrimination

The state already has crypto miners, the bill to protect them still has to pass the house of representatives and be signed by the governor.

Rocket Pool's Ethereum staking service reaches $1B in TVL

The milestone comes less than two years after the launch of its mainnet.

China’s 180M digital yuan airdrop, Devastation in Turkey, Laos’ CBDC: Asia Express

Our weekly roundup of news from East Asia curates the industry’s most important developments. China airdrops 180 million digital yuan to celebrate Lunar New Year  According to state-owned media Global Times, Chinese cities airdropped a total of 180 million digital yuan (e-CNY) worth $26.6 million to boost consumption during the Lunar New Year celebrations between […]

China’s 180M digital yuan airdrop, Devastation in Turkey, Laos’ CBDC: Asia Express

Our weekly roundup of news from East Asia curates the industry’s most important developments.

China airdrops 180 million digital yuan to celebrate Lunar New Year 

According to state-owned media Global Times, Chinese cities airdropped a total of 180 million digital yuan (e-CNY) worth $26.6 million to boost consumption during the Lunar New Year celebrations between Jan. 22 and Feb. 5. Nearly 200 digital yuan activities were launched during the festival, and commercial institutions also participated in these promotions, covering various sectors such as mobile communications, supermarkets, transportation and tourism.

Data from Meituan, a popular Chinese food delivery platform, showed that its 20 million digital yuan vouchers given out in partnership with the city of Hangzhou government were claimed in less than 10 seconds. China has prioritized the development of its central bank digital currency (CBDC) as part of its digital economy transformation, with numerous local party officials receiving key performance indicator targets regarding their efforts to promote the currency.

China’s state-owned television also hosted a metaverse event for its Lunar New Year program this year. Source: FuXi. 

Asia-Pacific crypto exchanges donate to Turkey

In an act of international solidarity, cryptocurrency exchanges operating from several countries in the Asia-Pacific region were quick to react to a series of devastating earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria on Feb. 6, with death tolls exceeding 12,000 at the time of publication. Singaporean exchange OKX said it would donate 1 million lira to the relief effort, while Binance stated it would airdrop $100 in BNB to Turkish users with addresses listed in the affected region. Cryptocurrency exchange MEXC Global also announced it would donate 1 million lira to help with earthquake relief. Meanwhile, Justin Sun, an adviser at crypto exchange Huobi Global, pledged 2 million lira for relief efforts. Donations are currently not available to Syrian residents due to sanctions. 

“While the [proof of address] method has its limitations and inaccuracies, it is the best method we have available for us to locate potentially impacted users. We estimate the total donations will be around $5 million USD (or 94,000,000 TRY),” Binance stated.


China’s 180M digital yuan airdrop, Devastation in Turkey, Laos’ CBDC: Asia Express

Our weekly roundup of news from East Asia curates the industry’s most important developments.

China airdrops 180 million digital yuan to celebrate Lunar New Year 

According to state-owned media Global Times, Chinese cities airdropped a total of 180 million digital yuan (e-CNY) worth $26.6 million to boost consumption during the Lunar New Year celebrations between Jan. 22 and Feb. 5. Nearly 200 digital yuan activities were launched during the festival, and commercial institutions also participated in these promotions, covering various sectors such as mobile communications, supermarkets, transportation and tourism.

Data from Meituan, a popular Chinese food delivery platform, showed that its 20 million digital yuan vouchers given out in partnership with the city of Hangzhou government were claimed in less than 10 seconds. China has prioritized the development of its central bank digital currency (CBDC) as part of its digital economy transformation, with numerous local party officials receiving key performance indicator targets regarding their efforts to promote the currency.

China’s state-owned television also hosted a metaverse event for its Lunar New Year program this year. Source: FuXi. 

Asia-Pacific crypto exchanges donate to Turkey

In an act of international solidarity, cryptocurrency exchanges operating from several countries in the Asia-Pacific region were quick to react to a series of devastating earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria on Feb. 6, with death tolls exceeding 12,000 at the time of publication. Singaporean exchange OKX said it would donate 1 million lira to the relief effort, while Binance stated it would airdrop $100 in BNB to Turkish users with addresses listed in the affected region. Cryptocurrency exchange MEXC Global also announced it would donate 1 million lira to help with earthquake relief. Meanwhile, Justin Sun, an adviser at crypto exchange Huobi Global, pledged 2 million lira for relief efforts. Donations are currently not available to Syrian residents due to sanctions. 

“While the [proof of address] method has its limitations and inaccuracies, it is the best method we have available for us to locate potentially impacted users. We estimate the total donations will be around $5 million USD (or 94,000,000 TRY),” Binance stated.


China’s 180M digital yuan airdrop, Devastation in Turkey, Laos’ CBDC: Asia Express

Our weekly roundup of news from East Asia curates the industry’s most important developments. China airdrops 180 million digital yuan to celebrate Lunar New Year  According to state-owned media Global Times, Chinese cities airdropped a total of 180 million digital yuan (e-CNY) worth $26.6 million to boost consumption during the Lunar New Year celebrations between […]

China’s 180M digital yuan airdrop, Devastation in Turkey, Laos’ CBDC: Asia Express

Our weekly roundup of news from East Asia curates the industry’s most important developments. China airdrops 180 million digital yuan to celebrate Lunar New Year  According to state-owned media Global Times, Chinese cities airdropped a total of 180 million digital yuan (e-CNY) worth $26.6 million to boost consumption during the Lunar New Year celebrations between […]

China’s 180M digital yuan airdrop, Devastation in Turkey, Laos’ CBDC: Asia Express

Our weekly roundup of news from East Asia curates the industry’s most important developments. China airdrops 180 million digital yuan to celebrate Lunar New Year  According to state-owned media Global Times, Chinese cities airdropped a total of 180 million digital yuan (e-CNY) worth $26.6 million to boost consumption during the Lunar New Year celebrations between […]

Rocket Pool’s Ethereum staking service reaches $1B in TVL

The milestone comes less than two years after the launch of its mainnet.

China’s 180M digital yuan airdrop, Devastation in Turkey, Laos’ CBDC: Asia Express

Our weekly roundup of news from East Asia curates the industry’s most important developments.

China airdrops 180 million digital yuan to celebrate Lunar New Year 

According to state-owned media Global Times, Chinese cities airdropped a total of 180 million digital yuan (e-CNY) worth $26.6 million to boost consumption during the Lunar New Year celebrations between Jan. 22 and Feb. 5. Nearly 200 digital yuan activities were launched during the festival, and commercial institutions also participated in these promotions, covering various sectors such as mobile communications, supermarkets, transportation and tourism.

Data from Meituan, a popular Chinese food delivery platform, showed that its 20 million digital yuan vouchers given out in partnership with the city of Hangzhou government were claimed in less than 10 seconds. China has prioritized the development of its central bank digital currency (CBDC) as part of its digital economy transformation, with numerous local party officials receiving key performance indicator targets regarding their efforts to promote the currency.

China’s state-owned television also hosted a metaverse event for its Lunar New Year program this year. Source: FuXi. 

Asia-Pacific crypto exchanges donate to Turkey

In an act of international solidarity, cryptocurrency exchanges operating from several countries in the Asia-Pacific region were quick to react to a series of devastating earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria on Feb. 6, with death tolls exceeding 12,000 at the time of publication. Singaporean exchange OKX said it would donate 1 million lira to the relief effort, while Binance stated it would airdrop $100 in BNB to Turkish users with addresses listed in the affected region. Cryptocurrency exchange MEXC Global also announced it would donate 1 million lira to help with earthquake relief. Meanwhile, Justin Sun, an adviser at crypto exchange Huobi Global, pledged 2 million lira for relief efforts. Donations are currently not available to Syrian residents due to sanctions. 

“While the [proof of address] method has its limitations and inaccuracies, it is the best method we have available for us to locate potentially impacted users. We estimate the total donations will be around $5 million USD (or 94,000,000 TRY),” Binance stated.


Kraken reaches $30M settlement with SEC over staking

“Kraken not only offered investors outsized returns untethered to any economic realities, but also retained the right to pay them no returns at all,” said Gurbir Grewal.

Coincover secures $30 million in funding to strengthen digital asset security

The funding round was led by Foundation Capital, with follow-on investment from CMT digital.

Banks under pressure from U.S. authorities to cut ties with crypto firms

Banks are allegedly being discouraged from offering services to the crypto industry by United States authorities.

Celsius‘ motion to extend timeline for restructuring plan faces objection from creditors

“It is time to allow the Debtors’ customers to propose their own plan for the assets that they were defrauded into investing with Celsius,” said a Withhold account holders’ filing.

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