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Coinbase, Alameda-backed Mara launches African crypto wallet service

Africa’s cryptocurrency landscape welcomes a new crypto wallet backed by global firms in the ecosystem.

Building community resilience to crises through mutual aid and Web3

Silicon Valley tech CEOs are not big fans of metaverses

Disney’s CEO said the company doesn’t tend to use the word metaverse, as it believes it’s a very broad term.

Kazakhstan to build central bank digital currency on BNB Chain

Officials in Kazakhstan continue their close relationship with Binance, as the National Bank plans to integrate its CBDC on the BNB Chain.

Phishing scammer Monkey Drainer has pilfered as much as $1M in Ethereum

Four addresses have been flagged relating to Monkey Drainer, including the monkey-drainer.eth address, with Chainabuse showing a long list of reported victims relating to these accounts.

Asset management firm launches BTC Lightning Network startup accelerator

The startup accelerator will consist of four yearly 8-week programs, with successful applicants receiving $250,000 and one receiving an additional $500,000 at the end of the program.

Bitcoin analysts map out the key bull and bear cases for BTC’s price action

BTC price is showing slight bullish momentum, leading on-chain analysts to present potentially bearish and bullish data-based scenarios.

Report: Vast majority of blockchain energy studies 'lack scientific rigor'

According to researchers, 74% of blockchain energy studies 'do not build upon existing theories.'

Binance Oracle network to bridge Web3 and blockchains via smart contracts

For starters, Binance Oracle will allow existing decentralized applications and Web3 ecosystem partners on BNB Chain to access data sources and advanced computations.

Crypto City: Guide to San Francisco Bay Area

BitPay to introduce USDC and ETH payments on Polygon network

Polygon-bridged cryptocurrencies like Ether, USDC, DAI and Wrapped Bitcoin are coming to BitPay later this week.

Freeway reveals key factors leading to platform withdrawal halt

The crypto yield platform said one of its trading strategies "appears to have failed" forcing the firm halt services earlier this week.

Almost 50% of Gen Z and Millennials want crypto in retirement funds: Survey

Nearly half of Gen Z and Millennials are also already invested in digital assets outside of their retirement funds and cited “inflation” as the biggest obstacle to early retirement.

MakerDAO community votes to approve custody of $1.6B USDC with Coinbase

The MakerDAO community will earn a 1.5% reward on its USDC while holding funds with Coinbase Prime.

Filecoin launches Web3 data storage solution for carbon offsets

This free storage utility aims to address the shortcomings of traditional storage solutions for all types of digital environmental assets, said the company.

CashApp adds support for Bitcoin Lightning Network

There is a limit of $999 every seven days for BTC transactions on the Lightning Network.

Mastercard and Paxos help banks offer crypto, Jack Dorsey details new social platform and Tesla hodls BTC: Hodler’s Digest, Oct. 16-22

DeFi abandons Ponzi farms for ‘real yield’

Key witness called to testify at Terra parliamentary inquiry is a no-show

Kim Seo-joon’s company Hashed had $3.6 billion wiped since Luna Classic’s April high — with the mental effects of the Terra collapse hospitalizing Seo-joon since July.

ASIC fires industry warning shot as it sues BPS Financial over crypto promo

The Australian securities regulator is pursuing BPS Financial Pty Ltd for allegedly making false and misleading representations, and engaging in unlicensed conduct.

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