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16 Feb 2023 17:38

Hong Kong Successfully Offered Inaugural $100M Tokenized Green Bond
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/02/16/hong-kong-successfully-offered-inaugural-100m-tokenized-green-bond/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Hong Kong's central bank had been exploring tokenization of green bonds since at least 2021.

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16 Feb 2023 13:53

Wyoming Lawmakers Pass Bill Prohibiting Forced Disclosure of Private Crypto Keys
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/02/16/wyoming-lawmakers-pass-bill-prohibiting-forced-disclosure-of-private-crypto-keys/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The prohibition will not apply in cases where there is no alternative way to access the requisite information.

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16 Feb 2023 10:54

Short Trades Make up 90% of $200M in Losses as Bitcoin, Ether Surge
https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/02/16/short-trades-make-up-90-of-200m-in-losses-as-bitcoin-ether-surge/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Bitcoin futures saw some $85 million in losses alone, data shows.

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16 Feb 2023 07:38

GQ Magazine to Launch Its First NFT Collection Linked to Real-World Rewards
https://www.coindesk.com/web3/2023/02/16/gq-magazine-to-launch-its-first-nft-collection-linked-to-real-world-rewards/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Holders of the inaugural GQ3 collection will have access to a magazine subscription, merchandise and live events.

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16 Feb 2023 04:17

Binance Bracing Itself for Fines From US Regulators to Settle ‘Past Conduct’: WSJ
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/02/16/binance-bracing-itself-for-fines-from-us-regulators-to-settle-past-conduct-wsj/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

As U.S. regulators continue to sniff around Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange is prepared to pay monetary penalties to “make amends” for past regulatory violations, according to The Wall Street Journal.

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16 Feb 2023 01:56

Crypto Trading Firm Auros Global Restructures $18M in Debt on Maple Finance
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/02/15/crypto-trading-firm-auros-global-restructures-18m-in-debt-on-maple-finance/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Auros Global has missed its payments on decentralized finance loans since November, citing funds frozen on the collapsed crypto exchange FTX.

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16 Feb 2023 01:55

Stanford Research Director, Former Dean Revealed to Be Bankman-Fried's Bond Signers
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/02/15/us-judge-orders-bankman-frieds-lawyers-to-reveal-bond-signer-names/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

A federal judge ruled that the names of Sam Bankman-Fried's bond co-signers should be revealed after Bankman-Fried did not apply to the appeals court.

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16 Feb 2023 01:54

State of Crypto: Interpreting the Paxos-Binance Tea Leaves
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/02/15/state-of-crypto-interpreting-the-paxos-binance-tea-leaves/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Remember how the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s declaration of war against crypto staking was big news for like two days? This week we’re looking at the other big news from last week: Paxos and the Binance USD stablecoin it issues. The SEC has apparently alleged the sale of BUSD violates securities laws, and the New York Department of Financial Services has asked Paxos to cease issuing the token.

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16 Feb 2023 01:37

Bitcoin NFTs Protocol Ordinals Surpasses 100,000 Inscriptions
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/technical/bitcoin-nfts-surpasses-100000-inscriptions

There are now more than 100,000 pieces of data inscribed directly onto the Bitcoin blockchain.

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15 Feb 2023 22:46

Web5 App Zion Launches New Version, Raises $6M In Funding Round
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/web5-app-zion-launches-new-version

Zion’s latest funding round brings the decentralized social platform company’s valuation to $53 million.

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15 Feb 2023 22:28

Explaining the Disconnect Between Bitcoin and Treasury Yields Post-US Inflation Data
https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/02/15/explaining-the-disconnect-between-bitcoin-and-treasury-yields-post-us-inflation-data/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Bitcoin and technology stocks rose Tuesday even as hotter-than-expected U.S. inflation revived Fed angst and lifted Treasury yields.

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15 Feb 2023 22:27

Celsius's CEL Token May See 20 Cent Value in Recovery Process, Attorney Says
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/02/15/celsiuss-cel-token-may-see-20-cent-value-in-recovery-process-attorney-says/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

An attorney for bankrupt crypto lender Celsius said the company might value its CEL token at 20 cents, down significantly from its current market value of 54 cents.

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15 Feb 2023 22:25

Sam Bankman-Fried, Caroline Ellison, and Other Company Insiders Subpoenaed by FTX for Documents
https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/02/15/sam-bankman-fried-caroline-ellison-and-other-company-insiders-subpoenaed-by-ftx-for-documents/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The Subpoenas come after a U.S. judge overseeing bankruptcy proceedings gave a green light to FTX's Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors and its leadership to serve the insiders.

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15 Feb 2023 20:09

Bitcoin Magazine Ukraine Launches First Print Issue
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/bitcoin-magazine-ukraine-first-print

Eastern Europe will soon see its first print publication out of Bitcoin Magazine Ukraine, aimed at enabling freedom through Bitcoin.

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15 Feb 2023 19:19

First Mover Americas: Lido DAO’s Governance Token Jumps 17%
https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/02/15/first-mover-americas-the-sandbox-is-up-on-saudi-arabia-partnership-news/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Feb. 15, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.

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16 Feb 2023 16:02

With Bitcoin Integration, Nostr Could Redefine Social Media
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/nostr-and-bitcoin-can-change-social-media

Incorporating many of the values inherent in Bitcoin, the Nostr protocol could grow into a social media platform that better serves its users.

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16 Feb 2023 10:55

Bitcoin Primed to Rally to $56K as Nasdaq Breaks Out of Bull Flag, Chart Analyst Says
https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/02/16/bitcoin-primed-for-parabolic-rally-to-56k-as-nasdaq-breaks-out-of-bull-flag-chart-analyst/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Analyst, who correctly predicted the late 2020 bull run, said 2023 could be a surprisingly good year for both crypto and equities.

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16 Feb 2023 09:31

Bitcoin's Correlation To Risk Assets
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/markets/bitcoins-correlation-to-risk-assets

While many bitcoin investors look for the asset to behave as a safe haven, bitcoin typically has ultimately acted as the riskiest of all risk allocations.

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16 Feb 2023 06:19

First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Rockets Past $24.7K to Hit 6-Month High
https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/02/16/first-mover-asia-bitcoin-rockets-past-247k-to-hit-6-month-high/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

ALSO: Shaurya Malwa considers a 24-hour surge in trading volume for BLUR, the token of the NFT marketplace BLUR, following the platform's airdrop. Bitcoin rockets past $24.7K.

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16 Feb 2023 01:57

US Prosecutors Ask Judge to 'Prohibit' Bankman-Fried From Using Phones, Internet
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/02/15/us-prosecutors-ask-judge-to-prohibit-bankman-fried-from-using-phones-internet/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Federal prosecutors asked a judge to modify the terms of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried's release on bond to ban him from using cell phones or the internet except under very specific conditions.

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16 Feb 2023 01:56

The SEC Is Taking Aim at Paxos and (Annoyingly) It’s Good for Bitcoin
https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2023/02/15/the-sec-is-taking-aim-at-paxos-and-annoyingly-its-good-for-bitcoin/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

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16 Feb 2023 01:55

Blur Escalates Royalty Battle With OpenSea, Recommends Blocking Platform
https://www.coindesk.com/web3/2023/02/15/blur-escalates-royalty-battle-with-opensea-recommends-blocking-platform/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The zero-fee marketplace published a blog post on Wednesday explaining how creators can earn full royalties on its platform, suggesting that they block sales on competitor OpenSea.

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16 Feb 2023 01:54

Former Paxos Exec: Regulators Failed to Address Crypto Collapses, Now They’re Going After 'On-Ramps'
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/02/15/former-paxos-exec-regulators-failed-to-address-crypto-collapses-now-theyre-going-after-on-ramps/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Jesse Austin Campbell, former head of portfolio management at the firm, says that because regulators did not adequately address the collapses of Celsius Network, Terra Luna and FTX, they are now in pursuit of on-ramps to get to Binance.

Bitcoin channel

16 Feb 2023 00:39

SEC Proposal Could Bar Investment Advisers From Keeping Assets at Crypto Firms
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/02/15/sec-proposal-could-bar-investment-advisers-from-keeping-assets-at-crypto-firms/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is set to propose a rule that would effectively require registered investment advisers to go outside the crypto industry for storing digital assets, according to its first formal policy push that leans heavily into the cryptocurrency sector.

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15 Feb 2023 22:30

Crypto Long & Short: Sorting Out Bitcoin’s P/E Ratio
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/02/15/crypto-long-short-sorting-out-bitcoins-pe-ratio/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

This week, Glenn Williams Jr. taps his equity research analyst background – the land of price-to-earnings ratios and other valuation techniques – to sort out whether bitcoin is under- or overvalued. Then, Jennifer Murphy, the CEO of Runa Digital Assets, puts digital assets into very broad historical context (the year 1771 gets a mention) and explains how just a few winners tend to drive markets over the long-haul.

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15 Feb 2023 22:27

Bitcoin Miner Hive Delays Latest Financial Filings Till End of February
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/02/15/bitcoin-miner-hive-delays-latest-financial-filings-till-feb-end/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Hive has applied the British Columbia Securities Commission for a management cease trade order, which restricts its CEO and CFO from trading shares until the filing has been completed.

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15 Feb 2023 22:26

Arbitrum Surges Ahead as Ethereum’s Layer 2 Landscape Takes Shape
https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2023/02/15/arbitrum-surges-ahead-as-ethereums-layer-2-landscape-takes-shape/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Layer 2 rollups now see more transaction volume than Ethereum’s main network.

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15 Feb 2023 22:24

Judge Denies Appointment of Independent Examiner in FTX Bankruptcy
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/02/15/judge-denies-appointment-of-independent-examiner-in-ftx-bankruptcy/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Delaware bankruptcy court judge sided with the bankrupt crypto exchange and said there is no need to appoint an examiner to conduct "yet another costly investigation that would slow the progress" of the case.

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15 Feb 2023 19:21

4 Reasons Why Lawmakers Shouldn’t Back Sen. Warren’s Latest Crypto Bill
https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2023/02/15/4-reasons-why-lawmakers-shouldnt-back-sen-warrens-latest-crypto-bill/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act is unworkable and assuredly unconstitutional.

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15 Feb 2023 19:18

Republicans Plan to Reintroduce Legislation Restricting Crypto in 401(k): Politico
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/02/15/republicans-plan-to-reintroduce-legislation-restricting-crypto-in-401k-politico/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The legislation will be introduced in the House by Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla), the report said.