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17 Feb 2023 01:29

CleanSpark Acquires 20,000 Bitcoin Miners For New Facilities
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/cleanspark-acquires-20000-bitcoin-miners

The new miners will contribute to CleanSpark’s ongoing expansion, just as the Bitcoin market ramps up.

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17 Feb 2023 01:23

CFTC Charges California Firm and CEO With Fraud, Misappropriation of Digital Assets
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/02/16/cftc-charges-california-firm-and-ceo-with-fraud-misappropriation-of-digital-assets/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The commission alleges the defendants fraudulently solicited over $7 million worth of bitcoin and ether and misappropriated a portion of the funds in a Ponzi-like scheme.

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17 Feb 2023 01:23

Access Protocol’s ACS Token Rallies After Web3 Paywall’s Public Airdrop
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/02/16/access-protocols-acs-token-rallies-after-web3-paywalls-public-airdrop/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The early airdrops accounted for just 2% of the token’s initial allocation, according to a version of the pitch deck viewed by CoinDesk.

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17 Feb 2023 01:22

Canada Close to Tightening Rules for Crypto Exchanges: Sources
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/02/16/canada-close-to-tightening-rules-for-crypto-exchanges-sources/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Later this month, Canada’s umbrella markets regulator, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA), will tighten requirements for cryptocurrency exchanges operating in the country, according to two people who have been briefed on the plans.

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17 Feb 2023 01:21

Flashbots Proposes New Class of ‘Matchmakers’ to Share MEV Gains With Ethereum Users
https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2023/02/16/flashbots-proposes-new-class-of-matchmakers-to-share-mev-gains-with-ethereum-users/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The new protocol known as "MEV-Share" would distribute the gains from "maximal extractable value" to users of the Ethereum blockchain in addition to validators and block builders. According to the Flashbots team, it's an early implementation of the SUAVE blockchain.

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17 Feb 2023 01:07

Digital Asset Infrastructure Provider Taurus Raises $65M From Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/02/14/digital-asset-infrastructure-provider-taurus-raises-65m-from-credit-suisse-deutsche-bank/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The Swiss firm plans to use the funds to make new hires and expand into across Europe and the UAE.

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17 Feb 2023 01:07

Crypto Exchange Coinmetro Buys Social Fundraising Platform Ignium
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/02/14/crypto-exchange-coinmetro-buys-social-fundraising-platform-ignium/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

With the €4 million ($4.3 million) acquisition, the Estonia-based crypto exchange Coinmetro intends to broaden its securities market offerings and develop tools for small businesses to raise funds directly from their communities using non-fungible tokens.

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17 Feb 2023 01:07

Ken Griffin's Citadel Securities Discloses 5.5% Stake in Crypto Bank Silvergate
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/02/14/ken-griffins-citadel-discloses-55-silvergate-stake/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

An SEC filing shows the stake, which doesn’t necessarily represent a new investment strategy.

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16 Feb 2023 23:33

Web3 Firm Unstoppable Domains and Crypto Browser Opera Expand Digital Identity Offerings
https://www.coindesk.com/web3/2023/02/16/web3-firm-unstoppable-domains-and-crypto-browser-opera-expand-digital-identity-offerings/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The domain name provider is now offering access to Polygon-based digital identities on Opera’s crypto web browser.

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16 Feb 2023 23:32

Crypto Industry Body GBBC Joins Securities Regulator Group IOSCO as Affiliate Member
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/02/16/blockchain-industry-association-gbbc-digital-joins-international-securities-regulator-iosco/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

GBBC Digital Finance's goal is to engage regulators to inform how policy will be developed by the world's major regulatory bodies.

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16 Feb 2023 23:30

FTX’s Bahamas Unit Commingled Client, Corporate Funds, Liquidators Say
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/02/16/ftxs-bahamas-unit-commingled-client-corporate-funds-liquidators-say/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

FTX Digital Markets Ltd. had bank accounts with a balance of $219 million, a report by PriceWaterhouseCoopers said.

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16 Feb 2023 23:28

Crypto Miner CleanSpark Extends Bear-Market Strategy, Buying 20K of Bitmain's Newest Rigs
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/02/16/crypto-miner-cleanspark-extends-bear-market-strategy-buying-20k-of-bitmains-newest-rigs/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The new Bitmain Antminer S19j Pro+ will add 37% to CleanSpark's computing power.

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16 Feb 2023 22:49

Mt. Gox’s 2 Largest Creditors Pick Payout Option That Won’t Force Bitcoin Selloff: Sources
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/02/16/mt-goxs-2-largest-creditors-pick-payout-option-that-wont-force-bitcoin-selloff-sources/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The two largest creditors of failed crypto exchange Mt. Gox have picked a repayment option that could allay fears bankruptcy repayments will tank the price of bitcoin, sources say.

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16 Feb 2023 17:48

Tornado Cash Dev’s Criminal Case in Europe May Hinge on Laptop Access
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/02/16/tornado-cash-devs-criminal-case-in-europe-may-hinge-on-laptop-access/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Dutch prosecutors now have access to Alexey Pertsev’s computer, and are using it to probe key details, like governance and profit-making at the privacy service.

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16 Feb 2023 17:44

Signature Bank CEO Joe DePaolo Will be Replaced by COO Eric Howell Following Transition Period
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/02/16/signature-bank-ceo-joe-depaolo-plans-to-step-down-following-transition-period/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

DePaolo will also step down from his role as President.

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17 Feb 2023 01:24

Compute North’s Reorganization Plan Approved by Bankruptcy Judge
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/02/16/compute-norths-reorganization-plan-approved-by-bankruptcy-judge/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The hosting firm, one of North America’s largest, settled $250 million in secured debt and settled with about 11 companies.

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17 Feb 2023 01:23

Coinbase Downgraded to Neutral at DA Davidson Ahead of Earnings
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/02/16/coinbase-downgraded-to-neutral-at-da-davidson-ahead-of-earnings/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

D.A. Davidson analyst Chris Brendler downgraded Coinbase (COIN) to neutral from buy after a more than doubling in the stock in 2023 sent the price surging past his $55 price target.

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17 Feb 2023 01:22

Blur Surpassed OpenSea in Daily NFT Trading Volume Wednesday, Nansen Shows
https://www.coindesk.com/web3/2023/02/16/blur-surpassed-opensea-in-daily-nft-trading-volume-wednesday-nansen-shows/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

NFT marketplace OpenSea’s dominance in the NFT ecosystem faces a growing challenge from Blur’s rapid ascent.

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17 Feb 2023 01:21

Art Blocks and NFT Gallery Bright Moments Team Up to Bring Generative Art IRL
https://www.coindesk.com/web3/2023/02/16/art-blocks-and-nft-gallery-bright-moments-team-up-to-bring-generative-art-irl/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

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17 Feb 2023 01:07

SEC Case Against Bankman-Fried Postponed Pending Criminal Trial
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/02/14/sec-case-against-bankman-fried-postponed-pending-criminal-trial/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Charges can wait until the Department of Justice’s case against the FTX founder concludes, the securities regulator said

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17 Feb 2023 01:07

SEC to Make It Harder for Hedge Funds to Work With Crypto Firms: Bloomberg
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/02/14/sec-to-make-it-harder-for-hedge-funds-to-work-with-crypto-firms-bloomberg/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The rule change would make it harder for crypto firms to become "qualified custodians," according to the report.

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17 Feb 2023 01:07

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Posts Slight Gains Ahead of US CPI Data
https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/02/14/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. 14, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.

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17 Feb 2023 00:17

Wyoming Legislature Passes Bill Protecting Bitcoin Private Keys From Courts
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/legal/wyoming-legislature-bill-protecting-private-keys

It is now up to the governor of Wyoming to put the final stamp of approval on the landmark bill.

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16 Feb 2023 23:33

Matter Labs Says zkSync 2.0 Entering New ‘Era’ With Re-Brand and Developer Rollout
https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2023/02/16/matter-labs-says-zksync-20-entering-new-era-with-re-brand-and-developer-rollout/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Matter Labs has renamed zkSync 2.0, its zero-knowledge rollup platform, to “zkSync Era” and is making its code open-source.

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16 Feb 2023 23:31

Sam Bankman-Fried’s Altruism Wasn’t Very Effective
https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2023/02/16/sam-bankman-frieds-altruism-wasnt-very-effective/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The disgraced CEO's altruism fell short, and with it, undermined the credibility crypto could have on innovation, Lucía Gallardo, founder of regenerative finance project Emerge, writes.

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16 Feb 2023 23:29

BUSD Drama Sets Stage for Stablecoin Market Reshuffling
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/02/16/busd-drama-sets-stage-for-stablecoin-market-reshuffle/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Binance’s bet on its BUSD stablecoin could backfire into a revamping of who’s winning in crypto’s dollar-pegged token markets.

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16 Feb 2023 22:50

Bitcoin Jumps Past $25K for First Time Since June 2022
https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/02/16/bitcoin-jumps-past-25k-for-first-time-since-june-2022/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization continued its momentum from Wednesday.

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16 Feb 2023 17:49

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Soars to Highest Level Since August
https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/02/16/first-mover-americas-lido-daos-governance-token-jumps-17/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Feb. 16, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.

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16 Feb 2023 17:46

Startup Sustainable Bitcoin Protocol Completes First Transaction of Clean Mining Tokens
https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2023/02/16/startup-sustainable-bitcoin-protocol-completes-first-transaction-of-clean-mining-tokens/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Bitcoin miner CleanSpark sold clean-bitcoin tokens to alternative investment firm Melanion Capital.

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16 Feb 2023 17:40

Market Demand Pushes Trading Volumes on DEX Level Finance to Over $1B
https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/02/16/market-demand-pushes-trading-volumes-on-dex-level-finance-over-1b/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The decentralized exchange was launched just over two months ago and earned lifetime fees of $1.2 million.