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Chinese media reports two government institutions are working with Beijing-based Huaban to launch an NFT marketplace that will allow secondary trading (Callan Quinn/The Block)
Callan Quinn / The Block: Chinese media reports two government institutions are working with Beijing-based Huaban to launch an NFT…
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CryptoSlam: NFT trading volume fell from $24M+ on December 20 to $12.9M on December 25, down for a second consecutive year; Yuga's BAYC rallied before Christmas (MK Manoylov/The Block)
MK Manoylov / The Block: CryptoSlam: NFT trading volume fell from $24M+ on December 20 to $12.9M on December 25,…
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Alameda-linked wallets traded Lido, Polygon, Uniswap, and other tokens for ether and USDT, before swapping for bitcoin, taking their holdings to 47.6 BTC (Osato Avan-Nomayo/The Block)
Osato Avan-Nomayo / The Block: Alameda-linked wallets traded Lido, Polygon, Uniswap, and other tokens for ether and USDT, before swapping…
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The FTC orders Mastercard to provide customer data to its competitors for debit card payments, alleging Mastercard used tokenization to block competing networks (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg: The FTC orders Mastercard to provide customer data to its competitors for debit card payments, alleging Mastercard used tokenization…
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Microsoft files a rebuttal to the FTC's lawsuit to block its Activision deal, saying the deal won't hurt competition and that it isn't the top game developer (Sarah E. Needleman/Wall Street Journal)
Sarah E. Needleman / Wall Street Journal: Microsoft files a rebuttal to the FTC’s lawsuit to block its Activision deal,…
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Dutch crypto exchange Bitvavo, which uses DCG for its staking service, says it can't access ~$297M held at DCG and that DCG is "experiencing liquidity problems" (RT Watson/The Block)
RT Watson / The Block: Dutch crypto exchange Bitvavo, which uses DCG for its staking service, says it can’t access…
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John Ray III tells the US House that FTX's bankruptcy is "paperless" due to an "unprecedented" lack of documentation, FTX and Alameda are not distinct, and more (Stephanie Murray/The Block)
Stephanie Murray / The Block: John Ray III tells the US House that FTX’s bankruptcy is “paperless” due to an…
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Changpeng Zhao seeks to reassure Binance users on USDC outflows, saying they can "withdraw any other stablecoin"; Nansen shows $1.6B in ETH outflows in 24 hours (Adam James/The Block)
Adam James / The Block: Changpeng Zhao seeks to reassure Binance users on USDC outflows, saying they can “withdraw any…
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The FTC will face hurdles to block Microsoft's Activision deal, as courts are skeptical of vertical merger challenges where two companies don't compete directly (New York Times)
New York Times: The FTC will face hurdles to block Microsoft’s Activision deal, as courts are skeptical of vertical merger…
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