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Hedge Fund Solutions, the fund-of-funds arm of UBS Asset Management, has yet to back a digital assets portfolio manager, but conversations with top crypto traders are heating up
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A decision to refund taxes paid on staking rewards could have large implications for how proof-of-stake miners and stakers are taxed in the future
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Alphabet, Google’s parent company, may become the latest big tech company to explore blockchain technologies
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“Some of our dreams couldn’t be realized at Facebook due to regulatory pressure or the company being unable to adopt cutting edge technology aggressively,” said Evan Cheng, co-founder and CEO of Mysten Labs
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“Our original impetus was to be a MetaMask competitor, so we want to make moves to realize that and expand to other ecosystems sometime this year,” Brandom Millman, co-founder and CEO of Phantom said
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Binance has restricted the accounts over AML concerns. All non-law enforcement-related cases are expected to be resolved within two weeks
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The Boston Security Token Exchange has been cleared to begin offering pricing and market data built on blockchain technology.
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The metaverse has stirred up talent wars in sectors ranging from fashion, entertainment and phone carriers
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Google Cloud’s Digital Assets Team will provide dedicated node hosting for developers and take part in validation, among other services
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Institutional investors spent tens of millions building proprietary trading infrastructure at data centers close to the market. In the era of crypto all they need is code on a cloud server.
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As investors eye prospects of growth from tech companies’ earnings and Covid-19 cases surge, major indices close in the red.
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The funding will be used to expand its security technology in the cryptocurrency and decentralized finance markets.
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