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The Crypto and Digital Assets All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG), which is chaired by Scottish National Party member of parliament (MP) Lisa Cameron, has called for the British government to provide clarity in terms of its commitments to the crypto sector. Source
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On Wednesday, the Japanese financial holding company and principal member of the Nomura Group, Nomura Holdings, announced the launch of a crypto-focused venture capital unit called Laser Digital Holdings. Nomura’s move follows a number of financial giants entering the cryptocurrency industry this year. Nomura Introduces Laser Digital Holdings The investment banking giant
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“Tron has gained significant traction because the Tron network continues to see continued transaction growth, including for stablecoins, and investors familiar with the Asia-Pacific region have started taking notice,” a Valkyrie spokesperson told CoinDesk in an email. “Avalanche is also seeing increased adoption at a substantial rate, including earlier this
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Founded in 2018, Bloccelerate is led by general partners Kate Mitselmakher and Sam Yilmaz. Past investments have included collaborative lending platform MakerDAO, the Avalanche blockchain and blockchain security firm Quantstamp, according to the firm’s website. Source
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For an income-focused strategy, Motus sees a “mismatch” between funding digital assets versus traditional finance. “Global banks have so much cash they pay zero or less for deposits. Meanwhile, the stablecoin market cap has quintupled since 2021, and investors still command high-single to double-digit returns for dollars or dollar-pegged assets.”
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Cryptocurrency accounting and data company Lukka said it had raised $110 million in a new funding round led by hedge fund giant Marshall Wace.In a Friday announcement, Lukka said it had completed a $110 million Series E funding round led by Marshall Wace, with participation from Soros Fund Management —
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Publicly traded German fintech NAGA, which offers investment in stocks and crypto via its mobile app, is to start a social trading platform in 2022 called NAGAX, NAGA announced Thursday.The platform, set to launch in Q1 this year, will consist of a crypto wallet, an NFT platform, a staking platform,
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The director of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has revealed that the agency is working on a number of cryptocurrency-focused projects. Cryptocurrencies “could have enormous impact on everything from ransomware attacks,” he said. CIA Has Been Working on Various Crypto Projects CIA Director William Burns revealed Monday at the Wall Street
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10T had launched a $200 million 10T Holdings fund earlier this year to invest in cryptocurrency startups. The remainder of the firm’s funding has come from co-investment and sub-advised vehicles. The firm’s backing has come from a mix of public pensions, endowments, foundations and family offices. Original Source
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“Silvergate’s status as the pure-play bank of the crypto ecosystem, has led to the creation of a bank not only with superior growth potential, but also that operates with one of the highest quality balance sheets in the industry,” JPMorgan analyst Steven Alexopoulos said in a note to clients. Original Source
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