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Terra founder gets bail, institutional adoption surges, regulatory efforts endure

The crypto space witnessed an eventful week with several key developments. Authorities in Montenegro agreed to release Kwon Do-Hyung, founder of the failed Terra ecosystem, on bail despite the US and South Korea calling for his extradition. Meanwhile, institutional adoption of cryptocurrencies saw a marked uptick, with more mainstream companies setting

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US Chamber of Commerce slams SEC’s ‘haphazard’ regulation efforts

The United States Chamber of Commerce has blasted the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for its “haphazard, enforcement-based approach” to regulating the cryptocurrency industry on American soil. In an amicus brief filed to the U.S. Court of Appeals on May 9, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce threw its full weight behind Coinbase,

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Upgrade to Bring Bitcoin Cash Smart Contracts, Ted Cruz on BTC, Global De-Dollarization Efforts — Week in Review – The Weekly Bitcoin News

Software developer Jason Dreyzehner says smart contracts “comparable to Ethereum,” but remarkably more efficient will be made possible by the May 15 upgrade coming to the Bitcoin Cash network. In other news, the world’s largest regional organization, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) plans to switch to settlements in national currencies,

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LayerZero’s multi-chain ecosystem grows as airdrop hunters ramp up their efforts

LayerZero is a communication method that facilitates cross-chain applications. Its low-level messaging capabilities enable the development of omni-chain functionalities on top of it, such as decentralized exchanges, money market protocols and numerous other DeFi applications that can benefit from cross-chain liquidity provisions.The LayerZero platform was launched in September 2021 with

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SEC Advisory Group Backs Gensler’s Crypto Efforts But Asks for Industry Guidance

However, the advisory group – led by Chair Christopher Mirabile of Launchpad Venture Group and Vice Chair Leslie Van Buskirk, the administrator of the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions’ securities division – backed him on almost everything else, including that “virtually all, if not all, crypto tokens are securities and

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Iran Top Security Official Believes Recent De-Dollarization Efforts Will Doom ‘Illegal Western Sanctions’ to Failure – Economics Bitcoin News

Ali Shamkhani, secretary of the National Security Council of Iran, has stated that the recent bilateral cooperation efforts between his country and Russia are contributing to rendering U.S.-established sanctions useless at a global level. The official noted that many other countries are also in this course of action — abandoning

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LayerZero raises $120M to expand cross-chain messaging efforts

Cross-chain messaging protocol developer LayerZero Labs has raised another $120 million, according to an Apr. 4 announcement. The company plans to use the capital to increase its headcount and expand its reach into the Asia-Pacific region. The company had previously raised $135 million in March 2022.pic.twitter.com/mhJgoovYis— LayerZero Labs (@LayerZero_Labs) April

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Fed Swells Its Balance Sheet by $300 Billion in Wake of Crisis, All Monetary Tightening Efforts in Vain?

As the Fed intervenes in order to prevent a crisis in the US banking system, analysts answer whether the Fed has chosen to pivot from its quantitative tightening measures. The banking crisis last week in the US pushed Wall Street to the edge giving glimpses of yet another 2008-like financial

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