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Chia Network cuts staff, citing banking crises and industry skepticism

The San Francisco-headquartered firm fired 26 employees in an effort to go public despite banking challenges. Chia Network Inc., the firm behind the Chia blockchain, has cut 26 “positions” as it still eyes an initial public offering. We’re sharing the difficult news that we eliminated 26 positions across Chia Network today. We

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BlackRock CEO Larry Fink’s Turnabout on Bitcoin $BTC Elicits Cheers, Skepticism of Crypto Cred

“Arguments have been made that ETFs, as well as bitcoin exchanges, ignore what some believe is the single most important feature of bitcoin, the ability to control their funds without the need to place trust in a third-party to manage the asset,” said Jim Iourio, managing director of TJM Institutional

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Voyager Bankruptcy Judge Expresses Skepticism Over U.S. SEC Objection to Binance US Deal

SEC Senior Trial Attorney William Uptegrove said Friday that SEC staff believed Binance US may be operating an unregistered securities exchange in the U.S., an assertion that Binance US objected to. On Monday, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Michael Wiles, of New York's Southern District Bankruptcy Court, asked SEC Senior Trial Attorney

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Tron Now Commands the Third-Largest TVL in Defi — Network’s Stablecoin USDD Confronted by Skepticism – Defi Bitcoin News

This week the Tron blockchain has become the third-largest network in terms of total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (defi) protocols. Interestingly, 48.19% of the TVL is held by the defi protocol Justlend, an application that’s similar to Anchor Protocol as it offers more than 20% APY for USDD

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Secretary Yellen recognizes ‘benefits of crypto’ despite lingering skepticism

Janet Yellen, the 78th United States Secretary of the Treasury, spoke Friday morning on CNBC’s flagship business and politics show Squawk Box, on an array of topics from the growth of the renewable energy sector amid Russia’s economic isolation, the rising levels of inflation and Federal Reserve responsibility, as well

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