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2021-01-13 09:41:05 Major Crypto Market Updates in the last 24 hrs

1. Number of financial planners investing in crypto increases by 50%

A survey published by Bitwise has found that nearly 10% of investment advisors have made client portfolio allocations into crypto assets.

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2. Crypto leaders worry over threat from ‘big tech’ censorship

A change to WhatsApp’s terms of service has triggered a mass exodus from the messaging platform to more private and independent rivals like Telegram and Signal, which have registered millions of new users over the last week.

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3. Sushiswap and PayPal Enjoy Trading Volume Highs

The last 24 hours have been a rollercoaster ride for cryptocurrency markets. Bitcoin saw its largest single-day dip in dollar terms in history. In the aftermath of this shakeup, SushiSwap, a decentralized exchange on Ethereum, and PayPal’s cryptocurrency exchange both saw record-high trading volume on their respective platforms.

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4. Top 100 Bitcoin addresses accumulated $11B more BTC in the past 30 days

The top 100 richest Bitcoin addresses are increasingly bullish, accumulating 16% more Bitcoin over the last 30 days. In total these addresses added 334,000 more Bitcoin to their bags, or around $11 billion worth.

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5. Gemini CEO Says Ethereum ($ETH) Is ‘Decentralized Amazon Cloud Computing’

On Tuesday (January 12), with Ether trading above $1000, ), Tyler Winklevoss, Co-Founder and CEO of crypto exchange Gemini, described the Ethereum network as “Decentralized Amazon Cloud Computing.”

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6. Asian Startup Offering Machine-Backed Loans to Bitcoin Miners

Babel Finance is now making life easier for bitcoin (BTC) miners and other crypto market participants. The Hong Kong-based firm is now accepting mining machines from bitcoin miners as collateral for USD loans, according to reports on January 12, 2021.

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7. Visa abandons $5.3B Plaid acquisition in the face of DoJ antitrust suit

On Tuesday, the DoJ announced that Visa and Plaid had called it quits on their planned merger. Originally announced almost exactly a year ago, Visa was planning to pay $5.3 billion for the upstart tech firm.

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8. Dogecoin (DOGE) Drops But Maintains Long-Term Support

During the week of Dec. 28 – Jan. 4, DOGE increased massively, going from a low of $0.0041 to a high of $0.013 — an increase of 233%.

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9. Ripple Unveils Push To Bring XRP Ledger to Central Banks

Amid an ongoing lawsuit with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Ripple is pressing forward to bring the XRP Ledger to central banks.

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10. Viresh Poddar one of top Crypto Experts of India says we should look for Financial formation programs supported by modern digital and payment platforms.

According to him, the market capitalization is often reliant on the fund revolution within a region. “In the past, there were people who were holding Bitcoins or other cryptos, doing very few trades. From mid of 2020, there was a sharp jump in the number of trades that took place in India in Cryptocurrency.

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2021-01-12 12:37:53 Major Crypto Market Updates in the last 24 hrs

1. Walmart unveils new fintech startup in partnership with Ribbit Capital

Mega-retailer Walmart has founded a financial services-focused fintech startup alongside Ribbit Capital, an investor of fintech firms. How cryptocurrencies or blockchain technology might potentially fit into the mixture remains to be seen. As previously reported, Walmart has sought patents related to use cases in the digital currency arena, including one that outlines a kind of USD-pegged stablecoin.

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2. EToro slammed for short-notice halt to BTC margin trading amid ATH price surge

eToro is taking heat after calling in margin trades at the peak of Bitcoin’s record rally. European eToro users were given just four hours notice that the platform's margin trading services would be halted on Friday.

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3. Profit taking? Institutional crypto fund inflows drop 97% in three weeks

CoinShares has reported “evidence of potential profit taking” among institutional investors, as weekly crypto fund inflows drop 97% in less than one month.

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4. Frankfurt School Blockchain Center Establishes DLT Learning Standard

The Frankfurt School Blockchain Center, or FSBC, is working towards improving the standard of digital ledger technology (DLT). Amid the expanding blockchain scene, several stakeholders are enacting modalities to ensure a continuous supply of skilled workforce in the novel sector.

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5. Ethereum Primed To Rebound Thanks to Whale Buyers

ETH prices touched a low of roughly $900 over the last 24 hours. Large "whale" investors seem to be buying the token, though. This could help ETH prices rise once again.

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6. Babel Finance Is Letting Crypto Mining Firms Use Machines as Loan Collateral

Babel Finance is letting bitcoin mining firms put up their machines as loan collateral so the lender can offer them better terms. The loan-to-value ratio (LTV) for these loans is 30%, in part because Babel keeps the freshly mined crypto until the borrower pays back the loan.

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7. Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin calls for adoption of social recovery wallets to fight crypto theft

Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin revealed his thoughts on solving the problem of crypto-wallet security. Undoubtedly, the crypto economy is in need of better security for wallets. Many exchanges now keep a lower percentage of funds in less secure hot wallets.

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8. Singapore greenlights crypto custody firm

Propine, a crypto-custody provider and securities firm, has been given the green light to operate in Singapore. The Singapore-based firm recently graduated from the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s fintech regulatory sandbox program, emerging with a Capital Markets Services License (CMS).

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9. Ripple Hires Top Amazon Executive

Amazon’s Devraj Varadhan has joined Ripple as senior vice-president (SVP) of engineering. He will replace Christopher Kanaan, a longtime employee of the blockchain decacorn.

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10. Institutions Use This Strategy to Hide Their Bitcoin Orders

Institutional investors and speculators trading large quantities of bitcoin are taking on a new method to hide the real sizes of their trades. They are doing so – many times with the quiet help of many major exchanges – to cut the risk of exposing their intent to the market, be they bullish or bearish, which can cause unfavorable price moves.

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2021-01-11 10:39:36 Major Crypto Market Updates in the last 24 hrs

1. First cryptocurrency-only restaurant sale in US launched

A Big Apple bar owner is bowing out — and banking on Bitcoin with what could be the first cryptocurrency-only restaurant sale in the US.

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2. Ethereum Corrects 20%: Why ETH Could Find Strong Support At $1,000

Ethereum started a sharp downside correction below $1,200 against the US Dollar. ETH price is down 20%, but is approaching a crucial support at $1,000 and the 100 hourly simple moving average.

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3. Yearn.finance founder hints at collaboration with top DeFi protocol Curve

Over the past few months, Yearn.finance (YFI) has been on a collaboration spree. By now, Yearn.finance has Pickle Finance, Cream Finance, Akropolis, SushiSwap, and Cover Protocol under its expanding wings.

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4. Bitcoin Whale Moves $500 Million Following BTC Price Surge to $40,000

A whale crypto trader moved $500 million in Bitcoin following the surge in price above $40,000. According to data compiled by blockchain scanner and Twitter bot Whale Alert, an anonymous trader moved 12,598 bitcoin in three separate transactions on January 7, as the price of BTC unexpectedly broke above $40,000. The unknown wallet transferred 4,892 bitcoin, followed by 4,360 and 3,400 BTC.

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5. OCC Steps Up Permitting Banks to Utilize Blockchains and Stablecoins for Payments

Digital payments’ future seems more evident as the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) recently allowed stablecoin payments through banks. Asides from approving stablecoin remittances, the U.S based banks, and federal savings associations will be able to leverage the blockchain technology.

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6. Solana (SOL) trading volume soars as DeFi investors seek ETH alternatives

The DeFi sector is booming again and the need for fast, scalable, Ethereum alternatives has sent Solana (SOL) trading volume to record-highs.

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7. Crypto user recovers long-lost private keys to access $4M in Bitcoin

A student has claimed to have found private keys accidentally HODLed starting as early as 2011 which will unlock more than $4 million in Bitcoin. Even with their newfound fortune, the lucky student said they will avoid “expensive luxuries” like a new car or house.

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8. EOS Co-Founder Dan Larimer Resigns From Post as CTO of Block.one

Dan Larimer is resigning from his post as the chief technology officer of the development company Block.one. Block.one made history when it raised $4 billion worth of cryptocurrency for the initial coin offering of EOS, a blockchain that was built to compete with Ethereum and other smart contract networks. Block.one’s main project is EOS.

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9. Privacy coin narrative gains steam despite Bittrex delistings: XMR, ZEC, DASH gain 20%

Early this year, privacy-focused coins were seemingly dealt a death blow by Bittrex, a popular crypto-asset exchange. Today, these same coins that plunged earlier this year are starting to rally, outpacing Bitcoin, Ethereum, and all other cryptocurrencies except for some DeFi plays.

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10. Crypto Holders in the UK Cannot Deposit Profits in Banks

HSBC, one of the world’s largest banks, does not process cryptocurrency payments and does not allow customers to transfer money from digital wallets. While other leading banks accept transfers from digital wallets to checking accounts, many bitcoin holders cannot use their credit cards to buy or sell bitcoin.

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2021-01-10 09:44:29 Major Crypto Market Updates in the last 24 hrs

1. Elon Musk Admits He Wouldn’t Mind Getting Paid in Bitcoin

The richest man in the world, Elon Musk, has responded to the tweet of Ben Mezrich, the author of the Bitcoin Billionaires bestselling book about the Winklevoss twins, who tweeted that he would never turn down a payment in Bitcoin again. Musk responded to his tweet, agreeing with the writer.

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2. Proposal seeks to overhaul Aave’s $375 million Safety Module

Big changes are coming to DeFi’s second-largest protocol and its $375 million insurance pool. There was also a look into Aave’s possible future: a proposal from Delphi Digital seeking to fundamentally alter Aave’s Safety Module and create a new insurance product offering.

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3. Top crypto mergers and acquisitions of 2020

Amid the chaos that was 2020, crypto companies inked almost $700 million worth of mergers and acquisitions. More than 90% of the $691 million reported was comprised of the top three acquisitions by Binance ($400 million), FTX ($150 million) and Coinbase ($90 million).

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4. 2021 Opens With a Bang for Investors

Financial institutions are showing a growing interest in Bitcoin, with proponents of the cryptocurrency saying it offers a hedge against inflation and a weak US dollar, similar to gold.

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5. Traders flock into altcoins as Bitcoin price trades sideways

Altcoins are surging higher as Bitcoin price consolidates and the prospect of a $3 trillion economic stimulus package sparks confidence in crypto investors.

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6. DeFi project offers new way to trade the entire $1 trillion crypto market

A decentralized finance (DeFi) project is gearing up to debut a token that aims to allow users to capture the value of the entire $1 trillion cryptocurrency market. Led by Ethereum 2.0 developer and Prysmatic Labs founder Preston Van Loon and Joe Sticco, Cryptex is set to launch the mainnet of its token TCAP this quarter.

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7. Bitcoin Miners Saw 33% Revenue Increase in December

Bitcoin miners generated an estimated $692 million in revenue in December, up 33% from November, according to on-chain data from Coin Metrics analyzed by CoinDesk.

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8. Sushiswap reveals ambitious 2021 roadmap

After a wild, up-and-down 2020 that saw Sushiswap become the largest decentralized exchange (DEX) by liquidity at two different points, the decentralized finance (DeFi) platform has released a wildly ambitious project roadmap for 2021.

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9. Polkadot becomes first blockchain platform to rebrand through a bounty program

Blockchain platform Polkadot announced that it has hired leading design agency Koto to give the blockchain platform a complete design revamp. However, all key decisions regarding the rebranding process will be driven and approved by the Polkadot community and its representatives on-chain.

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10. Another $84M deposit begs the question: Why are Bitcoin whales in Korea selling?

Bitcoin whales are depositing large amounts of Bitcoin into South Korean exchanges as BTC continues to rally.

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2021-01-09 11:30:47 Major Crypto Market Updates in the last 24 hrs

1. Tether Treasury opens up 400,000,000 USDT

Tether is presently the third most valuable crypto with a market value of $23.5 billion. The latest development is that Tether treasury minted a whopping 400 million USDT, as seen on Whale Alert, an advanced blockchain tracker and analytic firm.

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2. Bitcoin price volatility spikes as BTC whales sell each new high

Data suggest Bitcoin’s price drops at each new all-time high are the result of “mega whales” selling into liquidity.

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3. Grayscale CEO Says Crypto Interest Is Rising From Pension, Endowment Funds

Michael Sonnenshein, the new CEO of digital asset manager Grayscale Investments, said Friday a wider range of institutional investors are now taking an interest in cryptocurrency.

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4. Morgan Stanley Boosts Stake in Bitcoin-Laden MicroStrategy to 10.9%

Morgan Stanley now owns 792,627 shares of MicroStrategy, bringing its total ownership in the company best known for holding over $2 billion in bitcoin to 10.9%, according to a filing made with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

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5. Litecoin Will Get Smart Contracts via Flare Networks

Flare Networks is working to introduce smart contracts on Litecoin. This feature will introduce application and development capabilities, similar to the functionality found on Ethereum. Litecoin users can also participate in Flare Networks' airdrop.

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6. Bitcoin Just Traded a Record-Smashing $99 Billion in One Day

Bitcoin’s daily trading volume hit an all-time high, just as Bitcoin’s price hit its own all-time high. Bitcoin's daily trading volumes are through the roof. Traders shook hands on $99.3 billion worth of Bitcoin deals in the past 24 hours, according to metrics site CoinMarketCap.

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7. 2021 Could Have Big Things in Store for Stellar (XLM)

The Stellar (XLM) price has increased by nearly 150% throughout the week in a massive upward move that was possibly fueled by positive news of a new partnership with one of Europe’s oldest banks.

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8. Rapper Meek Mill Wants His Fans to Get In on Cryptocurrency

In a tweet, the rapper Meek Mill encouraged his fans to get on board with cryptocurrencies. It's not the first time Meek has promoted crypto on Twitter. Rap loves crypto: artists like Megan Thee Stallion and Murda Beatz have done crypto promotions in recent weeks.

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9. Will Satoshi Nakamoto Dethrone Elon Musk?

Elon Musk, has become the richest man on earth, dethroning Jeff Bezos and his Amazon empire as the market gives his dreams of Mars and solar roofed cars the top position. The bitcoin inventor could potentially change that soon. At $200,000 per coin, he would be worth $200 billion and would become the richest person. At that point, the inventor of the new value measurer would make history as the richest unkown person.

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10. Asia’s Retail FOMO Could Be Behind XRP’s Rally Despite SEC’s Lawsuit

XRP’s double-digit gains could be the result of a bold bet by retail investors, especially those in Asia, that the cryptocurrency’s price could follow the broader crypto bull run.

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2021-01-08 10:05:56 Major Crypto Market Updates in the last 24 hrs

1. Bitcoin's 'real' volume doubles previous all-time high

Weekly BTC trade volume has surged to dwarf the previous record by 100% amid Bitcoin’s dramatic run up to $40,000.

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2. Bakkt may go public through rumored $2B merger

Bakkt, the cryptocurrency trading platform majority-owned by Intercontinental Exchange, is rumored to be deep in discussions to go public through a merger with VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings.

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3. Ripple CEO answers 5 key questions about the SEC lawsuit

Ripple’s CEO Brad Garlinghouse has responded to some of the community’s concerns surrounding the SEC’s $1.3 billion lawsuit against the firm.

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4. Bitcoin is now worth more than a 20 ounce gold bar

Bitcoin’s meteoric price rise is showing no signs of slowing down and its latest all-time high has priced the asset higher than a 20 ounce gold bar.

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5. South Korea to Implement 20% Tax on Crypto in 2023

South Korea's Ministry of Economy and Finance has finalized a legal amendment, which will start taxing cryptocurrency holders for 20% of their gains in 2023.

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6. Coinbase Trends On Twitter For Downtime During Bitcoin Break Above $40K

As eager buyers stepped in to “buy the dip” on Coinbase, they were met with frustration and disrupted services. And because Bitcoin is trending on Twitter, Coinbase is now also but for all the wrong reasons.

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7. Tezos (XTZ), Synthetix (SNX) and Yearn.finance (YFI) lead the DeFi revival

Tezos, Synthetix and Yearn finance are the most recent top performers in what appears to be a DeFi sector revival. Here's a look at their fundamental developments and chart structure to determine the trend and possible target upside targets.

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8. Google searches for 'Ethereum' hit all-time high

Google Trends reveals that the number of Google searches currently being performed for “Ethereum” is at an all-time high, eclipsing search interest during the height of the last ETH bull run. Ethereum’s previous peak in search term popularity was on Jan. 13, 2018 — the date of ETH’s all-time high of $1,432.88.

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9. Finland Pushes to Sell Tainted Trove of Bitcoins Worth Tens of Millions

Finland’s customs agency is preparing to cash in on a stash of drug-linked bitcoins that’s now worth tens of millions of dollars.

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10. Is Amazon Preparing To Launch Its Own Crypto Asset? XRP Architect Analyzes Odds That Retail Giant Will Enter the Space

Speculation on Amazon’s potential interest in entering the industry has been a hot topic in crypto circles for years, fueled by the company’s patent filings and domain purchases. In a new post on Quora, the chief technology officer at Ripple says he doubts the online retail giant will launch its own digital asset for its 200 million users anytime soon.

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2021-01-07 09:16:38 Major Crypto Market Updates in the last 24 hrs

1. Bitcoin Price Touches the $37K Zone, Crypto Economy's Market Cap Hits $1 Trillion

The price of bitcoin smashed through the last all-time high again jumping above the $37k zone to $37,400 per coin. The entire crypto-economy surpassed the $1 trillion mark.

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2. ETH en route to overtake its 2018 ATH as Bitcoin breaks $37K

ETH broke above $1,200 for the first time in almost three years, extending its weekly gains to 62%.

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3. Hong Kong Listed BC Group Raises $90M as Institutional Crypto Demand Soars in Asia

Hong Kong Stock Exchange-listed BC Technology Group, the parent company of regulated crypto platform OSL, has raised HKD697 million (approximately US$90 million) in the form of a top-up share placement.

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4. YouTube star Mr. Beast, with 50M subscribers, becomes a verified Brave browser publisher

Mr. Beast, joins almost 1 million other verified Brave publishers, potentially exposing some of his subscribers to Brave browser and its native BAT token.

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5. Korean Banks are now getting into 'Crypto' asset management business

One of Korea’s largest commercial banks Kookmin Bank (KB), announced its foray into a “digital asset management company” in partnership with a number of the nation’s leading blockchain players to safeguard the bitcoin holdings of corporate customers such as crypto exchanges.

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6. Hyundai Subsidiary Partners with Ripple Customer Axis Bank to Launch Digital Financial Solutions

Ripple-friendly bank to offer digital loans to Hyundai clients, Major RippleNet member Axis Bank spread the word about its partnership with global Korean automobile giant Hyundai: Hyundai Motor India Limited.

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7. Stellar’s XLM up Almost 150% in Last 7 Days

Although the number one and two cryptocurrencies have been stealing the show, Stellar’s XLM token has been the biggest gainer of the week, by far. In the last seven days, XLM is up over 140%, increasing its price by over 90% in the last 24 hours alone.

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8. Stanford group becomes 9th largest Uniswap delegate, overtakes UC Berkeley

Stanford Blockchain Club has become one of the largest delegates for the exchange Uniswap, overtaking a student group at rival California university UC Berkeley. The student-run blockchain club verified itself as a Uniswap delegate on Tuesday, having amassed 2,524,711 votes, according to Sybil, an Ethereum governance tool.

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9. Cardano’s market cap flips Bitcoin Cash (BCH) after ADA rallies by 100%

In the past week, Cardano price surged by more than 100% and overtook Bitcoin Cash to become the sixth-largest cryptocurrency.

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10. Cyprian Hospital Commences COVID-19 Vaccination with VeChain (VET) Solution

Mediterranean Hospital of Cyprus has successfully vaccinated some of its staff against the COVID-19 virus, including 100 doctors and personnel. The process was carried out via the VeChain-powered E-HCert COVID-19 solution.

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2021-01-06 08:45:31 Major Crypto Market Updates in the last 24 hrs

1. Bitcoin Sets New All-Time High Above $35K

Bitcoin bulls pushed the leading cryptocurrency to fresh all-time highs above $35,000 Tuesday night after a couple days of choppy price action kept traders guessing which direction the market would head next.

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2. Ripple co-founder Jed McCaleb sold $400 million worth of XRP in 2020

Ripple co-founder Jed McCaleb appears to have enjoyed a prosperous 2020, having sold more than $400 million worth of XRP over the last 12 months.

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3. Grayscale's ETHE shares tumble 50% as Ether skyrockets

A long-term arbitrage play from institutional investors may explain why shares in Grayscale’s Ethereum Trust have tanked by 50% in two weeks while Ether rallied 75%.

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4. AAVE price soars to $123 all-time high as TVL rises and fundamentals improve

Aave’s rising total value locked, improving fundamentals and renewed interest in DeFi tokens triggered a double-digit rally in AAVE price.

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5. BitGo Launches Wrapped Bitcoin, Ether on Tron Blockchain

BitGo’s Ethereum-based tokenized bitcoin project, Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC), has expanded to its second blockchain, Tron. The crypto custodian has also launched Wrapped Ether (WETH) on Tron as well.

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6. Slot machine manufacturer gets patent for crypto payment options

According to records from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, International Game Technology, or IGT, received a patent today for a system that would enable casino players to transfer crypto from their accounts into a “gaming establishment account.” The patent filing shows payments in Bitcoin (BTC), Bitcoin Cash (BCH) and Ether (ETH) as examples for users transferring crypto from their private wallets to wallets connected to casino accounts.

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7. WARNING: These Fake Crypto Apps Will Steal Your Bitcoin

Thousands of cryptocurrency users have reportedly been the victim of crypto apps that were advertised as legitimate, but secretly contained malware that infiltrated users’ computers and stole information, including cryptocurrency wallet keys.

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8. XLM Exploded by 40% As Ukraine Picks Stellar to Develop Its Digital Asset Infrastructure

The popular blockchain project Stellar has signed a Memorandum of Understanding and Cooperation with the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine to explore and develop virtual currencies and a CBDC. The native cryptocurrency has reacted with a massive surge by almost 40% a day after the announcement.

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9. Ripple Slammed With Another Lawsuit From One of Its Major Investors

The San-Francisco-based blockchain company Ripple may still have more issues to deal with, as one of its lead investors involved in the company’s Series C funding has filed a lawsuit following the U.S. SEC’s allegations.

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10. The UK's ban on crypto derivatives is set to go into effect from today

A ban on the sale of crypto derivatives and exchange-traded notes (ETNs) is set to come into force in the U.K. starting today. The ban was announced in October after a long and turbulent consultation period. Crypto players continue to criticise the move, arguing it will do more harm than good.

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