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Bitcoin Is Coming to Ethereum Stalwart MetaMask: Sources
MetaMask is a giant in the Ethereum ecosystem, but it's poised to cross one of the biggest tribal divides in crypto.

Solana-Based Wallet Phantom Buys Web3 Specialist Bitski
The Bitski team will be joining Phantom to bring embedded wallets to Solana, simplifying the onboarding process for both users and developers, the firms said.

Crypto and DeFi Wallet Firm Fordefi Gets Cover from Insurance Giant Munich Re
Insurance broker Lockton’s Emerging Asset Protection (LEAP) team helped organize the Munich Re deal.

Nasdaq, After Pivoting Crypto Ambitions to Tokenized T-bills, Sees Staffers Exit Amid Delays: Sources
After ending its crypto custody plan, Nasdaq pivoted to tokenized U.S. Treasuries, but progress was too sluggish for some now-former employees, a person familiar with the matter said.

Crypto Custody Tech Firm Fireblocks Seeks New York-Regulated Trust Company
The firm also convening a crypto custodian partner program with a starting line up of companies from the U.S., the United Arab Emirates, Britain, Singapore, Thailand and Australia.

Crypto Exchange Bitpanda Expands Austrian Presence With Raiffeisen Bank Partnership
Earlier this week, Bitpanda said it was opening a Dubai office, making UAE the choice of its first expansion outside of Europe.

Crypto Gets Another 'Neighborhood Watch' to Guard Against Hacks
Justine Bone, a cybersecurity firebrand whose research led to recalls of half a million faulty pacemakers, leads the soon-to-launch information-sharing and analysis center (ISAC) for crypto firms.

MoonPay Users Can Now Buy Crypto Via PayPal
The partnership means MoonPay users in the U.S. can seamlessly buy crypto with PayPal through wallet transfer, bank transfer, and debit card transactions, according to a press release.

BlackRock Sees Sovereign Wealth Funds, Pensions Coming to Bitcoin ETFs
The asset manager has been helping educate pension funds, endowments and sovereign wealth funds about the new spot bitcoin ETF products, BlackRock’s head of digital assets said.

Blockchain Sleuth Elliptic Explores AI and Anti-Money Laundering Using 200M Bitcoin Transactions
Patterns of illicit activity involving groups of bitcoin nodes and chains of transactions are described in a research paper by Elliptic and MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab.

