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Soccer Star Andrés Iniesta Warned by Spanish Regulator After Promoting Binance
“I’m learning how to get started with crypto with @binance,” Iniesta told his 25 million Twitter followers.
JPMorgan Hiring Software Engineers for ‘Collateral Blockchain Tokenization’
The intriguing vacancy doesn’t go into much detail, however.
Blockade Games Raises $5M Round at $23M Valuation From Animoca Brands, Others
The round was led by metaverse and NFT stalwart Animoca Brands.
Bank of England Governor Touts CBDCs Over Stablecoins: Report
BoE chief Andrew Bailey said the bank wouldn’t be moving into the retail bank account business through a CBDC.
Citi Plans to Hire 100 Staffers for Beefed-Up Crypto Division
The bank has also named Puneet Singhvi as head of digital assets for its institutional clients group starting Dec. 1.
Algorand Project Raises $3.6M to Make Cross-Chain DeFi Friendly for Big Investors
C3 will operate a cross-chain clearing engine in the same way prime brokers act as a hub for collateral management in traditional finance.
Polkadot Chief Promises Freedom From Ethereum’s ‘Economic Enslavement’
Polkadot creator (and Ethereum co-founder) Gavin Wood says Ethereum is actually closer to Bitcoin than many of its adherents would freely admit.
Switzerland’s Six Digital Exchange Launches With Blockchain Bond
The SDX blockchain bond is the first digital issuance that uses regulated market infrastructure, according to parent company SIX.
Acala Wins First Polkadot Parachain Auction, With $1.3B in DOT Committed
Parachain auctions saw almost $3.5 billion collected by 10 hopefuls, with Acala edging out Moonbeam for the first slot.
Maple Finance Launches First DeFi Syndicated Loan for Alameda Research
Think of it as an “on-chain crypto SPAC,” said founder Sid Powell.
