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Bank of England Hikes Rates to 2.25%; Jack Dorsey’s Block Slapped With Downgrade on Bitcoin Sentiment
The Bank of England raised its benchmark interest rates by 50 basis points (bps) to 2.25% in a continued fight against inflation. Plus, investment bank Mizuho downgraded shares of Jack Dorsey’s payments company Block to neutral from buy.

Returning Ownership: Your Finances, Data and Identity
Block's TBD Lead Mike Brock joins Wachsman CEO and founder David Wachsman at Consensus 2022 for a discussion on how technology renovates finances, data and identity.

Bitcoin’s Many Narratives: Digital Gold, Payments, Platform
Dr. Adam Back, CEO and Co-founder of Blockstream, Mike Brock, TBD Lead at Block and Researcher Tadge Dryja join Consensus 2022 for a conversation on the many narratives of bitcoin. Moderator: Christie Harkin, Managing Editor, Technology, CoinDesk

Buying Your First Crypto: Wallets and Exchanges 101
Lindsey Grossman, Bitcoin Wallet's Business Lead at Block joins Coinme Co-founder & CEO Neil Bergquist at Consensus 2022 to introduce what traders need to know to open their first crypto wallet and discuss the pros and cons of different options, including hot and cold storage. Moderator: Toby Bochan, CoinDesk Learn managing editor

Блок сповіщає 8,2 млн клієнтів про порушення інвестування готівкою в додаток
Колишній співробітник отримав неправомірний доступ до звітів, пов’язаних із рахунками клієнтів у США. Звіти не містили особистої інформації.

Джек Дорсі, Блок і небезпека створення зручності Крипто
Здається, всі погоджуються з тим, що Крипто потребує покращення взаємодії з користувачем. Але якою ціною?

Bitcoin -гаманець Block буде містити датчик відбитків пальців для транзакцій
Новий гаманець платіжного гіганта також буде живитися від перезаряджуваної літій-полімерної батареї та порту USB-C.

Meta Joins Block’s Crypto Open Patent Alliance as Diem Reportedly Winds Down
Meta (formerly Facebook) is joining the Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA), a consortium of tech and crypto companies led by Jack Dorsey’s payments company, Block (formerly Square). This comes as Meta winds down its Diem project, reportedly selling its intellectual property to Silvergate Bank for $200 million to pay back investors.

Key Takeaways From This Past Week's Crypto Market Volatility
"All About Bitcoin's" Week in Review panel discusses what to make of this past week's price swings for bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies amid significant market sell-offs. Plus, reactions to Block CEO Jack Dorsey proposing a legal defense fund for Bitcoin developers and his firm building an open-source bitcoin mining system.

Crypto News Roundup: Jack Dorsey Announces Bitcoin Legal Defense Fund, US Banks Offer USDF Stablecoin and More
Block CEO Jack Dorsey is proposing the Bitcoin Legal Defense Fund to defend developers from lawsuits about their activities in the Bitcoin ecosystem. A group of U.S. banks to offer its own stablecoin "USDF" in a move to tackle concerns regarding reserves behind nonbank-issued equivalents. Investors are suing Kim Kardashian and Floyd Mayweather over an alleged EthereumMax scam. CoinDesk's Galen Moore weighs in on the top crypto headlines.
