Financial Services Company SBI Group Launches Diversified Crypto Fund in Japan
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Financial Services Company SBI Group Launches Diversified Crypto Fund in Japan – Bitcoin News

SBI Group, the financial services company group based in Tokyo, Japan, has announced the launch of a crypto asset fund that consists of seven different digital currencies. The crypto fund launched by the Japanese company includes bitcoin, ethereum, xrp, litecoin, bitcoin cash, chainlink, and polkadot. SBI Group’s New Crypto Fund Leverages 7 Different Digital Assets Three months ago, SBI Holdings,…

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Collateral damage: DeFi’s ticking time bomb
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Collateral damage: DeFi’s ticking time bomb

As 2021 draws to a close, the premier lineup in the DeFi landscape largely consists of synthetic asset platforms (SAPs). An SAP is any platform that enables users to mint synthetics, which are derivatives whose values are pegged to existing assets in real time. As long as oracles can supply a reliable price feed, synthetics can represent any asset in…

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Demand for Mining Hardware Spikes in Russia, Prices Rise
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Demand for Mining Hardware Spikes in Russia, Prices Rise – Mining Bitcoin News

The market for crypto mining equipment in Russia has seen strong interest from buyers of both new and used devices, retail data indicates. This year, demand for application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) machines has multiplied exponentially while video cards have been in short supply leading to rising prices. Crypto Miners in Russia Looking to Increase Computing Power Online retailers have registered…

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Bitcoin tests yearly moving average as $100K by Christmas needs 'small miracle'
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Bitcoin tests yearly moving average as $100K by Christmas needs ‘small miracle’

Bitcoin (BTC) prepared a showdown with a key moving average (MA) price trend on Dec. 19 with time running out for a strong 2021 close. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView “I vote we bounce and stay bull” Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD trading at $47,000 Sunday, still firmly in an established range. That price is…

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Polkadot envisions Web3 disruption with multiple parachain launches
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Polkadot envisions Web3 disruption with multiple parachain launches

Open-source blockchain platform Polkadot announced the launch of its first parachains (or parallelized chain) aimed at improving the interoperability between multiple blockchains.  According to the announcement, the Polkadot team invested five years into the development of the parachains, which were allocated to teams via auctions, namely, Acala, Moonbeam, Parallel Finance, Astar, and Clover. With individual blockchains running in parallel within…

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Invictus Capital Announces NFT Collection to Give African Artists Global Exposure – News Bitcoin News
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Invictus Capital Announces NFT Collection to Give African Artists Global Exposure – News Bitcoin News

Invictus Capital has unveiled its first non-fungible token collection, called “Out of Africa,” through the Invictus NFT Lab. Through this collection, Invictus Capital will showcase fine art via blockchain technology as well as connect artists from Africa with the rest of the world. Invictus Capital to Release NFT Collection Blockchain investment platform Invictus Capital recently unveiled its first non-fungible token…

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Bitcoin book for American policymakers gets 5x funding on Kickstarter
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Bitcoin book for American policymakers gets 5x funding on Kickstarter

A group of eight Bitcoin (BTC) enthusiasts launched a Kickstarter campaign to publish an educational book for America’s federal policymakers, to reduce their reliance on the traditional media narrative on cryptocurrencies. The campaign managed to attract $23,151 in funding, nearly five times the goal of $5,000.  The book was conceptualized soon after the United States House of Representatives passed the…

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Kenyan Businessman Accused of Defrauding Investors of More Than $140 Million – Regulation Bitcoin News
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Kenyan Businessman Accused of Defrauding Investors of More Than $140 Million – Regulation Bitcoin News

Businessman and owner of a Kenyan football club, Ricardo Badoer, has been accused of fleecing more than $140 million from investors via his Aidos Kuneen cryptocurrency. Threats Against Investors According to a local report, Kenyan businessman Ricardo Badoer is being accused of defrauding investors via his Aidos Kuneen cryptocurrency of more than $140 million. The allegations against Badoer — the…

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