BitMEX has launched its own cryptocurrency dubbed BMEX. The exchange also gifted 1.5 million tokens to some of its users.

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El Salvador Finance Minister Alejandro Zelaya has responded to recent demands from the International Monetary Fund. He stated that the country would not end its support for Bitcoin as legal tender.

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Business intelligence firm MicroStrategy has purchased another $25 million over the period from Dec. 30, 2021, to Ja. 31, 2022, according to the company's recent regulatory filing.

It bought 660 Bitcoins at an average price of $37,865.

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Akash Network (AKT) has been listed on Kraken

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The total block size will grow to 80 kilobytes (KB) from the current size of 72 kilobytes (KB). This means that Cardano’s blocks will be able to carry more transactions.

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USDC printed new tokens $133,645,798

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According to IntoTheBlock, a total of 302,092 ETH have left centralized exchanges in January amid the recent price drawdown. Ethereum witnessed its largest monthly price decline since March 2020.

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Amp (AMP) will soon be listed on Kucoin.

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The crypto market in the red zone today.

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The cross-chain bridge Wormhole has reportedly suffered an exploit worth over $326 million.

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Concordium (CCD) will be listed Bitfinex.

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The Japanese government is considering a proposal to make it easier for registered crypto exchanges to list digital assets in the local retail trading market.

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The total number of ADA wallets stands at 3,002,727, showing that over 12,200 wallets were added per day, resulting in a 20.1% rise in the total number of wallets.

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USDC printed new tokens $100,608,494

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According to the senior analyst at MST Financial, David Gibson, Nintendo hinted that it is interested in this area and could see ‘the potential’ it had for the company.

“We do have interest in this area, we feel the potential in this area, but we wonder what joy we can provide in this area and this is difficult to define right now,” the Japanese video game company reportedly said.

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Terra community this week, allowing LUNA holders to vote on a new five-year, $38.5M sponsorship with an unnamed team across one of the ‘big four’ sports leagues in the U.S. (MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL). It is seemingly the first time in sports sponsorship history that a DAO (or similarly structured organization) has had a collective vote to engage in a sponsorship.

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The Venezuelan government has approved a new tax bill aiming to collect up to 20% in taxes from cryptocurrency transactions, according to local reports.

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The Russian government, which is having an ongoing discussion on the future of decentralized digital currency in Russia, is expected to produce alternative scenarios for crypto regulation by February 11.

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Circle printed new tokens $191,029,504 USDC

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CashApp integrated Lightning Network payments to most of their customers in the USA. This might prove to be monumental for the Bitcoin network.

“Lightning Network is now available on Cash App. It’s the fastest, free way to pay anyone in bitcoin,” tweeted the company.

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