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The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the primary securities regulator of the European Union, has issued a stern warning to investors regarding the protection mechanisms in place for the crypto asset market.

PayPal, the global payment giant, has made a significant move in the cryptocurrency space by introducing its proprietary stablecoin, PYUSD, to Venmo.

The Federal Reserve has announced plans to oversee new activities that include cryptocurrencies and other emerging asset classes.

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler recently emphasized in an article published on his official website that the innovations brought about by Satoshi Nakamoto have played an important role in promoting the development of encrypted currency assets and the underlying blockchain technology.

The cryptocurrency market continues to show minimal volatility following the SEC’s lawsuit against Binance.

In a recent development, House Financial Services Committee Chairman Patrick McHenry and House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson shared details of draft legislation on digital assets.

The BitVol (Bitcoin Volatility) Index, launched by the financial index company T3 Index in cooperation with the Bitcoin options trading platform LedgerX, has fallen for nearly a month.

The World Bank recently published a report that took an in-depth look at the use of blockchain technology in infrastructure projects such as roads, power plants, and renewable energy schemes.

In its latest national security standards report, President Biden’s team listed several technology industries as priorities for standardization, including cryptocurrencies as an emerging technology to watch.

The upgrade will enable validators to withdraw ETH from the beacon chain and bring new functionality to the execution and consensus layers.

The UK government has set out plans for a major international crackdown on crypto-related crime and money laundering. The plans include a global task force and increased regulation and enforcement of crypto-assets.

FTX, a major cryptocurrency exchange, has filed a Statement of Financial Statements (SOFA) report with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware on March 17.

Bitcoin options volume hit a high of $7.94 billion this week, the highest since October 2021, according to The Block.

Japanese electronics giant Sony has applied for a patent for an NFT interoperability framework that could potentially deploy new NFT platforms.

The Central Bank of Brazil has announced that it will be using an Ethereum-compatible, permissioned blockchain for the issuance of the tokenized version of the country’s currency in its digital real pilot project.

Staking LUNC, or staking Lunyr tokens, is a popular way for cryptocurrency enthusiasts to earn passive income and support the Lunyr network.

Nick Davey, an official of the UK Payment System Regulator (PSR), said that the UK payment system regulator is exploring how to regulate the encryption industry.

At a hearing of the Senate Agriculture Committee on December 1, 2022, Congress was called to act quickly to pass the CFTC’s law to prevent further loss of funds after the FTX collapse.

FTX officially released a note on some entities not included in the Chapter 11 Act.

In 2022, it will be difficult to act without encountering the term metaverse.

Since art has existed as an asset class, major auction houses have acted as the de facto gatekeepers of the art market.

The merger of Ethereum is the most significant change in the short history of the Ethereum protocol, and it has important implications for the crypto world in general, and web3 in particular.

Tokenization remains a top priority for the future of banking as institutions continue to show interest in the crypto space, said Nicole Olson, vice president of digital product development and innovation at State Street.