A featured crypto industry brief, with a focus on DeFi and MEV.
Bitcoin, NFT, sec, ftx, Web3

Cosmos Interchain Foundation allocates $40M for ecosystem development in 2023 from Cointelegraph
US regulatory crackdown leads to $32M digital asset outflows: CoinShares from Cointelegraph
CoinShares ‘Unsure’ It Can Recover Any of $31M FTX Exposure from Blockworks
Galaxy Digital, PayPal Lead $20M Fundraise for Chaos Labs from CoinDesk
Polyhedra Network Raises $10M for Zero-Knowledge Infrastructure from CoinDesk
Sequoia, Multicoin Lead $6M Round for Crypto Startup TipLink from CoinDesk
Superchain Network Raises $4M to Build Decentralized Data Indexing Protocol from CoinDesk
Arbitrum-Based Factor Raises $4M on First Day of Token Offering from CoinDesk
CoinShares Sees 2022 Income Plunge 97% to $3.6M from CoinDesk
Hope Finance exploit results in $2M stolen from users’ funds from Cointelegraph
Nifty News: PROOF cancels NFT conference, Bitcoin meme creator cashes in $150K and more from Cointelegraph
Bitcoin can hit $40K before BTC price sees ‘harsh correction’ — Analyst from Cointelegraph
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Edges Toward $25K During Slow Economic Day from CoinDesk
Bitcoin sees fresh $25K rejection as pre-Wall Street volatility returns from Cointelegraph
Crypto Analysts Scramble to Explain Bitcoin's Pause Near $25K from CoinDesk
Cointelegraph 2023 Top 100: Diving into the top 10 from Cointelegraph
Bosch partners in $100-million Web3 development foundation from Cointelegraph
Polygon Labs Cuts 20% Workforce, Almost 100 Jobs from CoinDesk
The Open Network Releases On-Chain Governance Platform, TON Token Volume Surges 98% from CoinDesk
Bitcoin active addresses ‘concern’ analyst despite 50% BTC price gains from Cointelegraph
NFT aggregator Blur eyes 30% price pump by March amid airdrop euphoria from Cointelegraph
TON Governance Votes To Freeze 20% of TON Supply from Blockworks
Coinbase Q4 Revenue and Earnings Beat Expectations, but Transaction Volume Falls 12% From Q3 from CoinDesk
Hut 8 CEO weighs in on the bull and bear markets from a mining perspective from Cointelegraph
Ethereum derivatives data suggests $1,700 might not remain a resistance level for long from Cointelegraph
What is a grid trading bot, and how do you use it? from Cointelegraph
Hope Finance exploit results in $2M stolen from users’ funds from Cointelegraph
Filecoin, Storj Tokens Outperform Bitcoin Amid Increased Use of Decentralized Storage Protocols from CoinDesk
Litecoin Network Gets Its First NFTs After Developer Forks Bitcoin Ordinals from CoinDesk
Bitcoin Price Doesn’t Care About Macro News: NY Fed Economists from Blockworks
Bitcoin ‘fixes democracy’ and fights corruption: Human Rights Foundation from Cointelegraph
Crypto and Bitcoin Miners Rebrand and Diversify to Survive: A Look at Their New Strategies from CoinDesk
NFTs will act as high-end property during boom cycles: Real Vision CEO from Cointelegraph
Blur Still Sees Record NFT Volumes Even After Crypto Airdrop from Blockworks
Friendsies NFT Collection Deletes Twitter After 'Pause' Announcement Spurs Rug Pull Accusations from CoinDesk
SEC’s Shadow Crypto Rule Taking Shape as Enforcement Cases Mount from CoinDesk
Paxos Is Holding 'Constructive Discussions' With SEC from CoinDesk
Paxos is engaged in ‘constructive discussions’ with SEC: Report from Cointelegraph
CoinShares remains afloat despite heavy FTX losses: Q4 report from Cointelegraph
What Are VCs Funding After FTX? More Decentralized Infrastructure from CoinDesk
FTX poked the bear and the bear is pissed — O’Leary on the crypto crackdown from Cointelegraph
FTX Japan Becomes First in Group To Resume Withdrawals from Blockworks
Web3 Builders Need Better Funding Programs, Not Just Funds from CoinDesk
Crypto Protocol Fetch.ai Partners With Bosch to Develop Web3 and AI Tech from CoinDesk
Carbon market gets a much-needed boost from blockchain technology — Web3 exec from Cointelegraph
We're Responsible for Web3 User Journeys; It’s Time to Make Them Completely Self-Custodial from CoinDesk
Mastercard to allow crypto payments in Web3 via USDC settlements from Cointelegraph
ConsenSys Acquires Easy-to-Use Blockchain Notification Tool 'Hal' to Strengthen Web3 Development from CoinDesk
ConsenSys eyes Web3 notification service refinement with Hal acquisition from Cointelegraph
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Ideas to Explore: February 2023 from Kerman Kohli
State of Polygon Q4 2022 from Messari Crypto News Feed
Analyzing the Market Potential of Fully On-Chain Games from Messari Crypto News Feed
No title from Multicoin Capital
DEBRIEF - We're All Gonna Die from Bankless
Huobi Applies For Crypto Trading License in Hong Kong from Unchained Podcast
Galois Capital Shuts Down After Losing Half Its Assets in ‘FTX Disaster’ from Unchained Podcast
FTX Japan Users Can Withdraw Assets on Feb. 21 from Unchained Podcast
Just a Coincidence? Coinbase and Polygon Lawyers See Bad Omens in SEC Crackdown – Ep. 458 from Unchained Podcast
Stablecoins for Ecommerce and the Digital Economy from Circle Blog
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Ethereum price rally hit crucial resistance as institutional investors are in ‘wait and see’ mode from Cointelegraph
Crypto Miner Hive Blockchain Posts Q3 Loss as Ethereum Merge Cuts Revenue, Mining Margin from CoinDesk
Binance Stablecoin Flipped By Cardano, Polygon As Billions Burn from Blockworks
Gamers made up nearly half of all blockchain activity in January: DappRadar Report from Cointelegraph
16 ways blockchain and crypto leaders can better educate prospective users from Cointelegraph
Green consumers want supply chain transparency via blockchain from Cointelegraph
Deutsche Bank Completes Asset Management Test With Memento Blockchain, Putting Domani's DEXTF Tokens Into Focus from CoinDesk
Nigeria's Central Bank in Talks With Blockchain Platform R3 for CBDC Revamp: Bloomberg from CoinDesk
A Teenager Enlisted for US’ Iraq Invasion: Now He’s a Crypto CIO from Blockworks
India expands national payment network to Singapore: What’s in it for crypto? from Cointelegraph
Traders Still Prefer Centralized, Trading Volume Suggests from Blockworks
How to build a crypto portfolio without spending any money or time trading from Cointelegraph
Trading Platform eToro Gains New York BitLicense to Provide Crypto Services from CoinDesk
What is a grid trading bot, and how do you use it? from Cointelegraph
Polkadot, Solana Top Crypto For Weekly Price Gains from Blockworks

