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China’s state-affiliated banks onboarding crypto companies in Hong Kong. US Congressman declares plan to fire SEC Chair Gary Gensler for crypto overreach. BNB Chain issues list of 191 high-risk, untrustworthy DApps and fake tokens. Ripple-based MoneyTap adopted by three Japanese banks. Blockchain platform for trading securities OTC moves forward with SEC approval. US crypto exchange Bittrex faces...

Today's highlights include: ArbitrumDAO votes down snapshot AIP 1.05 Celsius spends $72k to analyze creditor Tiffany Fong's leaks Do Kwon lawyers received $7 million before Terra collapse Silk Road hacker sentenced to 1 year of prison for multibillion-dollar bitcoin fraud Mysten Labs buys back stake from FTX for $96 million

Meta urged to ban minors from virtual world. Ripple launches liquidity hub for businesses to bridge the crypto liquidity gap. IMF to publish CBDC handbook in response to increasing demand for guidance. Crypto exchange Bitrue suffers $23M hack due to hot wallet exploit. Canon to launch Ethereum photo NFT marketplace Cadabra. UK’s new technology department to tackle country’s metaverse, Web3 strateg...

Today's highlights: Mastercard launches an NFT-gated musician accelerator program. Chainalysis and Calgary police launch a cryptocurrency investigation center. Paxos set to withdraw from Canada amid regulatory uncertainty. FTX has recovered $7.3B in assets and will consider rebooting the exchange. Montana 'right to mine' crypto bill passes the House.

The topics of the day are: 1. South Korean Crypto Exchange GDAC Hacked for $13.9 Million, Operations Suspended" 2. "Hacking Collective Unveils 'ChatGPT-like' Personal AI Tool, Elon Musk Warns of Technological Singularity" 3. "John Deaton: From Rapper Dreams to 'Pro-XRP Lawyer' with 260k Twitter Following" 4. "LimeWire Launches Nostalgic Crypto Rewards Game Based on Early 2000s Music Piracy Experie...

The topics of the day are: El Salvador grants first digital asset license to Bitfinex. Swiss court allows FTX to explore sales of European business. Spanish tax agency to send over 328K notices to crypto holders. Argentina securities regulator approves Bitcoin futures index. Hong Kong virtual bank to offer crypto conversions and accounts. Coinbase wins $470K restitution in insider trading case.

The topics of the day are: US SEC seeks to expand its Crypto Assets and Cyber Unit. Firms combine blockchain and AR to develop port maintenance system. Coinbase senior director is leaving to start new crypto project. South Korean prosecutors seek to freeze $5.3 Million worth of Do Kwon’s assets. G20 proposes global framework against crypto risks.

📌 Texas lawmakers propose a gold-backed state digital currency. 📌 Coinbase will integrate Bitcoin Lightning network, says CEO Brian Armstrong. 📌 Former FTX US president reportedly quit after ‘protracted disagreement’ with SBF. 📌 Terra DeFi project Terraport suffers $2M hack days after launch. 📌 Report shows FTX saved crypto wallet credentials on AWS.