Missing Multichain CEO Is Causing Ripples Across the Industry

Developers Aim To Bring New DeFi Strategies To $17B Liquid Staking Market

China Reverses Course on NFTs With Platform Launch

Crypto Crackdown Intensifies as NY Hits Coinbase and Mashinsky

New Year Brings Some Relief To Crypto Investors

We Have the Tools to Reshape Cross-Chain Identity

Stablecoins Seek to Regain, Well, Stability in 2023

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After Years of Checking Crypto Beijing Warms to NFTs on its Own Terms

After years of hostility towards the digital asset sector, China appears to be taking steps toward embrace 

. The website for the China Digital Trading Platform (CDEX), a Chinese state-sanctioned secondary trading platform for NFTs and other digital assets, 

NY Attorney General Alleges Celsius Founder of Defrauded Customers; Coinbase Fined $50M

In a one-two punch, New York state authorities slapped Coinbase with a $50M penalty on Wednesday, and 

 former Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky for allegedly defrauding investors on Thursday.

Lido And Solana Outperform As Markets Rally

The first week of 2023 is shaping up to be a good one for crypto markets.

Leading smart contract platform Ethereum saw its native token rise 5%, while Bitcoin, which recently turned 14, posted a more modest gain of 2%.

Hong Kong Lawmaker Asks Beijing to Permit Digital Dollar and Conversion to Stablecoin

Could Hong Kong get a digital dollar? That’s what Wu Jiezhuang, a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, is calling for. The lawmaker wants Beijing to green-light the development of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) for the semi-autonomous regime, and eventually turn it into a stablecoin. He also pushed for the launch of a “Virtual asset rating agency.”

A Primer on the Power of Soulbound Tokens, Decentralized Identifiers, and Verified Credentials

The fractured structure of the greater blockchain ecosystem has made implementing cross-chain identity a massive challenge. This year, Soulbound Tokens (SBTs), Decentralized Identifiers (DIDs), and Verified Credentials (VCs) are poised to shape how identity will ultimately be handled in 2023. These tools have the potential to change how we manage our online identities and provide a more efficient approach to portable and frictionless Web3 experiences.

Stablecoins Used to be Immune to Stress — Now they Must Withstand Volatility

may have the most utility. These assets, often pegged to the U.S. dollar, provide the benefits of holding value on-chain without the drawbacks of volatility. Users can tap them for a number of functions throughout 

 and trade out of crashing assets. And, of course, they can be used for that ever-durable use case — paying people.

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