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Crypto has entered a new phase of its existence: It’s gone mainstream. As investors, that means we need to start asking different—and sometimes harder—questions. Here’s what I mean. For much of the ... ( read original story ...)

"We expect by this summer to accept crypto for all of our state tax-related purposes," he said on "Crypto World". "And then we plan to roll that out across all state government for things ... ( read original story ...)

Belarus is set to bring in rules enabling its authorities to track crypto wallets linked to illicit activity. President Lukashenko signed a decree Monday that also allows the free circulation of ... ( read original story ...)

These whales — crypto slang for online wallets with large holdings — have amassed $25 billion in stolen or scammed cryptocurrency between them. These criminal accounts now make up 3.7% of all the ... ( read original story ...)

"At the moment, some crypto payments companies or exchanges with payments cards can allow transactions in ethereum," Mishunin said, "but these are converted and received as Dollar by Walmart." He ... ( read original story ...)

The most lucrative crime was theft — 93 percent of the funds in criminals’ crypto wallets were made up of stolen coins worth $9.8 billion, according to the firm. To find these numbers, Chainalysis ... ( read original story ...)

Its creator and sole author is Molly White, a software engineer and longtime Wikipedia contributor who combs through news and crypto sites to find the day’s most prominent scams, schemes, and rug ... ( read original story ...)

For Arm, banks are planning to pitch IPO valuations of more than $50 billion, the report said. SoftBank did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. The Japanese conglomerate acquired ... ( read original story ...)

The rapid rise of crypto-asset markets could impact global financial stability, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) warned on Wednesday. In its latest report it said that the fast evolving sector may ... ( read original story ...)

Billionaire crypto entrepreneur Sam Bankman-Fried has said a crypto "autumn" — rather than a "winter" — may be here, adding that the Federal Reserve will remain the key driver of digital asset ... ( read original story ...)

The massive crypto ecosystem is a lot for anyone, let alone investors, to digest. Here are a few numbers to put it in perspective: There are more than 12,000 coins There are more cryptocurrencies than ... ( read original story ...)

The First Digital acquisition will expand Fireblocks' existing payment capabilities allowing payment service providers (PSPs) to accept crypto payments. PSPs and large merchants are eager to meet ... ( read original story ...)

Belarus has moved to cement its reputation as a crypto-friendly country with a decree to allow free circulation of digital currencies and to bring in rules to clamp down on criminal wallets. ( read original story ...)

LONDON, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Risks from the $2.6 trillion crypto market could grow quickly and regulators need pre-prepared measures to bring the sector to heel, the Financial Stability Board (FSB), a ... ( read original story ...)

The market value of crypto assets such as bitcoin and ether has risen from about $350bn at the start of 2020 to above $3tn last year © Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg ... ( read original story ...)

Meanwhile, investors reacted to weaker-than-expected Chinese inflation data. Load Error Japan's Nikkei 225 jumped 2.06% in afternoon trade, leading gains among the region's major markets, while the ... ( read original story ...)