China doles out millions in digital yuan in bid to boost adoption: Report
Multiple Chinese city governments have given away millions worth of e-CNY to try to promote consumption around the holiday season.
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Nifty News: Bitcoin NFTs cause spicy fees, Mastercard exec tokenizes resignation letter and more
Users are posting massive files to the Bitcoin network via the Ordinals protocol, taking up block space and paying high fees to do so.
MicroStrategy says no plans to stop trading BTC as paper loss hits $1.3B
The company also booked a loss of $34 million on its first-ever Bitcoin sale last quarter but said it was conducted to harvest a tax loss.
Bitcoin Ordinals creator looks for fix after first instance of shock porn
A rather unsavory image made it to the front page of the Ordinals website for 30 minutes before it was hidden, however, the image itself is immutable.
Meta CEO Zuckerberg steadfast on metaverse plans despite $13.7B setback
During a Q4 earnings call on Feb. 1, Mark Zuckerberg said he saw no reason to deviate from their long-term Metaverse strategy.
Philippines securities regulator seeks more authority to police the crypto industry
The Filipino securities regulator is moving to enact tighter rules on crypto, crypto companies and other financial products using blockchain technology.
Monkey Drainer-linked scammers possibly exposed after an on-chain quarrel
The scammer referred to their pseudonym during a blockchain message argument which may have revealed their actual identity, according to CertiK.
Bitcoin miner Hut 8 takes stoush with Ontario power supplier to court
The lawsuit escalates a months-long dispute between the crypto miner and one of its energy suppliers in Canada.
US Senator Ted Cruz pushes for crypto in Congress … using snacks
A newly introduced resolution could potentially see lawmakers buying sodas and chips using crypto-supporting vending machines.
Mango Markets sues Avraham Eisenberg for $47M in damages plus interest
The lawsuit marks the fourth time the Mango Markets exploiter has been hit by charges or lawsuits relating to his attack on the DeFi protocol.
