Crypto Biz: Consolidation ramps up among crypto firms
This week’s Crypto Biz examines recent acquisitions in the crypto industry, Tether’s plans for a dirham stablecoin, and Polychain’s investment in the Bitcoin protocol Corn.
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MoneyGram suspends trading on Ripple, citing SEC lawsuit
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Ethereum price rally under question after ETH slams into resistance at $1.6K
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Cardano’s market cap flips Bitcoin Cash (BCH) after ADA rallies by 100%
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Japanese Messenger Line, Nomura Holdings Form Blockchain Alliance
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Aptos Foundation airdrops 20M tokens to its early testnet users
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