Crypto Biz: Solana’s rise, BlackRock’s growing BTC exposure, and more
This week’s Crypto Biz explores Solana’s comeback, BlackRock funds’ growing exposure to Bitcoin, Riot Platforms’ bid for Bitfarms, Semler Scientific using BTC as a treasury reserve, and more.
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SEC charges Novatech, company founders, promoters with fraud
Novatech claimed funds were stolen via a cyberattack in May 2023 and reassured customers the company was working to recover the assets.
Yahoo launching Metaverse events for Hong Kong residents under restrictions
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Yuga Labs co-founder addresses come-back rumors amid ongoing health break
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Stellar joins Bytecode Alliance to help develop EVM alternative Wasm
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India: Leaked Draft Bill Would Ban All Crypto Except ‘Digital Rupee’
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Ronin ‘white hat’ attacker returns $10M in ETH after apparent accidental front-run
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Amazon Wants to Build a Blockchain for Ads, New Job Listing Shows
Amazon is looking to hire a software development engineer to develop an advertisement blockchain.Amazon works on an advertising blockchainAmazon posted a job offer on LinkedIn for a software development engineer for its Colorado team, who is supposed to work on an advertisement blockchain. The online retail behemoth aims to grow its advertisement business by leveraging…