Breaking crypto news from the last week (Dec. 17–23, 2022): Dec. 17: Fireblocks, a crypto custody tech provider, has received the Cryptocurrency Security Standard (CCSS), a first-of-its-kind certification – a security standard for crypto wallets and custody. The CCSS was created in 2014, but no crypto company has met the necessary standards so far. Dec….

After the collapse of FTX, Web3 VCs say they believe in decentralized tech as much as ever. What the hell else can they say? – Ben Munster writes on Decrypt. Given the contagion and chaos we have witnessed since Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto exchange FTX had a sudden multibillion-dollar coronary, you may be tempted to conclude…