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0 CommentsUSDC stablecoin issuer Circle and publicly traded special purpose acquisition company Concord Acquisition Corp mutually ended their proposed business combination after the deal “timed out.” The mutual termination comes after over a year and a half of deliberating around the terms of Circle’s potential multibillion-dollar listing. Previously, Circle had been eyeing an entry into the…
Top investment deals across the crypto sector over the last week (Nov. 26–Dec. 2, 2022): Crypto news site CoinDesk draws buyout interest: Semafor Crypto news site CoinDesk, owned by Digital Currency Group (DCG), has received takeover interest including one that suggested a $300 million purchase price, according to Semafor, according to Semafor. Potential buyers circling…
Top crypto news from the Middle East region over the last week (Nov. 25 – Dec. 1, 2022): OasisX: The Middle East going through a digital renaissance OasisX, the nascent curated multichain non-fungible token marketplace, aims to drive the adoption of NFTs in the MENA region and embrace Web3 in several ways integrating NFTs, blockchain,…
CME derivatives marketplace and cryptocurrency index provider CF Benchmarks announced they will introduce this month reference rates and real-time indices for AAVE, curve (CRV), and Aynthetix (SNX), they said on Dec. 1. Initially, pricing will come from a group of six crypto exchanges. The new rates will be calculated and published starting Dec. 19 and…
Crypto exchange Coinbase has disabled NFT transfers on its iOS wallet app because of a dispute with Apple over the company’s in-app purchase policy. The exchange said Apple is demanding it pay a 30% tax on gas fees used to transfer NFTs. Crypto exchange Coinbase announced that users can no longer transfer NFTs using Coinbase’s…
Brazil’s Congress passed a bill that would regulate the use of cryptocurrency as a means of payment throughout the country, potentially providing a boost toward the adoption of digital assets in the South American nation. The bill still requires the approval of the executive branch before it becomes law. On Nov. 30, Brazil’s Chamber of…
