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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…

As the bear market continues, crypto investment products are experiencing last week their biggest outflows in three months. A new CoinShares report suggests that investors continue to feel bearish following the FTX crash. On Nov. 28, digital asset investment firm CoinShares revealed in a new report that investors took $23 million out of the crypto…

Recently announced, Binance’s Proof-of-Reserves system met criticism from Kraken’s CEO Jesse Powell. Soon, Binance CEO responded on Twitter to Powell’s remarks. Last week, Binance published its Proof-of-Reserves (PoS) system for the company’s Bitcoin (BTC) holdings. The new system initially works with the crypto exchange’s BTC holdings but will later be expanded to include other tokens…

Breaking crypto news from the last week (Nov. 19–25, 2022): Nov. 19: Grayscale Investments said it won’t show proof of reserves, citing “security concerns” after Bitcoin and Ether products fall to new all-time lows. However, Coinbase testified to the security of Grayscale’s digital assets products held in Coinbase Custody, the WSJ reported. Nov. 20: Binance…

Top investment deals across the crypto sector over the last week (Nov. 19–25, 2022): Crypto brokerage Genesis warns of bankruptcy without funding According to Bloomberg, digital asset brokerage Genesis is struggling to raise fresh cash for its lending unit, and it’s warning potential investors that it may need to file for bankruptcy if its efforts…

The Middle East, where crypto use is growing fastest, offers the starkest contrasts between cryptocurrency’s origins as anti-government money and the growing desire of governments to use the technology to modernize markets and monitor financial activity – writes Ben Schreckinger on POLITICO. At high-powered business gatherings this week, government officials and executives here highlighted their…