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Blockchain Bites: Square's $50M BTC Investment, MetaMask's 1M Users, BitMEX's New CEO

Square became the latest publicly traded firm to pile cash reserves into bitcoin while members of BitMEX's founding team resign.

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Blockchain Bites: Crypto's Top Universities, Bitcoin's New Addresses, MetaMask's Token Swaps

MetaMask unveiled token swaps, a rise in new bitcoin addresses invites speculation and Ripple threatened to leave the U.S. for a friendlier regulatory environment.

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Blockchain Bites: FCA's Crypto Crackdown, McAfee's Charges, Ethereum's Store of Value

John McAfee was charged with promoting ICOs without disclosing his payments while the U.K.'s FCA has banned certain crypto derivatives.

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Blockchain Bites: Ethereum's Economy, Estonia's CBDC Research, Coinbase's Severances

Estonia will research the viability of blockchain-based digital currency, the SEC is open to the idea of a tokenized ETF and Coinbase employees have begun taking severance packages.

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Blockchain Bites: BitMEX Investigation, Trump's Diagnosis, Babel's Leaked Audio

Elsewhere, another European central banker has called for a "digital euro," Atari's cryptocurrency has a sale date and Venezuela built a national stock exchange on Ethereum.

Former BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes

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Blockchain Bites: Dorsey Challenges Coinbase, Nasdaq Lists Diginex, Ethereum Miners Profit

Also: The Australian government is investing big in modern technology and prediction markets have turned sour against Trump.

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Blockchain Bites: Coinbase's Severance Offer, DeFi's Latest Fund, Overstock's Legal Win

Coinbase will offer non-aligned employees a severance package while Bitcoin backers gain a way to crowdsource development.

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Blockchain Bites: CZ's Exclusive Interview, California's Souped-Up Regulator, Alt Season's End?

California beefed up its financial regulator, Bitpanda closed a notable raise and some investors say "alt-season" is over.

Changpeng "CZ" Zhao (CoinDesk Archives)

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Blockchain Bites: DeFi Meets NFTs, TSLA Beats Bitcoin in Volatility, Uniswap Breaks $2B

Bitcoin is moving off exchanges, has been less volatile than TLSA and broke its record for longest streak trading above five figures.

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Blockchain Bites: Crypto Tax Switcheroo, Stablecoin Confusion, the Post-Capitalist Plunge

Fintech giant Plaid has added support for two DeFi applications, the IRS wants to know about your crypto and stablecoins have passed the $20B milestone.

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