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Britain will ban the marketing of financial products including insurance and cryptocurrencies in a bid to combat fraud. The National Crime Agency estimates that fraud costs the country around £7 billion ($8.7 billion) a year.

Lawmakers from both parties in the US House of Representatives have backed a bill that would prohibit members of Congress, their spouses and dependents from trading or owning certain financial instruments — which could expand to investments in digital assets.

2022 will be a tumultuous year for the cryptocurrency space, with an ongoing bear market and high-profile collapses of some of the industry's biggest players like Terra and FTX. Despite setbacks, venture capital (VC) investors continue to show support for crypto startups.

Despite the exodus of crypto sponsorship following last year’s high-profile debacle, Formula 1 teams may once again be keen on crypto advertising. On March 28, American cryptocurrency exchange Kraken announced a new sponsorship and Web3 deal with the Williams Racing F1 team.

Despite China's stance on cryptocurrencies, Chinese officials have been aggressively developing its fintech industry, with a focus on blockchain technology. On March 28, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, China’s fintech industry regulator,

Bitcoin, The hash rate surged to an all-time high of 398 terahashes per second (TH/s) on March 23, with analysts speculating that miners started turning their machines back on as BTC prices rose.

Mantle Core submitted a proposal on BitDAO’s governance forum on Feb. 26 to create a $200 million fund dedicated to early-stage Web3 startups.

The Texas Securities Commission and the Department of Banks objected to a proposed transaction between Binance.US and bankrupt cryptocurrency lender Voyager Digital, according to a Feb. 24 court filing.

On April 2, a planned $7.5 billion token merger involving artificial intelligence (AI)

21Shares, a prominent issuer of cryptocurrency exchange-traded products (ETPs)

KuCoin, a cryptocurrency exchange, has announced plans to conduct a Bitcoin airdrop worth $10 million,

Cryptocurrency and Bitcoin, ATM provider Bitcoin Corporation of America has agreed with the Connecticut Department of Banks to cease operations due to lack of a license

Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, has been sued over an online "hog-killing" cryptocurrency scam on dating app Tinder.

On May 22, The Open Network (TON), a layer 1 blockchain previously created by Telegram, announced the launch of a $25 million fund for projects building out its ecosystem.

In a bid to improve fan engagement, this year's Wimbledon tennis tournament will feature artificial intelligence (AI)-powered commentary and player analytics

The Bank of England (BoE) has made progress towards launching its central bank digital currency, known as 'Britcoin,' following the completion of a pilot study called Project Rosalind.

In the days following the launch of Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF),

The U.S. government is planning to sell approximately $118 million worth of seized Bitcoins from the Silk Road.

CEO CZ of binance believed that the current development of the encryption industry is actually much better than when the prices of bitcoin and Shanzhai coin hit a record high nine months ago.

As Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), a 40-year-old banking institution, winds down, a slew of venture capitalists (VCs) and investors have decided to cushion the impact in case the bank "is acquired and properly capitalized."