Binance Coin (BNB) Shoots 15% Amid Strong Accumulation By Whales

After major consolidation at around $400 levels for the last week, Binance Coin (BNB) is showing strong price action gaining 15% today. As of press time, BNB is trading 14.57% up at a price of $465 and a market cap of $78 billion. With its recent price rally, BNB has once again flipped Cardano (ADA) to becoming the third-largest crypto by market cap.

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New Australian ransomware plan allows for seizure of crypto

Australian lawmakers are taking a tougher stance against ransomware with a new plan that increases penalties for offenders.

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SEC Commissioner says 'safe harbor' laws would've made ICO problems worse

Instead of a safe harbor for crypto firms, SEC Commissioner Caroline Crenshaw called for a “bridge” in which crypto firms work with the SEC to determine compliance plans.

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Litecoin (LTC) Flips Ethereum (ETH) In Terms of Address Activity for Third Time in 2021

If something good that’s happening to Litecoin (LTC) as of now is that there’s a sudden surge in the Litecoin address activity as of now. On-chain data provider Santiment reported that Litecoin has flipped the world’s second-largest blockchain platform Ethereum (ETH) in terms of address activity.

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For the 1st Time, All ERC20 Tokens Can Be Lent and Borrowed With UniLend's Upcoming Version 2

The team published an initial blog explaining various innovative features in their upcoming version, which will equip UniLend to handle Lending and Borrowing of more than 9000 assets.

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Binance Launches $1 Billion Fund to Boost Adoption of Its Smart Chain and Entire Blockchain Industry

Crypto exchange Binance has launched a $1 billion fund which it calls “the biggest funding program of its kind in the whole cryptocurrency industry.” The company aims for the fund to “push the adoption” of the Binance Smart Chain and “the whole blockchain industry.”

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Stripe builds new crypto team for payments three years after dropping Bitcoin

U.S. fintech giant Stripe is hiring a new blockchain team to enable crypto payments for its users.

The $100 billion company is returning to the crypto sector three years after it pulled back from offering Bitcoin support due its slow transaction times and rising fees.

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Coinbase Launching NFT Marketplace With Social Features to Grow Creator Community 'Exponentially'

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is launching a peer-to-peer marketplace for non-fungible tokens (NFTs). The Nasdaq-listed company says that “Coinbase NFT” will make “minting, purchasing, showcasing, and discovering NFTs easier than ever.” In addition, Coinbase says, “We’re going to grow the creator community exponentially, a win for artists and for fans.”

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US Authorities Are Working to Eliminate This Crypto Tax Loophole

The chief tax-writing committee of the United States House of Representatives, the Ways and Means Committee has proposed to include the wash trade law to the controversial crypto clause in the U.S. Infrastructure bill.

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