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IRS Seized $3.5 Billion in Crypto This Year, Expects Further Billions

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Time Stamp: November 19, 2021 6:00 AM - Modified On: November 19, 2021 - Published By:
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The United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) seized cryptocurrency worth $3.5 billion during the fiscal year of 2021.Sponsored Sponsored According to the latest IRS criminal investigation report, this figure represents 93% of assets seized by tax enforcement over the past year. The tax collection agency believes that it could seize further billions in crypto from tax fraud and other crimes over the coming year.Sponsored Sponsored “I expect a trend of crypto seizures to continue as we move forward into fiscal year ‘22,” said IRS Criminal Investigation Chief Jim Lee. “We’re

Valkyrie to unveil $100 million DeFi fund next week

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Time Stamp: November 18, 2021 4:25 AM - Modified On: November 18, 2021 - Published By:
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Valkyrie Investments has announced the establishment of a $100 million decentralized finance fund aimed at institutional investors.  The fund will provide exposure to the fast-growing sector of decentralized finance, popularly known in the crypto community as DeFi. It is expected that the “On-Chain DeFi fund,” which will go live on November 22, would invest in approximately a dozen protocols dispersed across 13 blockchains. Accredited investors in the United States and abroad will be allowed to participate in the fund. More info on Valkyrie’s DeFi hedge fund According to Wes Cowan,

Crypto Investor News for 11/16

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Time Stamp: November 17, 2021 9:47 AM - Modified On: November 17, 2021 - Published By:
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Your Crypto Rights (Binance): A manifesto for how the crypto industry needs to evolve, with a priority on your rights as an investor. Investor Takeaway: Binance, which makes up part of our Future Winners portfolio, is once again leading the charge with a future-focused take on crypto regulation. We agree with all ten points. Read them. A six-minute explainer video on DeFi, courtesy of Wall Street Journal.Investor takeaway: Remember, the platform that most DeFi is built upon is Ethereum, which is why we buy and hold ETH for the long

Israel Beefing Up Crypto and Money Laundering Regulations

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Israel’s Authority for Combating Terror Financing and Money Laundering has announced a tightening of regulations applying to the crypto and Fintech sectors.Sponsored Sponsored Israel is upping the ante in its fight against cryptocurrency crime. The Authority for Combating Terror Financing and Money Laundering announced via the authority director that new regulations have come into effect to combat criminal activity and normalize the use of cryptocurrency and other FinTech products. According to authority director Shlomit Wegman, the application of these regulations will help to establish order and clear standards.  The regulations

Cosmos liquid staking protocol pSTAKE raises $10 million in seed funding

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Time Stamp: November 16, 2021 9:00 AM - Modified On: November 16, 2021 - Published By:
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pSTAKE, a liquid staking protocol from blockchain startup Persistence, has raised $10 million in a seed funding round.Three Arrows Capital, Galaxy Digital, Sequoia Capital India, and DeFiance Capital co-led the round, with Coinbase Ventures, Tendermint Ventures, Kraken Ventures, Alameda Research, and Sino Global Capital also participating. Several angel investors, including Aave's Ajit Tripathi, Terra founder Do Kwon and Alpha Finance co-founder Tascha Punyaneramitdee, also backed the round. Crypto staking infrastructure providers, including Stake.fish, Figment Fund, Everstake, and Chorus One, also joined the round. This was pSTAKE's first fundraise and was

Seed Round Ends in Just 8 Hours for Cardano Escrow Protocol – ADEED

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Time Stamp: November 16, 2021 2:06 AM - Modified On: November 16, 2021 - Published By:
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ADEED is a new project that has gained a lot of good feedback from the recent pitch deck that the company has presented to several venture capitalists, investors, and incubators. The company had recently announced the opening of its seed round, which entails 1,500,000 ADE (3% of Total Supply). The seed round had successfully closed in just eight hours by Emirate, Saudi, and Chinese investors. Over the last year, Dubai and Saudi Arabia have been subtly getting more involved with blockchain projects. Dubai hosted the ‘Crypto Expo Dubai 2021’ last

DAO To Bid On US Constitution’s Rare Copy At Sotheby’s Auction, Here’s Why

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Time Stamp: November 15, 2021 2:00 PM - Modified On: November 15, 2021 - Published By:
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A Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO) under the name of ConstitutionDAO has raised $3,7 (ETH 820.134) million from a community that intends to buy a rare first printing of the U.S. Constitution during a Sotheby’s high-profile auction meant to happen on November 18th. ConstitutionDAO is currently pooling millions of dollars, aiming to hit $20 million, hoping to “The Constitution in the hands of The People.” The project was announced through Twitter on November 12th and launched the day after. They raised $800k in the span of an hour and then hit

Bitcoin Whales Show Largest Movement Since 2017

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On-chain data shows Bitcoin whales are currently showing the largest movement since 2017. Here’s what it might mean for the crypto. Current Bitcoin Whale Activity Is The Largest Since 2017 As pointed out by an analyst in a CryptoQuant post, on-chain data shows signs of big whale activity not seen since 2017. The relevant indicator here is the “tokens transferred mean” metric, which tells us the mean amount of Bitcoin involved per transaction. High values of the indicator imply there are some big transactions taking place on the network. This

Best Crypto Staking Yields: Which Coins Earn the Most in 2021?

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Time Stamp: November 15, 2021 3:00 AM - Modified On: November 15, 2021 - Published By:
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With Ethereum switching over to a Proof of Stake (PoS) protocol, crypto staking is exploding in popularity. Once the switch is complete, ETH will join the growing list of PoS cryptocurrencies attracting the attention of investors looking to earn income on their coin holdings. Plenty of crypto exchanges and platforms already offer users the ability to dip their toes into crypto staking at minimum cost. But the million-dollar question is – which crypto is the best for staking? The following table and individual crypto reviews may help you in finding

Another Leading DEX Is Choosing the Order Book Mechanism

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Time Stamp: November 5, 2021 3:57 AM - Modified On: November 5, 2021 - Published By:
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As the DeFi segment with the clearest application scenarios and the strongest demand, decentralized exchange (DEX) has always been attracting the most attention.Sponsored Sponsored It also embodies the greatest competitiveness as well as the strongest capital effect. Since its low and stable performance in the middle of last year, DEX’s total trading volume has grown rapidly, and the monthly figure peaked at $162.8 billion in May. Sponsored Sponsored Although it is still lagging behind the centralized exchange (CEX), its market size of hundreds of billions of dollars obviously can not

Tracking the movement of Bitcoin, Ethereum fund flows from 2020

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Time Stamp: November 2, 2021 9:00 AM - Modified On: November 2, 2021 - Published By:
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Over the past couple of years, institutional involvement with major assets such as Bitcoin, Ethereum has been a common affair. However, it has been a difficult task to identify all sources of investments. In late 2020, Grayscale’s Bitcoin accumulation was considered the most influential institutional interest. However, it slowed down in 2021. And yet, capital continued to flow from accredited traders. In this article, we will be highlighting every fund which holds Bitcoin and Ethereum and how their activity has created an impact over a longer time period. The long

U.S. Banks Entering Cryptocurrency Adds Real Legitimacy To The Industry

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The United States government is once again adding more legitimacy and credibility to the rapidly growing cryptocurrency industry. This is through clear regulations that will further incorporate the sector into the country’s financial system and economy. Sponsored Sponsored In an interview with Reuters, Jelena McWilliams, chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC), said that banks must be allowed to hold crypto on their balance sheets, provide custodial accounts in digital assets and facilitate crypto trading for clients. Thus, demonstrating the rapid rise of digital assets this year. In addition to