European Central Bank to Work on Settlement System for Distributed-Ledger Transactions

The two-stage process will start with a link to the existing Target system.
Vitalik Buterin Disappointed With Embrace of Blockchain “Casinos”

The comments came during an ask-me-anything session.
Bitcoin Hashrate Growth Slows Amid Tough Market Conditions for Smaller Miners

The latest MinerMag report shows a slowdown in Bitcoin hashrate growth amid shifting market conditions.
Metaplanet Now Holds 2,100 Bitcoin, Purchases 68 More BTC
Metaplanet reaches a milestone of 0.01% of the total bitcoin supply.
MANTRA Launches Program for Real-World Asset Startups With Google Cloud Support

The program aims to drive innovation in tokenized real-world assets as blockchain adoption accelerates.
TradFi Investors Piled $38.7B Into Bitcoin ETFs, Three Times More Than Previous Quarter
Institutional investors bought $38.7 billion worth of the spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds in the fourth quarter, filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission revealed.
Crypto Industry Asks Congress to Scrap IRS’s DeFi Broker Rule

In what may be a big test of the crypto sector’s new influence over a markedly friendlier U.S. Congress, it’s asking for the reversal of an incoming tax policy.
The Protocol: Story Protocol Launches Its IP-Focused Blockchain

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India’s Directorate of Enforcement Seizes $190M in BitConnect Fraud Case
BitConnect’s founder, Satish Kumbhani, is wanted in both India and the U.S.
U.S.-Listed Bitcoin Miners Are Growing Their Share of the Network Hashrate: Bernstein

These companies grew their share of the Bitcoin network to about 29% in January from around 20% a year ago, the report said.