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Certora Announces $36 million Series B funding round led by Jump Crypto

Certora Announces $36 million Series B funding round led by Jump Crypto

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Certora, an Israel-based company that provides security analysis tools for smart contracts, announced it has raised $36 million in a Series B round led by Jump Crypto. The round featured participation from Tiger Global, Galaxy Digital and existing Series A investors, including Electric Capital, ACapital, Framework Ventures, Coinfund, Lemniscap, Coinbase and VMware, according to a …

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Japan’s largest investment bank Nomura to launch crypto arm, FT reports

Japan’s largest investment bank Nomura to launch crypto arm, FT reports

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Quick Take Nomura plans to have around 100 people working for the new unit by the end of 2023. Last week the bank announced its first bitcoin futures and options trades.  advertisement Japanese investment bank Nomura will launch a new company focused on cryptocurrency, decentralized finance (DeFi) and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) for institutional clients, according …

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Central African bank regulator reminds member states of crypto ban, Reuters reports

Central African bank regulator reminds member states of crypto ban, Reuters reports

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advertisement Central Africa’s regional banking regulator reminded member states on Friday of its ban on cryptocurrencies, just weeks after the Central African Republic (CAR) made bitcoin legal tender, Reuters said. The reminder came after a chaotic week for crypto when the linked meltdown of the algorithmic stablecoin UST and Terra’s native Luna asset resulted in …

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Argentina's central bank blocks financial institutions from offering crypto

Argentina’s central bank blocks financial institutions from offering crypto

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advertisement Argentina’s central bank (BCRA) announced today that financial institutions cannot enable their clients to carry out operations using digital assets, just days after two banks said they had opened up crypto trading to their clients.  On May 2, the major private bank Banco Galicia and all-digital Brubank both announced they would offer crypto trading …

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First Mover Asia: India Continues Its Restrictive Approach to Crypto; Bitcoin, Ether Run in Place

Events in China, India Have Also Weighed on Crypto Prices

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“In one remarkable stretch, Taiwan went 200 days without a COVID-19 case, and without China-style lockdowns. The secret sauce? Thanks to privacy-protecting encryption, citizens were happy to scan QR codes and “check in” at every restaurant, store, bar or cafe. They did this without revealing their personal data. It worked so well that Taiwan reduced …

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