San Francisco-based fintech firm Ripple has pledged as much as $1 million in its native coin XRP. The funds will go towards several organizations providing relief for victims of the Turkey-Syria earthquake.

Exciting news for the crypto industry: Hong Kong is poised to become a hub for capital and talent in Asia thanks to its innovative approach to crypto regulation. Learn more about this trend in the latest Coindesk article

Bitcoin Surpasses Visa in Terms of Market Cap

Bitcoin is the first cryptocurrency that paved the path for the decentralized cryptocurrency realm. Bitcoin is frequently compared to gold because both are precious and limited in supply.

The global crypto market cap is $1.12T. All time high $3T.

The U.K is enforcing a tax exemption for foreign investors purchasing crypto through local investment managers or brokers.

The tax break, announced in December, is a part of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s plans to turn the U.K. into a crypto hub.

Australia 🇦🇺 to become the 4th largest crypto ATM hub

El Salvador has lost its position as the fourth-largest crypto ATM hub. Australia installed 99 crypto ATMs across the country in the last quarter of 2022. As of this publication, Australia has 216 active crypto ATMs.

BMW know as German car manufacturers had partnered with BNB & CoinWeb

Integrate decentralized technology into its daily operations and customized Web3 application that will support the customer loyalty program for the car maker.

Republic of Palau 🇵🇼 with its president Surangel S. Whipps Jr. stating that the country’s IT team was actively working with blockchain company Ripple Labs, exploring the possibility of launching a “national stablecoin,

Ethereum gas fees fell over 50% during the day, now at 11 Gwei.

Brazil’s 🇧🇷 President Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday morning signed a bill into law that establishes a complete regulatory framework for the trading and use bitcoin as payment in the country, according to the federal government’s official journal (DOU).

Vitalik Buterin reveal 3 huge opportunities for crypto in 2023. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has shared three "huge" opportunities yet to be realized in crypto: mass wallet adoption, inflation-resistant stablecoins and Ethereum-powered website logins.

NIGERIA 🇳🇬 to legalize BITCOIN

Babangida Ibrahim, chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Capital Market and Institutions of Nigeria, claimed the country will soon pass a law making the usage of bitcoin and cryptocurrencies legal capital for investment.

The U.K. has confirmed it will extend tax breaks for investment managers to cover crypto assets. Rishi Sunak’s government has already legislated to use stablecoins as a means of payment as he seeks to make the country a crypto hub.

Ethereum developers determined the network’s next hard fork, called “Shanghai,” will have a target release timeframe of March 2023. This upgrade will include code known as EIP 4895 that will allow Beacon Chain staked ether (ETH) withdrawals.

The Senate committee wants Sam Bankman-Fried to testify the day after he’s been told to testify in the House of Representatives, and wants him to, “answer for the failure” of FTX and Alameda.

A federal judge has ordered that #Celsius repay cryptocurrency valued at almost $44 million. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Martin Glenn laid out the order. This follows a decision that users, not the company, owned the #cryptocurre