Daily | Jan 4, 2022
WonderFi to Purchase Bitbuy for $162M
Kevin O’Leary-Backed DeFi Platform WonderFi to Purchase Bitbuy for $162M
Binance Invests $12M in Liquidity Platform WOO Network
Crypto Infrastructure Startup Cion Digital raises $12M Seed
British Parliament Fields Demands for Crypto Crackdown Amid Growing Concerns
Estonia Regulator Says No Plans to Ban Crypto
Ethereum Betting Site Polymarket Hit With $1.4M Fine: CFTC
Aave Unveils Mobile Wallet and Eyes V3 Deployment on StarkNet
Yearn Passes New Tokeneconomics, YFI Stakers Get Up to $35M Per Year
Scuderia Ferrari F1 partners with Velas blockchain
Bored Ape Yacht Club crosses $1B in total sales
Ethereum NFT Market Soars After OpenSea Marks Another $3B Month
OpenSea freezes $2.2M of stolen Bored Apes
Grayscale Adds Flexa’s AMP to DeFi Fund, Removes BNT, UMA
China’s digital yuan wallet goes live on app stores in pilot mode
LinksDAO NFT Sale Books First $10M Toward Buying an Actual Golf Course
NFT project takes prime Hong Kong ad spot in Central
Crypto CEO Brian Armstrong Buys Los Angeles Home for $133M
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