
With Backing From Billionaire Kwee Liong Tek, This Singapore Startup Is Bringing Crypto Payments To Luxury Hotels
Dtcpay last month raised $16.5 million in a pre-Series A round led by Kwee, the chairman of Pontiac Land. The investment will see some of Pontiac Land’s hotels soon accept payments in crypto.

US government moves nearly 10K Bitcoin worth over $300M related to Silk Road seizure
The government previously promised to liquidate approximately 40,000 remaining BTC from the seizure in “four more batches” over the remainder of the calendar year.

Crypto scams are down 77% — but this exploit is making a huge comeback
Attackers of this kind are supposedly "big game hunting” large-scale organizations with deep pockets to extract ”the most money possible” out of these firms.

Ether Staking Ratio Nears Key Milestone as Inflows Slow Amid Regulatory Pressures
Investors committed nearly 20% of all ETH tokens to lock up in staking contracts, according to blockchain data.

Coinbase Goes to Court Against the SEC
Coinbase (COIN) and the Securities and Exchange Commission will meet in court this week. The hearing – the questions asked and the answers given – should provide some hints on how the case may go (for now, anyway).

Arkham CEO Defends ‘DOX-to-Earn’ Program, Says Public Blockchains ‘Worst’ for Privacy
“Publicly available blockchains are probably the worst possible way of keeping one’s private information private,” said Arkham CEO Miguel Morel.

The Big Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Bitcoin Nothingburger
The candidate isn’t necessarily biased just because he owns BTC.

EU’s Metaverse Vision Focuses on Standards, Governance and Funding
The EU isn’t proposing new laws but could spend hundreds of millions on research into virtual worlds.

Algorand decentralized lending protocol Algofi to shut down by end of year
Developers say building the borrowing and lending protocol is "no longer a viable path" for Algorand.

Near Foundation treasury drops to $900M as token price plunges
The $200 million decline was mostly due to a drop in the price of Near tokens, in line with the crypto bear market.

China could benefit from yuan stablecoin over its CBDC — Circle CEO
China may have banned the use of cryptocurrencies, but stablecoins might have a role to play in the proliferation of its national currency.

Why is Polygon (MATIC) price up today?
MATIC’s price is up today as traders assess the appointment of a new CEO and amid surging whale activity ahead of a key network update.