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Chelsea Football Club has entered into a $20 million per year partnership with WhaleFin, an Amber Group-backed crypto platform. Following the partnership, WhaleFin will become the official Chelsea FC sleeve partner starting in the 2022/23 season. According to an official communication by Chelsea FC on their website and social media page, the WhaleFin’s logo, which …

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Lightspark, a new bitcoin-focused startup launched by former Meta (Facebook) crypto head David Marcus, is currently recruiting as it looks to build around Bitcoin. David Marcus, who headed Meta’s (formerly Facebook) cryptocurrency division, has announced a new startup that targets building on the utility around Bitcoin. Dubbed Lightspark, Marcus says the new company will focus …

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Galaxy Digital Holdings Ltd. has announced plans to repurchase roughly 10.6 million ordinary shares, comprising 10% of the company’s public float. The financial services and digital assets firm said this in a press release on Wednesday. Per the firm, whose shares are publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), the buyback plans have received …

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Binance will over the next three years be the exclusive crypto sponsor of four competitions organised by the Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (CBF) Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange platform by trading volume, has announced a new partnership with the Brazilian national football body, making the crypto provider the official crypto sponsor of four competitions overseen …

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Crypto mining firm Argo Blockchain PLC (LSE:ARB) and (NASDAQ:ARBK) has secured additional financing for the purchase of digital asset mining equipment, according to a press release published on Wednesday. The London-based miner announced the loan facility was acquired through its subsidiary Argo Helios from New York Digital Investment Group (NYDIG). Argo eyes more miners for its …

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The Valkyrie Avalanche Trust is targeted for accredited investors only. Digital asset investment manager Valkyrie has officially launched a new crypto fund trust pegged on the Avalanche (AVAX) cryptocurrency. The new trust, the Valkyrie Avalanche Trust (VAVAX) will offer institutional investors an opportunity to invest in Avalanche’s native token AVAX. The trust offers exposure to …

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Bentley University, a US university based in Massachusetts, has announced that it shall start accepting cryptocurrencies as Tuition fees. According to the official announcement by the university, it shall partner with Coinbase crypto exchange to accept tuition fees in Bitcoin (BTC0, Ethereum (ETH), and USDC. Bentley has become the first university in the US to …

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Kraken NFT marketplace will reportedly allow zero gas fees on all NFT trades on the platform. Major crypto exchange Kraken has announced that the waitlist for its non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace is open. The announcement, published on Tuesday, comes a few months after the US-based cryptocurrency firm revealed plans to launch Kraken NFT. This will …

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Bit2me, a Spanish cryptocurrency exchange, has taken a bold step to expand its operations to Latam. According to a local media statement, Bit2me announced that it has established a new office in Brazil that will tackle compliance tasks. This is one of the operation strategies the exchange has introduced in Spanish-speaking countries.  According to Bit2me, …

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Crypto.com, a top cryptocurrency exchange and trading platform available across the globe, has added a former Visa regulatory chief to its team, according to a brief detail shared on LinkedIn. Roeland Van der Stappen, who headed Visa’s regulatory affairs team for Europe, has reportedly left the role and taken up an offer at the cryptocurrency …

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