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The new fund will focus mainly on early-stage crypto projects, participating in seed-stage and Series A funding rounds.

The final version of the bill's text, reviewed by CoinDesk in July, revealed that it contained a smart-contract kill switch clause.

BlackRock declined to comment on the filing.

The new “staking principles,” published by the Proof of Stake Alliance, aim to ensure consumer protections and promote innovation. Signers include Lido, Coinbase, Rocketpool, Blockdaemon.

The latest price moves in bitcoin and crypto markets in context for Nov. 9, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.

Polygon Labs is offering a total of 110 million of its native token, MATIC, to projects in DeFi, gaming and social media, among others.

FTT, the native token of defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX, has surged by 90% following comments from SEC chairman Gary Gensler in relation to a potential reboot of the exchange that collapsed one year ago.

Bonk took center stage in the Solana ecosystem in January as sentiment around the blockchain network took a hit in the aftermath of the Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX exchange debacle.

India's most controversial crypto tax, the 1% TDS levy deducted at source, should be lowered to 0.01%, according to the findings of a new study.