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Two telecom firms are involved in crypto mining.

Japanese firm Metaplanet saw its stock surge 10% after its most recent Bitcoin acquisition.

ICBC compared Bitcoin to gold and said Ethereum has established itself as "digital oil" capable of powering myriad applications across the web3 ecosystem.

China has continued to publicly maintain a hostile stand towards crypto trading activities.

The Decentralized Fund inititaive is designed to support Polkadot-focused organizations with funding.

US-based Bitcoin ETFs are currently on a 15-day inflow streak.

The theft ranks among the top 5 hacking incident that has affected a Japan-based crypto platform.

Some community members have speculated that the ETH might belong to the bank's customers.

US approval of Ethereum ETFs turned investors' sentiment in ETH positively.

Hong Kong's financial regulator SFC has licensed only 2 crypto exchanges in the region.

SEC's regulatory crackdown influenced ETF issuers to exclude staking from proposals amid compliance concerns.

Hong Kong is reportedly considering allowing staking for Ethereum ETFs to boost investor appeal.

Worldcoin's WLD token tumbled 5% following the regulatory issues in Hong Kong.

Worldcoin has stepped up efforts to enhance its users' data privacy recently.

Grayscale's GBTC sees a rare week of inflow, while Ethereum crypto products continue their bearish run.

The Digital Yuan pilot scheme does not support peer-to-peer transactions.

Both developments could build frameworks for engagement rather than harsh policies.

Partnering with Interop Labs, Deutsche Bank aims to set new standards in blockchain interoperability and asset tokenization.