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South Korean province implements digital system to track tax evaders’ crypto

The Gyeonggi tax department used the resident registration data of “delinquents,” tracing their mobile phone numbers to detect their accounts on crypto exchanges.

South Africa eyes stablecoins and blockchain for digital payments

South Africa’s 2024 budget review highlighted the need for structural reforms and a focus on improving public financial management.

Bitcoin hosts classic Nintendo 64 emulator via Ordinals

Ninjalerts CEO Trevor Owens told Cointelegraph that there’s no better place to immortalize data than on Bitcoin.

Bitcoin pre-halving ‘pullback’ calls for $45K BTC price support retest

Bitcoin is keenly copying previous bull markets, but the April halving demands a period of consolidation of recent BTC price gains.

You can now deploy your own L3 rollup for $50 a month

Crypto infrastructure startup Conduit says users can now launch their very own layer 3 with “only a few clicks.”

Starknet’s STRK token drops as Nethermind and airdrop hunters dump millions

STRK’s token has fallen by over 50% since its launch on Feb. 20 as airdrop hunters and large token recipients sell millions of the tokens.

Nvidia overtakes Tesla as most-traded stock, while AI boosts revenue 265%

Nvidia also overtook Elon Musk’s Tesla as Wall Street’s most-traded stock in the United States over the last 30 trading sessions.

Coinbase argues for spot Ether ETFs as analysts warn of ‘concentration risk’

“Our letter lays out what anyone knows who’s paid even the slightest bit of attention to the subject: ETH is not a security,” said Coinbase’s chief legal officer.

Citrea raises $2.7M in seed funding to launch Bitcoin ZK-rollup

Chainway Labs’ ZK-rollup project Citrea secured initial funding to bring the solution to market, which could allow for NFTs and blockchain games on Bitcoin.

You can now deploy your own L3 rollup for $50 a month

Crypto infrastructure startup Conduit says users can now launch their very own layer 3 with “only a few clicks.”

Google to fix diversity-borked Gemini AI, ChatGPT goes insane: AI Eye

Google to fix the Gemini model that’s been generating pics of “diverse” Nazis, but open source AI models are the only real solution: AI Eye.

Tether won’t confirm or deny if it’s dropping USDT on Tron

Tether did not make a specific comment on whether it plans to drop support for Tron after rival Circle dumped the network over safety concerns.

BAYC co-creator Greg Solano takes up reins as Yuga Labs CEO

Solano said he wants to prioritize the utility of Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs and recreate a space for the “magic and crazy shit” that first made it popular.

Why is Solana (SOL) price down today?

Solana price is down 13% for the week, raising concerns on whether SOL price can hold the $100 support.

Sam Bankman-Fried is back in court, waives conflict of interest for lawyers

Lawyers Marc Mukasey and Torrey Young will represent the former FTX CEO through his sentencing on March 28, while Christian Everdell and Mark Cohen are withdrawing.

Texas company mounts court challenge to SEC crypto authority

The parent company of a yet-to-launch crypto exchange teamed up with the Crypto Freedom Alliance of Texas in hopes of heading off securities trading charges.

WWE digital collectibles on Panini, Sports Illustrated NFT tickets on Avalanche: Nifty Newsletter

Collectible firm Panini announced the launch of World Wrestling Entertainment’s digital Donruss Elite card set on its blockchain.

SEC enforcement attorney joins law firm defending crypto companies

Ladan Stewart was one of the attorneys of record in the SEC’s enforcement action against Ripple but withdrew from the case in January.

Price analysis 2/21: BTC, ETH, BNB, SOL, XRP, ADA, AVAX, DOGE, LINK, DOT

Bulls failed to hold Bitcoin price above $52,000, possibly marking the start of a short-term trend change in BTC and altcoins.

Would Sam Altman's $7 trillion ask really secure our future?

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman wants to raise $7 trillion for chip production to help AI systems, but he has yet to show AI is moving in a direction that will help us.

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