Author: American Coins & Gold

Protocol Village: Staking Service Luganodes Adds Support for Bitcoin L2 Stacks
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of Feb. 1-7.

Crypto for Advisors: AI Tools for Advisors
Content creation and productivity are the main benefits of advisors utilizing AI tools.There are some helpful things that AI can do to help financial advisors.

Taproot Wizards Delays 'Quantum Cats' for 3rd Time as Mint Site Gets Fixed, Tested
Taproot Wizards struggled with technical issues during Monday’s initial attempt to sell about 3,000 of the “NFTs on Bitcoin.” The team says they underestimated demand, and says the minting site is now fixed but needs more time for testing.

Superstate Debuts Tokenized Short-Term Treasury Fund on Ethereum to Compete for Zero-Yield Stablecoins
Superstate’s USTB token aims to offer institutional investors an alternative to stablecoins to earn a yield on their on-chain cash holdings, Superstate founder and CEO Robert Leshner said.

Protocol Village: Cube.Exchange Raises M From Investors Including 6th Man, Asymmetric
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of Feb. 1-7.

Polygon Labs Cuts 19% of Staff, 60 Roles, for 'Enhanced Performance'
The Ethereum-focused developer firm attributes the layoffs to working more effectively, rather than financial reasons.

Crypto Startup Velar Plans Perpetual Swaps Exchange for Bitcoin DeFi After Raising .5M
Crypto trading startup Velar raised $3.5 million to build a suite of DeFi tools for Bitcoin’s nascent DeFi scene

Protocol Village: Sanctor Capital Raises M for Early Stage Web3 Fund
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of Feb. 1-7.

Market Manipulation May Have Hit Majority of New Ethereum Tokens in 2023: Chainalysis
A new study by the on-chain sleuth found possible pump and dump patterns for 54% of tokens listed in 2023.

Celsius' Bitcoin Mining Assets to Restart as New Unit Prepares to Go Public
The new company, Ionic Digital, expects to hit mining capacity of 12.7 exahash per second (EH/s).