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Thank BlackRock’s Clients for Larry Fink’s Change of Heart
BlackRock’s CEO once called Bitcoin an “index of money laundering.” Now he’s changed his tune.

Tom Brady's NFT Startup Autograph Shifts Strategy Amid Struggles: NYT
Autograph is now shifting to a broader focus on helping celebs foster loyalty with their fans and has removed some crypto language from its marketing.

Big Banks, NY Fed’s Innovation Group See Merit in Digital Ledgers for Global Payments
Citigroup Inc., HSBC, BNY Mellon and other global financial giants have been experimenting with what they call a “regulated liability network” for conducting round-the-clock, wholesale payments using shared ledgers, and a paper released Thursday suggests the system has potential.

You Can Now Buy NFTs on Twitter Through Inspect's Browser Extension
NFT Inspect, which recently released a Chrome browser extension that analyzes NFTs used as Twitter profile pictures, is integrating MoonPay’s payment solutions.

Taylor Swift Approved Sponsorship Deal With FTX, Despite Previous Reports: NYT
Swift signed the sponsorship agreement worth as much as $100 million following more than six months of discussions.

DeFi Firms Sign Up to Balancer's Plan for Tackling Lack of Liquidity
Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Balancer has attracted several of its peers with a new tokenomics proposal dubbed the “8020 Initiative.”

Will 2023 Be the Year of the Bitcoin ETF?
Excitement over the hoped-for approval of a spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund is back again. This time, financial giant BlackRock’s entrance to the race for an ETF has spurred hope that the Securities and Exchange Commission will approve the long-awaited product, a decade after the crypto industry first sought to launch a bitcoin ETF.

Towards a More Responsible AI
How to avoid a real-life Skynet.

AI Crypto Trading Bots Are the New ‘Edge’ – For Now
Artificial intelligence may kill traditional trading, but your advantage may not last long, says Jeff Wilser.

Bitcoin Retreats to .6K as Blowout ADP Report Strengthens Fed Rate Hike Bets
Traders now see a 94% chance of the Fed raising rates by 25 basis points later this month.