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Maple Finance Launches Pool for US Treasury Yields

Crypto lender Maple Finance has rolled out a United States Treasury pool for non-U.S. accredited investors and entities.

Trump’s Second NFT Collection Sells Out While Prices On First Collection Plunge

In the early hours of Wednesday morning, former U.S. President Donald Trump’s second series of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) sold out after releasing to the public a day prior.

European Parliament Report Recommends Researching, but Not Launching, Digital Euro

An analytical paper released by the European Parliament Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs has given the digital euro a mixed review. The title of the paper summed up its position: “Digital Euro: When in doubt, abstain (but be prepared).”

Space and Time and Microsoft Make Blockchain Data Accessible on Azure Marketplace

Space and Time and Microsoft announce that developers can now deploy the Space and Time data warehouse directly from the Microsoft Azure Marketplace, an online store providing applications and services for use on Azure. The one-click deployment provides customers with an accelerated on-ramp to easily access, manage and perform analytics on blockchain-native data.

Metacade to List On CEX, BitMart, Opening Up Trading to 9 Million Users

After selling out their $16.4m presale, Metacade is now set to list its token MCADE on the well-known centralised exchange BitMart, which boasts over 9 million users.

Market Watch 

As of press time, according to Cointime data:

BTC 's live price is $29,171.38 USD, dropped by 3.86% in the last 24 hours;

ETH’s live price is $1,951.39 USD, dropped by 6.71% in the last 24 hours;

BNB’s live price is $323.75 USD, dropped by 5.43% in the last 24 hours;

XRP's live price is $0.49 USD, dropped by 5.72% in the last 24 hours.

Fundraising News

Bitcoin Miner Mawson to Sell Texas Sites for $8.5M to Singapore Fund Manager

Bitcoin miner Mawson Infrastructure (MIGI) said it agreed to sell its sites in Texas to a Singapore fund for $8.5 million in cash and stablecoins.

Web3 Notification Platform Yoz Labs Raises $3.5 Million in Funding Round Led by Electric Capital

Yoz Labs, a Web3 notification platform, has raised $3.5 million in a funding round led by Electric Capital, with participation from Web3 investors and angels such as Collab+Currency, Coinbase Ventures, Dapper Labs, Form Capital, North Island, Mike Krieger, and Naval Ravikant.

Karate Combat Raises $18 Million to Launch Gaming App and $KARATE Token on Ethereum and Hedera Networks

Karate Combat, a full-contact karate league that uses immersive computer-generated environments and extended reality (XR) technology, has raised $18 million in a funding round led by Bitkraft Ventures. Other investors include Delphi Digital, Alpha Wave Global, and RooxieXBT, among others.

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