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ECB Considers Digital Euro to Complement Cash with Maximum Privacy

The European Central Bank (ECB) is considering issuing a digital euro, which would be designed to complement cash rather than replace it, according to Fabio Panetta, a member of the ECB board. 

Binance.US Finally Lists Floki Inu Amid Massive 33% Rally

The listing from Binance.US marks one of the most significant developments surrounding the Floki Inu ecosystem in recent times.

Binance Launches Liquid Staking Token, Joins Growing Market After Ethereum’s Latest Upgrade

Binance is rebranding its Ethereum staking product and introducing a liquid staking token less than two weeks after Ethereum's Shapella upgrade enabled staking withdrawals.

China’s Big CBDC Plan: Digital Yuan For Europe Trade

China’s Belt and Road initiative, the project aimed at improving regional co-operation through better connectivity, is one of the most ambitious infrastructure plans globally. While the initiative is purely physical and involves improving road connectivity, the country’s digital infrastructure plans for cross border trade could change the face of international payments in the commercial space. This is because the initiative connects stakeholders from around 150 countries.

Bybit Moves To Impose Mandatory KYC Rules for All Services

Crypto exchange Bybit will require know-your-customer checks on all its services starting next month.

Market Watch 

As of press time, according to Cointime data:

BTC 's live price is $27,419.06 USD, dropped by 0.37% in the last 24 hours;

ETH’s live price is $1,836.70 USD, dropped by 0.64% in the last 24 hours;

BNB’s live price is $332.04 USD, jumped by 1.01% in the last 24 hours;

XRP's live price is $0.46 USD, dropped by 0.10% in the last 24 hours.

Fundraising News

Teahouse Finance Raises $5M To Combat Concentrated Liquidity

Teahouse Finance raised $5 million in its recent funding round to solve DeFi’s concentrated liquidity problem, according to its recent funding announcement.

XRUN Was Completely Acquired by a Southeast Asian Consortium and Upgraded to FitVerse Sports and Health Metaverse

A cryptocurrency foundation in Southeast Asia has fully acquired the shares of Singapore-based NFT sports platform XRUN and restructured it into FitVerse Sports and Health Metaverse. The brand upgrade aims to better reflect the platform's mission and values. FitVerse also launched an app upgrade to provide better service and user experience for its users.

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