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Kraken Pulling Back From Using Signature Bank: Bloomberg

Crypto exchange Kraken is pulling back from using crypto-focused bank Signature Bank for some significant financial transactions, according to a report from Bloomberg, in the latest move away from a specific bank by a crypto exchange.

Magic Eden Launches 'Mint Madness' With Free Web3 Gaming Mints

Non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace Magic Eden is launching a series of free mints of Web3 games during March.

The Next Bicasso: Binance NFT Releases AI-Powered NFT Generator

Binance’s non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace users are getting creative with “Bicasso,” a new artificial intelligence (AI) powered NFT generator the company released in beta Wednesday.

Robinhood, Polygon, 0x Labs Simplifies Crypto Trading, ZRX Zooms 20%

Decentralized exchange infrastructure protocol 0x Labs on Wednesday announces the launch of Tx Relay API beta on Polygon and Ethereum. Meanwhile, crypto trading platform Robinhood announces that its Robinhood Wallet now supports both Polygon and Ethereum and is now available to iOS customers globally. Robinhood Wallet is the first to leverage the Tx Relay API by 0x.

Chainlink Targets Web 2.0 Developers With New Platform Launch

Ethereum based blockchain network Chainlink is all set to launch a new platform for developers to build linkage between web 2.0 APIs and web 3.0 applications. Importantly, the new platform will allow making customizable computations on web 2.0 APIs very quickly. It is expected that this addition will go a long way in the adoption of Chainlink, which is focused heavily on the smart contracts space. Very recently, the blockchain’s core team also revealed plans to pivot to the artificial intelligence way, to tap the AI related use cases.

Market Watch

As of press time, according to Cointime data:

BTC 's live price is $23,526.28 USD, jumped by 1.52% in the last 24 hours;

ETH’s live price is $1,650.40 USD, jumped by 2.28% in the last 24 hours;

BNB’s live price is $302.43 USD, jumped by 0.30% in the last 24 hours;

XRP's live price is $0.38 USD, jumped by 1.74% in the last 24 hours.

Fundraising News

Redeem Raises $2.5M to Let Users Receive NFTs Via Phone Numbers

Redeem, which provides Web3 technology that allows users to send and redeem non-fungible tokens (NFT) using their phone numbers, has raised $2.5 million in a pre-seed round led by digital asset-focused investment firm Kenetic Capital. The startup will use the funds toward its second-quarter product launch and to continue building out the core technology.

Figment Capital Seeks $50 Million for Second Venture Fund: Source

Figment Capital, a crypto investment firm and a subsidiary of staking infrastructure provider Figment, is launching its second fund.

Impossible Cloud Raises $7 Million To Decentralize Storage

Impossible Cloud, a Germany-based decentralized cloud platform, raised $7 million in seed funding, led by HV Capital and 1kx.

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