One-Minute Crypto News – April 20, 2022

Indian crypto exchange Coin DCX raised 135 million dollars in new funding, at a time when India’s trading volumes have plummeted. The NFT marketplace Quik allows users to buy tokenized...

One-Minute Crypto News – April 20, 2022

  • Indian crypto exchange Coin DCX raised 135 million dollars in new funding, at a time when India’s trading volumes have plummeted. “Coin Desk”

  • Two whales have bought 243 billion Shiba after grabbling 1.2 trillion Shib in April. “U Today”

  • The UK government’s move to regulate stablecoins as payments was applauded, but many in the crypto community still need more clarity. “Coin Desk”

  • Several US government organizations have warned against North Korean hacker group Lazarus being a threat in crypto theft and schemes. “Coin Desk”

  • The bank of Japan will explore the design issues of a central bank digital currency in measured steps like Sweden rather than pressing ahead with large scale pilot tests like China. “Bloomberg Crypto”

  • IRS investigators see crypto and NFTs as ripe for fraud and money laundering, and are ready to start probing them. “Bloomberg Crypto”

  • The NFT marketplace Quik allows users to buy tokenized domain names. “U Today”

  • Russia needs the digital ruble, top central bank official insists. “Bitcoin News”

  • Cryptocurrency exchange Blockchain is interviewing banks for an initial public offering, which could take place as early as this year. “Coin Desk”

  • Terra UST is now the third-largest Stablecoin. UST is a USD pegged Stablecoin that was launched in September 2020. Its minting mechanism requires a user to burn a reserve asset such as LUNA to mint an equivalent amount of UST. “Coin Telegraph”