Ethereum
The number of validators has hit 500,000, ahead of March’s scheduled Shanghai upgrade. (source)
South Korea
Brought Seoul to the metaverse, launching a virtual replica of the capital city. (source)
HashKey Capital
Closed its HashKey Fintech Investment III fund by raising $500M. (source)
Obol Labs
Raised $12.5M in a Series A funding co-led by Pantera Capital and Archetype. (source)
Circle
Partners with Deloitte for audits on its proof of reserves. (source)
Twitter
Expanded its new crypto price search feature with 30 more cryptocurrencies added to the service. (source)
SYKY
Raised $9.5M in the Series A investment round led by Seven Seven Six. (source)
Harmony
Hackers of Harmony’s $ONE Horizon bridge moved 41,000 ETH (~$63.5M) over the weekend. (source)
Coinbase
To halt operations in Japan. Customers can withdraw their assets until February 16th. (source)
Digital Currency Group
Informed its shareholders that the firm is suspending dividends until further notice. (source)