The U.S. should examine how it can curtail the use of crypto for illicit financing, the former Fed Chair said. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/janet-yellen-says-cryptocurrencies-are-a-concern-in-terrorist-financing

IPFS integration gives Brave users easier access to the protocol while improving the overall resilience of the internet. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/brave-browser-native-ipfs-integration-decentralized-web

Silicon Valley’s Saddle is solving the stablecoin spread that currently dogs DeFi. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/saddle-raises-4-3m-for-slippage-free-defi-trading

The incoming president has already announced he would tap pro-crypto, pro-regulation Gary Gensler to lead the SEC, but a number of other names and issues remain outstanding. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/biden-inauguration-cabinet-crypto-sec-cftc-occ

Ether (ETH) has broken its previous all-time high set in January 2018 with a rise to $1,439. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/ethereums-ether-cryptocurrency-sets-new-price-record-on-major-exchanges

Hedera Hashgraph’s blockchain platform will provide the health service with a tamperproof record of vaccine temperatures, the firm said. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/uks-nhs-taps-blockchain-tech-to-monitor-coronavirus-vaccine-cold-chain

Bank of America’s January survey of fund managers indicated bitcoin is now seeing the most capital inflow. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-becomes-most-crowded-trade-after-passing-long-tech-bank-of-america-survey

ENJ has been given the official nod by the Japan Virtual Currency Exchange Association, a self-regulatory body. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/enjin-coin-becomes-first-gaming-cryptocurrency-whitelisted-for-use-in-japan

Aimed to appeal to crypto newcomers, CoinDCX Go allows users to trade smaller denominations of 14 of the industry’s top assets. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/india-coindcx-exchange-cryptocurrency

It joins several other ETP providers on the exchange, including ETC Group, with its own physically backed bitcoin product. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/coinshares-launch-etp-six-swiss-exchange