Paxful has partnered with Kenya-based remittance network BitLipa to allow users to buy and sell bitcoin and the tether stablecoin. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/kenyans-can-now-buy-and-sell-crypto-through-paxfuls-p2p-marketplace

The ECB says the additional monetary policy actions were needed because of a resurgence in coronavirus cases. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/ecb-boosts-emergency-bond-buying-program-by-37-to-e1-85t-amid-pandemic-resurgence

U.K.-based SpaceChain beat 13 other national applicants to secure the funding. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/spacechain-awarded-585k-grant-to-co-develop-decentralized-satellite-system

The city council member in Kramatorsk, Ukraine, bought 185,000 XMR in 2015 when the cryptocurrency’s price was well below $1. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/ukrainian-politician-reported-owning-24-5m-xmr

The DBS Digital Exchange is 10% owned by Singapore’s SGX stock exchange. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/dbs-banks-digital-exchange-to-begin-trading-crypto-next-week

Reps. Warren Davidson, Tom Emmer, Ted Budd and Scott Perry urged Steven Mnuchin to rethink his rumored self-hosted wallet regulations in an open letter Wednesday which warned such rules …

Paxos has filed to become a federally regulated bank with the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, joining BitPay and Anchorage. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/paxos-becomes-latest-crypto-firm-to-file-for-federal-bank-charter

Jose Angel Aman, charged with operating the fraudulent investment scheme, was sentenced to serve six years in federal prison and pay over $23 million in victim restitution by a …

Bitcoin fell below $18,000 Wednesday while DeFi closing in on $15 billion locked may have more to do with price than actual cryptocurrency parked there. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/market-wrap-bitcoin-recovers-dynamics-juice-defi

The French finance ministry is imposing sweeping KYC rules on all VASPs in the country. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/france-kyc-crypto