Treasury officials declined to respond to Republican representative Tom Emmer's inquiries regarding the blacklisting of Tornado Cash.

The Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong stated its intention to shorten the list of tokens available for trading among retail investors.

Dutch Bitcoin trading platform Bitvavo refused a proposal by Digital Currency Group (DCG) to repay 70% of the debt of Genesis Trading and argued that it should be able to repay all locked funds.

Kyle Davies, cofounder of Three Arrows Capital, said that the firm's creditors are disappointed with the ongoing bankruptcy process, citing high costs, delays caused by disagreements among creditors, and dissatisfaction with the way the estate is being valued.

Lens, a decentralized social media protocol, launched a new feature called "token-gated publications" that allows creators to monetize their content by providing access only to members who hold certain tokens in their crypto wallets.

Creditors in the BlockFi bankruptcy proceedings have requested to keep their personal information private, as they're worried about identity theft and hacking.

Judge John Dorsey rejected a request from media organizations and the US government to disclose the list of creditors for FTX, which will remain sealed for another three months.

The Game of Thrones NFT collection sold out in seven hours despite major discontent about the quality of the digital assets. 

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao said the company aims to hire up to 2400 employees in 2023.

1kz and Caste Island ventures led a $7.2 million round for Alkimiya. 

Quasar Finance, a DeFi startup, closed a $5.4 million round led by Shima Capital.

BTC is up 4.07%, trading at $18,167

ETH is up 4.39%, trading at $1,400

BTC dominance: 38.14%

Crypto market cap: $918 billion

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