Rather than trying to sell what it already offers to the industry, the search giant instead say it is trying to innovate to serve the crypto community.

https://www.theblock.co/post/222445/google-web3-innovation

Crypto exchange Bitget has invested a further $30 million in the DeFi crypto wallet.

https://www.theblock.co/post/221903/bitget-bitkeep-acquisition-investment

Irina Dilkinska, a Bulgarian woman involved in the crypto scam OneCoin, has been extradited to the United States and has been charged, according to the DOJ on March 21.

https://cryptoslate.com/onecoin-associate-irina-dilkinska-charged-following-us-extradition/

Singapore-based digital asset trading platform Crypto.com has received a preparatory license from Dubai's Virtual Digital Assets regulator.

https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/03/20/cryptocom-gets-closer-to-an-operational-license-in-dubai/

According to recent reports, the “AI-based” dApp Harvest Keeper is a rug pull scam.

https://ambcrypto.com/ai-based-dapp-harvest-keeper-drains-millions-in-users-funds/

The electric ex-NBA point guard is teaching sports clients to engage with communities using crypto tech.

https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2023/03/17/baron-davis-web3-slic/

Next-generation of securities, assets tokenization has been held back by lack of infrastructure, as well as regulatory standards worldwide according to BlackRock's Larry Fink.

https://cointelegraph.com/news/real-world-assets-tokenization-lacks-infrastructure-not-just-regulation

Meltem Demirors of Coinshares and Jacob Silverman of The New Republic join Eamon Javers and the 'CNBC Special: Taking stock' to discuss whether the banking crisis provided a use-case for cryptocurrency.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfX8YT6-sNo

Doodles, an NFT project, has announced plans to pivot to become a media franchise. The move is intended to focus on loyal collectors and move away from financial speculators.

https://blockchain.news/news/nft-project-doodles-pivots-to-become-media-franchise

The US Justice Department (DoJ) and Europol announced the takedown of ChipMixer, described as "one of the darkweb's largest cryptocurrency laundromats." 

https://cryptonews.com/news/darknet-crypto-mixer-busted-us-doj-investigation-leads-to-seizure-of-almost-50-million-heres-what-you-need-to-know.htm

Moxy.io, a web3 esport platform, announced the launch of its “eSport for All” Beta Challenge while unveiling a prize pool worth $100,000 in a recent press release.

https://crypto.news/moxy-a-blockchain-esport-platform-unveils-100000-beta-challenge/

Christopher Giancarlo, the former chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), has called for the United States to take the lead in developing Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) that prioritize individual privacy and democratic values.

https://crypto.news/former-cftc-chair-urges-us-to-develop-privacy-focused-cbdcs/

Binance's payments partner Paysafe said "the UK regulatory environment in relation to crypto is too challenging."

https://www.theblock.co/post/219443/binance-payments-partner-paysafe-says-uk-regulatory-environment-is-too-challenging

Bloxmith, a player-first Web3 gaming studio, has launched the mobile version for its 1v1 squad battler game Raiders Rumble. As Invezz recently highlighted, the GameFi space is projected to see further growth in 2023 and beyond.

https://invezz.com/news/2023/03/13/bloxmith-launches-mobile-strategy-game-raiders-rumble-on-flow-blockchain/?SNAPI

Rootstock added seven DeFi protocols, integrated new tools, and removed the BTC/rBTC two-way peg as they move closer to complete decentralization

https://crypto.news/rootstock-integrated-7-defi-protocols-in-february/