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By Aastha Singal

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1. Canada's crypto market is in a state of frenzy. Gerald Cotten, the founder of crypto exchange QuadrigaCX died last year leaving the exchange in a debt of $190 million. Apparently, he had sole control of Quadriga's cold storage solution.

2. Amid iPhone sales slowdown, Apple loses its retail chief. One of Apple's highly paid executives; Angela Ahrendts will leave the company in April after five years on the job.

3. Facebook turned 15 this week. Over the years, the social network has amassed more followers than the world's largest religion. Mark Zuckerberg's creation has 2.32 billion monthly users.

4. Softbank CEO pulls a Buffet move. The company spiked nearly 18% in Tokyo after Masayoshi Son announced that the company would buy back as much as 600 billion yen ($5.5 billion) of its own shares in the next year.

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Aastha Singal

Entrepreneur Staff

Former Features Writer

A business journalist looking to find happiness in the world of startups, investments, MSMEs and more. Officially started her career as a news reporter for News World India, Aastha had short stints with NDTV and NewsX. A true optimist seeking to make a difference, she is a comic junkie who'd rather watch a typical Bollywood masala than a Hollywood blockbuster. 

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