The Bank of Spain warned that it would block illegal crypto transactions
Spain will block all transactions of any digital assets and user accounts if the owners get caught in a scam.
Ledger’s CEO Fears that a New European Law Would Encroach Privacy
Pascal Gauthier, CEO of Ledger, which offers a USB-like digital wallet for people to hold cryptocurrencies outside of exchanges, has issued a warning against the European Parliament’s (EP) plan to track and trace people’s cryptocurrencies.
TERRA continues to buy BTC and AVAX
The market price of bitcoin continues to receive support from public adoption by large corporations and blockchain projects.
Fighters get BTC bonuses from UFC and Crypto.com
The popular sports organization UFC and crypto exchange Crypto.com announced the launch of additional bonuses in BTC for UFC fighters.
Ethereum’s Co-creator Sent $5 Million in Support of Ukraine
Ethereum’s co-founder Vitalik Buterin has donated 1500 ETH worth about $5 million press-time in support of Ukraine. The crypto prodigy of Russian origin has sent 750 ETH to “Unchain Ukraine” and another 750 ETH to “Ukraine’s Crypto Fund”. The former is a charity organization helping those Ukrainians who suffered from Russian aggression while the latter supports the Ukrainian army and cyber resistance.
Mark Zuckerberg announced the creation of tokens and digital coins for Meta products
Meta, owned by American businessman Mark Zuckerberg, plans to launch its own cryptocurrencies. Cryptocurrencies will be launched not in the usual regulated market, but in their own metaverse.
Solana NFT now on OpenSea
The launch on the leading NFT marketplace comes amid recent network disruptions.
Axie Infinity user losses will be compensated
Sky Mavis, the creators of the popular blockchain game Axie Infinity, have initiated a fundraising process to compensate for the losses that the project received as a result of a hacker attack on the Ronin network.
Intel to release Blockscale – a new Bitcoin mining chip
Intel notified the public about the release of its new product – the Intel® Blockscale™ ASIC chip, which is partly designed for energy-efficient blockchain hashing in the proof-of-work network.
Metaverse Poised to Become Most Popular Way to Buy and Sell Crypto
According to a new study by API provider Agora, most developers recognize the importance of the metaverse despite having certain reservations: “Depending on who you ask, the metaverse is everything and nothing. A place where everyone is already meeting to work, live and play out their lives digitally. Or a place that really does not even exist yet. Either way, it is a place of fascination for technophiles and technophobes alike.”
Will the new digital euro protect user privacy?
The development of a new digital euro is accompanied by an active discussion of its privacy. There is a possibility that the ECB will choose a centralized solution for the renewed currency. Hence, there is an increasing awareness of the feasibility of such a choice and possible control of users’ costs.
Michael Saylor is Feeling Bullish Once Again
The well-known Bitcoin bull MicroStrategy’s CEO Michael Saylor has just purchased more Bitcoin, spending over $190 million on the mother-of-all-crypto.
Australia will penalize for unscrupulous advertising of crypto-exchanges
ASIC (Australian Securities and Investments Commission) stated that financiers who promote cryptocurrency projects can provoke people for reckless investment of assets. The country establishes liability for this. Influential people from the world of finance were warned about it by ASIC.
EU wants to verify crypto payments
Cryptocurrencies have never been 100% anonymous in the sense as the concept of “anonymity” is usually understood: the deanonymization of any address in the blockchain is fundamentally possible.
Singapore’s Crypto Business Law
With the new legislation that was approved by the parliament of Singapore, cryptocurrency and digital asset providers that operate their business overseas (yet are based in the city-state) will now be obliged to attain a license. Up until now, such companies did not face anti-money laundering regulations.
Green light for cryptocurrencies: Oklahoma wants to change laws to attract miners to the state
Oklahoma State Senators John Montgomery and Ryan Martinez have proposed a draft law that would cut miners’ electricity and hardware costs due to $5 million in subsidies.
Chris Larsen (Ripple) donates $5m for a greener bitcoin
The co-founder and executive chairman of Ripple joined an environmental campaign by donating $5 million to make changes to Bitcoin’s code.
SEC established new rules for US cryptocurrency exchanges
At the end of March, the US Securities and Exchange Commission presented to the public new rules for exchanges. Regulatory failures in the sphere that experts still consider excessively risky were a premise of the updates.
UniCredit ordered to pay a $144M fine
The second-largest bank in Italy is facing a $144 million fine after losing a case against a crypto mining company Bitminer Factory.
Ronin Network Crypto Heist Accents Dapps’ Vulnerabilities
The Ronin blockchain network connected to the popular Axie Infinity online game is the latest victim of crypto hackers who have managed to secure one of the biggest snatches to date.
SHIB: The Metaverse. Over 100,000 land plots for sale in Ethereum
The details of the Shiba Inu metaverse have become known. Initially, the project was supposed to be launched under the name Shibverse, but later it was changed to SHIB: The Metaverse. The developers plan to use all existing ecosystem tokens. The team expects its own metaverse to become a powerful tool for the development and popularization of Shiba Inu.
The world’s first NFT museum dedicated to the war in Ukraine has raised over $600,000 to help Ukrainians
This sum was collected on the first day of digital art sales. This was stated on official pages of Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine and Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov.
Visa launches a program for NFT creatives
Aimed to support entrepreneurs and artists who seek to integrate the NFT technology into their work and businesses, the American financial service corporation created the “Visa Creator Program”.
Institutional Demand for Cardano is Growing
Cardano’s popularity in the crypto-verse is increasing. According to a report by the crypto intelligence firm IntoTheBlock, the number of large transactions on the Cardano blockchain has seen a 50 fold increase this year.
A school in the UAE offers to pay for education with cryptocurrency
The Dubai-based Citizens School, starting in September 2022, offers to pay for education with cryptocurrency. It will be a pioneering school in the Middle East, providing parents with flexible payment options in both fiat and digital money.
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