#BreakingNews over the weekend:
- Sotheby's recouped US$2.4M from the sales of 3AC's rare NFT collection
- #BTC payments app Strike will expand into 65 new markets
- Tornado Cash #DAO was maliciously taken over by an unidentified attacker, causing the price to be down by 40%
16 companies including Alibaba, Mastercard, Visa, Ripple, and HSBC will join forces with the Hong Kong Monetary Authority to kickstart the Hong Kong CBDC pilot (e-HKD) scheme. HKMA has not decided if it will be officially launched though.
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As part of the scam protection measures, Westpac Bank has banned customers from making transactions with Binance. This forced Binance Australia to suspend its AUD deposit service and bank transfer withdrawals will be affected as well.
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Lido has upgraded to its second version on #ETH where users can now unstake and receive #ETH at a 1:1 ratio. Its native token LDO has spiked by about 10% in the past 24 hours.
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#BreakingNews over the weekend
- Florida has officially signed a bill to restrict #CBDC
- Binance will withdraw from the Canadian market due to new guidelines for cryptocurrency exchanges issued by Canadian regulators
- #PEPE was up 54.7% following #ElonMusk new meme tweet
1. According to Nansen, the number of #ETH staking deposits surpassed its withdrawal, reaching an ATH of 19.55 million
2. NFT #Milady price soared and is now at the top trending spot on #opensea after a meme tweet from Elon Musk
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U.S. based miner Marathon Digital has teamed up with digital assets infrastructure company Zero Two to set up a #BTC mining facility in Abu Dhabi.
It will be the first large-scale immersion #BTC mining operation in the Middle East.
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1. #BTC average transaction fees have surpassed its mining reward for the first time since 2017
2. The recent #PEPE craze has skyrocketed its transaction fee and sent a windfall to #ETH validators running its blockchain
Thoughts? 🤔
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#BreakingNews over the weekend:
- Pepecoin (PEPE) turned its worth from US$3.8 to US$9 million today, almost a 5,000,000% profit.
- Binance paused #BTC withdrawal early Sunday due to a surge in pending transactions and sky-high fees. It has since resumed 2 hours later.
#BTC has recently hit a transaction fee of over US$7, reported to be its highest in nearly 2 years. It is believed that the rise of #OrdinalsNFTs and the inception of #BRC20 tokens can be attributed to the surge.
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#PacWest shares plunged more than 50% after trading hours, following news that it is exploring strategic options. The bank has lost almost 90% of its stock value since the start of the banking crisis.
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#Binance has decided to back out of its $1 billion asset purchase deal of bankrupt crypto brokerage #Voyager, due to regulatory uncertainty and unpredictability in the United States.
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Coinbase is demanding the #SEC to compel and respond to its petition dated back in July 2022. It expects the #SEC to provide clarity and answers concerning the regulatory treatment of certain digital assets.
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#BreakingNews over the weekend:
- Gemini will launch derivatives platforms for users outside the U.S
- #ETH Shanghai Upgrade is attracting institutional investors to start staking
- Trust wallet reassured affected users that the bug is fixed and full refund will be given
Lawmakers in the EU have approved the world's first comprehensive rules and regulations on #crypto. The rules seek to reduce risks for investors through stringent transparency, disclosure, authorization and supervision of transactions.
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The Bank of Russia is planning to create new institutions to mine #Crypto assets and settle payments internationally. It plans to exclusively use cryptocurrencies as a settlement in export-import deals.
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ICYMI: #Coinbase might consider moving away from the U.S. to other markets, amidst the legal battle with SEC. Zipmex is requesting another 2-month extension on its restructuring plan.
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Another crypto exchange Bittrex has been charged by the #SEC for its unregistered operations as an exchange, broker, and clearing agency. The #SEC also accused them of listing 6 tokens as securities.🤔
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#BreakingNews over the weekend:
- DoKwon sent US$7M to a top South Korean law firm before Terra collapse
- #Trump earned up to US$1M from his Trump-branded #NFT
- US Congress introduces a new draft bill where stablecoin issuers have to seek registration before business