This week, we dive into the world of Blockchain to explore the latest trends and developments. From the newest regulations to cutting-edge projects, get ready to stay up to date.
Technology
EU’s new crypto asset rules don’t go far enough – ECB’s McCaul
https://www.reuters.com/technology/eus-new-crypto-asset-rules-dont-go-far-enough-ecbs-mccaul-2023-04-05/
A Little-Known Stablecoin Gets Big Help From World’s Largest Crypto Exchange
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-little-known-stablecoin-gets-big-help-from-worlds-largest-crypto-exchange-5c5d4c81
Bitcoin Miners Will Have Same Rights as Data Centers, Says New Arkansas Bill
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/bitcoin-miners-same-rights-data-100529472.html
ChatGPT and pickleball are in. Crypto and Meta are out: What’s hot in tech this year
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/chatgpt-pickleball-crypto-meta-whats-110000913.html
Apple has hidden a bitcoin manifesto in every Mac since 2018, says a tech blogger who discovered it by accident
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/apple-hidden-bitcoin-manifesto-every-125918880.html
Blockchain is ‘a technology’ that can be ‘used for good or bad,’ Citi head of future finance says
https://finance.yahoo.com/video/blockchain-technology-used-good-bad-144126613.html
South Korean Traders Are Jumping on SXP, ICX Tokens
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/south-korean-traders-jumping-sxp-095818351.html
House of Toys Brings Crypto Dreams’ NFT Vision to Life
https://nftplazas.com/house-of-toys/
Crypto
Australia cancels Binance’s financial services licence amid probe
https://www.reuters.com/technology/australia-cancels-binances-financial-services-licence-amid-probe-2023-04-06/
Crypto exchange Binance expands in Argentina
https://www.reuters.com/markets/currencies/crypto-exchange-binance-expands-argentina-2023-04-04/
Dogecoin jumps as Musk’s Twitter flips logo to Shiba Inu dog
https://www.reuters.com/technology/dogecoin-jumps-musks-twitter-flips-logo-shiba-inu-dog-2023-04-04/
Brazil’s BTG Pactual launches own dollar-backed stablecoin
https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/brazils-btg-pactual-launches-own-dollar-backed-stablecoin-2023-04-04/
From fast food to autos, India’s digitally connected users lure investors
https://www.reuters.com/world/india/fast-food-autos-indias-digitally-connected-users-lure-investors-2023-04-03/
Crypto Traders Eye Inflation Data to Get Bitcoin Rally Back on Track
https://finance.yahoo.com/m/f8afd41e-4987-3db8-83ef-de7193176080/crypto-traders-eye-inflation.html
Ethereum’s Shanghai Upgrade Will Help Layer 2 Networks, Crypto Investor Says
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ethereums-shanghai-upgrade-help-layer-180836842.html
Binance.US Struggles to Find Bank to Take Its Customers’ Cash
https://www.wsj.com/articles/binance-us-struggles-to-find-bank-to-take-its-customers-cash-83150ac5
OpenSea Goes Pro, Ralph Lauren Takes Crypto
https://www.coindesk.com/web3/2023/04/07/opensea-goes-pro-ralph-lauren-takes-crypto/
NFT
Solana introduces ‘state compression’ to lower NFT storage costs
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/solana-introduces-state-compression-lower-163942456.html
From Nakamigos to Magamigos: The Tricky Relationship Between the Meme Economy and NFTs
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/nakamigos-magamigos-tricky-relationship-between-201301252.html
Magic Eden Rolls Out Bitcoin Ordinals NFT Creator Launchpad
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/magic-eden-rolls-bitcoin-ordinals-160000610.html
olygon SDK: Helping shape NFTs at scale
https://forkast.news/polygon-sdk-shape-nfts-at-scale/
BLOND:ISH Eyes Sustainability with Eco-Friendly Vinyl and NFTs
https://nftplazas.com/blondish-vinyl-music/
Fortune Magazine Gets Ready for Second Historic NFT Drop
https://nftplazas.com/fortune-nft-drop/
Hapless Trader Fat Fingers 100ETH on a Free NFT
https://nftplazas.com/trader-free-nft/
FIFA Scores Big with AI Powered NFT Footballing Game
https://nftplazas.com/fifa-ai-game/
Cyber Crimes
Threat Actors Increasingly Use Telegram For Phishing Purposes
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/hackers-use-telegram-phishing/
Two-Fifths of IT Pros Told to Keep Breaches Quiet
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/twofifths-it-pros-told-keep/
UK Criminal Records Office Crippled by “Cyber Incident”
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/uk-criminal-records-office/
Prolific Spanish Teen Hacking Suspect Arrested
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/prolific-spanish-teen-hacking/
Consumer Loans Firm TMX Reveals Major Data Breach
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/consumer-loans-tmx-reveals-major/
Metaverse
Rivals: A Hardcore Multiplayer Thrill-Ride into America’s Wild West
https://nftplazas.com/rivals-wild-west/
The Sandbox Embraces Springtime with Grand New ‘April Festival’
https://nftplazas.com/sandbox-april-festival/
Metaverse access needs to be safe and inclusive, says tech futurist Kelly Vero
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/metaverse-access-needs-to-safe-and-inclusive-kelly-vero/articleshow/99341980.cms
How companies are fine-tuning their services even as hype around Metaverse fades
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/how-companies-are-fine-tuning-their-services-even-as-hype-around-metaverse-fades/articleshow/99342749.cms
Entering the metaverse: A beginner’s guide
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/entering-the-metaverse-a-beginners-guide/articleshow/99352019.cms
Web3 News
Headlines of the Week:
- Bitcoin holds above US$28,000, Dogecoin rises most in top 10 cryptos
(YahooFinance) - Modular Blockchain Astria Raises $5.5M for Shared Sequencer Network
(YahooFinance) - Binance’s BNB, Bitcoin Tumble After Crypto Twitter Personality Cobie’s Wild
Guess (YahooFinance) - Web3 Platform Lisk Seeks to Attract New Projects With Grants of Up to
$270K (YahooFinance) - Web3 is not all about ‘ownership’ — it’s so much more (Forkast)
- The Fast and the Furious Creator Races into the Web3 Space (NFTPlazas)
- POGs Makes a Triumphant Return with NFT Inspired Web3 Game
(NFTPlazas)
This Week in the Market: (CoinMarketcap)
- The global crypto market cap is $1.19T, a 1% Increase over the last Day
- Bitcoin is at $28,330.01 and is Up 0.11%over the last 7 days
- Ethereum is at $1,859.22 and is Up 2.80% over the last 7 days
- BNB is at $312.80 and is Up 0.18% over the last 7 days
Key Dates/Events
- 12 April – 14 April – NFT NYC
- 26 March – 28 April – Consensus
- 3 May – 5 May – Avalanche Summit
Accounts to Follow
This week we have ShareCrypto, ShareCrypto is one of the best Instagram accounts for news pieces on central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) – a brainchild of mainstream finance which is going to become a bigger and bigger deal in crypto over the next few years.
