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
Australia regulator seeks risk reports from banks on startups, crypto – report
https://www.reuters.com/markets/australia-regulator-seeks-risk-reports-banks-startups-crypto-report-2023-03-21/
US watchdog warns of risks of buying crypto asset securities
https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/us-sec-warns-investors-about-risks-purchasing-crypto-asset-securities-2023-03-23/
Taiwan financial regulator says will oversee crypto currencies
https://www.reuters.com/technology/taiwan-financial-regulator-says-will-oversee-crypto-currencies-2023-03-20/
Telegram Users Can Now Transfer USDT Through Chats
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/telegram-users-now-transfer-usdt-150000946.html
Saleforce Expands its Services to Include NFT Integration
https://nftplazas.com/saleforce-nft-integration/
Sony Unveils Cross Platform NFT Trading Patent for PlayStation
https://nftplazas.com/sony-playstation-patent/
Fed balance sheet adds $393B in two weeks — Will this send Bitcoin price to $40K?
https://cointelegraph.com/news/fed-balance-sheet-adds-393b-in-two-weeks-will-this-send-bitcoin-price-to-40kCrypto
Analysis: Coinbase, SEC on collision course for ‘existential’ clash over crypto industry
https://www.reuters.com/technology/coinbase-sec-collision-course-existential-clash-over-crypto-industry-2023-03-24/
Binance says withdrawals have resumed after technical glitches
https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/binance-pauses-deposits-withdrawals-due-issue-affecting-spot-trading-2023-03-24/
Bitcoin mining booms in Texas
https://www.reuters.com/technology/despite-industry-headwinds-bitcoin-mining-booms-texas-2023-03-23/
Coinbase falls after US SEC threatens to sue over some crypto products
https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/coinbase-falls-after-us-sec-threatens-sue-over-some-crypto-products-2023-03-23/
Bitcoin falls 4.5% to $26,916
https://www.reuters.com/markets/currencies/bitcoin-falls-45-26916-2023-03-22/
Cryptoverse: Bitcoin passes the bank stress test
https://www.reuters.com/markets/currencies/cryptoverse-bitcoin-passes-bank-stress-test-2023-03-21/
Crypto Faces Legal Reckoning as SEC Prepares Action Against Coinbase
https://www.wsj.com/articles/crypto-faces-legal-reckoning-as-sec-prepares-action-against-coinbase-e4c95bf3
Bitcoin Booms in Wake of Bank Crisis
https://www.wsj.com/articles/bitcoin-booms-on-back-of-bank-crisis-6c388bd9
Bitcoin rises above US$28,000; XRP biggest gainer in top 10 cryptos
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/bitcoin-rises-above-us-28-104129552.html
NFT
Bitcoin, Ether, Forkast 500 NFT index rise; gold nears year-high over banking sector concerns
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/bitcoin-ether-forkast-500-nft-103540874.html
Magic Eden introduces Bitcoin Ordinals for NFT traders
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/magic-eden-introduces-bitcoin-ordinals-120211970.html
Balmain Unveils Exclusive Unicorn NFT Sneakers
https://nftplazas.com/balmain-unicorn-nft/
Top 5 NFT Collectors to Follow in 2023
https://nftplazas.com/top-nft-collectors-2023/
Yu Suzuki Reignites Old Partnerships to Launch Virtua Fighter NFTs
https://nftplazas.com/virtua-fighter-nfts/
Glitch Artist Withdraws from Sotheby’s NFT Auction Over Lack of Female Artists
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/glitch-artist-withdraws-sotheby-nft-182936734.html
Nike and RTFKT Dazzle Collectors with Physical Air Force 1 Sneakers
https://nftplazas.com/nike-and-rtfkt/
The ‘Knights Who Say Nah’ Mint Special Samurai Tanto as an NFT
https://nftplazas.com/knights-who-say-nah/
NFT investor accidentally burns $135K CryptoPunk trying to borrow money
https://cointelegraph.com/news/nft-investor-accidentally-burns-135k-cryptopunk-trying-to-borrow-money
NFT wash trading increases by 126% in February: Data
https://cointelegraph.com/news/nft-wash-trading-increases-by-126-in-february-data
Cyber Crimes
Hacker vs. Hacker: North Koreans Attempt to Phish Euler Exploiter of $200M in Crypto, Experts Say
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/hacker-vs-hacker-north-koreans-234037248.html
UK Government Sets Out Vision for NHS Cybersecurity
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/government-sets-out-vision-nhs/
Malicious ChatGPT Chrome Extension Hijacks Facebook Accounts
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/malicious-chatgpt-chrome-hijacks/
Security Flaws Cost Fifth of Execs Business
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/fifth-execs-security-flaws-cost/
CommonMagic Targets Entities in Russo-Ukrainian Conflict Zone
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/commonmagic-targets-russo/
Metaverse
Decentraland Plays Host to Rock Paper Scissors Emote Battle
https://nftplazas.com/decentraland-emote-battle/
Polygonal Mind Gears up for Epic ‘Spaces’ Launch in Decentraland
https://nftplazas.com/polygonal-mind-decentraland/
NFT Real Estate Moguls in the New Frontier of the Metaverse
https://nftplazas.com/nft-real-estate-moguls/
Neal Stephenson on the metaverse: ‘It’s happening in a different way’
https://cointelegraph.com/news/neal-stephenson-on-the-metaverse-it-s-happening-in-a-different-way
Metaverse startup Gamitronics in talks to raise funding
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/funding/metaverse-startup-gamitronics-in-talks-to-raise-funding/articleshow/98859923.cms
Web3 News
Headlines of the Week:
- Analysis: What’s behind bitcoin’s latest surge? (Reuters)
- Europeum: A blockchain network for the EU (YahooFinance)
- Matter Labs Opens zkSync Era to Users, Claiming First in ‘Zero Knowledge’
Tech on Ethereum (YahooFinance) - Paris Blockchain Week 2023: Second day of the summit kicks off
(CoinTelegraph) - Web3 a hot topic at SXSW despite bear market and declining interest in
NFTs (CoinTelegraph) - German Dwpbank to offer Bitcoin trading to 1,200 affiliate banks on new
platform (CoinTelegraph) - Bitcoin likely to outperform all crypto assets following banking crisis, analyst
explains (CoinTelegraph)
This Week in the Market: (CoinMarketcap)
- The global crypto market cap is $1.16T, a 1.9% Increase over the last Day
- Bitcoin is at $27,860.82 and is Down 0.63%over the last 7 days
- Ethereum is at $1,766.65 and is Down 2.71% over the last 7 days
- BNB is at $327.57 and is Down 3.49% over the last 7 days
Key Dates/Events
- 27 March – 29 March – FinTech India Expo
- 29 March – 30 March – WOW Summit
- 12 April – 14 April – NFT NYC
Accounts to Follow
This week we have Ethereum_updates, Ethereum_updates is rightly one of the most popular crypto Instas out there, with close on a quarter of a million followers, all keen to keep up to date with what’s happening with… yep, Ethereum.
