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
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Technology
FTX customer names will not be revealed by bankruptcy court
https://www.reuters.com/legal/ftx-customer-names-will-not-be-revealed-bybankruptcy-court-2023-06-09/
What makes a crypto asset a security in the U.S.?
https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/what-makes-crypto-asset-security-us2023-06-07/
India central bank to permit default loss guarantee arrangements in digital lending
https://www.reuters.com/world/india/india-cenbank-permit-default-lossguarantee-arrangements-digital-lending-2023-06-08/
Binance CEO’s trading firm received $11 billion via client deposit company, SEC says
https://www.reuters.com/legal/binance-ceos-trading-firm-received-11-bln-viaclient-deposit-company-sec-says-2023-06-07/
Explainer: How Hong Kong plans to test its digital dollar in $229 billion mortgage market?
https://www.reuters.com/technology/how-hong-kong-plans-test-its-digital-dollar229-bln-mortgage-market-2023-06-06/
Crypto Crisis: A Timeline of Key Events
https://www.wsj.com/articles/crypto-crisis-a-timeline-of-key-events-11675519887
What Is Happening With Binance?
https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-is-happening-with-binance-5c7ce7f
Bored Ape NFT Locks an Influential Movie Contract
https://nftplazas.com/bored-ape-nft-movie/
Crypto
Nigeria regulator says local Binance operations ‘illegal’
https://www.reuters.com/technology/nigeria-regulator-says-local-binanceoperations-illegal-2023-06-10/
Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, Twitter target of EU crypto advertising complaint
https://www.reuters.com/technology/instagram-youtube-tiktok-twitter-target-eucrypto-advertising-complaint-2023-06-08/
Analysis: US SEC crackdown on Coinbase, Binance puts crypto exchanges on notice
https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/us-sec-coinbase-binance-crackdownputs-crypto-exchanges-notice-2023-06-08/
Crypto companies made ‘calculated’ decision to flout rules, says SEC chair
https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/us-sec-chair-says-crypto-companiesmade-calculated-decision-flout-rules-2023-06-08/
Australia’s largest bank blocks payments to some crypto exchanges
https://www.reuters.com/technology/australias-largest-bank-blocks-paymentssome-crypto-exchanges-2023-06-08/
Coinbase CEO hits back at SEC chair after lawsuit, says user funds are safe
https://www.reuters.com/technology/coinbase-ceo-says-company-has-beenhistorically-transparent-with-sec-cnbc-2023-06-07/
How Are Stablecoins Faring? These Charts Will Tell You
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-are-stablecoins-faring-these-charts-will-tellyou-37288cd5
Crypto Weekend Slump Compounds Jitters of Investors Already on Edge
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/crypto-markets-slump-us-regulatory063747098.html
NFT
Ether.fi Launches NFTs Backed By Staked ETH
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ether-fi-launches-nfts-backed-160046212.html
Kraken NFT Marketplace Launches With Support for Ethereum, Solana and Polygon Collections
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/kraken-nft-marketplace-launches-support172648842.html
Everything You Need to Know About Soul-Bound NFTs
https://nftplazas.com/everything-about-soul-bound-nfts/
Stand With Crypto NFT Trends in Wake of SEC Crackdown
https://nftplazas.com/stand-with-crypto-nft/
Noel Gallagher Pulls Out an NFT Ace in Chart Battle with the Foo Fighters
https://nftplazas.com/noel-gallagher-nft/
Warner Bros Flies High with Superman NFT Movie Experience
https://nftplazas.com/superman-nft-movie-experience/
Louis Vuitton Drops €39k High-End ‘Treasure Trunk’ NFT Collection
https://nftplazas.com/louis-vuitton-treasure-trunk-nft/
NFT Inspect Introduces New PFP Discovery Tool for Twitter
https://www.coindesk.com/web3/2023/06/08/nft-inspect-introduces-new-pfpdiscovery-tool-for-twitter/
Cyber Crimes
How North Korea’s Hacker Army Stole $3 Billion in Crypto, Funding Nuclear Program
https://finance.yahoo.com/m/bded5d44-7bc2-3c85-a50c-ed9786a70a5a/hownorth-korea%E2%80%99s-hacker-army.html
Mt. Gox’s Hackers Are 2 Russian Nationals, U.S. DOJ Alleges in Indictment
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/mt-goxs-hackers-2-russian-150457174.html
North Korean APT Group Kimsuky Expands Social Engineering Tactics
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/kimsuky-expands-socialengineering/
Spanish Bank Globalcaja Hit By Ransomware Attack
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/spanish-bank-globalcaja-hit/
New ChatGPT Attack Technique Spreads Malicious Packages
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/chatgpt-spreads-maliciouspackages/
Metaverse
Clay Nation Molds Its Virtual World in The Sandbox
https://nftplazas.com/clay-nation-the-sandbox/
Inside The Sandbox: A glimpse into the metaverse with co-founder Sebastien Borget
https://forkast.news/metaverse-sandbox-co-founder-sebastien-borget/
The Moment3 to launch NFTs with Alibaba’s e-commerce platform AliExpress
https://forkast.news/headlines/alibaba-aliexpress-launch-nfts/
Apple’s VR/MR Brings the metaverse back into focus
https://forkast.news/apples-vr-mr-metaverse-focus/
Apple prices Vision Pro AR headset at three times Meta’s priciest device
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/apple-prices-vision-pro-arheadset-at-3-times-metas-priciest-device/articleshow/100775649.cms
Web3 News
Headlines of the Week:
- Crypto stocks drop after US SEC sues Coinbase for failing to register
(Reuters) - Cryptoverse: Listless bitcoin seeks summer spark (Reuters)
- Binance’s BNB Token Saw Millions in Sell Orders Right Before SEC
Lawsuits (YahooFinance) - Aave Lending Protocol Moves Closer to Launching GHO Stablecoin on
Ethereum Mainnet (YahooFinance) - Crypto Unicorns Hit the Small Screen with Mobile Web3 Gaming Platform
(NFTPlazas) - Apple’s New Headset Could Change the Way We Design the Metaverse
(CoinDesk)
This Week in the Market: (CoinMarketcap)
- The global crypto market cap is $1.05T, a 1.30% Increase over the last Day
- Bitcoin is at $25,867.67 and is Down 4.85% over the last 7 days
- Ethereum is at $1,752.75 and is Down 7.68% over the last 7 days
- BNB is at $236.56 and is Down 22.69% over the last 7 days
Key Dates/Events
- 28 June – 29 June – Polkadot Decoded 2023
- 28 June – 30 June – BLOCKCHANCE®
- 29 June – 30 June – FutureGoSummit
Accounts to Follow
This week we have @VitalikButerin on twitter, The co-founder of Ethereum (ETH) is a mustfollow and is undeniably one of the smartest people in the industry. Buterin regularly uses Twitter to share his thoughts and views on the digital currency market and never shies away from hard questions about Ethereum. When it comes to the Ethereum ecosystem, there is no one more knowledgeable than Vitalik, making him a trustworthy source of information.
