With a new wedek comes more news! From Britain PM election to Metaverse surge line up, check out what happened Last Week in Blockchain space!
Technology
Exclusive: Record-breaking 2022 for North Korea crypto theft, UN report says
https://www.reuters.com/technology/record-breaking-2022-north-korea-crypto-theft-un-report-2023-02-06/
PayPal pauses stablecoin work amid regulatory scrutiny of crypto- Bloomberg News
https://www.reuters.com/technology/paypal-pauses-stablecoin-work-amid-regulatory-scrutiny-crypto-bloomberg-news-2023-02-10/
Elon Musk jokes at the Super Bowl that he’s talking to Rupert Murdoch about Dogecoin- and the meme coin immediately jumps 5%
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/elon-musk-jokes-super-bowl-110507404.html
Tether’s Attempt to Block CoinDesk’s Request for Stablecoin Reserve Records Dismissed by New York Court
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/tethers-attempt-block-coindesks-request-173951254.html
Stablecoin Issuer Tether Reports $700M Profit, Complete Exit From Commercial Paper
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/stablecoin-issuer-tether-reports-700m-112956109.html
Roofstock Sells Landmark Second House as an NFT
https://nftplazas.com/roofstock-sells-second-house/
Giannis Antetokounmpo NFT Trades for $187K on Sorare
https://nftplazas.com/giannis-antetokounmpo-nft/
LG Art Lab Links Up With Barry X Ball for All-New NFT Drop
https://nftplazas.com/lg-art-lab-nfts/
Crypto
Turkish Nonprofits Raise Millions of Dollars in Crypto for Earthquake Response
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/turkish-nonprofits-raise-millions-dollars-162714566.html
Central bank test lab to trial ‘stablecoin’ monitoring system
https://www.reuters.com/technology/central-bank-test-lab-trial-stablecoin-monitoring-system-2023-02-07/
Binance stablecoin backer ordered to stop issuing token
https://www.reuters.com/technology/binance-stablecoin-backer-ordered-stop-issuing-token-binance-ceo-2023-02-13/
Britons face 20,000 digital pound cap under Bank of England plan
https://www.reuters.com/markets/currencies/consumers-face-20000-pound-limit-digital-pound-bank-england-says-2023-02-07/
Cryptoverse: Is bitcoin out of the woods? Consider the options
https://www.reuters.com/technology/cryptoverse-is-bitcoin-out-woods-consider-options-2023-02-07/
Canada’s Hut 8 Mining to merge with US Bitcoin to weather crypto downturn
https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/canadas-hut-8-mining-merge-with-us-bitcoin-2023-02-07/
Ethereum price drops 9% following Kraken’s SEC settlement
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ethereum-price-drops-kraken-sec-settlement-112911514.html
BNB Token Slides Under $300, Binance USD Inflows Signal Bearish Signs
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/bnb-token-slides-under-300-112321877.html
Stablecoins Are Not Worth the Risk
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/stablecoins-not-worth-risk-161302511.html
NFT
Hermes, NFT creator spar over ‘MetaBirkins’ in trademark trial
https://www.reuters.com/technology/hermes-nft-creator-spar-over-metabirkins-trademark-trial-2023-02-06/
Bitcoin NFTs Explode in Popularity as BitMEX Research Shows 13,000 Ordinals
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/bitcoin-nfts-explode-popularity-bitmex-224700984.html
NFT Market Share Battle Ramps Up Between OpenSea and Blur
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/nft-market-share-battle-ramps-193115531.html
NFT holders are using their digital art as collateral to borrow record amounts of cryptocurrency
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/nft-holders-using-digital-art-172411322.html
Blur Closes in on OpenSea in the Battle for NFT Market Share
https://nftplazas.com/opensea-blur-nft/
Bill Murray Stuns Fans at Exclusive NFT Gated Event
https://nftplazas.com/bill-murray-nft/
NounsDAO Unveils Exciting New NFT Comic Book Series
https://nftplazas.com/nounsdao-comic-book/
Minima and WeTransfer Join Forces for NFT Revolution
https://nftplazas.com/minima-and-wetransfer/
Cyber Crimes
Exclusive: Record-breaking 2022 for North Korea crypto theft, UN report says
https://www.reuters.com/technology/record-breaking-2022-north-korea-crypto-theft-un-report-2023-02-06/
Researchers Uncover 700+ Malicious Open Source Packages
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/researchers-700-malicious-open/
MoneyGram Fraud Victims Get $115m in Compensation
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/moneygram-fraud-victims-115m/
Reddit Hit By Phishing Attack, Source Code Stolen
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/reddit-hit-phishing-attack-source/
New Threat Group Reviews Screenshots Before Striking
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/new-threat-group-reviews/
Metaverse
‘The Voxel Dilemma’ Debuts 3D Immersive Art Installation
https://nftplazas.com/the-voxel-dilemma/
Doritos Spices Up Decentraland with Epic Snack-Themed Digital Event
https://nftplazas.com/doritos-decentraland-event/
OneLand Metaverse Market Analysis: Feb 6 – 12
https://nftplazas.com/oneland-market-analysis-feb-6/
Disney Star to roll out Metaverse platform in India
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/media/entertainment/disney-to-roll-out-metaverse-platform-in-india/articleshow/97627992.cms
Tim Cook says people don’t know ‘what the metaverse is’ as Apple fights with Facebook
https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/tim-cook-metaverse-apple-meta-b2191705.html
Web3 News
Headlines of the Week:
- Britain’s finance ministry sets out draft rules to regulate cryptoassets
(Reuters) - G20 exploring cryptocurrency regulation, India’s finance minister says
(Reuters) - Fed Gov. Waller says banks must be insulated from crypto risks
(YahooFinance) - Web3 Gaming Platform Ajuna Raises $5M in New Private Financing
(YahooFinance) - Digital Currency Group is reportedly selling shares from its most prized
crypto funds at a steep discount as the digital asset giant navigates financial
woes (YahooFinance) - Amazon Web Services Looks to Strengthen with Top Web3 Talent
(NFTPlazas) - 10 Blue-Chip NFT Projects to Hold in 2023 (NFTPlazas)
- Mastercard Web3 Lead Quits Through NFT Resignation Letter (NFTPlazas)
This Week in the Market: (CoinMarketcap)
- The global crypto market cap is $998.60B, a 1.93% Decrease over the last Day
- Bitcoin is at $21,652.74 and is Down 5.30% over the last 7 days
- Ethereum is at $1,483.90 and is Down 8.95% over the last 7 days
- BNB is at $290.88 and is Down 11.06% over the last 7 days
Key Dates/Events
- 14 February – 17 February – The Blockchain Event
- 15 February – 17 February – European Blockchain Convention
- 27 February – 28 February – Blockchain Economy London Summit
Accounts to Follow
This week we have nft.magazine, NFT Magazine shares the latest art from emerging crypto artists and showcases the Blockchain community’s growing interest in NFTs. They have been doing a tremendous job in collecting really cool, inspiring, and beautiful to look at works for their publication.
