With a new week comes more news! From Britain PM election to Metaverse surge line up, check out what happened Last Week in Blockchain space!
Technology
Crypto’s pro-sports ties raise ethical questions
https://finance.yahoo.com/m/080e443d-e695-3498-a91e-a2b4137ea0f7/crypto%E2%80%99s-pro-sports-ties.html
Binance Says Accounting Firm Mazars Pauses Work for Crypto Clients
https://finance.yahoo.com/m/83494a16-b519-3dd9-ad7b-4654037a94eb/binance-says-accounting-firm.html
Dear Tax Guy: My mom spent $90K on bitcoin and gifts due to a romance scam. Will the tax code provide any damage control?
https://finance.yahoo.com/m/6097bd4a-1025-3ae6-b889-726e7df1bb22/dear-tax-guy-my-mom-spent.html
MetaMask and PayPal Partner for Seamless Crypto Trading
https://nftplazas.com/metamask-and-paypal/
Big Win for NFTs as European Law Forces Apple’s Hand
https://nftplazas.com/big-for-win-nfts/
DOGAMÍ Scores Amazing $14 Million Total Funding
https://nftplazas.com/million-total-funding/
‘Big Short’ Burry Sees Similarity Between Crypto And the 2008 Financial Crisis
https://finance.yahoo.com/m/32507524-8f25-3293-a8e3-559eacd63756/-big-short-burry-sees.html
Crypto
Crypto’s Onetime Fans Are Calling It Quits After FTX Collapse
https://finance.yahoo.com/m/f32c6f07-039d-35bb-994e-2a6d2bc94825/crypto%E2%80%99s-onetime-fans-are.html
Dutch Bitcoin Exchange Bitvavo Alleges Digital Currency Group Is Having ‘Liquidity Problems’
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/dutch-bitcoin-exchange-bitvavo-alleges-220933875.html
This Week in Coins: Bitcoin and Ethereum Fall With Stocks, Dogecoin Dives 20%
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/week-coins-bitcoin-ethereum-fall-161026410.html
Crypto Markets Today: Co-Founder of OneCoin Pyramid Scheme Pleads Guilty; CoinDesk Market Index Drops
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/crypto-markets-today-co-founder-220755545.html
Auditing firm Mazars pauses work for crypto clients
https://www.reuters.com/technology/auditing-firm-mazars-pauses-work-binance-other-crypto-clients-coindesk-2022-12-16/
New York financial regulator issues cryptocurrency guidance for banks
https://www.reuters.com/markets/new-york-financial-regulator-issues-cryptocurrency-guidance-banks-2022-12-15/
G20 wants to build policy consensus on crypto assets
https://www.reuters.com/technology/g20-wants-build-policy-consensus-crypto-assets-2022-12-14/
Gold is better portfolio diversifier than bitcoin -Goldman Sachs
https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/gold-is-better-portfolio-diversifier-than-bitcoin-goldman-sachs-2022-12-12/
NFT
Donald Trump’s first NFT offering sells out in less than a day
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/donald-trumps-first-nft-offering-211054325.html
Trump’s NFT Digital Trading Cards Bring in Millions of Dollars—and GOP Ridicule
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-nft-digital-trading-cards-bring-in-millions-of-dollarsand-gop-ridicule-11671216029?mod=Searchresults_pos1&page=1
Community baffled by Trump’s bizarre ‘SimpDAO’ NFT collection
https://cointelegraph.com/news/community-baffled-by-trump-s-bizarre-simpdao-nft-collection
Family-friendly NFTs bring the next generation of youth into Web3
https://cointelegraph.com/news/family-friendly-nfts-bring-the-next-generation-of-youth-into-web3
Apple to allow third-party app stores in windfall for NFTs and crypto
https://cointelegraph.com/news/apple-to-allow-third-party-app-stores-in-windfall-for-nfts-and-crypto
NFT project blocks Chinese Twitter comments, citing the need for ‘North American expansion’
https://cointelegraph.com/news/nft-project-blocks-chinese-twitter-comments-citing-the-need-for-north-american-expansion
TIMEPieces Partners with Deepak Chopra for Spectacular NFT Collection
https://nftplazas.com/deepak-chopra-nft-collection/
Billboard and Intel Reveal Major Boon for ChartStars NFT Holders
https://nftplazas.com/billboard-chartstars-nft/
Cyber Crimes
Meta’s Bug Bounty Program Shows $2m Awarded in 2022
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/metas-bug-bounty-program-dollar2m/
What Makes the FIFA World Cup a Prime Target for Cyber-Criminals?
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/opinions/football-world-cup-cyber-criminals/
Over 85% of Attacks Hide in Encrypted Channels
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/over-85-attacks-hide-encrypted/
Former Twitter Employee Gets 42 Months for Saudi Scheme
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/former-twitter-employee-42-months/
Platforms Flooded with 144,000 Phishing Packages
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/platforms-flooded-144000-phishing/
Metaverse
3 Metaverse Stocks to Buy Right Now
https://finance.yahoo.com/m/cd5fb8fc-159c-31fe-a224-f6119089808a/3-metaverse-stocks-to-buy.html?.tsrc=fin-srch
CoinGecko and Decentral Games Team up for Lizard Bonanza
https://nftplazas.com/coingecko-and-decentral-games/
The Sandbox to See Out 2022 with a Warner Music Group Game Jam
https://nftplazas.com/warner-music-group-game-jam/
BLR Metaport: Passengers can now experience Bengaluru airport’s terminal 2 in Metaverse
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/blr-metaport-passengers-can-now-experience-bengaluru-airports-terminal-2-in-metaverse/articleshow/96194519.cms
Metaverse to be key enabler of Indian M&E sector
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/metaverse-to-be-key-enabler-of-indian-me-sector/articleshow/96180020.cms
Web3 News
Headlines of the Week:
- Huge Blow For Crypto: Binance, Crypto.com Dropped By Their Auditor
(YahooFinance) - Crypto exchange Bitvavo says it aims to recoup 280 million euros from DCG
(YahooFinance) - Coinbase loses bid to force Dogecoin sweepstakes case into arbitration
(Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers scramble to regulate crypto in wake of FTX turmoil
(Reuters) - Web3 community shares tips for a successful GameFi project
(CoinTelegraph) - ‘Cryptoqueen’ associate pleads guilty in U.S. over OneCoin fraud (Reuters)
This Week in the Market: (coinmarketcap)
- The global crypto market cap is $806.76B, a 0.24% Increase over the last
day - Bitcoin is at $16,707.55 and is Down 2.71% over the last 7 days
- Ethereum is at $1,178.71 and is Down 7.53% over the last 7 days
- BNB is at $245.30 and is Down 15.34% over the last 7 days
Key Dates/Events
- 13 January – 15 January – World Crypto Conference 2023
- 15 January – 17 January – European Blockchain Convention 2023
- 14 January – 17 January – The Blockchain Event
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