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
Cash loses top spot in euro zone as digital payments spread
https://www.reuters.com/markets/currencies/cash-loses-top-spot-euro-zone-digital-payments-spread-2022-12-20/
Crypto Is Down Bad, But VCs Keep Pouring Money In
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/crypto-down-bad-vcs-keep-141629450.html
The End of Crypto Twitter as We Know It?
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/end-crypto-twitter-know-155550303.html
RTFKT and Division Street Drop Exclusive NFT Collection
https://nftplazas.com/rtfkt-and-division/
US election agency approves use of NFTs as campaign fundraising incentive
https://cointelegraph.com/news/us-election-agency-approves-use-of-nfts-as-campaign-fundraising-incentive
OpenSea blocks Cuban artists from the platform due to US sanctions
https://cointelegraph.com/news/opensea-blocks-cuban-artists-from-the-platform-due-to-u-s-sanctions
Mark Cuban weighs in on gold and bitcoin, says both ‘a store of value’
https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/mark-cuban-weighs-in-on-gold-bitcoin-says-both-a-store-of-value
Crypto
Crypto Markets Today: Federal Judge Releases Bankman-Fried on $250M Bail
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/crypto-markets-today-federal-judge-220959175.html
Biden Administration Delays Tax Rules for Crypto Brokers
https://finance.yahoo.com/m/af6ad066-de66-30d5-b5d1-c73bc08826af/biden-administration-delays.html
Analysis: Italy’s cash payments U-turn is all gain, no pain
https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/italys-cash-payments-u-turn-is-all-gain-no-pain-2022-12-19/
Why Famed Value Investor Bill Miller Is Still Bullish on Bitcoin, Amazon Stock, and More
https://www.barrons.com/articles/bill-miller-bitcoin-prices-amazon-stock-51671661918
While Lawmakers Debate Rules for Crypto, Bank Regulators Forge Ahead
https://finance.yahoo.com/m/25ccd5c3-5ddc-374b-baf2-9e4adb392606/while-lawmakers-debate-rules.html
Largest cryptocurrencies mixed as Bitcoin Cash increases
https://finance.yahoo.com/m/d0a0e59f-aec6-366c-8b42-3299d581a3e1/largest-cryptocurrencies.html
Santa’s Crypto ‘Naughty’ List 2022
https://news.yahoo.com/santas-crypto-naughty-list-2022-164458098.html
Santa’s Crypto ‘Nice’ List 2022
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/santas-crypto-nice-list-2022-165316995.html
NFT
Over $30B of NFT Trading Volume on Ethereum Is Wash Trading, Research Suggests
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/over-30b-nft-trading-volume-185823504.html
November 2022 NFT Report
https://coinrivet.com/november-2022-nft-report/
The Biggest NFT Moments of 2022
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/biggest-nft-moments-2022-172015013.html
NFT Artist Beeple on the Future of Digital Art
https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/google-news-update/nft-artist-beeple-on-the-future-of-digital-art/34afdcbd-7580-4619-bcca-c5e4e3ddec57?mod=Searchresults_pos1&page=1
Sky Dazzles Fans with ‘Gangs of London’ NFT Collection
https://nftplazas.com/gangs-of-london-nfts/
Binance Limits Bored Ape Staking as Demand Soars
https://nftplazas.com/bored-ape-staking/
Amazon Launches Exciting New Series: ‘NFTMe’
https://nftplazas.com/amazon-series-nftme/
Cyber Crimes
Biggest Crypto Exploits and Hacks of 2022
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/biggest-crypto-exploits-hacks-2022-181153127.html
South Korea’s top spy agency says North Korean hackers have stolen $1.2 billion in cryptocurrency and other virtual assets
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/south-koreas-top-spy-agency-says-north-korean-hackers-have-stolen-1-2-billion-in-cryptocurrency-and-other-virtual-assets-01671845547
Authorities in Italy, Albania Bust $16M Suspected Crypto Investment Scam
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/authorities-italy-albania-bust-16m-105821728.html
North Korean Hackers Have Stolen $1.2B in Crypto Since 2017
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/north-korean-hackers-stolen-1-165434523.html
New NFT private auction scam threatens OpenSea users
https://cointelegraph.com/news/new-nft-private-auction-scam-threatens-opensea-users
Email Security: Protecting Your Organization from Within
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/next-gen-infosec/email-security-protecting-within/
US Most Impacted by Data Breaches in the Financial Industry in 2022
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/us-most-impacted-data-breaches/
Metaverse
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg Testifies in FTC Case to Block Virtual-Reality Deal
https://www.wsj.com/articles/meta-ceo-mark-zuckerberg-testifies-in-ftc-case-to-block-virtual-reality-deal-11671556323?mod=Searchresults_pos1&page=1
Grand Opening of New Habbo Hotel in The Sandbox Metaverse
https://nftplazas.com/habbo-hotel-sandbox/
Sound Objects Brings Meaningful Audio to the Metaverse
https://nftplazas.com/sound-objects-audio-metaverse/
Meta is building virtual world open to app makers, CEO tells antitrust court
https://www.reuters.com/legal/meta-ceo-zuckerberg-takes-stand-trial-deal-vr-app-maker-within-2022-12-20/
Web3 News
Headlines of the Week:
- Brazil’s Securities Regulator Allows Investment Funds to Invest in Crypto
(CoinDesk) - Meme Token Dogecoin Edges Past Coinbase. It’s Been That Kind of Year
in Crypto. (Barrons) - Crypto Is ‘Effectively Nonexistent’ for Big Institutions, JPMorgan’s Gross
Says (YahooFinance) - ‘Bored Ape’ NFT startup names Activision operating chief as CEO (Reuters)
- Binance Failing to Get US Exchange Listings for BNB Is Yellow Flag for
Crypto Analysts (CoinDesk) - Cryptocurrencies at crossroads after annus horribilis (Reuters)
- Ethermail Brings a Web3 Upgrade to Digital Communication (NFTPlazas)
This Week in the Market: (coinmarketcap)
- The global crypto market cap is $811.01B, a 0.04% Increase over the last
day - Bitcoin is at $16,851.26 and is Up 0.47% over the last 7 days
- Ethereum is at $1,220.94 and is Up 2.90% over the last 7 days
- BNB is at $244.61 and is Up 1.66% 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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