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
OpenSea’s Seaport Protocol onboards creators and NFT holders on BNB Chain
https://cointelegraph.com/news/opensea-seaport-protocol-onboards-creators-and-nft-holders-on-bnb-chain
Bizarre $600K Elon Musk crypto statue marketing stunt falls flat
https://cointelegraph.com/news/bizarre-600k-elon-musk-crypto-statue-marketing-stunt-falls-flat
Gary Eck Uses NFTs to Fund Latest Film ‘Amygdala’
https://nftplazas.com/gary-eck-uses-nfts-to-fund-latest-film-amygdala/
Decentraland Announces Heart of Okeanos Event
https://nftplazas.com/decentraland-announces-heart-of-okeanos-event/
Crypto billionaire Mike Novogratz says FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried will go to jail ‘if the facts turn out the way I expect them to’
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/crypto-billionaire-mike-novogratz-says-180057412.html
Yahoo to Offer Retail Stock Trading—Is Crypto Next?
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/yahoo-offer-retail-stock-trading-171550272.html
Bitcoin’s Third Largest Wallet Changed Hands, but Onchain Data Shows It’s Likely the Same Owner
https://news.bitcoin.com/bitcoins-third-largest-wallet-changed-hands-but-onchain-data-shows-its-likely-the-same-owner/
Elon Musk Suspects Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried Donated Over $1 Billion to Support Democrats
https://news.bitcoin.com/elon-musk-suspects-former-ftx-ceo-sam-bankman-fried-donated-over-1-billion-to-support-democrats/
Crypto
A European Central Bank Blog Decries the End of Bitcoin, and We Aren’t Buying It
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/european-central-bank-blog-decries-155000317.html
This Week in Coins: Twitter Speculation Sends Dogecoin Higher, Bitcoin and Ethereum See Green
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/week-coins-twitter-speculation-sends-161300451.html
Former FTX users say the failed crypto exchange was a ‘Ponzi scheme.’ Here’s how those work, and what we know about how Sam Bankman-Fried operated
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/former-ftx-users-failed-crypto-123000114.html
Web3 Crypto Onboarding Platform Transak Integrates With Coinbase Wallet
https://news.bitcoin.com/web3-crypto-onboarding-platform-transak-integrates-with-coinbase-wallet/
Crypto Markets Today: Galaxy Digital Expands Brokerage Services With GK8 Acquisition
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/crypto-markets-today-galaxy-digital-215116752.html
Former FTX US Head Is Raising Money for Crypto Startup
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/former-ftx-us-head-raising-223936837.html
US Treasury’s Yellen Says Crypto Doesn’t Have Adequate Regulation — Calls FTX Collapse ‘a Lehman Moment’
https://news.bitcoin.com/us-treasurys-yellen-says-crypto-doesnt-have-adequate-regulation-calls-ftx-collapse-a-lehman-moment/
Failed FTX Rescue Attempt Revealed, Putin Calls for Digital Currency Settlements — Week in Review
https://news.bitcoin.com/failed-ftx-rescue-attempt-revealed-putin-calls-for-digital-currency-settlements-week-in-review/
SBF had detailed info on Alameda’s finances as recently as March, Forbes reveals
https://cryptoslate.com/sbf-had-detailed-info-on-alamedas-finances-as-recently-as-march-forbes-reveals/
NFT
Opera Crypto Browser to enable instant NFT minting through launchpad
https://cointelegraph.com/news/opera-crypto-browser-to-enable-instant-nft-minting-through-launchpad
Coinbase claims Apple blocked wallet app release over gas fees
https://cointelegraph.com/news/coinbase-claims-apple-blocked-wallet-app-release-over-gas-fees
Timex Launches a Special Watch for BAYC Holders
https://nftplazas.com/timex-launches-a-special-watch-for-bayc-holders/
Magic Eden follows OpenSea with NFT royalty enforcement tool
https://cointelegraph.com/news/magic-eden-follows-opensea-with-nft-royalty-enforcement-tool
Nifty News: Porsche 911 NFTs, BMW files Web3 trademarks, Baby Shark’s NFT game and more
https://cointelegraph.com/news/nifty-news-porsche-911-nfts-bmw-files-web3-trademarks-baby-shark-s-nft-game-and-more
Magic Eden Has Launched Its New Royalties Enforcement Tool
https://nftplazas.com/magic-eden-has-launched-its-new-royalties-enforcement-tool/
BMW Files for NFT Patents
https://nftplazas.com/bmw-files-for-nft-patents/
MADworld Goes Cyberpunk with Ghost in the Shell Ukiyo-e Drop
https://nftplazas.com/madworld-ghost-in-the-shell/
Cyber Crimes
Hackers Use Archive Files and HTML Smuggling to Bypass Detection Tools
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/archives-and-html-smuggling-to/
Hackers Target Colombia’s Healthcare System With Ransomware
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/ransomware-target-colombias-health/
Cuba Ransomware Actors Pocket $60m
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/cuba-ransomware-actors-pocket-60m/
Trojan Steals Facebook Details from Over 300K Victims
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/trojan-steals-facebook-over-300k/
Researchers Accidentally Crash Cryptomining Botnet
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/researchers-accidentally-crash/
Metaverse
Animoca creates billion-dollar metaverse fund for developers
https://cointelegraph.com/news/animoca-creates-billion-dollar-metaverse-fund-for-developers
VRJAM Announces The Initial Exchange Offering Of Its Revolutionary Metaverse Currency, Vrjam Coin
https://blockchain.news/news/vrjam-announces-the-initial-exchange-offering-of-its-revolutionary-metaverse-currencyvrjam-coin
This Famed Finance Professor Thinks Meta Platforms Is All Upside. Is He Right?
https://finance.yahoo.com/m/c8943eb3-c812-328a-90bd-b35bddcec179/this-famed-finance-professor.html
Facebook Parent Meta Dips Toe Back Into Policy Circles to Boost Metaverse
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/meta-dips-toe-back-policy-150000471.html
Web3 News
Headlines of the Week:
- NFT Steez and Victor Solomon chat about building in Web3 and the
metaverse (CoinTelegraph) - Russia’s Sber Bank Aims for Blockchain Integration With Ethereum and
Metamask (NewsBitcoin) - How did the FTX collapse impact the Web3 gaming industry? (Cryptoslate)
- Telegram to build non-custodial wallets and decentralized exchanges, says
CEO Pavel Durov (Cryptoslate) - SilverGate CEO says “This type of volatility is not new to us,” as crypto
market continues to struggle (Cryptoslate) - How to keep your cryptocurrency safe after the FTX collapse
(CoinTelegraph) - Mysterious Bitcoin miner shows off oldest signature dated Jan. 2009
(CoinTelegraph) - Bullish on Bitcoin, US Senator Ted Cruz wants Texas to be a crypto oasis
(CoinTelegraph)
This Week in the Market: (coinmarketcap)
- The global crypto market cap is $859.37B, a 1.15% Increase over the last
day - Bitcoin is at $17,108.14 and is Up 3.79% over the last 7 days
- Ethereum is at $1,278.50 and is Up 6.70% over the last 7 days
- BNB is at $291.79 and is Down 5.58% over the last 7 days
Key Dates/Events
- 5 December – 7 December – CoinAgenda Caribbean
- 7 December – 7 December – Future of Crypto
- 9 December – 11 December – NFT Expoverse Fort Lauderdale
Accounts to Follow
This week we have ShareCrypto. ShareCrypto is one of the longest-running accounts for CryptoCurrency and other related news since 2016. For anyone who wants to get the latest scoop on the market, ShareCrypto is a must-follow with the diversity of news articles they highlight.
