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03/30/2022

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The hackers took on one of the biggest names in DeFi, but may have bitten off more than they could chew, as “Arthur_0x” ...
03/22/2022

The hackers took on one of the biggest names in DeFi, but may have bitten off more than they could chew, as “Arthur_0x” warned, “you messed with the wrong person.”

Founder of major crypto investment firm DeFiance Capital “Arthur_0x” has suffered a hack on one of his hot wallets resulting in the loss of more than $1.6 million in nonfungible tokens (NFTs) and cryptocurrency.

In a tremendous show of support, the crypto community has come to his aid to help retrieve the stolen items as he asked people to blacklist the hacker’s wallet. Several individuals on Twitter have attempted to determine exactly how the hack occurred and where the hacker gained access to his wallets.

NFT community member “Cirrus” went as far as buying two of the stolen Azuki NFTs and deciding to return them to Arthur at cost.

A rug pull is when a crypto or NFT project suddenly closes down and the value of their token or NFT plummets without prior warning. In most cases, rug pulls are confirmations of a scam.

In total, Arthur appears to have lost 78 different NFTs from five collections, mostly “Azukis.” He also lost 68 wrapped Ether (wETH), 4,349 staked DYDX (stkDYDX) and 1,578 LooksRare (LOOKS) tokens. The hacker began moving assets at about 12:30 am UTC, then promptly put all the NFTs up for bid on the OpenSea NFT marketplace. As of the time of writing, the hacker’s wallet held 545 ETH, worth about $1.6 million.
Source: CoinTelegraph

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Today, we’ve chosen to acknowledge and celebrate some of the women making a difference and impact in the Cryptocurrency ...
03/09/2022

Today, we’ve chosen to acknowledge and celebrate some of the women making a difference and impact in the Cryptocurrency space.

Thank you and for all that you do.



03/07/2022

Shark Tank star Kevin O’Leary revealed in a series of tweets Thursday that he just had a bipartisan meeting with a group of U.S. lawmakers to discuss crypto regulation.

He tweeted:
‘’Spent my day at the senate with a bi-partisan group of policy makers who get the joke on crypto. They are working on policy that will open these markets to institutional investors.’’

O’Leary added: “The good news is they are all over it and agree there is tremendous opportunity once they pass policy. Stay tuned, I left them feeling optimistic.”

The Shark Tank star also thanked Senator Cynthia Lummis for hosting the meeting. The pro-bitcoin senator from Wyoming replied to him via Twitter: “It was great to have you Kevin O’leary. What a turnout (bicameral and bipartisan). Big things [are] coming. Feeling bullish.”
Mr. Wonderful replied: “Senator Lummis is 100% right. Whoever heard of going to the Hill and having a bipartisan discussion. I thought I was dreaming.”
Source: BitcoinCom

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The decentralized cloud protocol Cere Network announced the launch of DaVinci Monday, detailing how it will enable conte...
02/17/2022

The decentralized cloud protocol Cere Network announced the launch of DaVinci Monday, detailing how it will enable content monetization through NFTs on Polygon.

In a press release, the Cere team said that DaVinci will focus on content creation in the entertainment sector. The main use case will be giving creators the ability to mint NFTs that unlock exclusive content for fans, and the platform will also give creators analytics tools to help them tailor their content to NFT holders.

DaVinci is powered by a set of technologies developed by Cere, including a Polygon-based NFT minting service called Freeport and Decentralized Data Cloud (DDC), a blockchain-focused storage solution for dApps. Together, these two technologies have helped Cere offer a content creation and monetization platform for the NFT industry.

Freeport, the smart contract toolset within DaVinci, will let creators mint and sell NFTs on Polygon. Freeport’s smart contract functionality will also allow creators to collect royalties from every subsequent NFT sale. Meanwhile, the content associated with the NFTs will be hosted on Cere’s Decentralized Data Cloud rather than the centralized cloud servers many NFT projects rely on.

While most NFT content is not stored on the blockchain today, Cere co-founder Fred Jin says the project addresses the issue by decentralizing NFTs with the Polygon team.
Source: CryptoBriefing

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In a blog post, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Intel's Accelerated Computing Systems and Graphics Group Ra...
02/17/2022

In a blog post, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Intel's Accelerated Computing Systems and Graphics Group Raja M. Koduri said Intel said will contribute to blockchain technology with a "roadmap of energy-efficient accelerators." Koduri said that the company is "mindful" that blockchains consume a lot of energy, which is why they are focusing on "energy-efficient computing technologies at scale."

Intel first revealed that it was working on a mining application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) dubbed "Bonanza Mine" in January, when a product release was included in the agenda for an upcoming semiconductor conference.��Griid Infrastructure has also entered into a supply agreement for Intel's new mining ASICs. As part of the agreement, Intel has guaranteed that it will sell at least 25% of its mining ASICs production to Griid until 2025.

The mining ASICs will offer "1000x better performance per watt than mainstream GPUs for SHA-256 based mining," Koduri wrote. Large professional miners mostly use ASICs for bitcoin mining, however, so the graphics processing unit (GPU) comparison may not be as meaningful for them.
Source: Coindesk

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Crypto exchange Coinbase has hit a jackpot. Its creative advertisement depicting a bouncing DVD meme has become an inter...
02/14/2022

Crypto exchange Coinbase has hit a jackpot. Its creative advertisement depicting a bouncing DVD meme has become an internet sensation. Its unique step to connect with the people was such a huge hit that it jumped to 2nd position on the apple playstore in the U.S.

The crypto exchange released a 60-second commerce during the Super Bowl LVI. The advertisement drove so much traffic to the Coinbase that its website went down. However, Coinbase services were up and running again.
Surojit Chatterjee, Coinbase CPO, took to twitter to announce that they are back and ready for the free $15 Bitcoin drop.

As per reports, the ad featured while the Super Bowl event was product-centric, not coin-centric. Crypto-exchange’s this move has helped Coinbase to march past other apps as it was positioned at 2nd on the US App Store.

When curious viewers scanned the code to activate it, OR took them to an exchange’s page which offered them a free $15 Bitcoin if they set up an account. However, the late joiners weren’t able to land on the offer page as the website went down due to heavy traffic.

The Company’s campaign “Less talk, more Bitcoin,” comes with a limited giveaway. With the free $15 Bitcoin to the new sign-up, Coinbase also offered a $3 million giveaway that users can enter.

It is being reported that Coinbase’s 60-second ad could have cost them around $14 million. CNN has reported that a 30-second spot during the Super Bowl event was speculated to be priced at $7 million in the region.
Source: CoinGape

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Did you catch the ad? Did you jump on it? What are your thoughts on the campaign? Do tell!

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American singer-songwriter John Legend is solidifying his position among the ranks of celebrities flocking to the world ...
02/05/2022

American singer-songwriter John Legend is solidifying his position among the ranks of celebrities flocking to the world of nonfungible tokens (NFTs), helping to launch a new NFT platform for musicians and other entertainers.

The platform called OurSong allows artists to tokenize and sell their work, awarding buyers with privileges like access to unreleased music and private chatrooms.

"Everyone can now turn stories, music, photography, and any kind of art into NFT trading cards called Vibes," the platform states. "Vibes allow you to unlock exclusive updates and access private chat communities where you can meet like-minded others."
Legend will act as Chief Impact Officer, tasked with attracting up-and-coming artists and their fan bases.

Well known names attached to the project, including the cofounder of digital music streaming service KKBOX, Chris Lin, who will serve as the new company’s CEO. Cofounder of the live video streaming platform Twitch, Kevin Lin, and founder of early-stage venture capital firm Cherubic Ventures, Matt Cheng, will also be joining the team.

According to Lin, the platform won’t require users to have a crypto wallet. According to the Terms of Service you can only buy Vibes with OurSongDollars (OSD). "You can deposit OSD in OurSong by purchasing it with credit card, debit card, wire payment, or USD Coin deposited in your wallet on Circle's blockchain," it states.

The musician and his co-founders didn’t provide any additional financial details about the project.
Source: Cointelegraph

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02/05/2022

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The Sandbox is extremely proud to announce that it has entered into a partnership with the Warner Music Group to open a ...
01/29/2022

The Sandbox is extremely proud to announce that it has entered into a partnership with the Warner Music Group to open a new corner in The Sandbox metaverse: the first music-themed world.

With this partnership, Warner Music Group (WMG), one of the world’s biggest music companies, marks its first steps into the NFT and metaverse realm.

As part of this agreement, WMG acquired an ESTATE, that will act as a portal through which we can expect some of WMG’s talent to make an appearance in The Sandbox — thus creating a new arena for musical entertainment in the metaverse.

Featuring concerts and musical experiences with WMG’s leading roster of artists, this ESTATE will be a hybrid of musical theme park and concert venue.

To mark the occasion, The Sandbox will hold a LAND sale at a later date, which will allow music fans to buy coveted LANDS adjacent to the WMG property.

Warner Music Group joins over 200 existing partnerships including The Walking Dead, Snoop Dogg, Adidas, Deadmau5, Steve Aoki, Richie Hawtin, The Smurfs, Care Bears, Atari, ZEPETO, and CryptoKitties, all following The Sandbox team’s vision of empowering players to create their own experiences using both original and well-known characters and worlds.
Source: Sandbox via Medium

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Actor and comedian Kevin Hart purchased a Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) non-fungible token for $200,401.With the purchase,...
01/29/2022

Actor and comedian Kevin Hart purchased a Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) non-fungible token for $200,401.

With the purchase, Hart joins the growing list of celebrities getting in on cryptocurrency and NFTs.

The NFT Hart bought, features an ape sporting a vibrant multicolored hat topped with a pinwheel.

The BAYC is the most popular collection of NFTs by volume, and the NFTs art can include more than 170 unique traits, including facial expression, headwear, clothing, and even jewelry. Since launching in April 2021, the NFT collection has had more than $1 billion in sales.
Source: BlackEnterprise

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The Russian government plans to have regulations for cryptocurrencies in place by the end of the year, according to a ro...
01/29/2022

The Russian government plans to have regulations for cryptocurrencies in place by the end of the year, according to a road map reviewed by the Russian news agency RBK. This stance highlights the opposing position of the Bank of Russia, which last week called for a full ban on crypto trading, mining and payments citing threats to financial stability, citizens' well-being, and its monetary policy sovereignty. President Vladimir Putin had asked for a consensus to be found between the government and central bank.

The road map, signed by the deputy chairman of the government, Dmitry Chernyshenko, according to RBK, suggests introducing know your customer (KYC) and anti-money laundering (AML) rules for cryptocurrency platforms, defining their regulatory status, mandating a supervisory body and establishing penalties for those who don't play by the rules.
Source: Coin desk X EuroNews

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