| Kusama will open the first parachain card slot auction on June 15; the total circulation of Bitcoin-anchored coins will exceed 250,000 pieces, a record high (June 9)
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Kusama will start the first parachain card slot auction at 20:00 on June 15
According to the official Twitter information, the Kusama parachain auction schedule was announced. Auction time for the first card slot: 20:00, June 15, 2021, Beijing time; Auction time for the second card slot: 20:00, June 22, 2021, Beijing time; Auction time for the third card slot: Opening at 20:00, June 29, 2021, Beijing time; auction time for the fourth card slot: 20:00, July 6, 2021, Beijing time; auction time for the fifth card slot: July 13, 2021, Beijing time Open at 20:00. Previously, Polkadot ecological projects such as Acala, Moonbeam, and Biforst announced their participation in the Kusama parachain card slot auction.
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The total circulation of Bitcoin-anchored coins exceeded 250,000, a record high
According to the latest data from DeBank, the total circulation of Bitcoin-anchored coins exceeded 250,000 pieces for the first time, a record high, and currently stands at 251,050 pieces. The locked-up amount is 6,321,800,219 USD), HBTC (37,906 pieces, the locked-up amount is 1,277,313,089 USD), renBTC (10,321 pieces, the locked-up amount is 347,782,992 USD).
US Has Recovered Most of Bitcoin Ransom Paid to Colonial Pipeline Hackers
The United States has recovered most of the bitcoin ransom paid to hackers who launched a ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline, worth millions of dollars. Earlier news, Colonial Pipeline, the largest refined oil pipeline operator in the United States, was attacked by ransomware, and hackers demanded millions of dollars worth of cryptocurrency ransom. (CNN)
MicroStrategy Raises Bitcoin-Related Junk Bond Deal to $500M[Original link]
MicroStrategy pushes Bitcoin-related junk bond deal to $500 million.
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Ripple CTO David Schwartz proposes launching a federated sidechain for the XRP Ledger (XRPL)
Official news, Ripple CTO David Schwartz proposed to launch the XRP ledger (XRPL) Federated Sidechains (Federated Sidechains), which will enable developers to implement new features, such as native smart contracts that seamlessly interoperate with XRP and XRPL, While also allowing XRPL to maintain its existing "lean and efficient" feature set. Federated sidechains allow for experimentation and specialization, anyone can choose to run XRPL's sidechain. Developers can open new use cases such as DeFi functions and smart contracts on the side chain, and successful functions can even be ported to the XRPL main network.
Chainalysis: U.S. Traders Gained $4.1 Billion in Bitcoin Trading Last Year
According to official news, LeCube, an NFT creation community initiated by MixMarvel, has been officially launched, and the pledge mining function has been enabled. Users can obtain Cube through pledge token mining. Members of the LeCube community can initiate a new token application to the pre-selection contract, and determine the tokens that can be pledged through community voting.
Blockchain industry
Amazon is looking for employees with experience in decentralized finance (DeFi), according to a job ad for a blockchain product lead. "Candidates should have a track record of delivering great products at scale in emerging fields, be passionate about blockchain, distributed systems, and cloud-scale software, and have experience delivering products or innovations in the blockchain space," the job ad reads. Especially DeFi or traditional financial services.” There has been speculation that Amazon is scouting for employees to build a digital payment token, which appears to be part of an emerging payments initiative to be piloted in Mexico. (CoinDesk)
Investment and Financing
Decentralized IDO platform MoonEdge completed 14 times oversubscription financing, Axia8 Ventures and others participated in the investment
Smart contract platform Flare completes $11.3 million financing, led by Kenetic Capital
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Mexican Lawmakers to Propose Legal Framework to Regulate Crypto Assets
Eduardo Murat Hinojosa, a member of Mexico’s legislative branch, said he will propose a legal framework for crypto assets in the Chamber of Deputies, the country’s lower house of government. Hinojosa also donned Retinazer on Twitter to show his support for cryptocurrencies. (u.today)
Proposed Russian Law Will Allow Citizens to Inherit Crypto Assets
Top Russian lawmakers will push for a new law that would allow citizens to inherit bitcoin and other crypto assets, include them in their wills and divorce settlements, and allow creditors to receive tokens in successful bankruptcy claims. (Cryptonews)
Denmark will amend tax laws for crypto transactions to crack down on crypto tax evasion
South Korean parliament discusses cryptocurrency bill for first time
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IRS chief: Congress should provide clear mandate to report large cryptocurrency transfers to IRS
IRS Commissioner Rettig: Congress should provide clear mandate to report large cryptocurrency transfers to IRS.
Former US SEC Chairman: Excessive Encryption Regulatory Rules May Stifle Innovation
Former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Jay Clayton and former Treasury Deputy Secretary Brent McIntosh have commented on existing U.S. crypto regulators, saying that over-ruling could stifle innovation. In addition, the two said, an expedited, coordinated regulatory approach that builds on existing knowledge will empower the industry to innovate and ensure the continued leadership of the U.S. financial system in capital formation, credit provision, and maintenance of stability. (Cointelegraph)
