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Musk 'Suggested' Starlink May Accept Dogecoin Payments
Elon Musk allegedly "hinted" on Twitter that satellite internet provider Starlink may start accepting dogecoin payments.
Coinbase Spends $14M on Super Bowl Ads, Causes Brief Site Downtime
Coinbase Chief Marketing Officer Kate Rouch responded to the short-term downtime of the website in an interview. She said that the traffic brought in by running the ad during the Super Bowl far exceeded expectations, after the engineering team had load-tested the site to handle millions of simultaneous hits. But the actual traffic was staggering, with more than 20 million hits on the Coinbase landing page in one minute, "historic and unprecedented." Additionally, engagement was 6x higher than the previous benchmark. Kate responded that because of the huge short-term traffic, Coinbase temporarily restricted the system and quickly brought the website back online. She also mentioned that “the number of crypto ads on the Super Bowl is another sign that crypto is going mainstream and at the center of the cultural zeitgeist”.
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Forte's PTI Receives Financial Transaction License for Blockchain Games
Forte said its Provenance Technologies (PTI) unit has received significant regulatory clearance to enable blockchain gaming transactions globally. The department has received a money transmitter license and a BitLicense issued by the New York State Department of Financial Services. CEO Josh Williams said in an interview that this license makes the company an exclusive group of financial service providers that can provide consumers with more compliance and protection for blockchain game transactions.
Forte's PTI Receives Financial Transaction License for Blockchain Games
The main network of Boba Network is suspected to be down, and no block has been produced for 2 hours
Mirror has deployed the Words contract to Arbitrum and Optimism
Mirror has deployed the Words contract to Arbitrum and Optimism
Curve Finance has launched the smart contract platform Moonbeam Network
Mirror recently announced that it has deployed the Words contract to the Arbitrum and Optimism networks. This is also the first time Mirror has explored the L2 network, which will help users save Gas fees. It is reported that the Words contract is a simple ERC721 that allows users to create text strings stored on the chain.
Curve Finance has launched the smart contract platform Moonbeam Network
LooksRare team members respond to putting tens of millions of dollars in ETH into Tornado Cash
Security company: Titano Finance was attacked, hackers have made a profit of 4828.7 BNB
Rug Pull occurred on ValentineFloki, an imitation project on BSC
Rug Pull occurred on ValentineFloki, an imitation project on BSC
News PeckShieldAlert tweeted that a Rug Pull has been detected in ValentineFloki, an imitation disk project on BSC.
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Ubisoft employees still strongly oppose the company's NFT blockchain plans
Ubisoft employees still strongly oppose the company's NFT blockchain plans
Clashes between gaming giant Ubisoft Entertainment and many of its employees over plans to use encryption in the company's video games intensified last week.
Ubisoft outlined its thoughts on using blockchain technology in an email to employees on Feb. 10. The announcement, posted on the company's internal message boards, sparked hundreds of negative comments from employees. It was a "very embarrassing day" for Ubisoft employees, one said.
Clashes between gaming giant Ubisoft Entertainment and many of its employees over plans to use encryption in the company's video games intensified last week.
South Korea's Sungkyunkwan University will hold an online graduation ceremony on Wednesday and issue NFT certificates to three students who won the intramural competition. Sungkyunkwan University stated that the NFT certificate can be used as an official graduation certificate at any time without worrying about losing the original or forging a copy.
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Central Bank: Shut down domestic virtual currency transactions and token issuance financing platforms
The "Report" pointed out that important results have been achieved in preventing and defusing major financial risks. Focus on rectifying financial chaos and severely crack down on financial illegal and criminal activities. Clean up unlicensed Internet asset management institutions, unlicensed payment institutions, equity crowdfunding platforms, and illegal online mutual assistance platforms. All P2P online lending platforms have withdrawn from operation. Close domestic virtual currency transactions and token issuance financing platforms. (CCTV Finance)
Russian Finance Ministry: Bitcoin and Crypto Investing Should Not be a Crime
Russia's finance ministry says investing in bitcoin and crypto should not be a crime. (Bitcoin Magazine)
Indian government and RBI are discussing crypto
India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Monday that discussions have been held with the Reserve Bank on a central bank-backed digital currency and a decision will be made after due consideration. Both central banks and governments support digital currencies. Discussions with the RBI on a CBDC took place ahead of the budget and are ongoing. (Economic Times. India Times)
Israel Securities Regulatory Authority Chief Makes Crypto Plans
ISA President Anat Guetta stated that cryptocurrencies and blockchain are considered as two separate phenomena. We see great potential in blockchain technology. Encryption activity is a separate issue, and we are looking at and considering how to police it in a holistic way in Israel, as we do in other parts of the world.
The Central Bureau of Investigation of the Nepal Police has warned the public not to engage in online trading businesses such as cryptocurrencies
Animoca Brands Partners with Brinc to Launch $30M Guild Accelerator Program to Support the Global P2E Guild Ecosystem
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Animoca Brands announced the launch of a $30 million guild accelerator program in partnership with venture capital accelerator firm Brinc to support the global P2E guild ecosystem. The plan will provide certification and guidance to the early guilds included in it, and invest a maximum of US$500,000, and the investment is expected to reach US$30 million within two years.
Richard Robinson of Animoca Brands will lead the programme. Avocado Guild founder Brendan Wong, YGG partner head Saruboti Sasuke and Ancient8 Guild co-founder Howard Xu will serve as experts and mentors for the program.
Richard Robinson of Animoca Brands will lead the programme. Avocado Guild founder Brendan Wong, YGG partner head Saruboti Sasuke and Ancient8 Guild co-founder Howard Xu will serve as experts and mentors for the program.
Metaverse social platform BUD completes US$15 million A+ round of financing, led by Qiming Venture Partners
Metaverse project Pax.world completes USD 5.8 million in seed round and private equity round of financing, AU21 Capital and others participated in the investment
Pax.world, a project of Xunyuan Universe, completed a US$5.8 million seed round and private equity round of financing. Reef, DFG Capital, TRGC, BlueZilla VC, Shima Capital, DextForce, Poolz, AU21 Capital, and Jump Trading participated in the investment. (Be in Crypto)
Ruby Play Network, a blockchain game platform, received a strategic investment of US$100,000 from crypto marketer Coinpresso. (AMBCrypto)
It is reported that Lunaray will launch an automated security audit platform based on Web3 in the near future. The platform combines years of security audit experience with automated artificial intelligence, aiming to serve the field of cryptocurrency security audit more comprehensively and effectively.
Pixels Closes $2.4M Seed Funding Round Led by Animoca Brands and PKO Investments
According to official news, Pixels, a metaverse-focused P2E MMO game, recently announced the completion of a $2.4 million seed round of financing, led by Animoca Brands and PKO Investments, with participation from OpenSea, Untapped Capital, and Leonis Capital.
According to official news, Gamium, a metaverse technology company, announced the completion of private equity financing of US$2.25 million, with participation from DAO Maker, Magnus Capital, Vent Finance, Master Ventures, and ZBS Capital.
Ruby Play Network, a blockchain game platform, received a strategic investment of US$100,000 from crypto marketer Coinpresso. (AMBCrypto)
Copyright NFT Platform Euterpe Receives Investment from Huobi Ventures
According to official news, Euterpe, the first copyrighted NFT platform, announced that it has received investment from Huobi Ventures, the venture capital arm of Huobi Group.
Copyright NFT Platform Euterpe Receives Investment from Huobi Ventures
Euterpe said that the new funds will be used to develop a new, unconventional NFT market, which can not only provide users with high-quality fraud-free content, but also provide strong protection for creators’ IP.
Investment firm Van Eck Associates donated $5 million to the business school in early February to establish a cryptocurrency and blockchain-focused program that includes new courses, research opportunities and events. A donation by USC Marshall undergraduate alumnus Cynthia van Eck and her husband Jan will give students an opportunity to learn about bitcoin, blockchain and NFTs. (Fortune)
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UBS: Expects U.S. Congress to Take a Long Time to Pass Cryptocurrency Legislation
Switzerland's largest bank, UBS, published its opinion on U.S. cryptocurrency legislation on Friday. UBS said it expects the U.S. Congress to take a long time to pass cryptocurrency legislation. It will take time for lawmakers to digest the complexities of these issues and reconcile potential disagreements over how digital assets should be regulated.
In previous news, Gary Gensler, chairman of the US SEC, said in an interview with Bloomberg that the securities regulator is working with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on cryptocurrency regulation. (Bitcoin.com)
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