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- Arbitrum initiates token distribution to ecosystem DAOs / The Block
Arbitrum has initiated the distribution of its initial token allocation to eligible DAOs within its ecosystem.
- Terra co-founder Shin and nine others formally charged by South Korea / The Block
South Korea has formally charged Terra co-founder Daniel Shin and nine others after months of investigation.
- New Coinbase court challenge adds to mounting legal battle: 'We're absolutely convinced the SEC is violating the law' / Fortune
The firm says the SEC ignoring its petition from July amounts to a "pocket veto."
- TinyTap Secures $8.5 Million Raise From Sequoia China / Businessinsider
The funding round was complicated early on by headwinds in the crypto space last year, a cofounder of the company told Insider.
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- Zimbabwe to create new digital currency backed by gold.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-04-23/zimbabwe-to-introduce-gold-backed-digital-currency-sunday-mail
[Zimbabwe to Introduce Gold-Backed Digital Currency: Sunday Mail](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-04-23/zimbabwe-to-introduce-gold-backed-digital-currency-sunday-mail)
Zimbabwe will soon introduce a gold-backed digital currency meant to stabilize the local unit from its continued depreciation against the dollar, state-run Sunday Mail reported, citing central bank governor John Mangudya.
- FilDA, a multi-chain lending protocol suffered a $700K exploit on Elastos Smart Chain (ESC) and REI Network.
https://twitter.com/FilDAFinance/status/1650115574314291200?s=20
[FilDA on Twitter](https://twitter.com/FilDAFinance/status/1650115574314291200)
“FilDA exploit statement - April 23rd 2023
FilDA, a multi-chain lending protocol, was attacked earlier today on the Elastos Smart Chain (ESC) and REI Network, resulting in a loss of approximately 700K USD. No other FilDA deployments have been affected.”
- Ripple Plans to Help 3.7 Billion People, Here's How / U Today
Ripple presents major multi partnership to help billions of people
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- Solana goes green, but can it help turn things for SOL / AMBCrypto
The Solana Foundation unveiled a data portal which tracks carbon emissions from the blockchain in real time. For SOL, that means...
- BRICS Nations Buying Massive Amount of Gold Ahead of Plan To Dethrone US Dollar / The Daily Hodl
A group of economically-aligned nations are purchasing massive amounts of gold as they prepare to end their reliance on the U.S. dollar.
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- Gemini Enters Indian Market, Announces To Open Office In Gurugram
https://cointelegraph.com/news/gemini-flags-big-plans-for-asia-with-india-hub-and-regional-ceo
[Gemini flags ‘big plans’ for Asia with India hub and regional CEO](https://cointelegraph.com/news/gemini-flags-big-plans-for-asia-with-india-hub-and-regional-ceo)
The recently appointed CEO of Gemini Asia Pacific said the crypto exchange’s new engineering center in India will be the second largest behind the United States.
- Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong Says ‘Years Long’ Battle With SEC Is About To Ensue / The Daily Hodl
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says the US-based crypto exchange is prepared to face the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in court.
- A16z is developing an Optimism-based rollup client called Magi
https://a16zcrypto.com/content/article/building-magi-a-new-rollup-client-for-optimism/
[Building Magi: A new rollup client for Optimism](https://a16zcrypto.com/content/article/building-magi-a-new-rollup-client-for-optimism/)
Introducing Magi, a blazing-fast OP Stack rollup, written in Rust, and our first step into the Optimism Collective.
- Do Kwon charged with using false passport in Montenegro: DL News / The Block
The Terraform Labs co-founder was arrested while trying to leave Montenegro on a private jet last month.
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- The 1inch Network expands to zkSync Era / 1inch
Thanks to the expansion to this recently launched, highly-anticipated blockchain, 1inch users will get access to yet deeper liquidity and, in the longer run, higher transaction speeds and lower fees.
- Merit Circle introduces BEAM- a gaming subnet created for the MeritCircle DAO to launch on the Avax network.
https://twitter.com/MeritCircle_IO/status/1648356674510389252?s=20
[Merit Circle on Twitter](https://twitter.com/MeritCircle_IO/status/1648356674510389252)
“INTRODUCING BEAM
Beam is a gaming subnet created for the @MeritCircle_IO DAO to launch on the @Avax network.
The subnet will house dozens of fascinating games and products to realize the future of gaming.
https://t.co/nDG9aQsM5N
🧵⬇️”
- Starbucks' crypto marketplace is selling pictures of coffee cups for null,000
Starbucks- the coffee scemster?
https://www.theblock.co/post/226873/starbucks-nft-coffee-cup-1000-crypto
[Starbucks' crypto marketplace sees coffee cup pictures sell for null,000](https://www.theblock.co/post/226873/starbucks-nft-coffee-cup-1000-crypto)
If you were lucky enough to obtain a “Holiday Cheer Edition 1 Stamp” last year — there were only 5,000 of them! — it would now be worth about null,000, according to Starbucks’ Odyssey NFT marketplace.
- UAE Securities Regulator to Start Accepting License Applications From Crypto Firms / CoinDesk
The mandatory licensing regime applies to all companies seeking to provide services in the country, unless already licensed in financial free zones in the United Arab Emirates.
- Intel Discontinues Bitcoin Mining Chip Series / CoinDesk
The production of the so-called Blocksale chips was announced about a year ago.
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- Safemoon Hacker Strikes Deal With Developers to Return $7.1M / CoinDesk
The exploiter will retain 20% of the stolen funds as a bug bounty.
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- Join the Movement: Introducing SPACE ID DAO & $ID Token Buyback / Space
SPACE ID is having its moment right now, showing no signs of slowing down. What else could be a better time to take things up a notch...
- Sweden Drives Final Nail Into Its Bitcoin Mining Industry With Tax Hike / Businessinsider
Sweden, the last remaining stronghold of bitcoin miners in Europe, is abolishing tax incentives for data centers in July – potentially putting the...
- Coinbase Could Move Away From U.S. if No Regulatory Clarity: CEO Brian Armstrong / CoinDesk
Armstrong said "anything is on the table" in terms of the crypto exchange's plans should greater regulatory clarity not emerge in the U.S.
- Lens is growing with the help of its users. If there is anyone that you would like to invite from your network to Lens during the beta before the flood gates open, shoot me a DM. Prioritizing folks that create content or discussions.
- Lens Hackathon presentations happening now at @ethglobal.lens Tokyo!
- Any interesting dapps to try out??
- 1 more year for btc halving!
- https://blockworks.co/news/shaq-oneal-ftx-lawsuit
[Shaquille O’Neal Served in FTX Case, Ending 3-Month ‘Sideshow’](https://blockworks.co/news/shaq-oneal-ftx-lawsuit)
NBA legend Shaquille O'Neal is said to be the only celebrity who avoided servers of the FTX endorsement lawsuit
- Bittrex faces potential action from SEC, but they already started winding down operations😂
https://cointelegraph.com/news/us-crypto-exchange-bittrex-faces-potential-action-from-sec-report
[US crypto exchange Bittrex faces potential action from SEC: Report](https://cointelegraph.com/news/us-crypto-exchange-bittrex-faces-potential-action-from-sec-report)
The United States-based crypto exchange Bittrex reportedly faces potential action from the SEC despite preparing to shut down local operations.
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- SUI Token Community Access Program / Sui
The SUI Token Community Access Program enables Sui community members to obtain SUI tokens in the early phases of the network's life.
- MetaMask third-party provider was hacked, exposing email addresses / Cointelegraph
Over 7,000 MetaMask users may have been affected by the incident.
- Sweden Drives Final Nail Into Its Bitcoin Mining Industry With Tax Hike / CoinDesk
The 6,000% increase in taxes per kilowatt hour of energy may "ultimately destroy the industry" in the country.
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- Whales Abruptly Move Over $850,000,000 in Bitcoin in Just 24 Hours / The Daily Hodl
Whales are suddenly relocating tens of thousands of Bitcoin (BTC) as the crypto king continues to consolidate above $30,000.
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- https://etherscan.io/address/0xf2d5763ce073127e2cedde6faba786c73ca94141
genesis wallet sending 5k eth to kraken, VB back with dump at top? or what?
[Address 0xf2d5763ce073127e2cedde6faba786c73ca94141 | Etherscan](http://etherscan.io/address/0xf2d5763ce073127e2cedde6faba786c73ca94141)
The Address 0xf2d5763ce073127e2cedde6faba786c73ca94141 page allows users to view transactions, balances, token holdings and transfers of ERC-20, ERC-721 and ERC-1155 (NFT) tokens, and analytics.
- The SEC plans to include the DeFi sector as part of mandatory regulation in the U.S. The vote is taking place today.
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/04/14/us-sec-poised-to-move-toward-defi-oversight-as-it-reopens-proposed-regulations/
[U.S. SEC Moves Toward DeFi Oversight as It Reopens Proposed Regulations](https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/04/14/us-sec-poised-to-move-toward-defi-oversight-as-it-reopens-proposed-regulations/)
The Securities and Exchange Commission is confirming crypto industry worries that, yes, the proposal last year to widen its view of securities exchanges will fold in DeFi.
- Tesla selling Bitcoin last year turned out to be a $500M mistake / Cointelegraph
The price of Bitcoin has grown by more than 50% since Tesla sold null billion BTC in July 2022.
- Top Ethereum DeFi Protocols Aave, Yearn Finance Struck By Exploit / Bitcoinist
Two of Ethereum's most popular decentralized finance (defi) protocols, Aave and Yearn Finance, have been affected by an exploit, according to early reports
- Twitter to Enable Crypto and Stocks Trading / BeInCrypto
Twitter will allow users to view market charts and buy and sell stocks and crypto through a new partnership with eToro.
- With Bedrock, Amazon enters the generative AI race / Techcrunch
Amazon is throwing its hat into the generative AI ring. But rather than build AI models entirely by itself, it’s recruiting third parties to host models on AWS.
- EOS Network lands $60M investment and partnership from DWF Labs / Cointelegraph
DWF Labs partners with EOS Network Foundation in a $60M investment deal, aimed at expediting the growth and adoption of EOS-based businesses and projects.