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Ledger key recovery service paused amid backlash, will open-source code

In a May 23 Twitter Space, Ledger CEO Pascal Gauthier said the past week has been a “humbling experience.”

Dispersion Capital launches $40M venture fund to ‘bring Web3 to the masses’

The firm aims to fund startups building infrastructure for Web3 and other decentralized technology projects.

Solana integrates AI into blockchain, raises grants fund to $10M

The ChatGPT plugin integrated into Solana is open source and can be downloaded from GitHub.

CBDCs on the horizon: The current state of CBDC initiatives around the world

Central bank digital currencies gain traction as countries worldwide engage in their development despite skepticism from the crypto community.

NFT ticketing dishes out a punch at mixed martial arts league

The mixed martial arts organization, Professional Fighters League, will use NFT tickets, becoming the latest sports body to explore the Web3 ticketing functionality.

Crypto City: Guide to Osaka, Japan’s second-biggest city

Osaka may or may not have been Satoshi’s home, Binance has moved in, the city hosted Devcon 5, and there’s finally a Bitcoin ATM again!

Portfolio management provider GoodCrypto joins Cointelegraph Accelerator

GoodCrypto joins a dedicated Cointelegraph support program for Web3 innovators to increase its brand value and scale up marketing efforts.

Bitget secures regulatory license in Poland, reserve funds up $80M in Q1

The cryptocurrency exchange secured VASP licensing in Lithuania in April.

Dash blockchain down for hours after hard fork fail, devs to try upgrade again June 14

The v19 hard fork didn’t go as planned for the privacy coin, but a fix has been released; v18 had experienced a few kinks, too.

Rising BTC transaction fees are a good thing, Bitcoin educator shares

Dan Held, the chief marketing officer at Trust Machines, believes that rising Bitcoin transaction fees may encourage users to look at other layer-2 solutions.

Korean crypto executives allegedly profited $2.3M from coin listing scandal

Projects were allegedly swayed into signing contracts with dubious market makers as consideration for listing on crypto exchange Coinone.

TON Foundation launches $25M accelerator program

The accelerator will invest between $50,000 to $250,000 per project that builds on TON and has an MVP.

When pizza became the unsung hero of Bitcoin’s history: A cheesy celebration

Join the cheesy celebration and learn how Bitcoin Pizza Day shaped the adoption of cryptocurrencies.

Illuvium controversy, Aurory Prologue review, Fornite CEO salty, Assassin’s Creed NFTs: Web3 Gamer

Illuvium’s many marketing controversies, Assasin’s Creed’s NFT cubes, Fortnite CEO salty about death of metaverse, Aurory Prologue review.

GameFi developer Gala Games to launch Web3 poker platform with PokerGO

“Players will soon realize the heightened entertainment that comes with playing poker in an immersive Web3 environment,” said Eric Schiermeyer, founder of Gala Games.

Responsible AI can create policies to help ‘better serve society’

Sabin Dima, the CEO and founder of Humans.Ai, said that with the right implementation, governments could use AI to enhance public services and policies.

Gemini considers forbearance after DCG defaults on a $630M payment

Gemini is planning to file a new motion with the court seeking the return of $1.1 billion of digital assets from DCG-owned Genesis.

Ordinals sends LTC and DOGE network activity surging for 3 straight weeks

Move over Bitcoin, Ordinals on Litecoin and Dogecoin have unleashed a frenzy of transactions.

Crypto hacks falling in Q1 is but a 'temporary reprieve' — Blockchain firm

It was warned that the amount stolen in Q1 2023 mirrors Q2 2022, which was followed by a “record setting number of hacks.”

Wife finds husband’s Bitcoin stash amid divorce proceedings

The woman initially suspected that her husband — who earned $3 million per year — did not reveal all his assets, which would get split between the two during the divorce.

Attacker hijacks Tornado Cash governance via malicious proposal

The total control over Tornado Cash governance allows the attacker to withdraw all of the locked votes, drain all of the tokens in the governance contract and brick the router.

Hyperbitcoinization is underway, RFK seeks Bitcoin donations and other news: Hodler’s Digest, May 14-20

Hyperbitcoinization is on the horizon, Bitcoin gets a seat on U.S. presidential candidates agendas and Voyager’s fund recovery plan approved.

Bitcoin Ordinals' total mintage fees increase 700% from April: Report

The total number of Bitcoin Ordinals has surpassed 8 million since its inception in January.

Monero community lashes out against ‘Mordinals’ amid privacy concerns

It’s always been possible to store arbitrary data alongside blockchain transactions, but NFTs on Monero introduce a slew of new concerns.

Bankrupt crypto hedge fund 3AC’s NFT auction fetches $2.5M

Three Arrows Capital is currently undergoing bankruptcy proceedings and owes an estimated $3.5 billion to creditors.

$3M worth of customer funds swiped via alleged Swaprum DEX rug pull

Promptly after the funds went missing, Swaprum’s Twitter, Telegram and Github accounts were all deleted, however its website is still up.

BitDAO passes BIP-21 token optimization and branding proposal

A proposal to unify branding between the Mantle network and BitDAO passed with overwhelming support.

US Justice Department on the hunt for DeFi hackers and thieves: Finance Redefined

The total value locked in DeFi protocols fell below $50 billion after nearly a month of bullish price action.

Ripple and SEC seek extension for unsealing Hinman documents

According to court documents shared by James Filan, the Hinman materials will likely be unsealed by June 13.

Bitcoin cleans up the environment and helps catch criminals: US Senator Cynthia Lummis

U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis joined Chamber of Digital Commerce CEO Perianne Boring on stage at Bitcoin Miami 2023 for a lengthy discussion on regulation.

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