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Nokia uses the Metaverse to connect remote breweries, train aircraft techs

Once known as a manufacturer of hardy mobile phones, Nokia has been working on developing industrial use cases for the Metaverse.

Former Coinbase product manager pleads guilty in insider trading case

United States prosecutors have labeled this as the first insider trading case in cryptocurrency.

Binance to support users in Turkey’s earthquake region with $100 airdrops in BNB tokens

According to Binance CEO ‘CZ’, Binance is working on more efforts to help

What are phygital NFTs, and how do they work?

Discover the unique world of phygital NFTs and how they combine the physical and digital realms to create a new level of ownership and authenticity.

Scammers are targeting crypto users with new ‘zero value TransferFrom’ trick

The trick allows the attacker to confirm zero-value transactions from the victim’s wallet, hijacking the user’s transaction history.

The history and evolution of the fintech industry

The fintech industry has evolved from early adopters using technology to automate financial services to a comprehensive revolution of the financial sector.

Lido plans to level up ahead of Ethereum Shanghai hard fork upgrade

Liquid staking protocol Lido unveils upgrade plans for V2, set to unlock stETH withdrawals and introduce Staking Router architecture.

‘Multichain future is very clear’ — Metamask to support all tokens via Snaps

Metamask eyes a multichain-friendly future with the ongoing development of Snaps allowing future blockchain integrations and extensions to its browser-based service.

North Korea stole more crypto in 2022 than any other year: UN report

A report submitted to the United Nations found North Korean cyber attacks have become vastly more sophisticated and raked in more crypto than ever before.

Crypto firms could face 2 years jail for breaching UK advertising laws

Crypto firms in the United Kingdom could face some harsh punishments under the FCA's proposed financial promotions regime.

Digital bank Revolut launches crypto staking for UK and EEA customers: Report

Currently, staking is available for DOT, XTZ, ADA, and ETH crypto assets, with yields reportedly ranging from 2.99% to 11.65%%.

Bitcoin dominates as primary focus for digital asset investors: Report

According to CoinShares, digital asset investment products saw inflows totaling $76 million last week

What are decentralized social networks?

Explaining Web3 social networks — their benefits, challenges and how they work.

Chainlink oracle, data feeds coming to StarkNet ecosystem

StarkWare is set to partner with Chainlink Labs to integrate oracle services and data feeds to the StarkNet testnet.

BNB Chain on-chain activity bucks bear market downtrend in Q4: Messari

Average daily addresses on the Binance blockchain network grew by 30% year-on-year in Q4.

Dingo crypto token flagged as scam over 99% transaction fee backdoor

Cybersecurity firm Check Point said it discovered a smart contract function called "setTaxFeePercent" which can reportedly change the contract's buy and sell fees.

What is the global financial crisis and its impact on the global economy

The Global Financial Crisis was a widespread economic downturn that began in 2008 and resulted from the collapse of the housing market and investment banks.

Starkware commits to open source its ‘magic wand’ Starknet Prover

The prover is the crucial engine Starkware uses to roll up hundreds of thousands of transactions and compress them into a tiny cryptographic proof written on the Ethereum blockchain.

SBF bail guarantor to go public, UK crypto framework and Celsius news: Hodler’s Digest, Jan. 29 – Feb. 4

Top Stories This Week SBF’s $250M bail guarantors should be made public, rules judge The identities of two individuals who helped former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried with his $250 million bail bond could be revealed next month following a recent ruling by United States District Judge Lewis Kaplan. Bankman-Fried’s legal counsel has until Feb. 7 […]

The world must take a 'collective action' approach to regulations – suggests India’s Finance Minister

Nirmala Sitharaman hopes that finance ministers and central bank governors will be able to agree on crypto regulations in the G-20 meeting in Bengaluru later this month.

Protocol Labs, Chainalysis and Bittrex add to crypto layoff season

Crypto execs suggested that the "extremely challenging" times forced them to cut jobs in order to “weather this extended" crypto winter.

FBI seizes $100K in NFTs and 86.5 ETH from scammer following ZachXBT investigation

The seized property included a Bored Ape Yacht Club and Doodles NFT, 85.6 Ether and a flashy Audemars Piguet watch which ultimately helped ZachXBT identify the alleged scammer.

The IBM–Maersk blockchain effort was doomed to fail from the start

Observers can learn a few things from the failed effort by IBM and Moller-Maersk to develop TradeLens, a blockchain-enabled global trading platform.

Are Cosmos’ ecosystem growth and roadmap enough to sustain ATOM’s current 50% monthly rally?

ATOM gained 50% in January and while the wider crypto market could remain bullish for some time, does the Cosmos ecosystem have strong enough fundamentals to support further upside?

'Crypto summer' likely to start in Q2 2023, Morgan Creek Capital CEO says

Bitcoin's bull market is likely to start earlier than expected due to anticipation of the BTC halving and favorable macroeconomic conditions, according to Mark Yusko, founder and CEO of Morgan Creek Capital Management.

Australia bolsters crypto watchdogs in ''multi-stage' plan to fight scams

The new measures from the Australian government come as cryptocurrency scams skyrocketed 162% to $221 million in 2022.

OpenSea serves as an example of why crypto security must improve

For cryptocurrency to achieve mass adoption, breaches that can be easily prevented — like the phishing attack that resulted in OpenSea losing $1.7 million — need to end.

Fiat is in 'jeopardy' but Bitcoin, stablecoins aren't the answer either: Ray Dalio

The hedge fund manager instead wants to see an “inflation-linked coin” be brought to the masses which would serve to ensure consumers secure their buying power.

Huawei NFTs, Toyota’s hackathon, North Korea vs. Blockchain: Asia Express 

Our weekly roundup of news from East Asia curates the industry’s most important developments. Huawei moves to trademark its NFTs According to a Jan. 28 report by Sina News, Chinese telecom giant Huawei has recently filed for eight trademarks related to its Huawei “YunYunBao” nonfungible tokens (NFT) series. The trademarks include digital collectibles in the […]

Lack of liquidity mitigated damages to BonqDAO exploit: Report

After amassing $120 million in tokens through an infinite minting glitch, hackers reportedly only cashed out around $1 million due to a lack of liquidity on BonqDAO.

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