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Yuga Labs offloads 2 NFT games amid effort to 'unshackle' BAYC team

Yuga Labs has sold off the intellectual property rights of two of its games to Web3 gaming firm Faraway.

Former Ethereum dev Virgil Griffith asks for resentencing in North Korea case

Griffith’s attorneys are asking for a sentence reduction from 63 months to 51 months or less.

Gary Gensler’s resignation ‘troll’ post disappoints Crypto X

SEC’s Gary Gensler managed to excite, then rudely disappoint crypto fans with a "legendary and respectable troll thread.”

Ernst & Young taps ZK-proofs on Ethereum to automate contracts

EY said it chose Ethereum instead of a private network as it is cheaper, more confidential and prevents a party from gaining a “strategic advantage” over another.

Solana price takes another tumble — Can SOL hold above $130?

Solana price is down 21% in a week, but on-chain and derivatives data highlights investors’ confidence that the network can overcome recent hurdles.

Bitcoin halving searches on Google is at its highest point ever

Excitement around the upcoming Bitcoin halving has seen a continued increase in searches for the term on Google.

Magic Eden passed Blur as leading NFT marketplace in March: CoinGecko

CoinGecko cited Magic Eden’s new Diamond reward program and its ongoing commitment to support creator royalties as the main catalysts.

Elizabeth Warren supports enhanced U.S. sanction options for stablecoins

The senator wants new sanctions authority included in stablecoin legislation, but the Lummis-Gillibrand bill will disappoint her.

Mango Markets exploiter trial heads to jury

Avi Eisenberg could face up to 20 years in prison if found guilty of commodities fraud and manipulation related to his alleged October 2022 exploit of Mango Markets.

The next ICO boom is coming — and it will be better than 2018

Thanks to the ICO busts of 2018 and the SEC's newfound attention for a raft of altcoins, scrutiny of new projects has become much higher than in the past.

Bitcoin slips below $60K, but some traders aren’t turning bearish on BTC just yet

Despite Bitcoin briefly falling below the $60,000 mark, the cycle could be entering a reaccumulation period, according to one crypto analyst.

Pi Network reaches 10M KYC'd users, but token is still not tradeable

The centralized app reached 10 million verified accounts while critics contend it doesn’t benefit users.

Bitcoin bull Pompliano says BTC will be bigger than gold and ‘the leader in the recovery’

Anthony Pompliano says Bitcoin is digital gold, remains the best savings tool and will continue to outperform for years to come.

Price analysis 4/17: BTC, ETH, BNB, SOL, XRP, DOGE, TON, ADA, AVAX, SHIB

Bitcoin price descends to new lows, dragging altcoins down with it just days before the long-awaited BTC supply halving.

Pro-crypto Super PAC backs winners of Democratic primaries for House seats

Democratic candidates in Texas and Alabama both won their primary races after receiving a combined $3.7 million in financial support from the Protect Progress Super PAC.

MeWe social network boss says blockchain can solve the TikTok problem

CEO Jeffrey Edell laid out a six-point plan for social media companies planning the transition to blockchain.

Bored Ape floor price sinks, NASA training astronauts in the metaverse: Nifty Newsletter

NASA has turned to Web3 tech, such as the metaverse, as well as virtual reality, to train astronauts to live in space.

MIT, German central bank will research CBDC privacy in new project

The Deutsche Bundesbank is the fourth central monetary authority to conduct research in conjunction with MIT’s Digital Currency Initiative.

Kraken exchange rolls out self-custody crypto wallet, following other CEXs

Kraken Wallet will initially support coins, tokens, NFTs and DeFi assets on eight blockchains.

Doctors turn to Apple Vision Pro headset to practice surgery amid cadaver shortage

Veyond Metaverse aims to mimic the traditional cadaver experience in visceral detail with Apple’s mixed reality device.

Get Bitcoin or die tryin’: Why hip hop stars love crypto

Hip hop artists can make more money from an NFT than a year of Spotify streams. But there are plenty of other reasons rappers love crypto.

Bitcoin drops below $60K as analyst says zero spot Bitcoin ETF inflows ‘very normal’

Bitcoin price losses crucial support at $60,000 as inflows to the spot Bitcoin ETFs stagnate.

US senators introduce new stablecoin bill

For months, Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Cynthia Lummis had hinted that they were preparing legislation to establish guardrails for stablecoin issuers and users.

Solana network ‘nowhere near where we expect it to be’ — Solana Foundation exec

Austin Federa, head of strategy at the Solana Foundation, addresses concerns around the latest network outages in an exclusive interview with Cointelegraph.

Hong Kong spot Bitcoin ETF approval draws praise and caution from industry players

Now that the well-anticipated event is over, some industry experts have turned to warning signals for the road ahead.

Bitcoin 'needs to clear' $57K liquidity for post-halving rally — Trader

BTC price continues its tests of bid liquidity after the latest Wall Street open, but confidence over the Bitcoin bull market remains.

Worldcoin launches its own ‘human-centric’ blockchain network

Worldcoin introduces World Chain, a new blockchain initiative designed to prioritize human users, enhance efficiency and foster real-world utility in Web3 applications.

Cyprus keeps FTX Europe license suspended until September

Formerly known as Digital Assets AG, FTX Europe was originally founded as a Swiss startup and was sold back to its original founders after FTX’s bankruptcy.

On-chain data — The missing link in Web3 advertising

Web3 advertising platform Addressable is tapping into AppsFlyer’s mobile analytics to improve marketing for mobile applications.

White hat hacker group SEAL launches crypto threat-sharing center

The Security Alliance said it’s helped to recover $50 million since it formed, and now it has launched a tool to assist in fighting crypto hacks in real time.

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