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Animoca eyes SportFi ecosystem, becomes Chiliz Chain validator

Animoca Brands will become a validator for the Chiliz Chain as the venture capital firm looks to capitalize on the SportFi ecosystem.

Swan Bitcoin to terminate customer accounts that use crypto-mixing services

Swan co-founder Yan Pritzker said the firm is pro-privacy and doesn’t oppose customers’ use of such services, but to work, it has to follow FinCEN regulations.

NFT sales volume upward trend to continue, industry execs say

CoinW executive Sonia Shaw told Cointelegraph that the recent uptick in NFT sales shows a “broader and more profound interest” extending beyond art.

Goldman Sachs leads $95M funding round for blockchain payment firm Fnality: Report

With $158 million of total capital raised since 2019, Fnality plans to launch the Sterling Fnality Payment System in 2023, subject to approval by the Bank of England.

New figures show hardly anyone is using ERC-4337 smart accounts

Account abstraction advocate John Rising shared “sobering” figures concerning the adoption of ERC-4337 smart accounts.

Elon Musk AI project-inspired memecoin ‘Grok’ falls 74% on creator scam claim

A memecoin drawing its name from the Grok AI project plummeted after allegations that its social media account was recycled from that of a former scam token.

DeFi vulnerability leading to $6.7M exploit ‘not detected’ by auditors

The project was previously audited by Trail of Bits and Hats Finance.

Bitcoiners pitch draft bill to preserve blockchain, decentralization in Argentina

The group, “Bitcoin Argentina,” previously rejected the idea that regulation was needed in the cryptocurrency industry.

Why the service industry needs blockchain, explained

The service industry needs blockchain for enhanced security, transparency and efficiency in managing transactions, contracts and customer data.

Demand for Bitcoin could grow by up to 10X within 12 months: Michael Saylor

The MicroStrategy co-founder emphasized that demand for Bitcoin will significantly ramp up following the halving next year.

3 theses that will impact Ethereum and Bitcoin in the next bull market

Cryptocurrency is going to break out of its bubble and reach critical mass thanks to layer-2 blockchains — and a couple of other factors.

‘$10K JPGs’ scare away gamers, Animoca’s crypto game streaming plans: Web3 Gamer

Animoca buys game streaming platform Azarus that rewards users with crypto, Project Xeno, and why $10K NFTs scare away real gamers.

JPMorgan rolls out programmable payments for institutional blockchain platform JPM Coin

JPMorgan’s blockchain platform JPM Coin has introduced programmable payment functionality for its institutional users.

UK cryptocurrency scams jump 23%, young investors prime targets: Lloyds Bank

According to the bank, potential cryptocurrency investors usually make an average of three payments before recognizing they’ve fallen victim to a scam.

Poloniex exchange suffers $100M exploit, offers 5% bounty

Over $100 million in digital assets were transferred from a wallet belonging to crypto exchange Poloniex in what security firms believe to be a massive hack.

China declares stealing digital collections like NFTs liable for criminal theft sentence

The Chinese government says theft of digital collections violates the protection law and interests of the crime of illegally obtaining computer information system data.

Institute for blockchain and crypto research opens in France

The Institute of Crypto-Assets held a formal opening at the Léonard de Vinci center in the business district just outside of Paris.

Bitwise insists 'no affiliation' with startup facing SEC charges

Bitwise Asset Management stresses it has no relationship with the startup Bitwise Industries whose founders have been charged with conspiring to commit wire fraud.

China’s surprise NFT move, Hong Kong’s $15M Bitcoin fund: Asia Express

China issues legal guidance that gives NFT markets hope, Bitget invests $10M in Indian startups, SEBA Bank’s Hong Kong license: Asia Express.

Web3 social media to disrupt a $100B market: Pop Social joins Cointelegraph Accelerator

Web3 social media dApp Pop Social becomes the newest member of the Cointelegraph Accelerator program.

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