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Nansen's indexes reveal insightful trends in the NFT space.
The platform's newly-introduced NFT-500:ETH index reports a 68.5% growth for the top-500 Ethereum NFT’s since the beginning of the year, despite experiencing a corrective 28.8% decline over the course of the past 30-days.
The research branch of Nansen, a popular blockchain data firm, has published a meticulous twelve-page report quantifying the performance of Ethereum-based nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, since the turn of the year, unveiling a number of compelling indications as to the economic and cultural future of the ecosystem.
Citing the profound impact of traditional financial indexes such as the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite, the report contemplates the vast potential for comparable models focusing on NFT's, arguing that both education and adoption could be significantly enhanced through their wide-scale utilization.
Last month, Nansen released six NFT indexes: Nansen NFT-500, Nansen Blue Chip-10, Nansen Social-100, Nansen Gaming-50, Nansen Art-20, Nansen Metaverse-20, all which according to the accompanying blog post, were designed to “raises the bar for quality financial infrastructure that supports the growing depth of the NFT industry.”
Nansen’s NFT-500 index aggregates the performance of the leading 500 NFT collections on Ethereum for both ERC-721 and ERC-1155, across ETH and USD market capitalization. These collections equate to 85.4% of the daily market volume since 1 January 2022.
Assessing the performance of the NFT-500 index across the period Jan 1st to March 9th 2022, it is revealed that the price of assets increased by 68.5% when denominated in ETH, and gained 20.9% when measured in USD.
In contrast, the performance of the ETH index of the last 30-days — as illustrated in the line graph below — stands in stark contrast, recording -28.8% and -38.5% in ETH and USD, respectively.
Upon our request for specific clarification as to the calculation method for the numerical figure seen on the y-axis, research analyst at Nansen, Louisa Choe stated that “the index level is the value of an investment relative to its value at one fixed point in time. The index started at 1,000 on 1/1/2022.”
The platform's newly-introduced NFT-500:ETH index reports a 68.5% growth for the top-500 Ethereum NFT’s since the beginning of the year, despite experiencing a corrective 28.8% decline over the course of the past 30-days.
The research branch of Nansen, a popular blockchain data firm, has published a meticulous twelve-page report quantifying the performance of Ethereum-based nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, since the turn of the year, unveiling a number of compelling indications as to the economic and cultural future of the ecosystem.
Citing the profound impact of traditional financial indexes such as the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite, the report contemplates the vast potential for comparable models focusing on NFT's, arguing that both education and adoption could be significantly enhanced through their wide-scale utilization.
Last month, Nansen released six NFT indexes: Nansen NFT-500, Nansen Blue Chip-10, Nansen Social-100, Nansen Gaming-50, Nansen Art-20, Nansen Metaverse-20, all which according to the accompanying blog post, were designed to “raises the bar for quality financial infrastructure that supports the growing depth of the NFT industry.”
Nansen’s NFT-500 index aggregates the performance of the leading 500 NFT collections on Ethereum for both ERC-721 and ERC-1155, across ETH and USD market capitalization. These collections equate to 85.4% of the daily market volume since 1 January 2022.
Assessing the performance of the NFT-500 index across the period Jan 1st to March 9th 2022, it is revealed that the price of assets increased by 68.5% when denominated in ETH, and gained 20.9% when measured in USD.
In contrast, the performance of the ETH index of the last 30-days — as illustrated in the line graph below — stands in stark contrast, recording -28.8% and -38.5% in ETH and USD, respectively.
Upon our request for specific clarification as to the calculation method for the numerical figure seen on the y-axis, research analyst at Nansen, Louisa Choe stated that “the index level is the value of an investment relative to its value at one fixed point in time. The index started at 1,000 on 1/1/2022.”
Russian, Chinese Central Banks ‘Working Together On SWIFT-Alternative Interoperability’.
A senior Russian parliamentarian has claimed that the Central Bank is working with the People’s Bank of China on workarounds that may help the countries bypass the SWIFT banking network – including domestic alternatives, blockchain solutions, and digital fiats.
Per Tass, via Rambler, Anatoly Aksakov, the Chairman of the State Duma’s Committee on the Financial Markets, told attendees at a recent press conference that the central banks were working on interoperability solutions that may allow Moscow’s homegrown SWIFT alternative SPFS to connect with China’s own version, the CIPS.
Aksakov claimed that in the first two months of 2022, trade between Russia and China had increased by “more than 40%,” and predicted that the trend would continue upward – particularly if a mutual SWIFT workaround can be agreed upon.
SWIFT is a banking messaging network, and Russia’s exclusion from it as a result of Western-led sanctions has hit exporters particularly hard. But as previously reported, both Moscow and Beijing have long anticipated the need for homegrown alternatives – and have been working on them for years.
Russia's attack on Ukraine, however, has sped up the need for innovation on this and other financial technology fronts.
Aksakov was quoted as stating that in order to “remove risks” associated with conducting trade without a bank messaging system solution, it was “necessary to establish interaction between” the SPFS and CIPs networks.
He said:
“I know that this work is underway. The Central Bank is interacting with the People’s Bank of China. And I believe that the current situation will stimulate the relevant processes. We have a very efficient system [the SPFS] and the current situation demonstrates that.”
A senior Russian parliamentarian has claimed that the Central Bank is working with the People’s Bank of China on workarounds that may help the countries bypass the SWIFT banking network – including domestic alternatives, blockchain solutions, and digital fiats.
Per Tass, via Rambler, Anatoly Aksakov, the Chairman of the State Duma’s Committee on the Financial Markets, told attendees at a recent press conference that the central banks were working on interoperability solutions that may allow Moscow’s homegrown SWIFT alternative SPFS to connect with China’s own version, the CIPS.
Aksakov claimed that in the first two months of 2022, trade between Russia and China had increased by “more than 40%,” and predicted that the trend would continue upward – particularly if a mutual SWIFT workaround can be agreed upon.
SWIFT is a banking messaging network, and Russia’s exclusion from it as a result of Western-led sanctions has hit exporters particularly hard. But as previously reported, both Moscow and Beijing have long anticipated the need for homegrown alternatives – and have been working on them for years.
Russia's attack on Ukraine, however, has sped up the need for innovation on this and other financial technology fronts.
Aksakov was quoted as stating that in order to “remove risks” associated with conducting trade without a bank messaging system solution, it was “necessary to establish interaction between” the SPFS and CIPs networks.
He said:
“I know that this work is underway. The Central Bank is interacting with the People’s Bank of China. And I believe that the current situation will stimulate the relevant processes. We have a very efficient system [the SPFS] and the current situation demonstrates that.”
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Malaysian deputy finance minister responds to proposal to legalize Bitcoin.
Similar to countries like Indonesia, Malaysia has not banned crypto trading but the government doesn't want to adopt crypto for payments.
An official at the Ministry of Finance of Malaysia reportedly opposed the idea of adopting cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC) as a payment method following recent crypto-friendly proposals by the deputy communications minister.
Malaysia has no plans to recognize BTC as legal tender, deputy finance minister Mohd Shahar Abdullah said in a parliamentary meeting on Thursday, according to a Bloomberg report.
“Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin are not suitable for use as a payment instrument due to various limitations,” Mohd Shahar declared, citing risks like volatility and potential cyber threats.
Instead of adopting cryptocurrency for payments, Malaysia will continue to focus on the potential development of the central bank digital currency (CBDC), the official added, stating:
“The growing technology and payment landscape have prompted Bank Negara Malaysia to actively assess the potential of CBDC.”
The Ministry of Finance of Malaysia did not immediately respond to Cointelegraph’s request to comment. This article will be updated pending new information.
Mohd Shahar’s remarks came shortly after Malaysia’s deputy communications and multimedia minister Datuk Zahidi Zainul Abidin called on local regulators and lawmakers to legalize certain use cases of cryptocurrencies and nonfungible tokens (NFTs) on Monday. The official stressed that such measures would significantly support young people as crypto and NFTs have been growing "massively" popular among the younger generation.
Some sources also suggested that Zahidi proposed not just legalizing certain cryptocurrency transactions in Malaysia but rather adopting cryptocurrency as legal tender.
Despite not being willing to adopt cryptocurrency as a means of payment, Malaysian regulators have apparently not restricted the trading of cryptocurrencies so far, following in the steps of many other countries like Indonesia.
Similar to countries like Indonesia, Malaysia has not banned crypto trading but the government doesn't want to adopt crypto for payments.
An official at the Ministry of Finance of Malaysia reportedly opposed the idea of adopting cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC) as a payment method following recent crypto-friendly proposals by the deputy communications minister.
Malaysia has no plans to recognize BTC as legal tender, deputy finance minister Mohd Shahar Abdullah said in a parliamentary meeting on Thursday, according to a Bloomberg report.
“Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin are not suitable for use as a payment instrument due to various limitations,” Mohd Shahar declared, citing risks like volatility and potential cyber threats.
Instead of adopting cryptocurrency for payments, Malaysia will continue to focus on the potential development of the central bank digital currency (CBDC), the official added, stating:
“The growing technology and payment landscape have prompted Bank Negara Malaysia to actively assess the potential of CBDC.”
The Ministry of Finance of Malaysia did not immediately respond to Cointelegraph’s request to comment. This article will be updated pending new information.
Mohd Shahar’s remarks came shortly after Malaysia’s deputy communications and multimedia minister Datuk Zahidi Zainul Abidin called on local regulators and lawmakers to legalize certain use cases of cryptocurrencies and nonfungible tokens (NFTs) on Monday. The official stressed that such measures would significantly support young people as crypto and NFTs have been growing "massively" popular among the younger generation.
Some sources also suggested that Zahidi proposed not just legalizing certain cryptocurrency transactions in Malaysia but rather adopting cryptocurrency as legal tender.
Despite not being willing to adopt cryptocurrency as a means of payment, Malaysian regulators have apparently not restricted the trading of cryptocurrencies so far, following in the steps of many other countries like Indonesia.
Argentinian Tax Agency Amps Up Scrutiny for Crypto Traders and Holders With New Requirements
The Argentinian Tax Agency (AFIP) is watching the movements of cryptocurrency traders and holders, to tighten its control over their transactions. The institution is now sending emails to Argentinian citizens asking for a series of data regarding supposed cryptocurrency operations made in their names. The agency requires the public keys of the citizen and a list of transactions made during a certain time period.
The AFIP, the Argentinian tax watchdog, has decided to take the battle against cryptocurrency tax evasion directly to users of these currencies. While the agency had required information from exchanges before, the responsibility is now directed to certain users that have received a requirement to answer a series of questions regarding their history with digital assets.
The requirement compels users to deliver data like the public keys of the wallets they are currently managing, and a list of digital asset movements that must include dates, the cryptocurrencies involved, the amounts moved, and the kind of operation. Furthermore, the citizens must justify the origin of the funds used to perform these transactions and the complete crypto savings held.
The required info is to include transactions that go back to 2018, so the numbers could be very high, according to Germán Nlhoul from Criptocontador.
The opinion of experts in the country is divided regarding this new move of the AFIP. Some think that the institution has the right to require this information from crypto users. This is the case with Juan Manuel Scarso, a fintech tax expert who explained:
[The AFIP] has broad powers to verify, at any time, including with respect to current fiscal periods, the compliance that the obligors or those responsible give to the laws, regulations, resolutions and administrative instructions, supervising the situation of any alleged responsible.
However, others differ in their views and state that the Argentinian Tax Agency might be overreaching by requiring some of this data from the citizens, without stating the purpose of these requirements clearly. This is the case with Mariano Neira, who stated:
Among the requirements on crypto assets that are circulating, an excessive request for information and also a clear affectation of patrimonial intimacy can be observed.
This information is already required by the organization from the exchanges, which must comply with this requirement by law. However, some have speculated that this pivot is due to the exchanges being non-compliant with the regulation, forcing the agency to look for the info from other sources.
The Argentinian Tax Agency (AFIP) is watching the movements of cryptocurrency traders and holders, to tighten its control over their transactions. The institution is now sending emails to Argentinian citizens asking for a series of data regarding supposed cryptocurrency operations made in their names. The agency requires the public keys of the citizen and a list of transactions made during a certain time period.
The AFIP, the Argentinian tax watchdog, has decided to take the battle against cryptocurrency tax evasion directly to users of these currencies. While the agency had required information from exchanges before, the responsibility is now directed to certain users that have received a requirement to answer a series of questions regarding their history with digital assets.
The requirement compels users to deliver data like the public keys of the wallets they are currently managing, and a list of digital asset movements that must include dates, the cryptocurrencies involved, the amounts moved, and the kind of operation. Furthermore, the citizens must justify the origin of the funds used to perform these transactions and the complete crypto savings held.
The required info is to include transactions that go back to 2018, so the numbers could be very high, according to Germán Nlhoul from Criptocontador.
The opinion of experts in the country is divided regarding this new move of the AFIP. Some think that the institution has the right to require this information from crypto users. This is the case with Juan Manuel Scarso, a fintech tax expert who explained:
[The AFIP] has broad powers to verify, at any time, including with respect to current fiscal periods, the compliance that the obligors or those responsible give to the laws, regulations, resolutions and administrative instructions, supervising the situation of any alleged responsible.
However, others differ in their views and state that the Argentinian Tax Agency might be overreaching by requiring some of this data from the citizens, without stating the purpose of these requirements clearly. This is the case with Mariano Neira, who stated:
Among the requirements on crypto assets that are circulating, an excessive request for information and also a clear affectation of patrimonial intimacy can be observed.
This information is already required by the organization from the exchanges, which must comply with this requirement by law. However, some have speculated that this pivot is due to the exchanges being non-compliant with the regulation, forcing the agency to look for the info from other sources.
XRP Lawyer Predicts SEC Will Come After Crypto Exchanges Next
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued guidelines for the crypto trading platforms. The advisory asked platforms to reflect digital assets they hold for users on their balance sheets at fair value.
John Deaton, Lawyer for XRP holders in the Ripple Vs SEC lawsuit, predicted that now the commission will be filing cases against exchanges.
The SEC in the advisory has highlighted the technological, legal, and regulatory risks linked to protecting crypto assets.
The release cites an October 2020 report which includes the amount of digital assets stolen from crypto trading platforms in 2018.
However, the commission says that these risks are not new and the staff has reviewed the financial statements of some organisations.
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued guidelines for the crypto trading platforms. The advisory asked platforms to reflect digital assets they hold for users on their balance sheets at fair value.
John Deaton, Lawyer for XRP holders in the Ripple Vs SEC lawsuit, predicted that now the commission will be filing cases against exchanges.
The SEC in the advisory has highlighted the technological, legal, and regulatory risks linked to protecting crypto assets.
The release cites an October 2020 report which includes the amount of digital assets stolen from crypto trading platforms in 2018.
However, the commission says that these risks are not new and the staff has reviewed the financial statements of some organisations.
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Crypto Helps Ukraine Defend Itself Against Russia's Invasion, Here’s How You Can Contribute.
Cryptoassets continue to prove their case in Ukraine, as well over USD 100m in crypto was raised during the first five weeks of the Russian invasion.
Per a report by blockchain research firm TRM which analyzed over 50 crypto donation campaigns, official government entities have received over USD 50m of donations. Other popular non-governmental organization (NGO) campaigns have netted another USD 50m in donations.
Bitcoin (BTC) and ethereum (ETH) were the most popular cryptoassets and together facilitated over 85% of all transactions. Alternative networks like Tron (TRX), BNB, and Litecoin (LTC) have stayed distantly behind.
According to Alex Bornyakov, The Deputy Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, cryptoassets have been “extremely useful” in the facilitation of funds in the country and have already purchased invaluable equipment for the Ukrainian Army.
In the recent episode of the Wolf of All Streets show, Bornyakov elaborated that cryptoassets were especially beneficial during the first days of the war when there was a lot of chaos in the country. “If you want to send a wire, and wire is going to get to your supplier in three days, you honestly don’t have three days, and maybe in three days you’re not going to live in this country anymore,” he said. In these circumstances, crypto is much faster, he added.
Cryptoassets continue to prove their case in Ukraine, as well over USD 100m in crypto was raised during the first five weeks of the Russian invasion.
Per a report by blockchain research firm TRM which analyzed over 50 crypto donation campaigns, official government entities have received over USD 50m of donations. Other popular non-governmental organization (NGO) campaigns have netted another USD 50m in donations.
Bitcoin (BTC) and ethereum (ETH) were the most popular cryptoassets and together facilitated over 85% of all transactions. Alternative networks like Tron (TRX), BNB, and Litecoin (LTC) have stayed distantly behind.
According to Alex Bornyakov, The Deputy Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, cryptoassets have been “extremely useful” in the facilitation of funds in the country and have already purchased invaluable equipment for the Ukrainian Army.
In the recent episode of the Wolf of All Streets show, Bornyakov elaborated that cryptoassets were especially beneficial during the first days of the war when there was a lot of chaos in the country. “If you want to send a wire, and wire is going to get to your supplier in three days, you honestly don’t have three days, and maybe in three days you’re not going to live in this country anymore,” he said. In these circumstances, crypto is much faster, he added.
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EU bans providing 'high-value crypto-asset services' to Russia.
Prohibiting crypto services was one of three financial measures the European Commission proposed in addition to an import ban on Russian coal.
The Council of the European Union has cut Russians off from certain cryptocurrency services as part of a package of restrictive measures against Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “brutal aggression against Ukraine and its people.”
In a Friday announcement, the EU council said it would be closing potential loopholes in using digital assets for Russian entities and individuals to evade sanctions with a “prohibition on providing high-value crypto-asset services” to the country. The action was one of three financial measures the European Commission proposed alongside banning transactions and freezing assets connected to four Russian banks as well as a “prohibition on providing advice on trusts to wealthy Russians.”
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin claimed on Thursday that Russians hold more than $130 billion in crypto assets — an amount reportedly comparable to the country’s gold holdings, valued at roughly $140 billion as of March 2022. Though it’s unclear whether the Russian nationals and banks named in sanctions from both the United States and the European Union are attempting to use crypto to evade these restrictions, the narrative persists among many lawmakers and regulators.
The European Commission included crypto assets as part of its sanctions targeted against Russia and Belarus in response to the invasion of Ukraine announced in March. In the United States, the Treasury Department warned companies and individuals not to facilitate crypto transactions sent to certain Russian nationals and banks.
While lawmakers continue to hint at crypto’s possible role in evading sanctions, oil and gas exports from Russia to EU member nations remain a major source of income for the country currently attacking Ukraine. The package of restrictive measures from the Council of the European Union included an import ban on Russian coal but did not mention oil or gas. The United States Congress passed a bill on Thursday to ban oil and gas imports from Russia, which represents roughly 2% of the U.S. supply compared to an average of 20% across Europe.
Prohibiting crypto services was one of three financial measures the European Commission proposed in addition to an import ban on Russian coal.
The Council of the European Union has cut Russians off from certain cryptocurrency services as part of a package of restrictive measures against Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “brutal aggression against Ukraine and its people.”
In a Friday announcement, the EU council said it would be closing potential loopholes in using digital assets for Russian entities and individuals to evade sanctions with a “prohibition on providing high-value crypto-asset services” to the country. The action was one of three financial measures the European Commission proposed alongside banning transactions and freezing assets connected to four Russian banks as well as a “prohibition on providing advice on trusts to wealthy Russians.”
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin claimed on Thursday that Russians hold more than $130 billion in crypto assets — an amount reportedly comparable to the country’s gold holdings, valued at roughly $140 billion as of March 2022. Though it’s unclear whether the Russian nationals and banks named in sanctions from both the United States and the European Union are attempting to use crypto to evade these restrictions, the narrative persists among many lawmakers and regulators.
The European Commission included crypto assets as part of its sanctions targeted against Russia and Belarus in response to the invasion of Ukraine announced in March. In the United States, the Treasury Department warned companies and individuals not to facilitate crypto transactions sent to certain Russian nationals and banks.
While lawmakers continue to hint at crypto’s possible role in evading sanctions, oil and gas exports from Russia to EU member nations remain a major source of income for the country currently attacking Ukraine. The package of restrictive measures from the Council of the European Union included an import ban on Russian coal but did not mention oil or gas. The United States Congress passed a bill on Thursday to ban oil and gas imports from Russia, which represents roughly 2% of the U.S. supply compared to an average of 20% across Europe.
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They have listed in 18 exchanges in last one month and with lot of Utilities
Now they will keep listing until they reach 100 exchange , next listing is Hotcoin Global.
Since we posted for the first time, over 14 top exchanges were listed, over 8M$ to $11M of daily trading volume and a game studio with downloads,They Launched their own NFT MARKETPLACE
With World Famous MUSIC ARTISTS
On the Occasion of their NFT platform they 2nd time burned 10% of their supply
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This is something that we've been waiting for.
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They have listed in 18 exchanges in last one month and with lot of Utilities
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Binance recovers $5.8M in funds connected to Ronin bridge exploit.
Unfortunately, a vast majority of the stolen funds still remain in the hands of the hacker.
Via a Twitter post on Friday, Changpeng Zhao, CEO of Binance, said that the cryptocurrency exchange recovered $5.8 million spread over 86 accounts in digital assets moved to the exchange by Lazarus Group. Last month, the North Korean cyber-criminal group allegedly stole 173,600 Ether (ETH) and 25.5 million USD Coin (USDC), worth over $600 million at the time, belonging to Axie Infinity's Ronin bridge.
As of Friday, the wallet address associated with the Ronin has around $280 million in digital assets remaining. Blockchain forensics company Elliptic recently uncovered that the hackers have been sending the money to centralized exchanges and cryptocurrency trail-mixer decentralized application, or DApp, Tornado Cash. In addition, it appears the hackers also swapped the stolen USDC for Ethereum on decentralized exchanges, or DEXs.
Possibly in response to alleged acts of money laundering, Uniswap DEX announced it was screening addresses that might be associated with moving "hacked or stolen funds" based on intelligence provided by TRM Labs.
Similarly, via Chainalysis, Tornado Cash is blocking wallets linked to illicit activity from accessing its DApp.
However, as told by its founder, Roman Semenov, the new screening process only blocks users from accessing its DApp user interface and does not prevent the movement of funds into its underlying smart contract.
Despite the incident, Axie Infinity creator Sky Mavis recently closed a $150 million funding round led by Binance. The funds will partly be used to reimburse investors who suffered losses in the exploit. In addition, the remaining amounts will be compensated via Sky Mavis' own money. If the stolen funds are not fully recovered within two years, the Axie decentralized autonomous organization will vote on the next steps for the treasury.
Unfortunately, a vast majority of the stolen funds still remain in the hands of the hacker.
Via a Twitter post on Friday, Changpeng Zhao, CEO of Binance, said that the cryptocurrency exchange recovered $5.8 million spread over 86 accounts in digital assets moved to the exchange by Lazarus Group. Last month, the North Korean cyber-criminal group allegedly stole 173,600 Ether (ETH) and 25.5 million USD Coin (USDC), worth over $600 million at the time, belonging to Axie Infinity's Ronin bridge.
As of Friday, the wallet address associated with the Ronin has around $280 million in digital assets remaining. Blockchain forensics company Elliptic recently uncovered that the hackers have been sending the money to centralized exchanges and cryptocurrency trail-mixer decentralized application, or DApp, Tornado Cash. In addition, it appears the hackers also swapped the stolen USDC for Ethereum on decentralized exchanges, or DEXs.
Possibly in response to alleged acts of money laundering, Uniswap DEX announced it was screening addresses that might be associated with moving "hacked or stolen funds" based on intelligence provided by TRM Labs.
Similarly, via Chainalysis, Tornado Cash is blocking wallets linked to illicit activity from accessing its DApp.
However, as told by its founder, Roman Semenov, the new screening process only blocks users from accessing its DApp user interface and does not prevent the movement of funds into its underlying smart contract.
Despite the incident, Axie Infinity creator Sky Mavis recently closed a $150 million funding round led by Binance. The funds will partly be used to reimburse investors who suffered losses in the exploit. In addition, the remaining amounts will be compensated via Sky Mavis' own money. If the stolen funds are not fully recovered within two years, the Axie decentralized autonomous organization will vote on the next steps for the treasury.
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KunciCoin keeps on pushing their way to succeed And getting listed in HOTCOIN GLOBAL and 3 big Exchanges
World class musicians and artists like Band Ifan Seventeen releasing their Music and arts regularly on
https://www.kuncinft.com
They are verified on
Kuncicoinglobal Twitter✅
Kunci-Indo Twitter ✅
CoinMarketCap ✅
With a market cap of 7 million
They have listed in 18 exchanges
Now they will keep pushing listing until they reach 100 exchanges
Since we posted, over 18 top exchanges were listed, over 5M$ to $11M of daily trading volume and a game studio with downloads.
They are Coming with their OWN BLOCKCHAIN ECOSYSTEM
U need to check this Wonderful coin from Indonesia
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They are conducting events all across Indonesia
Full Doxxed Team
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Gibraltar rolls out new virtual asset regulation to combat market abuse.
The document will require crypto companies to seek and prevent insider trading and market manipulation.
The British overseas territory of Gibraltar introduced a new regulatory package for distributed ledger technology (DLT) service providers. The document elaborates on the responsibilities of crypto businesses in regards to threats of market manipulation and insider trading.
On April 27, the government of Gibraltar published the 10th Regulatory Principle of the country's financial services regulation. The details are revealed in a Guidance Note, provided by the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (GFSC), the chief finance regulator of the territory.
The regulation, crafted by a special working group that included both government officials and industry experts, sets operational guidelines for preventing market abuse. DLT providers are expected to monitor the movement of significant virtual asset holdings and the publication of information that could be aimed at generating false or misleading market signals and to investigate whether algorithmic-based systems are being used to generate deceptive data around transaction volumes.
The regulation also requires crypto companies to seek and prevent any insider trading activities and inform the public of any relevant information “as soon as possible.” Proposed trading standards also include putting in place measures to reduce the liquidity providers' and market makers' capacity to significantly alter asset prices.
Albert Isola, Gibraltar's minister for Digital and Financial Services, expressed his confidence that the introduced measures will help the jurisdiction maintain its already strong relationship with the crypto sector. Isola commented to Cointelegraph:
"The introduction of the 10th Principle, with a significant input from industry, will develop further our regulatory framework. It provides permissioned firms with clear guidance on the standards that are required of them as well as providing consumer and jurisdictional protection."
The document will require crypto companies to seek and prevent insider trading and market manipulation.
The British overseas territory of Gibraltar introduced a new regulatory package for distributed ledger technology (DLT) service providers. The document elaborates on the responsibilities of crypto businesses in regards to threats of market manipulation and insider trading.
On April 27, the government of Gibraltar published the 10th Regulatory Principle of the country's financial services regulation. The details are revealed in a Guidance Note, provided by the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (GFSC), the chief finance regulator of the territory.
The regulation, crafted by a special working group that included both government officials and industry experts, sets operational guidelines for preventing market abuse. DLT providers are expected to monitor the movement of significant virtual asset holdings and the publication of information that could be aimed at generating false or misleading market signals and to investigate whether algorithmic-based systems are being used to generate deceptive data around transaction volumes.
The regulation also requires crypto companies to seek and prevent any insider trading activities and inform the public of any relevant information “as soon as possible.” Proposed trading standards also include putting in place measures to reduce the liquidity providers' and market makers' capacity to significantly alter asset prices.
Albert Isola, Gibraltar's minister for Digital and Financial Services, expressed his confidence that the introduced measures will help the jurisdiction maintain its already strong relationship with the crypto sector. Isola commented to Cointelegraph:
"The introduction of the 10th Principle, with a significant input from industry, will develop further our regulatory framework. It provides permissioned firms with clear guidance on the standards that are required of them as well as providing consumer and jurisdictional protection."
4-digit ENS domains spike in demand this week and continue soaring.
Ethereum users rushing to purchase scarce three- and four-digit names have been driving NFT market sales activity.
Ethereum Name Service, or ENS, .eth domains ranging from 0000 to 9999 have recently been causing a stir among nonfungible token (NFT) investors, speculators and enthusiasts alike. Even though three- and four-digit names have been around for years, the number of people registering for ENS domains and purchasing these digit number names on secondary markets over the past week has significantly affected the market’s trading volume.
According to a Dune Analytics dashboard for ENS, the spike in sales began on April 21, and the number of eth. name registrations have since jumped from 2,721 to 21,188 by Thursday. Over the last seven-day period, ENS domains’ trading volume on OpenSea climbed by 3,333% to 2,613 Ether (ETH), or $7.3 million at the time of writing. The last 48 hours have seen the most ENS NFT trading in the secondary market, with the most expensive domain so far, “555.eth,” selling for 55.5 ETH, or $156,821.91 on Thursday.
Each ENS web name is an NFT that is minted and sold like any other nonfungible token. These decentralized domains that end in .eth can act like Ethereum wallet addresses, cryptographic hashes and website URLs. Since decentralized applications (DApps), wallets, exchanges and marketplaces increasingly support NFT usernames, whether from ENS or from competitors like Unstoppable Domains, Web3 users are embracing the value that can be tied to a digital identity.
Holders who have scooped up ENS names from 0-9999 have formed an exclusive Discord channel called the 10kClub. At the time of writing, nearly 4,000 ENS holders had joined this social club. Members even created a refrain that was continuously posted throughout the Discord chat stating, “I AM MY NUMBERS AND MY NUMBERS ARE ME.” According to the 10kClub Twitter page, there is no roadmap.
Consequentially, the appensdomains website has been crashing this past week and leading users to a 404 error page because the website couldn’t be found on the server. On Thursday, the ENS team tweeted multiple times that they are working to resolve the issue.
Ethereum users rushing to purchase scarce three- and four-digit names have been driving NFT market sales activity.
Ethereum Name Service, or ENS, .eth domains ranging from 0000 to 9999 have recently been causing a stir among nonfungible token (NFT) investors, speculators and enthusiasts alike. Even though three- and four-digit names have been around for years, the number of people registering for ENS domains and purchasing these digit number names on secondary markets over the past week has significantly affected the market’s trading volume.
According to a Dune Analytics dashboard for ENS, the spike in sales began on April 21, and the number of eth. name registrations have since jumped from 2,721 to 21,188 by Thursday. Over the last seven-day period, ENS domains’ trading volume on OpenSea climbed by 3,333% to 2,613 Ether (ETH), or $7.3 million at the time of writing. The last 48 hours have seen the most ENS NFT trading in the secondary market, with the most expensive domain so far, “555.eth,” selling for 55.5 ETH, or $156,821.91 on Thursday.
Each ENS web name is an NFT that is minted and sold like any other nonfungible token. These decentralized domains that end in .eth can act like Ethereum wallet addresses, cryptographic hashes and website URLs. Since decentralized applications (DApps), wallets, exchanges and marketplaces increasingly support NFT usernames, whether from ENS or from competitors like Unstoppable Domains, Web3 users are embracing the value that can be tied to a digital identity.
Holders who have scooped up ENS names from 0-9999 have formed an exclusive Discord channel called the 10kClub. At the time of writing, nearly 4,000 ENS holders had joined this social club. Members even created a refrain that was continuously posted throughout the Discord chat stating, “I AM MY NUMBERS AND MY NUMBERS ARE ME.” According to the 10kClub Twitter page, there is no roadmap.
Consequentially, the appensdomains website has been crashing this past week and leading users to a 404 error page because the website couldn’t be found on the server. On Thursday, the ENS team tweeted multiple times that they are working to resolve the issue.
Nvidia to pay $5.5M as part of SEC case concerning 'inadequate disclosures' around crypto mining.
"All issuers, including those that pursue opportunities involving emerging technology, must ensure that their disclosures are timely, complete and accurate," said Kristina Littman.
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, has announced that it has settled charges against Nvidia — the company behind graphics cards used by many crypto miners — in regards to “inadequate disclosures.”
In a Friday announcement, the SEC said that Nvidia failed to disclose that mining cryptocurrencies was “a significant element of its material revenue growth” based on sales of its graphics processing units, or GPUs, during the 2018 fiscal year. The company has agreed to pay a $5.5 million penalty and will be subject to a cease-and-desist order based on violations of the Securities Act of 1933 and disclosures required by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
According to the SEC, Nvidia reported growth in revenue around its gaming business in 2018, but also had information attributing this rise to crypto mining. The firm was required to report the connection “related to a volatile business,” and by not doing so was misleading investors by failing to disclose the demand for crypto mining.
“NVIDIA’s disclosure failures deprived investors of critical information to evaluate the company’s business in a key market,” said Kristina Littman, chief of the Crypto Assets and Cyber Unit of the SEC's Enforcement Division. “All issuers, including those that pursue opportunities involving emerging technology, must ensure that their disclosures are timely, complete and accurate.”
The action from the SEC’s crypto enforcement unit was the first since the government agency announced plans to expand its Cyber Unit — which includes the Crypto Assets Enforcement Division — by 20 people in an effort to better “police wrongdoing in the crypto markets.” The SEC reported in January that between 2013 and the end of 2021, it has brought 97 enforcement actions against participants in the digital asset marketplace, costing them roughly $2.35 billion in penalties.
"All issuers, including those that pursue opportunities involving emerging technology, must ensure that their disclosures are timely, complete and accurate," said Kristina Littman.
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, has announced that it has settled charges against Nvidia — the company behind graphics cards used by many crypto miners — in regards to “inadequate disclosures.”
In a Friday announcement, the SEC said that Nvidia failed to disclose that mining cryptocurrencies was “a significant element of its material revenue growth” based on sales of its graphics processing units, or GPUs, during the 2018 fiscal year. The company has agreed to pay a $5.5 million penalty and will be subject to a cease-and-desist order based on violations of the Securities Act of 1933 and disclosures required by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
According to the SEC, Nvidia reported growth in revenue around its gaming business in 2018, but also had information attributing this rise to crypto mining. The firm was required to report the connection “related to a volatile business,” and by not doing so was misleading investors by failing to disclose the demand for crypto mining.
“NVIDIA’s disclosure failures deprived investors of critical information to evaluate the company’s business in a key market,” said Kristina Littman, chief of the Crypto Assets and Cyber Unit of the SEC's Enforcement Division. “All issuers, including those that pursue opportunities involving emerging technology, must ensure that their disclosures are timely, complete and accurate.”
The action from the SEC’s crypto enforcement unit was the first since the government agency announced plans to expand its Cyber Unit — which includes the Crypto Assets Enforcement Division — by 20 people in an effort to better “police wrongdoing in the crypto markets.” The SEC reported in January that between 2013 and the end of 2021, it has brought 97 enforcement actions against participants in the digital asset marketplace, costing them roughly $2.35 billion in penalties.
BattleVerse Open Beta Launch
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⏰Deadline: May 17
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BattleVerse ($BVC) - MULTICHAIN PLAY-TO-EARN METAVERSE and Binance Smart Chain GameFi Hackathon prize winner announced the start open beta test🚀
▫️Their main goal is to give everyone the opportunity to earn through fun gameplay, even if you are not an experienced player in the world of Play-to-Earn (P2E) games.
To celebrate this significant event the team launches another raffle in which 10 of the luckiest can win a cool Battle Shroom NFT🍄 and get to the battle arena among the first!
👉Link to participate: https://battleverse.io/gleam4/sltg1205
⏰Deadline: May 17
🤩More entries – more chances to win! All winners' entries will be checked by us manually! So don't miss your chance to earn!
💰Also this project offers an interesting and profitable staking system! You can stake $BVC (project token) and get tokens of four projects with income level up to 250% APY!
⚔️Let's blow up the Arena!⚔️
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A unique feature of BattleVerse is Multichain technology - the ability to manage your gaming assets by interacting