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Binance Joins GTR Alliance To Ramp Up Financial Monitoring
To keep my imaginary audience of readers on their toes, I would like to talk about a very important topic today. I’m 100% sure that you have missed that Binance has joined the Global Travel Rule Alliance to ‘advance interoperable compliance and strengthen security’ in alignment with the Financial Action Task Force’s recommendations, later just FATF.
Crypto… Still The Best Way to Ruin Relationships
Hello, dear readers. I know what everyone is talking and thinking about lately, and you guessed it - I will ignore the elephant in the room and talk about something that can actually be useful. Like really, how many ‘OMG BTC HIT AN ATH’ articles do we need? Today I’ll talk about something way more important than money. Relationships with other people… People and money come and go, but unlike money, people have feelings. You make one mistake, and people can turn on you forever. Money?
The Absolute State of Crypto Influencers in 2024…
It was a stunning display of athleticism that surely left the ancient martial arts masters turning in their graves. The clash of crypto titans wasn't just about redecorating each other’s faces and throwing drunken haymakers – it was a battle between their associated memecoins. In the crypto world, even the monetary value of a token is determined by the prowess of its developer in hand-to-hand combat.
Bitcoin's Surge to $50K Met with Lukewarm Reception
In a shocking turn of events, Bitcoin has surged past the $50,000 mark, hovering around 52K at the time of me pressing the buttons on the laptop. The expected celebrations seem to be missing though. No one is yelling from rooftops, cars aren't honking in excitement, and, disappointingly, the ponies aren't doing their usual routine of blasting rainbows out of their bumholes. Or did they galop away from the cameras when the picture above was taken?
Pastor Leading a $3.2M Cryptocurrency Scam Claims He ‘Misheard God’s Instructions'
Even though this story is so outlandish and unbelievable that it is reminiscent of the satirical newspaper, it actually happened for real. So what exactly happened? Well, a pastor from Colorado named Eligio Regalado (if that is his real name) claims to have had a dialogue with the deity, where God instructed the online shepherd to orchestrate a $3.2 million crypto con job.
Hyundai Accelerates into the Metaverse Launching Hyundai Future Adventure on Roblox
Hyundai Motor Company is driving innovation to new dimensions by venturing into the metaverse, a digital universe beyond our own. The automaker officially launched its immersive content on Roblox, unveiling the 'Hyundai Future Adventure' metaverse. Following on from the release of a successful NFT collection, called the Ioniq 6.
WEN MOON Or Why The Price Didn’t Skyrocket Immediately After ETF Approvals?
Well, I’m late to the party to write about the ‘premature announcement’ on X, so I’m not going to cover that comedy skit here. Instead, I will try to put on the hat of an analyst to find out why in the blue hell we’re not all millionaires yet. Why did the crypto market not skyrocket and what do we, the esteemed monkeys of planet Earth, need to understand about the whole shebang?
Most Exciting Metaverse Trends to Watch out for in 2024
Now that the metaverse has firmly established itself as a term worth noting, it is time to discover the future trends that will have an impact on many of our hybrid lives. From headsets to NFTs, the metaverse is blurring the lines of virtual and physical entertainment. What was once deemed only tangible in reality is transformed as a digital asset with real world value using the most advanced technology. Let’s discover future trends that demonstrate the value in a convergence of realities.
2024 will be the year of crypto because ....
Karina Abramova, artist, said: …Governments are getting their claws in Alex Raffin, GAINS Associates, said: ...Because it's god damn time Korby Hayre, House of Block, said: ...Where House of Block goes, others follow Arash Asroush, Neoki said: 1. Crypto Resilience Amid Chaos. Economic instability boosts crypto for institutions seeking a secure value store. 2. Big Players Elevate Crypto Trust. BlackRock and others impact crypto ETFs, enhancing market credibility. 3.MiCA Regulation Boosts Confidence.
2023 Year In Crypto: Headlines That Shook The Financial World
Before we finish eating the chocolates out of the imaginary advent calendar, let’s flip the calendar back and reminisce over the biggest events in the crypto space for the past year. For all the ‘crab market’ shenanigans, we had a heck of a run. For those of you with the memory capacity of a boozy goldfish, I’ll remind you that we have started the year with Bitcoin hovering just above $16,000. Yeah, it was a pretty darn good year.
Want to send crypto via text? Coinbase allows Crypto Transfers via WhatsApp and TikTok
Just this week Coinbase announced that Coinbase Wallet will allow users to send crypto via a simple link. The Coinbase team have built a seamless experience for mobile users, transforming how they can send and receive cryptocurrencies.
Circle to make USDC available to over 85 Million Nubank Customers
Circle and Nubank have joined forces to make USDC, Circle's leading regulated dollar stablecoin, accessible to over 85 million Nubank customers. Nubank, a digital financial platform serving 90 million customers across Brazil, Mexico, and Colombia, is gearing up to introduce USDC through its crypto platform, Nubank Cripto. The collaboration kicks off with the introduction of USDC on Nubank Cripto, allowing Brazilian users to seamlessly purchase and hold digital dollars.
Funds Are Safu… Fund Are Safu, RIGHT!?
I suppose many of you saw the news about CZ, some of you might even feel uneasy that your $24.76 balance on Binance might be ‘in jeopardy’ now. This is life, and it is full of surprises, good and bad ones. The changes are coming when you least expect them. So what do we have at the moment? CZ-less Binance that has to pay some fines, and start playing by the rules. Could they manage it, or will they go ‘belly up’ in the next half a year?
Web3 Foundation Launches $45M USD Program to Drive Polkadot Growth
The Web3 Foundation, spearheading the innovative Polkadot blockchain protocol, has unveiled its initiative, the Decentralized Futures Program. This ambitious program, funded by an impressive 20M USD and 5M DOT (Polkadot's native cryptocurrency), marks a significant investment of over $45M USD set to be distributed throughout 2024.
How To Lose Your Life Savings Fast - The Triple Whammy SCAMburger
I remember scratching my head when I saw how many viewers ‘fast food reviews’ on YouTube were pulling back in the day. Maybe they are still going strong? I wouldn’t spend my time on that kind of research, but still – fidget spinner reviews, unboxing of cat toys, Reddit comments narrated by a free text-to-voice AI. There’s a lot of bizarre content out there on YouTube… This proves one thing to me. There is an audience for basically everything under the sun.
Inverse Oracle Techniques: Betting Against The Talking Heads
The crab market Well, two weeks later the crab decided that life is too short to move sideways, screamed ‘YOLO’ and we unexpectedly reached the 35K benchmark. Wowza indeed, and yes, you’re welcome! I would like to say that we could hold this position for a good while, but given the intricacies of reverse psychology and the ‘commentator’s curse’, something will change before my manuscript will see the light of the day. I don’t want to take my chances… You know how it goes.
Landvault launches Immersive Metaverse Experience with French Armed Forces Ministry
Introduced on September 19, 2023, this venture is strategically designed to enlist individuals aged 18-35. Through an immersive virtual training program hosted within Decentraland, it recreates the rigors of military training. The construction includes a challenging obstacle course nestled in a military backdrop, comprising distinct outposts, each presenting a unique theme and test of skills.
Enjoying This Crab Market? Well, You Totally Should!
Once upon a time, a French woman by the name of Germaine de Staël dropped a knowledge bomb that would change the collective consciousness forever. She sat behind her dinner table, not being able to finish her waffles. To distract herself from this caloric torture, the lady had a whiff of a pretentious flower ripped out from her backyard.
Radishhead – a name from the cradle to the grave
“I am pretty good at Monopoly and I love strategy games in general. Back in 2021, during Covid, my friends and I were looking for something more, and the more we found was Upland.” Radishhead was familiar with Web3 but only remotely. He watched a couple of Web3 games but none really interested him before Upland. “I loved the mascot and the way the game was based on the real world. I’ve shared some stuff with my father and we both get excited about finding real places in Upland.
Bitcoin as Legal Tender: How El Salvador’s Experiment Is Performing 2 Years In?
Hello stranger, how’s it going? It may sound weird, but what were you doing two years ago, somewhere around September? I bet it was something important, grandiose, ambitious and possibly even life-changing. Well, you weren’t the only egg that made some bold moves in that timeline. We had something HUGE happen to our dear Bitcoin in that time too.
“Upland is opportunity” says Morecheese
Nicknames are funny things. They can be acquired through many means and often emerge from real life names. This is the case with Upland OG “Morecheese” – a great name in many ways and funnier since it comes from a mispronunciation from childhood of her surname Marchese. But Morecheese actually likes cheese and so she is happy to keep it as her online persona. – it’s an Italian name by the way.
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The Echoes of Ego: The Cryptocurrency Tale of Unintended Consequences
Do you believe in fate, reader? No? Is it because you don't like the idea that you're not in control of your life? I know exactly what you mean. Let me tell you why we're here… You’re here to make a choice, take control. There are two options for you to consider. Option A: You wake up to the news that the crypto exchange of your choice has inexplicably collapsed. Your funds are all gone, the exchange doesn’t provide any insurance and doesn’t even acknowledge your ownership of the assets.
Bumper’s $20m Options Platform goes Live
Bumper’s innovation is the culmination of a three-year research and development programme, backed by $20m in early funding, and collaboration with the Swiss Center for Cryptoeconomics, known for work on Synthetix, and coded by renowned developers Digital Mob, who previously worked on protocols such as Barnbridge, Gnosis and Filecoin.
Liberland Settlement Updates - and President Vit’s birthday
Previously, despite claiming the terra nullius as the Free Republic of Liberland on the date of Thomas Jefferson’s birthday on April 13, 2015, it was near impossible to step foot on the land. This was mostly due to the Croatian authorities vigorously guarding the land with armed officers. The land had been overlooked after the fall of the Yugoslavia but neither Croatia or Serbia claimed it.
The Tale About A Generous Bitcoin Whale
Today I’m going to write about a mysterious stranger, who embarked on a path less traveled for crypto investors that turned billionaires. After amassing a bitcoin fortune, our guy chose a different route — one that revolves around giving back. Philanthropy, people. As the guy himself put: “My aims, goals, and motivations in life have nothing to do with being mega rich.
Zebu Live, London’s biggest Web3 event to feature Steven Bartlett, Dr Lisa Cameron MP and zkSync
Zebu Live, the immersive two-day event celebrating the world of Web3, is returning for its third year during London’s Web3 Week. Web3 pioneers zkSync, Solana, and thirdweb, join global brands Google, Manchester United, and Hugo Boss, as well as the startups pushing the edges of innovation, to discuss the future of Web3 and its most pertinent topics and innovations.
Getting Divorced? Protect Your Assets, Get Into Crypto Now!
Hey there! Recently I wrote about Central Bank Digital Currencies, exchange-traded funds, terms of services written by crypto exchanges. All extremely boring stuff most people don’t care about, basically. Well, I say it is time to get back to what brought me to the dance - relatable, educational, somewhat controversial and hopefully entertaining pieces about how crypto influences our everyday life.
Tornado Cash Devs Charged With Helping Hackers
Tornado Cash is an open source, non-custodial, fully decentralized cryptocurrency tumbler that runs on Ethereum Virtual Machine-compatible networks. It offers a service that mixes potentially identifiable or "tainted" cryptocurrency funds with others, so as to obscure the trail back to the fund's original source.
FRIEND.TECH: a New Playground for Crypto Influencers?
When I first heard about it and took a look at what it was about I had yet another deja vu. In my mind I immediately went back to the times when the BitClout launched. I was getting very similar vibes so decided to check what made FriendTech different and if it was something people should be excited about at all… We often fall into the same trap because we either 1. were not around when something similar happened in the past or 2. we have a memory of goldfish… or maybe simply 3.
Someone Has Actually Read Terms of Services Written By Major Crypto Exchanges!
Nobody in the adequate state of mind would think about reading anything like that… right? Well, even though 99.9% of the world’s population would toss the ToS to the side, there are dozens of us who will go through all that legalese trouble to be in that 0.1 percentile. Enter the madlad/ladette from Reddit who did the unthinkable and read the terms of service from all the major crypto exchanges so you guys wouldn’t have to.
Headline speakers announced for inaugural ‘Proof-of-Work Summit’, taking place in Prague 25-27th September, 2023!
The ETC Cooperative and Litecoin Foundation have joined forces to bring the first ‘Proof-of-Work Summit’ to life in Prague, Czech Republic, from 25-27th September 2023. It seemed fitting that the first Proof-of-Work (POW) Summit be hosted in Prague - birthplace of the world’s first Bitcoin mining pool, hardware wallet and Bitcoin café. A city with a rich history and affinity for proof-of-work cryptocurrencies.
Now Is The Time To Talk About Bitcoin ETF
Today it would be challenging to find a person that didn’t hear about crypto or Bitcoin at least a few times during their time on this bizarre planet. Just recently I wrote a piece about crypto sponsorships in F1, and this is not the only sport that gives the industry some eyeballs. A lot of regular people hear about crypto from their friends, colleagues, family members, social media channels, etc. You really need to live under the rock to have no idea about what Bitcoin is in 2023.
THIS IS NOT A his is NOT a monkey business: YUGA LABS, INC. v. RYDER RIPPS, JEREMY CAHEN, and DOES 1-10
Remember, in the previous story about the Bored Ape Yacht Club I promised I would write a separate piece about it? Well here it is! The timing seemed perfect since the trial happened last week. So let’s dive in. Origin Story From the previous issue you already know the high level story of the Bored Apes Yacht Club - but what the hell is Ryder Ripps Bored Ape Yacht Club (RR BAYC) you may be wondering. Here is how it all started.
Liberland Opens First Border Crossing with Croatia
This significant step was taken following positive and friendly developments with the Croatian side. President Vit Jedlicka said during the opening ceremony, "This is a small step for Liberland but, I think, a big step for humanity. It reflects our commitment to international cooperation, freedom and fairness. We eagerly anticipate fostering stronger ties with our neighbours and the global community." As of today, it is possible to visit Liberland.
Actual Reasons Behind Crypto Adoption Among Businesses
Major retailers and corporations are slowly coming to realization that cryptocurrencies have the potential to transform the way businesses operate. We’re not talking about some mom-and-pop shops here - Tesla, Twitch, Starbucks, PayPal, Microsoft, ExpressVPN, AT&T and numerous other giants have taken a crypto-friendly stance to grow their already staggering earning potential.
CoinFund Hires Head of Venture Legal
CoinFund, a prominent investment firm focused on web3 technologies, has recently revealed the selection of Dilveer Vahali, an experienced transactional attorney, as the new Head of Venture Legal. In this capacity, Vahali will be responsible for shaping CoinFund's legal approach to deals and ensuring their effective execution.
Why Twitter/X Is The Haven Of Crypto Scams?
It is time to talk about the shady part of the crypto industry, where almost everything out there that is not you tries to scam you using the oldest tricks in the book. That mind sound too bearish coming from someone who advocates for a financial paradigm shift, but let’s be honest, the game in its current state has a lot of con artists who are preying on the naive.
From a four-man team in serviced offices to a $30 million equity investment by Animoca Brands, hi.com has come a long way
Two years ago, Sean Rach was speaking from his serviced offices in Hong Kong about an idea he had to bring easy-to-use cryptocurrency to the masses. Lots of ideas were flown with ease-of-use dominating the conversation. Initially, Hi.com was looking to grow customers without anyone having to download an app. The founders looked at the Telegram platform, preferred by Web3 aficionados, and employed gamification techniques especially with regard to referrals.
Blockleaders Podcast 206: Marieke Flament
Marieke Flament almost passed up on the chance to move into Web3 in 2015 because in her mind bitcoin was connected with illicit substances. She was approached by a head-hunter who wanted to pitch her to a bitcoin start-up. “And I thought they’d got the wrong number.
5 Main Reasons Why Crypto Companies Are All Over Formula 1
I am not sure if you have noticed, but crypto sponsorships have infiltrated major sports over the past few years. The most iconic arenas in basketball are renamed to feature crypto product placement, football teams are minting fan tokens to entice their followers to spend more money, and UFC gets $17.5 annually when their athletes wear apparel with Crypto.com logo on their way to the octagon.
NFT Artist Spotlight: Lana Starzinska an up and coming NFT artist in the Algorand community.
Lana’s art consists of traditional and digital art playing with lots of different mediums, The focus of a lot of her pieces is animals, nature, and people and how they interact with each other. Interview with Artist Lana Starzinska Can you tell us a story about what brought you to the world of NFTs? Up until last year I didn’t know what NFTs or even web3 was, I was completely clueless on it.
GenZ need Web3 Hiring Platforms
It pays to understand the people behind the company, in this case Matthew de la Hey, co-founder of , in order to understand the corporate ethos of the company. Coming from South Africa he understood first-hand the unfairness of life and wanted to make a difference. “South Africa is a very complicated place, as well as a very beautiful place, with one of the most unequal societies in the world. Growing up there and being exposed to its inequalities instilled in me a strong sense of social justice.
Marieke Flament - making NEAR close to the community
However, she almost passed up on the chance to move into Web3 in 2015 because in her mind bitcoin was connected with illicit substances. She was approached by a headhunter who wanted to pitch her to a bitcoin startup. “And I thought they’d got the wrong number.
Looking Over The Frog’s Fortune: Who’s Actually Taking The Bag Home?
A hunch, a gut feeling, a premonition - call it whatever you want, but it worked out pretty nice, as my face ended up in the same article with Vitalik Buterin on Cointelegraph. Luck had a lot to do with that accomplishment, but it made me scratch my head and wonder if I can do it again. Can I walk into the same river twice and get the same results, just like those totally-not-suspicious-at-all-super-early Pepe investors?
Central Bank Digital Currencies: Should Any Of Us Be Worried About Them?
I’m not going to start screaming ‘CBDC BAD’ from the top of my roof, as that would only confuse neighbours, pedestrians and innocent bystanders. I’ll let my fingers do the talking and attempt to give the topic a somewhat mature rundown! Hopefully I do all that without forcing a power nap on dear Blockleader readers who might have no idea about those 4 letters and what actually stands behind them.
Why You Should Totally Hook Your Kid On Crypto
Kids are often referred to as ‘the flowers of life’. But from my perspective, they have more in common with altcoins. Both are extremely volatile, will bring a smile to your face when growing, and will leave you disappointed when they’ll eventually shit the bed. Those are called growing pains! There are a lot of kids out there, and most of them will not live up to the expectations of their parents.
Fidelity follows high profile companies with plans to submit spot bitcoin ETF filing
Fidelity, a prominent player in asset management, is nearing the completion of its application for a bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). This move places them among numerous issuers who are eager to be the first to introduce such a product to the market. After being denied by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in early 2022 for their previous attempt with the Wise Origin Bitcoin Trust, Fidelity is making a second endeavour in the form of a bitcoin spot exchange-traded fund (ETF).
UK jumps into Crypto
The UK Government emphasized the significance of the act in a press release today, stating that it is fundamental to their goal of fostering economic growth and establishing a transparent, environmentally-friendly, and innovative financial services sector. Consequently, this marks a pivotal juncture for the digital asset industry within the nation. The Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 has officially become law after receiving royal assent and being approved by King Charles on Thursday.
Even More Mind-Boggling Ways To Mine Cryptocurrency (part 2)
There’s a few ingredients left in the back of the fridge that might catch your attention, and hopefully satisfy your appetite. Let’s see if these leftovers are actually edible… Nuclear Power + Bitcoin = ??? Last time around we have reviewed plenty of original ways to mine cryptocurrency where the unique method had zero actual efficiency.
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