Day: December 22, 2021

Powers On… Top 5 crypto legal and regulatory developments of 2021 – Cointelegraph Magazine

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While still leading the securities litigation, hedge fund and SEC defense national practices at my last law firm, BakerHostetler, my practice team members and I would prepare an annual list of key developments and cases in the area each December. It was usually a top 10 list that was then published by Wolters Kluwer in one of its CCH publications and by BakerHostetler as a separate publication to our law firm clients. Now that I am officially “retired” from law firm practice and these days devote most of my professional…

Opera Eyes Polygon for Next Mobile Wallet Integration

The debut lines up Polygon, an ethereum scaling solution, as Opera’s first supported layer-2 token. MATIC is the gas for Polygon’s EVM-compatible ecosystem of 3,000 decentralized applications, including trading, NFTs and lending. Being in Opera’s native wallet lineup means users will have more seamless access to that realm. Source

A Superhero NFT Collection – Press release Bitcoin News

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press release Press Release: Beyondlife․club and Orange Comet have joined forces to launch a special NFT collection dedicated to the legendary Marvel comics founder Stan Lee. 22nd December 2021, Singapore — Chakra The Invincible is a unique NFT collection and tribute to legend Stan Lee, that will launch on his 99th Birthday, (December 28th) on chakra.beyondlife.club. The collection includes an exclusive category dedicated to Stan Lee’s prominence as an artist and narrating the story behind, creating Chakra The Invincible. Beyondlife.club and Guardianlink․io, have associated with Orange Comet and Graphics India…

Opera to integrate with Polygon, opening DApp ecosystem to 80M users

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On Wednesday, Opera, an internet browser with Web 3.0 application support and a built-in crypto wallet, announced an upcoming integration with Polygon (MATIC). The integration, which is scheduled to go live in the first quarter of 2022, will first open Polygon’s ecosystem to Opera’s over 80 million users on the Android mobile, then to the rest on other devices and platforms. Polygon is a layer two Ethereum (ETH) scaling solution designed for lower gas fees and faster transaction times. Through the integration, Opera users will be able to access Polygon…

Liquid Meta Debuts on the NEO Exchange, DeFi Boom Continues

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Decentralized Finance (DeFi) infrastructure and technology firm, Liquid Meta has been listed on the NEO Exchange. In a recent press release, the exchange mentioned that the trading of Liquid Meta is available under the symbol NEO:LIQ. Liquid Meta provides innovative technology and digital solutions to automate and enhance access to DeFi transactions and trade. The listing will provide investors an opportunity to trade shares of Liquid Meta through their usual investment channels. “Today marks an exciting and important milestone for Liquid Meta,” commented Jonathan Weisblatt, President and CEO of Liquid…

NEAR Token Jumps Over 20% After UST Integration

CryptoX – Cryptocurrency Analysis and News Portal NearPad and Rose will offer incentivized opportunities for users to deposit UST liquidity into the protocols, which can then be accessed by the wider NEAR community. NearPad is a Near-based decentralized exchange and market maker, while Rose is an Aurora-based stablecoin and wrapped assets swap product. Original Source The post NEAR Token Jumps Over 20% After UST Integration appeared first on CryptoX. CryptoX Portal

Bank of Russia Sees No Place for Crypto in Financial Market, Finalizes Digital Ruble Prototype – Finance Bitcoin News

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In advance of presenting its comprehensive view on crypto regulations, the Central Bank of Russia has indicated that it sees no place for cryptocurrencies in the country’s financial market. The monetary authority also announced that the prototype of the platform for its own digital currency is already completed. Bank of Russia to Issue Report on Cryptocurrency Known for maintaining a hardline stance on the question of legalizing cryptocurrencies, the Central Bank of Russia (CBR) is now preparing a report that will provide its view on the matter in detail. The…

Justin Sun Reveals He Was Secret $28M Bidder for Seat on Bezos’ Spaceship

Tron founder Justin Sun will be among the crew of a Jeff Bezos-owned Blue Origin space launch sometime next year. Sun outbid around 2,600 people and paid $28 million for one seat on Bezos’ rocket ship back in June but couldn’t make the trip reportedly due to a scheduling conflict (he did not say what the conflict was). But according to an announcement made on Wednesday, through an agreement with Blue Origin, Sun will help select and pay for five additional crew members to join him on a launch in…

Arsenal football club in dispute with ASA over ‘irresponsible’ crypto ad

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The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), a body that oversees advertising in the United Kingdom, is cracking down on non-compliant crypto advertisements.  Earlier this year, Arsenal became one of the many football clubs to collaborate with blockchain firm Chiliz and launch a fan token. On Aug. 12 this year, the club promoted its fan token AFC on its official Facebook page, which the ASA has banned for allegedly violating its advertising rules. The agency stated that the post did not highlight the risks involved in the investment. In a different event,…

What Ethereum’s Kintsugi Testnet Means for Proof-of-Stake

CryptoX – Cryptocurrency Analysis and News Portal Kintsugi is a “longer-lived, public testnet” that will allow application developers and users to become familiar with a post-merge Ethereum environment. Heavy usage of the test network will allow clients and Ethereum developers to find any potential issues and further mitigate issues during mainnet’s impending Merge. Original Source The post What Ethereum’s Kintsugi Testnet Means for Proof-of-Stake appeared first on CryptoX. CryptoX Portal