Day: October 14, 2022

NFT Steez and Cryptoys CEO discuss the future of toys within Web3 environments

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On Oct. 14, NFT Steez, a bi-weekly Twitter Spaces hosted by Alyssa Expósito and Ray Salmond, met with the founder of Cryptoys, Will Weinraub to discuss the current role of play and toys in regard to their integration with nonfungible tokens and Web3 as a whole.  Weinraub believes that the act of play is “not restricted to children” and believes that as adults, “we still crave the element of play throughout life.” According to Weinraub, through the development of technology, “play has evolved.” Nonfungible tokens, especially in gaming, have highlighted…

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Censored Ethereum Blocks Hit the 51% Threshold Over the Past 24 Hours

Chris Piatt, the co-founder of Eden Network, which also runs a censored relay, told CoinDesk, “I don’t think anyone who is deep in the Ethereum ecosystem is satisfied with the status quo (including Flashbots).” As for the continuous growth of censorship on Ethereum, Piatt added that his team has “no plans to change the way we attest to blocks that other validators/ builders have built on the validators that we run.” He added that he is “unaware of any plans on the part of our validator partners to do so”…

The SEC should be aiming at Do Kwon — But it’s getting distracted by Kim Kardashian

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In less than a week, Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon’s passport will expire. Interpol issued a red notice for Kwon last month, and this month, his assets were reportedly frozen by the South Korean government.  Kwon has been tweeting freely in response — and almost always denies the reports. “I don’t know whose funds they’ve frozen, but good for them, hope they use it for good,” he wrote in one message. Playing a game of cat and mouse with both the authorities and the public, Kwon seems to be living…

Investing App Stash Raises $52.6M Weeks After Expanding Access to Cryptocurrencies

On Oct. 4, Stash expanded access to eight cryptocurrencies for its more than two million active subscribers in the U.S. through separate crypto accounts. Apex Crypto, a subsidiary of Apex Fintech Solutions, provides the investment infrastructure. Stash first opened crypto access to users with the fully managed Smart Portfolio account type in January, with exposure to bitcoin and ether coming through two trusts managed by digital asset manager Grayscale (like CoinDesk, a unit of Digital Currency Group). Source

What the Regulators Said at DC Fintech Week

Hey folks. I’m in Washington, D.C., this week for DC Fintech Week. I’m going to highlight some statements or comments that stood out to me, but on a personal note I wanted to say it was great to meet so many of you (and shoutout to those of you who said you read this newsletter – I appreciate each and every one of you!). Source

$50B asset custody platform GK8 enters Brazil with license agreement

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Digital asset custody platform GK8 has partnered with 2ND Market, a Brazilian crypto holding company, to expand cryptocurrency product offerings in Brazil — a move both companies say would support continued adoption in Latin America’s largest economy.  Under the partnership agreement, GK8 will license its institutional-grade custody platform to 2ND Market to give Brazilian users access to a wider range of crypto products and services. In particular, 2ND Market will leverage GK8’s integration with MetaMask Institutional, a multi-custodial wallet, to provide users with access to decentralized finance (DeFi) and Web3…

Parallel Markets Looks to Bridge Identity Verification Across Platforms

The company has two offerings. The first is “identity underwriting,” which validates the identity of a potential user by pulling key data about them for AML and KYC (know your customer) requirement compliance. For crypto-native firms, identity can be validated using Parallel’s PID identity token, a full on-chain token that preserves anonymity. The tool also provides sanction monitoring for both individuals and business entities globally. Source