Month: April 2023

Romania to launch national NFT marketplace: Nifty Newsletter, April 19–25

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In this week’s newsletter, read about how Romania plans to drive Web3 adoption in the country using NFTs. Check out how Sotheby’s will auction off some NFTs of the collapsed crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital. In other news, find out how games and tokenization are driving the maturation of the NFT space and how a second batch of Trump NFTs sold out a day after launch. And don’t forget this week’s Nifty News featuring Yuga Labs’ victory in court. Romania plugs into Web3 with national NFT marketplace Romania’s National…

Deloitte seeks crypto experts | Blockchain News

Big Four accounting firm Deloitte is ramping up its crypto expertise, actively seeking individuals with cryptocurrency knowledge to join its team. While other “Big Four” accounting firms like Ernst & Young, KPMG, and PricewaterhouseCoopers have no crypto-related job openings, Deloitte has over 300 in the United States alone, with almost all of them posted just a week ago on LinkedIn. Deloitte has several job titles related to cryptocurrency, such as Blockchain & Digital Assets Manager, which is available in 97 different locations across the United States. Other job titles include…

CertiK to launch compensation plan for $2M Merlin DEX exploit

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Blockchain security firm CertiK is launching a compensation plan to cover the $2 million lost during a public sale of decentralized exchange Merlin’s MAGE token. In a statement to Cointelegraph on April 26, CertiK reiterated it is investigating the exit scam and has also enlisted the remaining Merlin team to initiate the compensation plan. It said: “Initial investigations indicate that the rogue developers are based in Europe, and CertiK will collaborate with law enforcement authorities to track them down if direct negotiation is unsuccessful.” The blockchain security company is urging…

CertiK, zkSync to launch compensation plan for $2M Merlin DEX exploit

Blockchain security firm CertiK is launching a compensation plan with Ethereum layer-2 scaling platform zkSync Era to cover the $2 million lost during a public sale of decentralized exchange Merlin’s MAGE tokens. In a statement to Cointelegraph on April 26, CertiK reiterated it is investigating the exit scam and has also enlisted the remaining Merlin team to initiate the compensation plan. It said: “Initial investigations indicate that the rogue developers are based in Europe, and CertiK will collaborate with law enforcement authorities to track them down if direct negotiation is…

Gensler Alleged Crypto Hypocrisy | Blockchain News

The cryptocurrency community has criticized Gary Gensler, the current chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and a former professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), after a video from 2018 surfaced in which he stated that cryptocurrencies are comparable to commodities or cash and are not securities. This has led to criticism of Gensler from the cryptocurrency community. As a result of this, hypocrisy allegations have been leveled at Gensler since his present position seems to contradict his prior views. Gensler explained initial coin offerings (ICOs) and…

South Korea’s sweeping crypto bill passes first regulatory hurdles

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South Korean legislators passed a first phase review of proposed regulations that would give the nation’s Financial Services Commission authority to investigate and supervise financial activity related to “digital assets,” including cryptocurrency. The proposed bill comes with myriad stipulations governing the sale, storage, and trading of cryptocurrencies with particular emphasis on consumer protection and compliance reporting. Ruling People Power Party’s Digital Asset Special Committee member Hwang Suk-jin told media outlet Forkast that “both the ruling and opposition parties have agreed on the matter,” before suggesting the legislation would become law…

Blockchain Fights Climate Change | Blockchain News

According to a recent white paper published by the World Economic Forum (WEF), the use of blockchain technology has quickly become one of the most important weapons in the battle against climate change. The report explains how blockchain technology may offer the essential infrastructure to combat climate change “at speed and scale” by increasing market transparency, building trust and ambition within climate discussions, democratizing access to climate action, and funneling more funding to project developers. Brynly Llyr, who is in charge of blockchain and digital assets at the Crypto Impact…