Day: May 10, 2023

Bitcoin Ordinals make their way to Binance: Nifty Newsletter, May 3–9

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In this week’s newsletter, learn about emerging technologies creating new ethics for humankind. Read about the nonfungible token (NFT) marketplace Binance NFTs adding support for Bitcoin Ordinals on its platform, and check out why Kenyan lawmakers are considering a tax on crypto and NFT transfers. In other news, former OpenSea manager Nathaniel Chastain was found guilty of insider trading in a federal court in New York, and don’t forget this week’s Nifty News, featuring Pudgy Penguins signing a deal with a major Hollywood agency.  Emerging tech to create “new ethics”…

Milady NFT floor price surges after Elon Musk tweet

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On May 10, American business magnate Elon Musk tweeted a meme created using imagery from the Milady nonfungible tokens (NFT) collection. Shortly thereafter, the floor price of Milady NFTs spiked from 3.8 Ether (ETH) to as high as 7.3 ETH before falling to 5.69 ETH apiece at the time of publication. pic.twitter.com/4s6HwnCY74 — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 10, 2023 Created in 2021 by digital arts collective Remilia, Milady is a collection of 10,000 anime profile picture NFTs “inspired by street style tribes.“ Artist Charlotte Fang founded the Remilia decentralized autonomous…

Crypto Exchange Bittrex Files for Bankruptcy Following SEC Enforcement Action After Nearly a Decade in Business

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Seattle-based crypto exchange Bittrex has filed for bankruptcy as it faces ongoing regulatory challenges in the United States. Richie Lai, the exchange’s co-founder and chief executive, acknowledged the filing in a tweet on Monday. “Yes, we filed chap 11. Yes, we still have 100% of all customer funds. Yes, there will be a claims process through the bankruptcy courts. This was the cleanest way to bury the baby — RIP Bittrex Exchange.” Bittrex notes on its website that the bankruptcy announcement does not impact the exchange’s foreign affiliate, Bittrex Global,…

The Impact of China’s Cryptocurrency Mining Crackdown on the Global Market

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The recent crackdown on cryptocurrency mining in China has shocked the world market and caused huge disruptions in the world of digital currencies. China is one of the biggest centers for cryptocurrency mining, thus its actions have broad repercussions that affect both the domestic business and the worldwide cryptocurrency market. We will examine the significant effects of China’s crackdown on cryptocurrency mining and how it has changed the dynamics of the global crypto market in this article. Chinese miners dominate the cryptocurrency industry With a sizable portion of the world’s…

Rising Fees Due to Bitcoin NFTs Is a Cause for Action

First, by sheer transaction volume, Bitcoin’s mempool has seemingly never been this full – not by a longshot. The last major peak in April of 2021 saw 200,000 transactions waiting in line, but yesterday that number peaked at 450,000. (Hoenicke’s node only tracks back to 2017, but prior to that bull market, Bitcoin congestion and fees were negligible.) Source

$176M of Do Kwon’s assets are frozen: Report

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On May 10, local news outlet Hankyung reported that Do Kwon, co-founder and former CEO of Terraform Labs, had over 233.3 billion Korean won ($176 million) in personal assets frozen as part of ongoing criminal proceedings. Chief Judge Yun Chan-Young of the 12th Criminal Division of the Seoul Southern District Court has prohibited the sales of Do Kwon’s Galleria Foret apartment complex in Seoul, a novel officetel and a series of imported cars. The order also bans the disposition of Kwon’s financial assets, such as securities, bank deposits and cryptocurrency…

Arbitrum’s DAO to receive over 3,350 ETH revenue from transaction fees

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Ethereum layer-2 blockchain Arbitrum will distribute ETH (ETH) tokens worth nearly $6.2 million to its decentralized autonomous organization (DAO), the project announced May 9 on Twitter. ARB holders must claim the rewards. The funds to be collected are base fees and surplus revenue generated from network transactions. According to Arbitrum’s tweet, a total of 3,352 ETH will be collected by its DAO. As internet-native organizations, DAOs are collectively owned and managed by their members. They have treasuries and make decisions through proposals voted on by the group. Big news Arbinauts! Arbitrum is the only…

Court Documents Allegedly Thrown at NBA Star’s Car – Bitcoin News

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In a recent court submission, legal representatives for basketball icon Shaquille O’Neal, commonly referred to as Shaq, claim he was not duly served in the FTX class-action lawsuit. As per the document, servers allegedly hurled the court documents at Shaq’s car, ultimately landing on the public street near his Georgia residence. Shaq’s Legal Team Fights Back Against FTX Lawsuit In Monday’s legal filing, Shaq’s lawyers contested the proper service claims, following the Moskowitz Law Firm’s disclosure that they had served O’Neal and that the service was captured on his home…

Shira Lazar and Deepak Chopra Release NFT Collection

Minting a JOMO Effect NFT donates primary sale profits to five mental health charities, including the American Foundation or Suicide Prevention. Collectors can also participate in Chopra’s Soul of Leadership course, access to Peace Inside Live’s meditations and mindfulness materials, claim a 30% discount for an Unstoppable Domain, and more. Source