The Crypto Incident Response hotline will function 24/7, and victims will be paired with a team of investigators from Chainalysis who will trace and label the funds in Chainalysis’ program. If funds have already been transferred or stolen, the Chainalysis team will “help liaise with law enforcement and asset recovery counsel.” Source
Popular messaging platform Telegram has announced it is launching a new premium tier of its services as it seeks to monetize a part of its userbase. Reaching more than 700 million active users monthly, the new tier answers to the need of these users for more bandwidth and storage capacity, according to Pavel Durov, CEO of the company. Telegram’s New Premium Tier to Expand User Functionality Telegram, one of the most popular messaging apps in cryptocurrency circles, has announced it will introduce a paid premium tier of its services that…
OVER, a decentralized metaverse platform that provides surreal AR/VR experiences, has revealed its partnership with The Sandbox to launch a unique reward program for their communities. This development continues the growing relationship between the two platforms. To recall OVER had enabled a cross-platform experience for its users on the Sandbox ecosystem in April. This update enabled Sandbox users to control their NFTs on OVER and invite their friends to partake in activities without having to leave the OVER app. This latest partnership takes this a step further as Sandbox users…
Visa, one of the biggest payments companies in the world, has announced the launch of a series of crypto-enabled cards in partnership with several fintech startups in Latam. These cards will allow users to spend crypto, purchase crypto where Visa cards are accepted for such, and also receive crypto cash back through different fintech partners in the region. Visa Provides Fintech Partners With Crypto-Enabled Cards More global payment companies are taking an interest in mixing conventional fiat payments with more advanced solutions like cryptocurrencies. Visa, one of the…
“ParaSwap first started in the middle of the bear market in summer 2019, so for us, we’re always shooting features regardless of market conditions,” Mounir Benchemled, founder of ParaSwap, told CoinDesk in an interview. “There is nothing like this product in terms of the privacy it offers in the NFT space.” Source
Meta announced that it was launching a designer digital clothing store that will allow users to purchase pieces of clothing for their avatars in its metaverse. The company believes that clothing and other accessories will become an important part of the users’ identity expression and that this will entice them to spend money on digital clothes that will be wearable on all Meta’s apps, including Facebook and Instagram. Meta to Sell Metaverse Clothing With the rise of the metaverse, an alternative and digital take of our world, companies…
Noah Davis, the non-fungible token (NFT) specialist at auction house Christie’s, has said he’s leaving the position in July to take up a post as brand lead for the CryptoPunks NFT collection with Yuga Labs. Announcing the move on June 19 in a Twitter thread, Davis looked to quash any anxieties holders had regarding the future of one of the oldest NFT projects, saying he “will not f*ck with the punks.” What does that mean? It means no Punks on lunchboxes or cringe TV shows/shitty movies. It means no arbitrary…
Immutable Ventures will work with groups including Animoca and GameStop. Source
The United Arab Emirates has launched the world’s most expensive modern postage stamp to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the country’s foundation day. Emirates Post Group, a government-owned post office launched the first edition of the modern postage stamp with four editions. Each physical stamp in the collection comes with a digital version. The most expensive edition is the “Golden Jubille 2021,” which has a total of 2021 pieces and costs a 2021 AED ($550 USD). Each stamp contains one gram of gold The second stamp is called the “Spirit…
“We believe as ecosystem builders, it’s our responsibility to help everyone get excited about the new technology, but also to bring new developers within the ecosystem even during the market downturn,” Paul Almasi, Alchemy’s Head of Ecosystem Development, told CoinDesk. Source