HectorDAO affected by Multichain, votes to liquidate $16m in treasury

Hector Network is the latest project to have been affected by the Multichain shutdown. The majority of votes move to liquidate assets  The Hector Network, a team behind a decentralized finance (defi) project on the Fantom ecosystem, is taking steps to prevent further losses following the bridge hack on Multichain. The project put forth a proposal to the decentralized autonomous organization (DAO), suggesting either to liquidate assets in the treasury or to migrate the Hector Network, the assets, and the HEC token to another chain under a different brand. The…

ApeCoin DAO Votes In Two New Special Council Seats

“I deeply treasure my experience as an SC member for ApeCoin, it was full of experimentation, creative problem solving and innovating on the edge of a living breathing organism!” said Siu. “As an organization, Animoca Brands will continue to build and support the ApeCoin ecosystem including games that are going to support APE and I look forward to being a contributor to the DAO alongside all of you, in the trenches as part of the community.” Source

Slovakian parliament votes to approve lower crypto taxes

Parliament members in the European country of Slovakia voted in approval of lowering crypto taxes, among additional measures affecting cryptocurrency holders.  On June 28 the Slovakian parliament voted to approve an amendment that will reduce personal income tax for profits gained from the sale of cryptocurrencies that have been held by the user for at least a year. The taxes will be lowered to 7%, which is a significant decrease from the current taxation sliding scale of either 19% or 25%. Payments received in cryptocurrencies up to 2400 euros –…

Sweat Economy DAO votes to repurpose $10M of idle tokens

Move-to-earn platform Sweat Economy is set to repurpose over 2 billion native $SWEAT tokens that were locked up in inactive user wallets. The tokens, valued at around $10 billion, were locked up in dormant user accounts following a token airdrop event in Sep. 2022. According to the platform, Sweatcoin users that opted into the Web3 move-to-earn’s crypto offering received $SWEAT tokens that were locked up in a 24-month lock-up contract. Users that failed to install the Sweat Wallet over the past year and claim locked tokens essentially left a sizable…

Texas votes to add crypto to state’s bill of rights

Texas legislators have voted by a large margin to amend the state’s Bill of Rights and add a provision recognizing the right of individuals to possess, retain and utilize digital currencies. The decision was made on Wednesday, May 10. Bill HJR 146, introduced by State Representative Giovani Capriglione, declares that individuals have the right to use a medium of exchange that is mutually agreed upon, which includes digital currencies, cash, coin, bullion, or scrip, for trading and contracting goods and services, and that this right cannot be violated. The document…