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Telegram username auction marketplace 'almost' ready to launch

Telegram said that the development of its marketplace is almost finished, and a launch date will be announced soon.

Put your hands up! Interpol storms into the Metaverse

Interpol’s metaverse is up and running and has been designed to streamline communication between various units, along with providing an avenue to conduct education and training.

Acting US FDIC head cautiously optimistic about permissioned stablecoins for payments

Acting Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation chairman Martin Gruenberg said the agency needs more information about crypto, and the crypto industry needs to understand the FDIC better.

77.1% of Salvadorans surveyed think the gov’t should ‘stop spending public money’ on Bitcoin

Less than 40% of surveyed respondents said they supported the approval of Bitcoin as legal tender.

Following launch hype, PancakeSwap wants to deploy mainnet on Aptos

Developers cite business development opportunities, protocol expansion and the technical capabilities of the Aptos chain as the main reasons for the proposal.

Twitter user saves cross-chain bridge from potential exploit

The BitBTC bridge reportedly had a bug that would essentially allow an attacker to mint fake tokens on one side of the bridge, and swap them for real ones on the other.

4,400 disgruntled investors are hunting for Terra's Do Kwon

A retail investor group is trying to track down Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon following the crash of the Terra ecosystems’ cryptocurrencies.

Ethereum Alarm Clock exploit leads to $260K in stolen gas fees so far

Web3 security firm Supremacy highlighted Etherscan transaction history that showed the hacker(s) were able to swipe 204 ETH in gas fees so far, worth roughly $259,800.

Celestia Foundation raises $55M for modular blockchain architecture

The company claims that the technology will solve the challenges inherent when deploying and scaling blockchains.

Report: Half of all DeFi exploits are cross-bridge hacks

Over $2.5 billion have been stolen from cross-chain bridges in the past two years.

Aptos Foundation airdrops 20M tokens to its early testnet users

The company said that 20 million APT tokens were airdropped to about 110,235 eligible participants.

There were vast discrepancies in crypto markets during Q3: Report

Total crypto market cap actually increased in Q3 following a series of devastating sell-offs earlier this year.

Crypto hacks are set to hit all-time highs in 2022, analyst explains

Kim Grauer, Director of Research at Chainalysis, explains why the amount of crypto stolen in hacks is surging and what could be done to invert this dangerous trend.

Shopify users get their hands on Tezos NFTs with new partnership

Tezos NFT ecosystem gained a lot of traction over the past year due to its low cost of minting and energy efficiency.

‘The social benefits are huge’ — Web3 gaming to shift digital ownership

Immutable co-founder Robbie Ferguson highlights the potential for Web3 gaming to cause a shift in digital property ownership and value sharing.

Shoppers in India can now order a sneaker in Metaverse for a week

Indian e-commerce giant Flipkart partnered with Polygon-incubated organization eDAO to launch a virtual shopping world in the metaverse.

Israel kicks off live tests for its tokenized digital bonds

Israel's Ministry of Finance and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange expect to finish the pilot project by Q1 2023.

Turkey taps blockchain for e-Human project, President Erdoğan announced

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan shared new details about the country’s e-Human project powered by blockchain.

Report: India ranks third in the world in terms of Web 3.0 workforce size

There are currently 450 Web 3.0 startup in the country, including four unicorns.

Institutions 'moving very, very fast' into Crypto: Coinbase exec

D’Agostino also said the recent battles between the SEC and CFTC is a good thing for crypto because it indicates that it will be a “vitally important piece of market structure” moving forward.

BTC energy use jumps 41% in 12 months, increasing regulatory risks

Despite the European Union rejecting a proposal banning crypto mining earlier this year, more regulations could soon be implemented to mitigate the environmental impacts of crypto mining.

NFT project Azuki launches Physical Backed Token

The company said that the open-source token standard intends to tie a physical item to a digital token on the Ethereum blockchain.

Ethereum launches testnet for Shanghai upgrade: Here’s what is next

Staked ETH withdrawals and lower gas fees are among the developments expected with the upgrade.

Silvergate Capital's crypto-to-fiat transfers decrease by $50B compared to Q3 2021

Shares tumbled over 20% on the NASDAQ exchange on the weaker-than-expected earnings.

Users upset that Binance's wrong crypto network retrieval fees have soared to 500 BUSD

A few months prior, wrong network retrieval fees costed around 0.001 BTC on Binance.

Food companies secure trademarks to enter metaverse

Major food brands seem to be indicating that they plan to launch virtual food, drink and restaurant services in the future.

UK Law Commission to review international laws on crypto to consider legal reforms

The legal review authority will work to compile law reform proposals for public consultation in the second half of 2023.

Ethereum solo validators that censor blocks should ‘be tolerated,’ says Buterin

Speaking about a hypothetical scenario, the Ethereum co-founder said censorship should be tolerated depending on the case.

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