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FBI seizes $100K in NFTs and 86.5 ETH from scammer following ZachXBT investigation

The seized property included a Bored Ape Yacht Club and Doodles NFT, 85.6 Ether and a flashy Audemars Piguet watch which ultimately helped ZachXBT identify the alleged scammer.

The IBM–Maersk blockchain effort was doomed to fail from the start

Observers can learn a few things from the failed effort by IBM and Moller-Maersk to develop TradeLens, a blockchain-enabled global trading platform.

Are Cosmos’ ecosystem growth and roadmap enough to sustain ATOM’s current 50% monthly rally?

ATOM gained 50% in January and while the wider crypto market could remain bullish for some time, does the Cosmos ecosystem have strong enough fundamentals to support further upside?

'Crypto summer' likely to start in Q2 2023, Morgan Creek Capital CEO says

Bitcoin's bull market is likely to start earlier than expected due to anticipation of the BTC halving and favorable macroeconomic conditions, according to Mark Yusko, founder and CEO of Morgan Creek Capital Management.

Australia bolsters crypto watchdogs in ''multi-stage' plan to fight scams

The new measures from the Australian government come as cryptocurrency scams skyrocketed 162% to $221 million in 2022.

OpenSea serves as an example of why crypto security must improve

For cryptocurrency to achieve mass adoption, breaches that can be easily prevented — like the phishing attack that resulted in OpenSea losing $1.7 million — need to end.

Fiat is in 'jeopardy' but Bitcoin, stablecoins aren't the answer either: Ray Dalio

The hedge fund manager instead wants to see an “inflation-linked coin” be brought to the masses which would serve to ensure consumers secure their buying power.

Huawei NFTs, Toyota’s hackathon, North Korea vs. Blockchain: Asia Express 

Our weekly roundup of news from East Asia curates the industry’s most important developments. Huawei moves to trademark its NFTs According to a Jan. 28 report by Sina News, Chinese telecom giant Huawei has recently filed for eight trademarks related to its Huawei “YunYunBao” nonfungible tokens (NFT) series. The trademarks include digital collectibles in the […]

Lack of liquidity mitigated damages to BonqDAO exploit: Report

After amassing $120 million in tokens through an infinite minting glitch, hackers reportedly only cashed out around $1 million due to a lack of liquidity on BonqDAO.

Chinese Communist Party officials issue KPIs for e-CNY transactions in Suzhou

CCP officials want to see the e-CNY surpass $300 billion in transactions in 2023 through promotional efforts.

Is the Metaverse really turning out like ‘Snow Crash’?

Neal Stephenson’s science fiction novel Snow Crash predicted the Metaverse in 1992. This cult book has the amusingly-named Hiro Protagonist running around in an artificial cyber world, trying to stop a virus that wipes minds, aided by his hacker friend Y.T. Reality is a place to escape from, a neoliberal future wrecked by hyperinflation and […]

Top 7 blockchain courses and certifications for beginners

Blockchain courses and certifications help individuals understand the underlying principles and applications of blockchain technology.

State of play: Decentralized domain services reflect on industry progress

Major decentralized domain services weigh in on the state of the industry and the potential for future growth.

Bitcoin Ordinals creators look for fix after first instance of shock porn

A rather unsavory image made it to the front page of the Ordinals website for 30 minutes before it was hidden, however, the image itself is immutable.

72% of institutional traders are crypto-skeptical this year: JPMorgan

The seventh edition of JPMorgan's e-Trading Edit asked 835 institutional traders about their plans for trading digital assets in 2023, among other topics.

BonqDAO protocol suffers $120M loss after oracle hack

An oracle hack allowed the exploiter to manipulate the price of the AllianceBlock token, leading to an estimated $120 million loss, according to Peckshield.

What is Solend and how does it work

Solend is a DeFi lending and borrowing protocol on Solana, noted for its high scalability and composability.

MakerDAO launches $5M legal defense fund

At its inception, the defense fund will receive a budget of $5 million held in the DAI stablecoin.

Tiffany Fong flames Celsius, FTX and NY Post: Hall of Flame

Tiffany Fong stumbled into content creation and independent journalism after getting burned on the Celsius bankruptcy, moving forward she has no idea where this will lead.

How to improve your coding skills using ChatGPT

ChatGPT can generate code snippets and solutions to coding problems quickly and efficiently. Here’s how.

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