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How smart people invest in dumb memecoins: 3-point plan for success

Serious crypto investors think memecoins are stupid. But smart people are making serious money from dumb memecoins. Here’s how.

Paxos and MercadoLibre partner up to bring USDP to Mexico

The move provides PAX coin access to Mexico’s 3.1 million-plus cryptocurrency users.

Voyager to pay $1.1 million in legal fees incurred in April

Certain members holding high positions within the firm bill an hourly rate exceeding $2,000 for their professional services.

EU finalizes controversial smart contract kill switch rules under Data Act

The Data Act was first proposed in early 2022 and passed by the European parliament on March 14.

Sony Network invests in Japanese Web3 startup to spur mass adoption

The deal includes an investment of $3.5 million, a Sony executive moving to Startale Labs and collaboration on new Web3 tools for mass adoption.

Sui Foundation denies it sold locked staking rewards on Binance

Sui was accused of dumping locked and non-circulating staked SUI tokens on Binance.

Worldcoin confirms it is the cause of mysterious Safe deployments

Twitter users noticed thousands of Safe deployments to Optimism, leading to speculation that it may be an attack, but the developer of Worldcoin confirmed that this activity was merely an app migration.

New Web3 ID app lets users find each other based on proven interests

Quivr allows users to connect multiple apps, including Spotify, Steam and Instagram, to generate behavior-based badges proving their interests.

Japanese and Singaporean regulators join forces on crypto pilot project

"Decentralized financial ecosystem continues to develop in complexity, and it is important to address emerging risks," said FSA official Mamoru Yanase.

Web3 firms are spending up to $25M on HK crypto licenses: Report

VASP expenditures are varying between 20 million to 200 million Hong Kong dollars as firms scramble to find Web3 talent for licensing.

Mythical Games raises $37M for in-game marketplace in Series C round

The company expects to raise another $20-$30 million when the full round closes in the coming months.

Digital pound will be pseudonymous with a focus on privacy: BoE CBDC chief

The underpinning technology for the UK CBDC could use a different ledger than the popular blockchain technology.

100 tokenized Teslas ‘democratize’ and ‘decentralize’ Web3 ride sharing

The co-founders of ELOOP and peaq told Cointelegraph that tokenizing high-value assets, like a fleet of ride-sharing cars, will help bring Web3 into the mainstream.

Riot Platforms to add 33,000 Bitcoin miners ahead of 2024 halving

The new rigs will add 7.6 EH/s to the firm’s self-mining capacity. However, the rigs won’t be installed until the first quarter of next year.

Australian banks claim 40% of scams 'touch' crypto as it defends restrictions

During a panel at the Australian Blockchain Week, executives from Australia’s major banks explained why they added restrictions on payments to local crypto exchanges.

Optimism network transactions surged 67% following Bedrock upgrade — Nansen

The Optimism layer-2 network saw less than 300,000 transactions per day around the time of the upgrade, but this number increased to over 500,000 afterward.

Breaking down the ongoing token impersonation scams with DeFi execs

Tres Finance co-founder Tal Zackon warned businesses to not use explorers when tracking their finances.

zkSync unveils new network of ‘Hyperchains’ — Testnet by end of year

zkSync Era’s new ZK Stack will use recursive scaling and “hyperchains” to create an ecosystem of interoperable protocols and sovereign chains.

Crypto travel rule implementation ‘remains relatively poor,’ says FATF

The United Nations body called on all member states to implement the Travel Rule “without delay” to close “loopholes” not currently protected by regulation.

Huobi sues… Huobi? 3AC rises from ashes, Korea crypto contagion: Asia Express

Huobi Global’s woes intensify, OPNX exchange volume up 2.5M%, 3AC is dead — long live 3AC Ventures, South Korea crypto contagion update.

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