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Crypto Pulse # 56-DoJ asks for Communications Ban on SBF Tuesday, 31st Jan 2023 | Powered by GenShards 🌍 Here's all you need to know about what's been up in the Web3-sphere lately 👉 Read the issue | 🐧 Read tweet thread |👇Read highlights below ⛰ Macro Landscape 📌 The US Department of Justice is asking for a communications ban on Sam Bankman Fried, alleging that he tried to tamper withness testimony (source) 📌 The price of 1 BTC in Nigeria has skyrocketed to $38000, as the country is limiting ATM withdrawals (source) 📌 The Ministry of Justice in South Korea announced plans to introduce a crypto-tracking system to counter money laundering initiatives and recover funds linked to criminal activities (source) 📈 Markets and Ecosystem 📌 Bitcoin reached a 5-month high of ~$24k, and Bitcoin dominance is on the rise (source) 📌 Elon Musk is pushing for Dogecoin to be accepted at McDonald's (source) 📌 Bitcoin mining difficulty reached a new all-time-high, further securing the network (source) 🀄️ NFTs, Metaverse & Gaming 📌 The co-founder of Yuga Labs is taking a leave of absence from work due to health reasons (source) 📌 Trading volumes for Porsche NFTs is nearing $5M despite a shaky launch (source) 📌 Design house Hermès International SA’s upcoming trademark trial against digital artist Mason Rothschild—the first of its kind—will test how NFTs are viewed in the eyes of decades-old intellectual property law (source) 👉 Read the newsletter for the latest in the Web3 and NFT world (and for some of the choicest memes 😉). Subscribe to get it directly in your inbox ! Next issue drops coming Friday- stay tuned ! 📺 🐧 Spread the word - retweet !

Crypto Pulse # 55- Could BTC become Legal Tender in Arizona ? Friday, 27th Jan 2023 | Powered by GenShards 🌍 Here's all you need to know about what's been up in the Web3-sphere lately 👉 Read the issue | 🐧 Read tweet thread |👇Read highlights below ⛰ Macro Landscape 📌 Bitcoin is being proposed to become legal tender in the US state of Arizona (source) 📌 Despite the market turbulence in Q4, Tesla has held on to its BTC with diamond hands (source) 📌 El Salvador has paid its $800M debt in full (including interest), putting to rest critics who doubted their capacity to repay (source) 📈 Markets and Ecosystem 📌 BTC has been ranked the best performing asset of 2023 by Goldman Sachs (source) 📌 Binance admits mistake of holding collateral tokens with user funds (source) 📌 CNBC 'Mad Money' host Jim Cramer is warning investors against entering the crypto market, instead urging them to invest in gold (source) 🀄️ NFTs, Metaverse & Gaming 📌 An NFT collector is suing OpenSea for locking his account for more than 3 months after he fell victim to a scam (source) 📌 Creator of the Moonbirds NFT collection loses $1M+ worth of his personal NFTs after making one wrong move (source) 📌 69% of users believe metaverse entertainment will influence all areas of their social life, as per a survey (source) 👉 Read the newsletter for the latest in the Web3 and NFT world (and for some of the choicest memes 😉). Subscribe to get it directly in your inbox ! Next issue drops coming Tuesday- stay tuned ! 📺 🐧 Spread the word - retweet !

Crypto Pulse # 54- Market sees Strong Rebound Tuesday, 24th Jan 2023 | Powered by GenShards 🌍 Here's all you need to know about what's been up in the Web3-sphere lately 👉 Read the issue | 🐧 Read tweet thread |👇Read highlights below ⛰ Macro Landscape 📌 The crypto market rebounded strongly over the weekend as BTC surged to a multi-month high of $23k+ (source) 📌 Crypto may play a significant role in UAE's trade going forward, as per one of their ministers (source) 📌 The first nuclear-powered BTC mining center in the US is set to open up in Pennsylvania (source) 📈 Markets and Ecosystem 📌 Since Jim Cramer (host of the CNBC show "Mad Money") said "it's a good time to get out of crypto", BTC has jumped by more than 30% (source) 📌 Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said ‘Stealth Addresses’ could bring privacy to transactions on the Ethereum blockchain (source) 📌 As per the latest data from Nansen, Shiba Inu ranks as the most popular starter crypto (source) 🀄️ NFTs, Metaverse & Gaming 📌 "The Sandbox" metaverse recently saw record land sales and became one of the most used Ethereum smart contracts (source) 📌 NFT & gaming-focused decentralized apps had more downloads than Defi dApps in 2022, as per data from DappRadar. The count of NFTs sold in 2022 stood at around 101 million (source) 📌 Binance has made rules regarding NFT listing on its platform stricter, and will soon delist low-volume NFTs (source) 👉 Read the newsletter for the latest in the Web3 and NFT world (and for some of the choicest memes 😉). Subscribe to get it directly in your inbox ! Next issue drops coming Friday- stay tuned ! 📺 🐧Spread the word - retweet !

Crypto Pulse # 53- Genesis Files for Bankruptcy Friday, 20th Jan 2023 | Powered by GenShards 🌍 Here's all you need to know about what's been up in the Web3-sphere lately 👉 Read the issue | 🐧 Read tweet thread |👇Read highlights below ⛰ Macro Landscape 📌 Cryptocurrency lender Genesis Global Holdco LLC has filed for bankruptcy. It is the latest domino to fall in the aftermath of the FTX exchange collapse and resulting contagion (source) 📌 The founder of crypto exchange Bitzlato was arrested and charged with processing $700 million in illicit funds by the US Dept of Justice (source) 📌 A former advisor to the Bank of England says CBDCs (Central Bank Digital Currencies) may not be worth the risk (source) 📈 Markets and Ecosystem 📌 North Korean hacking group "Lazarus" has moved $63M in ETH, which was stolen from the Horizon bridge (source) 📌 Polkadot has enhanced cross-chain abilities between blockchains in its ecosystem (source) 📌 Polygon has successfully completed a performance-enhancing hard fork (source) 🀄️ NFTs, Metaverse & Gaming 📌 The CEO of Animoca Brands believes we will see higher-quality blockchain games in 2023 (source) 📌 Leading NFT marketplace Rarible has added a 'marketplace builder' for Polygon-based NFT collections (source) 📌 Metahood has raised $3M to build a platform for buying and selling virtual real estate - akin to 'Zillow' or 'Redfin' in the real world (source) 👉 Read the newsletter for the latest in the Web3 and NFT world (and for some of the choicest memes 😉). Subscribe to get it directly in your inbox ! Next issue drops coming Tuesday- stay tuned ! 📺 🐧 Spread the word - retweet !

Crypto Pulse # 52- BTC reclaims the $20k mark Tuesday, 17th Jan 2023 | Powered by GenShards 🌍 Here's all you need to know about what's been up in the Web3-sphere lately 👉 Read the issue | 🐧 Read tweet thread |👇Read highlights below ⛰ Macro Landscape 📌 BTC reclaims $20,000 in one of its most impressive rallies in about a year (source) 📌 In light of pressure being exerted on nations, Russia & Iran are looking to develop a gold-backed cryptocurrency (source) 📌 Texas A&M, one of the largest US universities has started offering a course on "Programming Bitcoin" (source) 📈 Markets and Ecosystem 📌 Posting an impressive rally, Solana has re-entered the ranks of top 10 coins by market cap (source) 📌 Polygon is testing ZK-rollups, ahead of the final mainnet integration. Development of this technology has been going on for over 3 years now (source) 📌 A cannabis producer based out of California has turned to blockchain to verify the authenticity of its medicinal plants (source) 🀄️ NFTs, Metaverse & Gaming 📌 An NFT influencer was scammed of his entire NFT collection via malware hidden in a Google ads link (source) 📌 Influencer Logan Paul has announced a $1.5M recovery plan for the CryptoZoo NFT collection, for investors to want to exit (source) 📌 Industry pros share their views on NFT gaming trends in 2023. More big players are expected to jump in (source) 👉 Read the newsletter for the latest in the Web3 and NFT world (and for some of the choicest memes 😉). Subscribe to get it directly in your inbox ! Next issue drops coming Friday- stay tuned ! 📺 🐧 Spread the word - retweet !

Crypto Pulse #51-FTX recovers $5 billion in assets Friday, 13th Jan 2023 | Powered by GenShards 🌍 Here's all you need to know about what's been up in the Web3-sphere lately 👉 Read the issue | 🐧 Read tweet thread |👇Read highlights below ⛰ Macro Landscape 📌 FTX has recovered over $5 billion in assets, as per the bankruptcy attorney (source) 📌 El Salvador’s congress has approved a law that would allow the nation to raise funds through the world’s first Bitcoin bond (source) 📌 Leading exchange Binance has secured the regulatory green light to operate in Sweden (source) 📈 Markets and Ecosystem 📌 Binance is staking trillions of Shiba Inu (SHIB) tokens as the project provides updates on its upcoming layer-2 project (source) 📌 Bitcoin whales have reportedly gone on a buying spree - purchasing 20,000 BTC in around 5 days (source) 📌 Nishad Singh, the former head of engineering at FTX, has reportedly met with the US federal prosecutors seeking a cooperation deal (source) 🀄️ NFTs, Metaverse & Gaming 📌 According to a survey, the blockchain gaming industry is undergoing a "major transition," with the once-popular play-to-earn (P2E) model losing favor. Focus is now shifting toward improving the gameplay experience (source) 📌 A new NFT platform makes it easy to get a closer look at the strategies of successful NFT investors and traders (source) 📌 Yuga Labs is dropping some details about the upcoming BAYC mint (source) 👉 Read the newsletter for the latest in the Web3 and NFT world (and for some of the choicest memes 😉). Subscribe to get it directly in your inbox ! Next issue drops coming Tuesday- stay tuned ! 📺 🐧 Spread the word - retweet !

Crypto Pulse # 50 - Crypto use in Ecommerce jumps by 60% Tuesday, 10th Jan 2023 | Powered by GenShards 🌍 Here's all you need to know about what's been up in the Web3-sphere lately 👉 Read the issue | 🐧 Read tweet thread |👇Read highlights below ⛰ Macro Landscape 📌 Use of crypto in ecommerce rose significantly in 2022. Payment volumes using crypto reportedly jumped by more than 60% year on year (source) 📌 As per reports, about 65% of USDC reserves are held in US Treasury bills (source) 📌 Morgan Stanley, one of the biggest investment banks in the world, now holds Bitcoin on behalf of its customers (source) 📈 Markets and Ecosystem 📌 BTC reclaims $17k, even as uncertainty surrounding Grayscale continues (source) 📌 The Shanghai upgrade to the Ethereum network is planned for February. This upgrade will exclusively focus on ETH withdrawals (source) 📌 The former president of FTX US says he will disclose what he knew of the FTX collapse “in time.” (source) 🀄️ NFTs, Metaverse & Gaming 📌 Leading NFT marketplace OpenSea has started supporting Arbitrum Nova. This could provide a cheaper alternative to ETH for NFT buying/selling (source) 📌 Mastercard, the payments giant, has partnered with ETH scaling platform Polygon to introduce emerging artists into Web3 technology (source) 📌 Consumer tech giant LG has doubled down on its metaverse ambitions with a series of announcements at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (source) 👉 Read the newsletter for the latest in the Web3 and NFT world (and for some of the choicest memes 😉). Subscribe to get it directly in your inbox ! Next issue drops coming Friday- stay tuned ! 📺 🐧 Spread the word - retweet !

Crypto Pulse#49-Microstrategy buys more BTC💰 Friday, 30th Dec 2022 | Powered by GenShards 🌍 Here's all you need to know about what's been up in the Web3-sphere lately 👉 Read the issue | 🐧 Read tweet thread |👇Read highlights below ⛰ Macro Landscape 📌 Microstrategy has bought more Bitcoin over the last 2 months — the company's holdings are now at 132,500 BTC (source) 📌 The effects of the FTX contagion continue - the latest victim being crypto platform Midas Investments, which has shut down (source) 📌 El Salvador has started teaching students about Bitcoin as a part of their curriculum, which could push mass adoption in the future (source) 📈 Markets and Ecosystem 📌 Fran Finney, the widow of early Bitcoin contributor Hal Finney, has announced a charity half marathon in honor of her husband (source) 📌 An opinion piece on why SBF's downfall has been a huge blow for Solana (source) 📌 A rundown of the biggest crypto hacks of 2022 (source) 🀄️ NFTs, Metaverse & Gaming 📌 Investment giant Fidelity Investments has filed trademark applications in the US for a host of Web3 products including an NFT marketplace (source) 📌 China's first state-backed NFT marketplace is set to launch next week (source) 📌 North Korean hackers are reportedly behind a huge phishing effort aimed at NFT investors.This campaign is said to have used roughly 500 phishing websites to trick victims (source) 👉 Read the newsletter for the latest in the Web3 and NFT world (and for some of the choicest memes 😉). Subscribe to get it directly in your inbox ! Next issue drops coming Friday- stay tuned ! 📺 🐧 Spread the word - retweet !

Crypto Pulse #48 - Storms force BTC miners to shut down🌪 Tuesday, 27th Dec 2022 | Powered by GenShards 🌍 Here's all you need to know about what's been up in the Web3-sphere lately 👉 Read the issue | 🐧 Read tweet thread |👇Read highlights below ⛰ Macro Landscape 📌 Over the weekend, computing power on the Bitcoin blockchain dropped over 40%, as many miners shut down due to the storms in North America (source) 📌 The securities regulator in Brazil will allow investment funds to invest in crypto (source) 📌 The shaky state of the global economy could propel BTC into a new role in global trade (source) 📈 Markets and Ecosystem 📌 Caroline Ellison (former Alameda CEO) told a federal court in New York that she knowingly misled lenders about how much the firm had been borrowing, as per Bloomberg News (source) 📌 Coinbase says it’s focusing on accelerating the adoption of crypto assets and Web3 protocols (source) 📌 BTC and most of the crypto market remained almost flat over the last week (source) 🀄️ NFTs, Metaverse & Gaming 📌 DeGods and y00ts, two of the leading NFT collections on Solana, announced plans to bridge to Ethereum and Polygon early next year (source) 📌 Trading firm Cumberland sees NFTs getting increasingly intertwined with brand IP (source) 📌 Cuban NFT artists have been blocked from OpenSea to comply with US sanctions (source) 👉 Read the newsletter for the latest in the Web3 and NFT world (and for some of the choicest memes 😉). Subscribe to get it directly in your inbox ! Next issue drops Friday- stay tuned ! 📺 🐧 Spread the word - retweet !

Crypto Pulse #47 - SBF released on $250m bail ✨ Friday, 23rd Dec 2022 | Powered by GenShards 🌍 Here's all you need to know about what's been up in the Web3-sphere lately 👉 Read the issue | 🐧 Read tweet thread |👇Read highlights below ⛰Macro Landscape 📌 SBF, the former CEO of FTX has been set free by the Manhattan federal court. The US district court judge, granted him bail for $250 million, along with further restrictions (source) 📌 Visa is envisioning a plan to facilitate auto payments on the Ethereum blockchain (source) 📌 Commercial banks across the globe can now hold 1-2% in crypto, after an endorsement by the BIS (source) 📈 Markets and Ecosystem 📌 Bitcoin remained almost flat below $17k. A significant gainer among altcoins has been Helium, which soared by double digits (source) 📌 Binance.US won the bid to secure Voyager’s assets, with the bid worth around ~ $1 billion. Customers of the now defunct platform will be able to access their crypto on Binance.US after the deal goes through (source) 📌 Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin shared 3 major opportunities in the crypto space for 2023 (source) 🀄️ NFTs, Metaverse & Gaming 📌 NBA legend Scottie Pippen’s NFT collection sold out in just 77 Seconds (source) 📌 Will blockchain be able to tackle the ownership issue in AI art? This interview looks at this issue (source) 📌 Trump's NFT collection gets accussed of using copyrighted images (source) 👉 Read the newsletter for the latest in the Web3 and NFT world (and for some of the choicest memes 😉). Subscribe to get it directly in your inbox ! Next issue drops Tuesday- stay tuned ! 📺 🐧 Spread the word - retweet !

Crypto Pulse #46 - Nigeria plans to legalize Bitcoin 🏦 Tuesday, 20th Dec 2022 | Powered by GenShards 🌍 Here's all you need to know about what's been up in the Web3-sphere lately 👉 Read the issue | 🐧 Read tweet thread |👇Read highlights below ⛰Macro Landscape 📌 Nigeria is looking to legalize usage of Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies (source) 📌 Federal prosecutors in the US are looking into SBF's political donations (source) 📌 The United Nations will begin aiding war-affected people in Ukraine with cryptocurrency (source) 📈 Markets and Ecosystem 📌 Bitcoin failed to reclaim $17k over the weekend as the crypto market remained largely flat(source) 📌 Japan's largest energy company is looking to mine Bitcoin with excess energy (source) 📌 Central Banks around the world are working to set a ceiling on banks' crypto exposure (source) 🀄️ NFTs, Metaverse & Gaming 📌 Former U.S. President Donald Trump’s NFT digital card collection sold out a day after its initial release (source) 📌"NFTme" - a new series on Amazon, explores the NFT culture worldwide. It features artists, collectors and industry professionals in the NFT space(source) 📌 Influential collector and investor "Seedphrase" shares his view on the malleable nature of Web3 identity (source) 👉 Read the newsletter for the latest in the Web3 and NFT world (and for some of the choicest memes 😉). Subscribe to get it directly in your inbox ! Next issue drops Friday - stay tuned ! 📺 🐧 Spread the word - retweet !

Crypto Pulse #45 - SBF has his first court hearing 🏛 Friday, 16th Dec 2022 | Powered by GenShards 🌍 Here's all you need to know about what's been up in the Web3-sphere lately 👉 Read the issue | 🐧 Read tweet thread |👇Read highlights below ⛰Macro Landscape 📌 After SBF's arrest, this is what happened during his first court hearing in the Bahamas (source) 📌 Members of G20 are planning to build a consensus around policy on crypto. This will play a big part in global crypto regulation (source) 📌 Despite FUD surrounding Binance, the crypto community is backing the exchange and its founder CZ (source) 📈 Markets and Ecosystem 📌 The market weakened after French audit firm Mazars, which recently did Binance's proof-of-reserves report, suspended work for crypto exchange clients (source) 📌 A Metamask and Paypal partnership now enables direct ETH purchases from the wallet (source) 📌 Binance CEO CZ is welcoming the large withdrawal requests as a "welcome stress test", as Binance resumed USDC withdrawals (source) 🀄️ NFTs, Metaverse & Gaming 📌 According to a recent report, Reddit users have minted more than 5 million NFT avatars on the Polygon blockchain (source) 📌 Magic Eden, the NFT marketplace, has launched a rewards program (source) 📌 As per a survey, Netherlands is the most "metaverse ready" country today (source) 👉 Read the newsletter for the latest in the Web3 and NFT world (and for some of the choicest memes 😉). Subscribe to get it directly in your inbox ! Next issue drops Tuesday - stay tuned ! 📺 🐧 Spread the word - retweet !

Crypto Pulse #44 - SBF arrested in the Bahamas 👮 Tuesday, 13th Dec 2022 | Powered by GenShards 🌍Here's all you need to know about what's been up in the Web3-sphere lately 👉 Read the issue | 🐧 Read tweet thread |👇Read highlights below ⛰Macro Landscape 📌 Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of FTX, was arrested in the Bahamas on Monday. He is now facing criminal charges in the US, according to a Bahamian official (source) 📌 After Binance, Crypto.com has now provided proof of reserves using the same auditor (source) 📌 US senator Tom Emmer has directed criticism towards US SEC's Gensler for his cryptocurrency initiatives, and has asked him to answer for "regulatory failures" (source) 📈 Markets and Ecosystem 📌 Binance has been trying to resolve investor concerns, as its "proof of reserves" report gets dissected by mainstream media platforms (source) 📌 Despite the stormy markets, countries and institutions continue to move into BTC (source) 📌 After news emerged of Do Kwon hiding in Siberia, Terra Classic (LUNC) has crashed (source) 🀄️ NFTs, Metaverse & Gaming 📌 Starbucks has launched the beta version of its NFT rewards program, running on the Polygon blockchain (source) 📌 Could NFTs help solve diamond certification fraud ? (source) 📌 Ledger has launched a hardware wallet called 'Stax' which can display your NFT collection (source) 👉 Read the newsletter for the latest in the Web3 and NFT world (and for some of the choicest memes 😉). Subscribe to get it directly in your inbox ! Next issue drops Friday - stay tuned ! 📺 🐧 Spread the word - retweet !

Crypto Pulse #43 - Binance audit shows sufficient assets 💰 Friday, 9th Dec 2022 | Powered by GenShards 🌎 Here's all you need to know about what's been up in the Web3-sphere lately 👉 Read the issue | 🐧 Read tweet thread |👇Read highlights below ⛰Macro Landscape 📌 Binance’s first proof of reserves (PoR) audit report showed that the company had sufficient assets for mass customer withdrawals (source) 📌 Recent analysis shows that more than half of Bitcoin's network runs on clean energy (source) 📌 Bankrupt crypto lender Celsius must return millions of funds to its users, a judge has ordered (source) 📈 Markets and Ecosystem 📌 Bitcoin climbs above $17k and the crypto market cap approaches $900 billion (source) 📌 Vitalik Buterin has some good news for programmers who may be worried they could be made redundant by AI — it's simply not that good yet (source) 📌 9 years after "banning Bitcoin", China remains a silent BTC 'whale' (source) 🀄️ NFTs, Metaverse & Gaming 📌 NFTs that were hosted on FTX are "broken" - highlighting the risks of Web2 hosting (source) 📌 Warner Music, Polygon and LGND partner to launch Web3 music platform (source) 📌 Decentraland has announced that owners of lands can rent them to other users (source) 👉 Read the newsletter for the latest in the Web3 and NFT world (and for some of the choicest memes 😉). Subscribe to get it directly in your inbox ! Next issue drops coming week - stay tuned ! 📺 🐧 Spread the word - retweet !

Crypto Pulse #42 - Is SBF dictating terms of hearing ? Tuesday, 6th Dec 2022 | Powered by GenShards 🌎 Here's all you need to know about what's been up in the Web3-sphere lately 👉 Read the issue | 🐧 Read tweet thread |👇Read highlights below ⛰Macro Landscape 📌 The crypto community has been baffled as SBF looks to be dictating terms on the upcoming congressional hearing (source) 📌 The founder of Coinbase rejected Sam Bankman-Fried’s account of events, saying funds were ‘stolen’ (source) 📌 US lawmaker Senator Ted Cruz has publicly shared his views that Texas has excellent potential to become a global crypto hub (source) 📈 Markets and Ecosystem 📌 BTC has been consolidating near the $17k level for a few days now - could this be the 'calm before the storm' ? (source) 📌 As per a survey, Brazilians state crypto is the top asset they plan to acquire in 2023, beating stocks (source) 📌 Crypto exchange Bybit has announced its plans to lay off 30% of its staff in the midst of crypto winter (source) 🀄️ NFTs, Metaverse & Gaming 📌 As per a Chinese court, NFTs are "unique digital assets" belonging to the category of "virtual property" (source) 📌 Coinbase says Apple just made it harder for iPhone users to transfer NFTs (source) 📌 NFTs are making headway in the legal landscape, with NFTs being issued for digital court summons (source) 👉 Read the newsletter for the latest in the Web3 and NFT world (and for some of the choicest memes 😉). Subscribe to get it directly in your inbox ! Next issue drops Friday - stay tuned ! 📺 🐧 Spread the word - retweet !

Crypto Pulse #40 - BlockFi files for bankruptcy 🔻 Tuesday, 29th Nov 2022 | Powered by GenShards 🌎 Here's all you need to know about what's been up in the Web3-sphere lately 👉 Read the issue | 🐧 Read tweet thread |👇Read highlights below ⛰Macro Landscape 📌 Crypto lender BlockFi has filed for bankruptcy amidst the FTX fallout (source) 📌 Institutional crypto services provider Silvergate Capital has stated they have minimal exposure to BlockFi (source) 📌 As the effects of the FTX collapse deepen, politicians across Europe and the US are calling for tighter regulations on the industry (source) 📈 Markets and Ecosystem 📌 Retail investors have been accumulating Bitcoin after the FTX collapse (source) 📌 According to blockchain firm Arkham Intelligence, Alameda withdrew $240M before filing for bankruptcy (source) 📌 Binance moved $2 billion in BTC as a proof of reserves audit . This was clarified by CZ after the community got concerned regarding the move (source) 🀄️ NFTs, Metaverse & Gaming 📌 NFTs depicting the ongoing protests in China against the country’s COVID-19 policy have found their way to OpenSea (source) 📌 NFT company Candy Digital reportedly laid off a significant portion of its workforce amid uncertain crypto market conditions (source) 📌 Ripple’s XRP Ledger blockchain saw a new record NFT sale, with an XPUNK NFT (Cryptopunk clone) selling for around $44000 (in XRP) (source) 👉 Read the newsletter for the latest in the Web3 and NFT world (and for some of the choicest memes 😉). Subscribe to get it directly in your inbox ! Next issue drops Friday - stay tuned ! 📺 🐧 Spread the word - retweet !

Crypto Pulse #39 - El Salvador to launch BTC "volcano bonds" 🌋 Thursday, 24th Nov 2022 | Powered by GenShards 🌎 Here's all you need to know about what's been up in the Web3-sphere lately 👉 Read the issue | 🐧 Read tweet thread |👇Read highlights below ⛰Macro Landscape 📌 El Salvador has introduced a bill to launch Bitcoin backed "volcano bonds" (source) 📌 Genesis has called in restructuring experts in its fight to avoid bankruptcy (source) 📌 US President Joe Biden and other heads of states from the Group of 20 (G20) are calling for international regulations on cryptocurrencies (source) 📈 Markets and Ecosystem 📌 A Coinbase survey shows that over the last 12 months, majority of investors have increased allocations to crypto (source) 📌 Litecoin saw sustained buying pressure amounting to around $1 billion as it bucked the overall bearish market trend (source) 📌 CoinMarketCap has launched a "proof of reserves" tracker which would help audit crypto exchanges for transparency on their liquidity (source) 🀄️ NFTs, Metaverse & Gaming 📌 Even in the wake of the FTX collapse, the crypto industry is expressing confidence in the NFT space (source) 📌 Magic Eden has improved its capacity to collaborate with gaming projects on Polygon by adding support for NFT trading on the blockchain (source) 📌 A debate is ensuing regarding AI generated NFT art - and it's getting messy (source) 👉 Read the newsletter for the latest in the Web3 and NFT world (and for some of the choicest memes 😉). Subscribe to get it directly in your inbox ! Next issue drops coming Tuesday - stay tuned ! 📺 🐧 Spread the word - retweet !

Crypto Pulse #38 - Genesis cites bankruptcy as potential option Tuesday, 22nd Nov 2022 | Powered by GenShards 🌎 Here's all you need to know about what's been up in the Web3-sphere lately 👉 Read the issue | 🐧 Read tweet thread |👇Read highlights below ⛰Macro Landscape 📌 Genesis Global Trading has cited bankruptcy as a potential option as it seeks new funding, days after its lending business was forced to cease withdrawals following the collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX (source) 📌 As per a report, South Korea and Singapore were hit the hardest by the downfall of FTX (source) 📌 An expert review of FTX’s financial statements has revealed several red-flag transactions that should have led to more scrutiny of the company’s operations (source) 📈 Markets and Ecosystem 📌 Binance has emerged as the centralized exchange with largest BTC reserves - for the first time ever (source) 📌 Tim Draper's 2023 Bitcoin price prediction of $250,000 remains unchanged. As per Draper, Bitcoin's rise and the FTX fiasco are not correlated at all as BTC is decentralized in nature (source) 📌 Vitalik Buterin shared his thoughts and some positives from the FTX downfall - one of cryptocurrency’s biggest black swan events (source) 🀄️ NFTs, Metaverse & Gaming 📌 The fallout from FTX’s collapse has been devastating - but according to a recent report by DappRadar, Defi and NFTs remain resilient (source) 📌 Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex are reportedly in talks to create their own world within the metaverse (source) 📌 Celebrity Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) NFT holders including the likes of Justin Bieber and Michael Jordan have suffered heavy losses (source) 👉 Read the newsletter for the latest in the Web3 and NFT world (and for some of the choicest memes 😉). Subscribe to get it directly in your inbox ! Next issue drops later this week - stay tuned ! 📺 🐧 Spread the word - retweet !

Crypto Pulse #37 - El Salvador to buy 1 BTC a day 🛒 Friday, 18th Nov 2022 | Powered by GenShards 🌎 Here's all you need to know about what's been up in the Web3-sphere lately 👉 Read the issue | 🐧 Read tweet thread |👇Read highlights below ⛰Macro Landscape 📌 El Salvador to start buying 1 Bitcoin per day, says President Bukele - and so will Justin Sun of Tron (source) 📌 Almost 4,000 people have raised a petition to demand that Congress investigate SEC head Gary Gensler’s “actions in the FTX fraud” (source) 📌 Payments company Visa has elected to terminate global agreements with FTX after the crypto company’s sudden collapse (source) 📈 Markets and Ecosystem 📌 Elon Musk believes “BTC will make it, but might be a long winter" (source) 📌 Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao said the company hasn’t experienced any serious side effects from the FTX fallout (source) 📌 FTX's Bankman-Fried, Tom Brady and other celebrity promoters have been sued by crypto investors (source) 🀄️ NFTs, Metaverse & Gaming 📌 Nike has launched a new Web3 platform called Swoosh which will offer Polygon-based NFT products (source) 📌 Binance Academy has launched new Academy Courses for users who want to boost their knowledge on crypto - and certificates will be in NFTs (source) 📌 An NFT linked to sandals worn by Steve Jobs while pacing the California home where he created the company have sold for nearly $327,000 at auction (source) 👉 Read the newsletter for the latest in the Web3 and NFT world (and for some of the choicest memes 😉). Subscribe to get it directly in your inbox ! Next issue drops Tuesday - stay tuned ! 📺 🐧 Spread the word - retweet !

Crypto Pulse #36 - FTX gets hacked 🧑‍💻 Tuesday, 15th Nov 2022 | Powered by GenShards 🌎 Here's all you need to know about what's been up in the Web3-sphere lately 👉 Read the issue | 🐧 Read tweet thread |👇Read highlights below ⛰Macro Landscape 📌 FTX got hacked making the crypto situation worse - and now the hacker has swapped millions in crypto (source) 📌 Binance has started a recovery fund for crypto projects facing a liquidity crisis (source) 📌 The FTX collapse is being scrutinized by Bahamas authorities & SBF is reportedly "under supervision" (source) 📈 Markets and Ecosystem 📌 The CEO of Crypto.com has dismissed speculations of financial trouble, saying they have very little exposure to FTX (source) 📌 As per a well known crypto strategist, the fear caused by the FTX collapse could be the signal that marks the "beginning of the end" of Bitcoin’s bear market (source) 📌 Crypto exchange Kraken freezes accounts related to FTX and Alameda (source) 🀄️ NFTs, Metaverse & Gaming 📌 Polygon’s metaverse update could be a game changer for MATIC holders - here's how (source) 📌 Fantasy sports NFT game Sorare appoints Lionel Messi as ambassador (source) 📌 As per a report by Deloitte, the Metaverse could add up to $1.4tn a year to Asia’s GDP (source) 👉 Read the newsletter for the latest in the Web3 and NFT world (and for some of the choicest memes 😉). Subscribe to get it directly in your inbox ! Next issue drops Friday - stay tuned ! 📺 🐧 Spread the word - retweet !

Crypto Pulse #35 - FTX files for bankruptcy, SBF steps down as CEO 📧 Friday, 11th Nov 2022 | Powered by GenShards 🌎 Here's all you need to know about what's been up in the Web3-sphere lately 👉 Read the issue | 🐧 Read tweet thread |👇Read highlights below ⛰Macro Landscape 📌 FTX files for bankruptcy in the US, Sam Bankman Fried steps down as CEO (source) 📌 Many major stablecoins lost their dollar pegs amid the FTX saga, but most have recovered again as markets stabilize (source) 📌 Cathie Wood's Ark Invest has scooped up another $21.4M in Coinbase stock, amidst shaky market conditions (source) 📈 Markets and Ecosystem 📌 BTC fell as low as $15.5k, in a $200B wipeout from the crypto markets amidst the FTX saga (source) 📌 Solana has postponed token unlock amid double-dip fears, developers remain unaffected (source) 📌 FTX investors and partners include names like Tom Brady, Steph Curry & Blackrock (source) 🀄️ NFTs, Metaverse & Gaming 📌 OpenSea has pledged to enforce NFT royalties after backlash from creators (source) 📌 What are fractional NFTs - and what do they mean for investing in real-world assets? (source) 📌 In light of the FTX saga, BAYC NFT prices have taken a hit (source) 👉 Read the newsletter for the latest in the Web3 and NFT world (and for some of the choicest memes 😉). Subscribe to get it directly in your inbox ! Next issue drops Tuesday - stay tuned ! 📺 🐧 Spread the word - retweet !

Crypto Pulse #34 - Google Cloud becomes Validator on Solana ☁️ Tuesday, 8th Nov 2022 | Powered by GenShards 🌎 Here's all you need to know about what's been up in the Web3-sphere lately 👉 Read the issue | 🐧 Read tweet thread |👇Read highlights below ⛰Macro Landscape 📌 Google Cloud has decided to establish itself as a validator on the Solana blockchain (source) 📌 The Web3 Foundation has claimed that Polkadot’s native token DOT is software, not a security (source) 📌 Since the Fed's latest interest rates hike of 0.75%, Bitcoin has outperformed the NASDAQ (source) 📈 Markets and Ecosystem 📌 BTC falls below $20k and FTT crashes, amidst FTX-Binance drama (source) 📌 October was one of the worst-ever months for crypto-related crimes with over $650 million in overall losses (source) 📌 In a “white hack” attack, Pgala (pegged gala) tokens worth $4.3 million were stolen from Pancakeswap 'ethically' by the creators of pNetwork (source) 🀄️ NFTs, Metaverse & Gaming 📌 The Chinese city of Wuhan had reportedly shelved its aspirational NFT plans amid growing regulatory uncertainty around the crypto and Web3 technologies in the country (source) 📌 Lawmakers in the UK have opened an enquiry to hear about potential benefits/risks of NFTs from the public (source) 📌 One of the most popular NFT artists in the world, Beeple, will be unveiling immersive 3D NFTs on Solana (source) 👉 Read the newsletter for the latest in the Web3 and NFT world (and for some of the choicest memes 😉). Subscribe to get it directly in your inbox ! Next issue drops Friday - stay tuned ! 📺 🐧 Spread the word - retweet !

Crypto Pulse #33 - Moneygram enables buying crypto 💸 Friday, 4th Nov 2022 | Powered by GenShards 🌎 Here's all you need to know about what's been up in the Web3-sphere lately 👉 Read the issue | 🐧 Read tweet thread |👇Read highlights below ⛰Macro Landscape 📌 Payments giant Moneygram will enable users to buy, sell and hold cryptocurrency via its mobile app (source) 📌 British citizens will soon be able to buy milk with Dogecoin as fintech firm Revolut launches a crypto card in the UK (source) 📌 The EU's MiCA bill contains a clear warning for crypto influencers (source) 📈 Markets and Ecosystem 📌 XRP and MATIC are up double digits, while BTC manages to stay above $20k (source) 📌 Gala Games has dismissed hacking speculations after GALA token fell by 90% (source) 📌 The CEO of Aptos, the newly launched layer 1 blockchain, has defended the project's "fair" token allocation following a wave of criticism from its community (source) 🀄️ NFTs, Metaverse & Gaming 📌 Instagram creators will soon be able to mint and sell NFTs in a marketplace on the platform that will support the Polygon blockchain (source) 📌 Visa has launched a new NFT collection called “Visa Masters of Movement,” designed to engage football fans in the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 (source) 📌 A recent partnership with NFTBank will allow Metamask users to track the value of their NFT collections (source) 👉 Read the newsletter for the latest in the Web3 and NFT world (and for some of the choicest memes 😉). Subscribe to get it directly in your inbox ! Next issue drops Tuesday - stay tuned ! 📺 🐧 Spread the word - retweet !

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Crypto Pulse #32 - Doge surges after Musk acquires Twitter 🐶 Tuesday, 1st Nov 2022 | Powered by GenShards 🌎 Here's all you need to know about what's been up in the Web3-sphere lately 👉 Read the issue | 🐧 Read tweet thread |👇Read highlights below ⛰Macro Landscape 📌 Dogecoin surged after Elon Musk’s twitter acquisition, on chances of being integrated into Twitter (source) 📌 Robert Kiyosaki advises investors to buy bitcoin before the Fed pivots, reiterating that the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hikes will destroy the U.S. economy (source) 📌 Rishi Sunak’s NFT project is still going ahead despite the market collapsing (source) 📈 Markets and Ecosystem 📌 Vitalik Buterin says crypto is the better bet compared to gold - here's why (source) 📌 Crypto investment firm Pantera Capital’s early-stage token fund is down 71% year-to-date as of September (source) 📌 As per data by DappRadar, crypto adoption in Q3 was led by Ukraine, Russia and Indonesia (source) 🀄️ NFTs, Metaverse & Gaming 📌 With an increasing number of financial and political crises in recent years, Latin American citizens have are increasingly turning to crypto and NFTs (source) 📌 Reddit’s avatar NFTs generated over $2.5 million in a single day (source) 📌 In the middle of the bear market, interest in generative art NFTs is booming (source) 👉 Read the newsletter for the latest in the Web3 and NFT world (and for some of the choicest memes 😉). Subscribe to get it directly in your inbox ! Next issue drops Friday - stay tuned ! 📺 🐧 Spread the word - retweet !

Crypto Pulse #31 - Twitter to let users buy,sell NFTs via tweets 💸 Friday, 28th Oct 2022 | Powered by GenShards 🌎 Here's all you need to know about what's been up in the Web3-sphere lately 👉 Read the issue | 🐧 Read tweet thread |👇Read highlights below ⛰Macro Landscape 📌 Twitter will let users buy, sell, and display NFTs directly through tweets in partnership with multiple NFT marketplaces (source) 📌 Visa plans to launch its own cryptocurrency wallet, amidst many other measures that will push it deeper into crypto/Web3 (source) 📌 Google Cloud announced the release of a Blockchain Node Engine, a tool to assist Web3 devs to build and deploy products on blockchain (source) 📈 Markets and Ecosystem 📌 The CEO of FTX has confirmed that the exchange may launch its own stablecoin along the lines of Binance's BUSD (source) 📌 The Web3 and cryptocurrency space is seeing a significant amount of smart contract scams proliferating, as per blockchain risk monitoring firm Solidus Labs (source) 📌 The Celsius bankruptcy case Trustee has slammed a $3M employee bonus motion (source) 🀄️ NFTs, Metaverse & Gaming 📌 Reddit NFTs Are ‘A Huge Win for the Whole Web3’, as per Polygon cofounder (source) 📌 An NFT vending machine by the myNFT marketplace is set to make digital art more accessible at this year's nft.London event (source) 📌 New NFT market Blur gains on leader OpenSea in 24-hour trading volume (source) 👉 Read the newsletter for the latest in the Web3 and NFT world (and for some of the choicest memes 😉). Subscribe to get it directly in your inbox ! Next issue drops Tuesday - stay tuned ! 📺 🐧 Spread the word - retweet !

Crypto Pulse #30 - Tesla holding BTC despite bear market 💰 Friday, 21st Oct 2022 | Powered by GenShards 🌎 Here's all you need to know about what's been up in the Web3-sphere lately 👉 Read the issue | 🐧 Read tweet thread |👇You can also find some highlights below ⛰Macro Landscape 📌 Tesla in its Q3 report has revealed that it's still holding Bitcoin worth $200M+ in spite of the bear market (source) 📌 The DeFi community on Twitter has criticized billionaire and FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried’s (SBF) ideas regarding regulations (source) 📌 Investment giant Fidelity (managing $4.5T) has announced plans to offer institutional users access to Ethereum (ETH) as an investable asset (source) 📈 Markets and Ecosystem 📌 Ethereum (ETH) whale investors have continued to accumulate the coin in a big way. Since Sept. 11, ETH whale holdings increased by $4.5 billion, as per Santiment (source) 📌 Around $1billion in BTC has moved off the Coinbase exchange - leading to speculation that a "whale" may be accumulating the coin (source) 📌 Despite the bear market, BTC's market cap has crossed that of major institutional stocks such as JP Morgan and Bank of America (source) 🀄️ NFTs, Metaverse & Gaming 📌 Indian e-commerce giant Flipkart has partnered with Polygon-incubated organization eDAO to launch a virtual shopping world in the Metaverse (source) 📌 Kharkiv Art Museum has announced that it has released an NFT collection with the purpose of saving the cultural heritage of Ukraine (source) 📌 British actor Sir Anthony Hopkins has sold out his first NFT collection, dubbed The Eternal Collection, within 10 minutes (source) 👉 Read the newsletter for the latest in the Web3 and NFT world (and for some of the choicest memes 😉). Subscribe to get it directly in your inbox ! Next issue drops Tuesday - stay tuned ! 📺 🐧 Spread the word - retweet !

Crypto Pulse #29 - Mastercard to help banks offer crypto trading Tuesday, 18th Oct 2022 | Powered by GenShards 🌎 Here's all you need to know about what's been up in the Web3-sphere lately 👉 Read the issue | 🐧 Read tweet thread |👇You can also find some highlights below ⛰Macro Landscape 📌 Mastercard is planning to help banks offer crypto trading, and to provide compliance and security (source) 📌 Germany has become the most favorable crypto economy in the world in the third quarter of 2022, as per report. The USA has fallen from the 1st rank last quarter, to 7th in Q3 (source) 📌 A former Morgan Stanley CEO believes that crypto could become 'a huge way' that monetary transactions take place in coming decades (source) 📈 Markets and Ecosystem 📌 After a few days of trading sideways around $19,000, bitcoin is finally on the offensive, pushing toward $20,000 (source) 📌 The notorious North Korean cyber crime group Lazarus has been aggressively targeting Japanese crypto companies through phishing and social engineering attacks (source) 📌 Rich Dad Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki says “I no longer recommend real-estate, I recommend gold, silver and Bitcoin” (source) 🀄️ NFTs, Metaverse & Gaming 📌 A Dubai police force has become the first ever to offer virtual services in the metaverse (source) 📌 Konami, one of the most influential Japanese game development and publishing companies, has announced it will be introducing Web3 and metaverse technologies into its games (source) 📌 Solana-based Magic Eden has become the latest NFT marketplace to shift to an optional royalties model. This has led to mixed responses from Crypto Twitter (source) 👉 Read the newsletter for the latest in the Web3 and NFT world (and for some of the choicest memes 😉). Subscribe to get it directly in your inbox ! Next issue drops Friday - stay tuned ! 📺 🐧 Spread the word - retweet !

Crypto Pulse #28 - Google partners with Coinbase to drive Web3 adoption 📊 Friday, 14th Oct 2022 | Powered by GenShards 🌎 Here's all you need to know about what's been up in the worlds of crypto, NFTs & metaverse over the past few days 👉 Read the issue | 🐧 Read the tweet thread |👇You can also find some highlights below ⛰Macro Landscape 📌 Google has announced a partnership with Coinbase to drive Web3 innovation. This includes using the crypto exchange to accept cryptocurrency payments (source) 📌 Crypto advocacy group Coin Center has filed a suit against the Treasury Department over the Tornado Cash ban (source) 📌 The oldest bank in the US, BNY Mellon becomes first bank to offer cryptocurrencies alongside traditional products on the same platform (source) 📈 Markets and Ecosystem 📌 The number of Americans investing in cryptocurrency has more than doubled from 2020-22 in spite of the bear market (source) 📌 Blockchain data analytics company Chainalysis has labeled October as the “biggest month in the biggest year ever for hacking activity.” (source) 📌 After its recent massive shift from proof of work to proof of stake, the Ethereum network seems to be keeping its promises of greener operations as its daily issuance drops by 95% post merge (source) 🀄️ NFTs, Metaverse & Gaming 📌 The number of active players in Axie Infinity has is now down to levels last seen in Jan2021 (source) 📌 OpenSea, the largest peer-to-peer marketplace for NFTs on Ethereum, has now launched on the Avalanche (AVAX) blockchain (source) 📌 Metaverse projects Decentraland and the Sandbox have hit back at reports suggesting low daily user activity on platforms, arguing a “misinformed” metric was used for the measurement (source) 👉 Read the newsletter for the latest in the Web3 and NFT world (and for some of the choicest memes 😉). Subscribe to get it directly in your inbox ! Next issue drops Tuesday - stay tuned ! 📺 🐧 Spread the word - retweet !

Crypto Pulse #27 - BTC mining difficulty reaches all-time-high ⛏ Tuesday, 11th Oct 2022 | Powered by GenShards 🌎 Here's all you need to know about what's been up in the worlds of crypto, NFTs & metaverse over the past few days 👉 Read the issue | 🐧 Read the tweet thread |👇You can also find some highlights below ⛰Macro Landscape 📌 Bitcoin mining difficulty, or the complexity that miners must overcome to solve valid blocks, has soared by 13% to a new all-time-high (source) 📌 Due to the government's initiatives, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has become one of the Web3 projects' fastest-growing locations (source) 📌 An opinion piece on why the US can be regarded as one of the most crypto friendly countries right now (source) 📈 Markets and Ecosystem 📌 As Bitcoin continues consolidating near the $20k level, many traders are shifting attention towards altcoins (source) 📌 Ex-Coinbase executives have raised $5.3 Million in seed funding to launch Scale3 Labs, a Web3 infrastructure company (source) 📌 Brazil police have busted a crypto group led by the ‘Bitcoin Sheikh’ which reportedly defrauded thousands of people (source) 🀄️ NFTs, Metaverse & Gaming 📌 The metaverse appears lonely with the top 2 platforms with valuations of $1 billion+ each, totalling less than 1000 daily active users (source) 📌 As per DappRadar's Q3 report, the NFT and GameFi sectors are showing optimistic trends (source) 📌 OpenSea CFO Brian Roberts leaves the firm less than a year after joining it, adding to the "crypto exodus" (source) 👉 Read the newsletter for the latest in the Web3 and NFT world (and for some of the choicest memes 😉). Subscribe to get it directly in your inbox ! 👉 Next issue drops Friday - stay tuned ! 📺 🐧 Spread the word - retweet !

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Crypto Pulse #26 - McDonald's accepts crypto in Switzerland 🍔 Friday, 7th Oct 2022 | Powered by GenShards 🌎 Here's all you need to know about what's been up in the worlds of crypto, NFTs & metaverse over the past few days 👉 Read the issue | 🐧 Read the tweet thread |👇You can also find some highlights below ⛰Macro Landscape 📌 The American multinational fast food chain McDonald’s has started accepting payments in Bitcoin and Tether in Switzerland’s city of Lugano (source) 📌 South Korean police have reportedly captured the first person involved in the Terra blockchain ecosystem collapse (source) 📌 The FBI has issued a warning that cryptocurrency ATMs are becoming a common way for scammers to obtain money from victims who have been duped (source) 📈 Markets and Ecosystem 📌 Binance Smart Chain has now resumed operations after suspension due to a $100M exploit (source) 📌 Bitcoin drops 4% after the Binance Chain exploit (source) 📌 BTC, ETH and some altcoins are set to outperform ‘most major assets’ in H2 2022, as per a Bloomberg analyst (source) 🀄️ NFTs, Metaverse & Gaming 📌 Yuga Labs has announced a new Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) community council to help the project “grow and thrive.” (source) 📌 Three Arrows Capital's NFT collection is about to be liquidated, as per bankruptcy proceedings (source) 📌 OpenSea has announced that it will allow crypto users to list and purchase bulk digital collectible items in a single flow (source) 👉 Read the newsletter for the latest in the Web3 and NFT world (and for some of the choicest memes 😉). Subscribe to get it directly in your inbox ! 👉 Next issue drops Tuesday - stay tuned ! 📺 🐧 Spread the word - retweet !

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✨ Whitelist forms for Meta Warriors are now open 📌 Chain - Binance Chain ⚔️ Meta Warriors is an online, multiplayer, 3D Zombie shoot-to-earn game on blockchain that captures the essence of finding treasures and fights for survival. 📌 Link to Medium Post | Link to Research Report 👉 Open Community - New super simple process ✨| No forms necessary - Open to all (just KYC needed) - Sale starts 8Oct 1pm UTC (FCFS basis) | Just go to app.genshards.com/market when sale opens, and take part 👉 Access Clubs - Get forms at app.genshards.com/market - Application window closes 7Oct 1pm UTC | Sale starts 8Oct 1pm UTC (guaranteed slots for whitelisted members) - Access Club members can also take part in the Open sale 🐧Spread the word - Retweet

Crypto Pulse #25 - Japan plans to go big into Web3 🇯🇵 Tuesday, 4th Oct 2022 | Powered by GenShards 🌎 Here's all you need to know about what's been up in the worlds of crypto, NFTs & metaverse over the past few days 👉 Read the issue | 🐧 Read the tweet thread |👇You can also find some highlights below ⛰Macro Landscape 📌 The Japanese prime minister has said the government will be making efforts to promote Web3 services, including those dealing with NFTs and the Metaverse (source) 📌 Binance has signed an MoU with Kazakhstan to develop the country's digital asset market and to help battle financial crime (source) 📌 The Celsius Ex-CEO reportedly withdrew $10 Million just weeks before the company announced a withdrawal freeze for customer accounts (source) 📈 Markets and Ecosystem 📌 The crypto market is green and Bitcoin tests $20k, as the US Fed faces international pressure to stop rate hikes (source) 📌 Surging popularity in crypto ETPs (Exchange Traded Products) may indicate that institutions are beginning to gear up for the next bull run (source) 📌 Since the market crash in May, a number of top crypto execs have resigned from their positions. Here is a list. (source) 🀄️ NFTs, Metaverse & Gaming 📌 NFT sales have plunged by roughly 60% in the third quarter of 2022, according to data provided by DappRadar (source) 📌 Maria Sharapova shared her interest in NFTs at the Binance Blockchain Week Paris 2022. She noted that the sector will help her better engage with her fans (source) 📌 Here's a list of major upcoming NFT drops from Oct 3-7 (source) 👉 Read the newsletter for the latest in the Web3 and NFT world (and for some of the choicest memes 😉). Subscribe to get it directly in your inbox ! 👉 Next issue drops Friday - stay tuned ! 📺 🐧 Spread the word - retweet !

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Crypto Pulse #24 - Stan Druckenmiller calls for crypto “renaissance” 💹 Friday, 30th Sep 2022 | Powered by GenShards 🌎 Here's all you need to know about what's been up in the worlds of crypto, NFTs & metaverse over the past few days 👉 Read the issue | 🐧 Read the tweet thread |👇You can also find some highlights below ⛰Macro Landscape 📌 Macro investing legend Stanley Druckenmiller has called for a possible crypto “renaissance” as the global economy extends its suffering, and trust in Central Banks fades (source) 📌 CFTC chair said that if the crypto space is regulated by them, Bitcoin "may double in price" (source) 📌 While local authorities are searching for Do Kwon, Terraform Labs believes the Luna/UST crash case has become increasingly politicized (source) 📈 Markets and Ecosystem 📌 After favorable news on the SEC lawsuit, XRP has jumped by more than 10%. BTC has also risen and is testing the $20k mark (source) 📌 The founding entity for Cardano - Emurgo - is going to invest $200M into the ecosystem over the next few years, to support ecosystem growth (source) 📌 Pantera Capital is seeking to raise $1.25 billion to launch a second blockchain fund according to its founder and CEO Dan Morehead, who made the revelation during a Bloomberg interview (source) 🀄️ NFTs, Metaverse & Gaming 📌 A cryptopunk has sold for $4.5M, in spite of the overall bearish market trend (source) 📌 Trading volume across the NFT market is now down 97% from the highs. It has fallen for 5 months straight now (source) 📌 The "hacktivist" group Anonymous has accused Yuga Labs & BAYC of racist symbolism in their NFT art (source) 👉 Read the newsletter for the latest in the Web3 and NFT world (and for some of the choicest memes 😉). Subscribe to get it directly in your inbox ! 🐧 Spread the word - retweet !

✨ Whitelists for Aftermath Islands are now open 📌 Chain - Polygon , Currency - USDT 🌴 Aftermath Islands is a blockchain-based blended reality (consisting of aspects of augmented, virtual and extended reality) interactive platform 📌 Link to Medium Post | Link to Research Report 👉 Open Community - New super simple process ✨| No forms necessary - Open to all (just KYC needed) - Sale starts 1Oct 1pm UTC (FCFS basis) | Just go to app.genshards.com/market when sale opens, and take part 👉 Access Clubs - Get forms at app.genshards.com/market - Application window closes 30Sep 1pm UTC | Sale starts 1Oct 1pm UTC (guaranteed slots for whitelisted members) - Access Club members can also take part in the Open sale 🐧 Retweet

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Crypto Pulse #23 - Luna's Do Kwon gets 'Red Noticed' ⭕️ Tuesday, 27th Sep 2022 | Powered by GenShards 🌎 Here's all you need to know about what's been up in the worlds of crypto, NFTs & metaverse over the past few days 👉 Read the issue | 🐧 Read the tweet thread |👇You can also find some highlights below ⛰Macro Landscape 📌 Interpol has issued a Red Notice for Terra’s Do Kwon, as per reports from South Korea. His location reportedly remains unknown (source) 📌 Prices for GPUs, used for mining cryptocurrencies like Ether (ETH), have decreased in China. This comes after the Ethereum network's switch to a proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus method (source) 📌 Bankrupt crypto lender Voyager announced that crypto exchange FTX has made the winning bid for its assets (source) 📈 Markets and Ecosystem 📌 Bitcoin reclaims the $20k mark - could this be the first green September for BTC since 2016 ? (source) 📌 As Binance announced its slashing of LUNA Classic trading fees, the price soared in response (source) 📌 Helium's executives are being accused of having hoarded the majority of the network's wealth (in terms of the token HNT) (source) 🀄️ NFTs, Metaverse & Gaming 📌 In spite of bearish market sentiment, the number of NFT holders has grown by 32% over the last 3 months (source) 📌 A Web3-focused console from the blockchain company Zilliqa will include its game titles as well as a bitcoin wallet and mining functionality (source) 📌 Here's a compilation of some cool upcoming NFT drops from 27th Sep to 3rd Oct (source) 👉 Read the newsletter for the latest in the Web3 and NFT world (and for some of the choicest memes 😉). Subscribe to get it directly in your inbox ! 🐧 Spread the word - retweet !

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