This week, a new, short Medium piece, a Co$t of Crypto Sidenotes on stablecoins, lots of new legislation on stablecoins, nationstate news and NFT tech.
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Be well, Everyone.
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
Thomas Campione, blockchain and crypto-assets leader at PwC Luxembourg
“It is becoming clear, however, that 2022 shall be a pivotal year when it comes to crypto-assets management.”
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Articles on Medium this week
Rules for Success in Crypto
Podcasts
The Co$t of Crypto Podcast home page
This Week In Twitter
https://twitter.com/BTC_Archive/status/1492899024520859689
Recommended Viewing
Headlines
Adoption
–DBS Plans to Launch Retail Digital Assets Trading Desk by Year End
–Coinbase Launches Crypto Remittance Pilot for Mexico
–Mastercard to Offer Crypto, Open Banking & ESG Services
CBDC (are just Surveillance Tokens)
–Digital ruble trial goes live as Bank of Russia insists on Bitcoin ban
Company / Product / Project News
–Binance Rebrands Its Blockchain in Overture to Decentralization
–Investors Bolster The Graph With $205M Ecosystem Fund
–Crypto Custody Firm Fireblocks Acquires Payments Tech Platform First Digital for Reported $100M
Chatter, Commentary and Opinions
–Crypto ‘best place’ to store wealth during Fed rate hike: Pantera CEO
–Ethereum dominance may dwindle as competitors emerge: Morgan Stanley
–Super Bowl 2022: Here’s the scoreboard of crypto ads
Crime/Scams
–DOJ Launches Special Unit to Tackle Rising Crypto Crimes
–OpenSea planned upgrade stalls as phishing attack targets NFT migration
–FBI is launching team to address crypto exploitation: US Deputy Attorney General
–Multichain recovers $2.6M stolen funds, to reimburse losses on condition
–Warning: How one-time password bots can steal all your crypto
DeFi
Exchanges
–Crypto Platform Voyager Keying in on Staking, NFTs in 2022
Fundraising (keep an eye on these names)
–Funding Roundup: Capital and Funds Continue To Launch Into Crypto
–Maverick Derivatives Protocol Raises $8 Million in Strategic Move Led by Pantera Capital
–Sequoia Capital Launches Sequoia Crypto Fund to Invest Up to $600M in Crypto Startups
–DCG leads $205M growth fund for The Graph
Implementation
–Twitter Announces Ethereum Tipping Feature, TWTR Stock Slightly Down
–Chainlink Verifiable Random Function v2 goes live on mainnet
Metaverse
Mining
–Kazakhstan Floats 500% Tax Increase on Bitcoin Miners
–Digital Power Optimization Partners with NYDIG in $2.5M Funding
–Mining worldwide: Where should crypto miners go in a changing landscape?
–Oil giant ConocoPhilips reduces gas flaring emissions via Bitcoin mining
Nation States (and other political jursidictions)
–Ukraine Passes Law Legalizing Crypto as Threat of War Looms
–Colorado Will Start Accepting Crypto for Tax Payment This Summer
–UAE Prepares Crypto Licenses in Order to Become Global Crypto Hub
–US Senate Bill Aims to Resolve Risks to United States from El Salvador’s Bitcoin Law [it’s called an outside assault on a nation’s sovereignty]
–MiamiCoin disbursement to fund a rental assistance program, says Mayor Suarez
NFT (Tokenization)
–Animoca Brands Partners Brinc to Launch $30M Guild Program for Play-to-Earn Ecosystems
–UEFA Announces Partnership with Socios for Fan Tokens
–Universal Music Group (UMG) Joins Hands with Curio to Launch Its Own NFT Projects
–Harmony launches Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT Passport
–NFTs and DeFi are revolutionizing real estate investing and homeownership — Here’s how
Regulation, Legislation & Legal Matters
–FDIC Lists “Crypto-Asset Risk” as Priority in 2022
–Bill Ackman Calls for New York to Reform BitLicense
–BlockFi Agrees to Pay $100M to SEC and 32 States Over Registration Charges
–‘Keep Your Coins’ bill introduced to restrict government control of crypto
–Marshall Islands officially recognizes DAOs as legal entities
Stablecoins
–Wyoming lawmakers introduce legislation for state-issued stablecoin
–US lawmaker introduces bill for government-backed insurance of ‘qualified’ stablecoins
Taxation
–US Treasury reiterates that the IRS won’t consider crypto miners, stakers or coders to be brokers
The Wall Street
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Crypto Fear and Greed Index– A measure of sentiment, useful during market moves
–Fidelity International Launches Bitcoin ETP in Europe
–Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Invests $1B in Brazilian Fintech Platform Nubank
–NYSE Makes Suprising Move, Files Trademark Application for NFT Marketplace
–SEC chair hints at no spot Bitcoin ETFs yet, but cites ‘careful consideration’ for future
–Here’s why the SEC keeps rejecting spot Bitcoin ETF applications
Time Capsule
Outside News
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