Analysis


Web3

Pudgy Penguins NFT Project, Once Endangered, Proves Web3 Turnaround Is Possible

After Pudgy Toys debuted on Amazon on May 18, the floor price of the cute NFT project shot up over 6 ETH. Now, with the launch of Pudgy World and the addition of the collection to the NFT lending platform Blend, it is continuing to build momentum.

Customizing a Pudgy (pudgyworld.com)

Политика

South Africa’s Crypto Firms Will Soon Need to Apply for Registration or Face a Heavy Fine

Continuing operations without applying for registration in the designated time period could lead to a $510,000 fine or imprisonment, the government has said.

South Africa Flag (Den Harrson/Unsplash)

Рынки

Crypto Markets Recoil From Latest Yellen Concerns About Debt Ceiling Impasse

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen reiterated her comments from just three days ago about the U.S. running out of cash if lawmakers can’t reach an agreement. Crypto and other asset markets dropped.

(carterdayne/GettyImages)

Технологии

Ledger Recover Fiasco Exposes Gap Between Blockchain Ideals and Technical Reality

After a video went viral of what appears to be a hardware wallet getting smashed with a hammer and then blow-torched into a charred mass, Ledger (and all of the crypto industry) got a searing reminder on the importance of managing expectations.

Screen grab from video purporting to show a user smashing a hardware wallet with a hammer and then setting it ablaze with a blowtorch. (@oklahodl1/Twitter)

Политика

Black Market for Worldcoin Credentials Pops Up in China

The startup is looking to create a global blockchain-based identification system using iris scans.

(Pixabay)

Рынки

CoinDesk Indices Trend Indicator Hints at Continued Downturn for Bitcoin, Ether

Bitcoin and Ether’s streak of monthly gains is in danger of ending.

Downgrade spiral staricase going down downwards (Unsplash)

Политика

UK Will Need New Laws to Accommodate Future Digital Pound, Lawyers Say

Should the country decide to issue a CBDC, existing data protection, security and anti-money laundering rules would need amending, said Louise Abbott, partner at Keystone Law.

Union Jack Flag with gavel (Peter Dazeley/Getty Images)

Рынки

Bitcoin and Broader Crypto Prices Little-Changed in Eventful News Week

Litecoin was the largest gainer among large-cap cryptocurrencies.

(Getty Images)

Рынки

Crypto Markets Turn Lower After Jobs Data, Hawkish Fed Comments

Tight labor markets and concerns of rate hikes weigh on crypto markets; hopes of a debt limit deal stem the tide, but only briefly.

Hawkish remarks by a Fed official sent bitcoin falling.(Getty Images/Tim Chapman)

Политика

Where the SEC’s Proposed Custody Rule Comes Up Short for Crypto

Financial advisors looking for clarity on crypto from the SEC’s new Custody Rule won’t get everything they want from the current version.

A judge has warned lawyers for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that he may sanction them for allegedly misleading the court. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)