Yes, the Secret Service has an NFT collection, and no, it’s not for sale
    27 Jun 2023
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    Agents from the U.S. Secret Service San Francisco Field Office have answered a burning question about its NFT collection. What does it do? The United States Secret Service has finally shed more light on its bizarre nonfungible token (NFT) collection sitting on OpenSea. The NFT collection was first revealed during a Reddit AMA on May 16, where…

    zkSync unveils new network of ‘Hyperchains’ — Testnet by end of year
    27 Jun 2023
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    zkSync Era’s new ZK Stack will use recursive scaling and “hyperchains” to create an ecosystem of interoperable protocols and sovereign chains. Ethereum zero-knowledge proof scaling system zkSync Era has unveiled its answer to Optimism’s Superchain concept in the form of ZK Stack. It’s a modular framework for a series of ZK-powered custom blockchains called Hyperchains, which will operate as…

    Terra Allies’ Six Samurai team aims to revive the ecosystem
    26 Jun 2023
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    The Terra Allies senior full stack engineering team, known as the Six Samurai, has presented their Q3 spend proposal, emphasizing their deep passion as Luna Classic holders. After a joint governance proposal on liquid staking derivatives in Terra Classic (LUNC), a new proposal emerged for the next quarter suggesting the formation of a dedicated team consisting of…

    Crypto Travel Rule implementation ‘remains relatively poor,’ says FATF
    26 Jun 2023
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    The United Nations body called on all member states to implement the Travel Rule “without delay” to close “loopholes” not currently protected by regulation. A renewed call from the Financial Action Task Force has asked countries to implement the “Travel Rule” to combat money laundering and terrorism financing activities enabled by cryptocurrencies. On June 23,…

    Tokenized FTX claim is used as collateral for a loan
    26 Jun 2023
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    A creditor of now-bankrupted crypto exchange FTX pledged a $31,307 claim as collateral for a DeFi loan. A creditor of now-bankrupted crypto exchange FTX pledged a claim as collateral for a loan in the decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Arcade. The transaction was the first on-chain loan backed by an FTX claim, according to the bankruptcy…

    Bitcoin ETF fever returns: ‘Biggest’ inflow to ProShares’ BITO in a year
    26 Jun 2023
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    ProShares’ BITO Bitcoin ETF saw a weekly inflow of $65 million as institutional investors have seemingly regained their mojo for Bitcoin futures. Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) fervor is back with a raft of new applications and an increase in capital inflows from institutional investors. On June 26, a surge of inflows to the ProShares Bitcoin Strategy…