‘Pepe the Frog’ Memecoins Rocket as Crypto Twitter Moves Over Doge Obsession

Some early users have turned a few hundred dollars into six figures on the latest meme obsession.Source

Hong Kong’s Banks Are Taking Lead on What e-HKD Will Look Like: Source

At least one bank is leaning towards developing it on a permissioned blockchain.Source

First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Settles In Below $29.5K as Appeal of Riskier Assets Lessens

ALSO: CoinDesk’s Consensus Magazine unveils its latest special project, spotlighting 19 blockchain, crypto and Web3 projects to watch in 2023; ether dips to $2,070.Source

Bitcoin Surge Parallels Price Movement in 2019: Analyst

Vetle Lunde, who last week predicted bitcoin would reach $45,000 in May, said that markets seem to have stabilized as “rotten fruits” have been washed out of the industry.Source

MicroStrategy’s Saylor Integrates Bitcoin Lightning Address Into Corporate Email

The Lightning Address protocol allows users to send bitcoin over the Lightning Network to a wallet identifier resembling a conventional email address.Source

Ryuk Ransomware Gang’s Crypto Broker Gets Light Sentence After a Guilty Plea

Denis Dubnikov, a founder of two OTC trading desks in Russia tied to ransomware attacks, was sentenced to no jail time and forfeiture of $2,000 last week after a guilty plea, court documents show.Source

Smurf Happens: Beloved Blue Characters Enter Web3

The small, blue beings that originated as a comic and became internationally known as cartoon and movie stars are entering the NFT arena from the Smurf Society.Source

Nike is Releasing Its First Digital Sneaker Collection on .Swoosh

The virtual sneaker, called Our Force 1, is a play on the brand’s iconic Air Force 1 design.Source

Over 1M Ether Withdrawn After Shapella Fails to Dent Risk Appetite

Some traders are restaking the ether withdrawn since the Shapella upgrade, quashing bearish price forecasts.Source

CoinDesk Indices Joins With Luno to Help South African Users Track Crypto Investment Bundles

The partnership will see launch of Luno Large Cap Bundle, helping customers to easily manage and maintain different investment strategies.Source