Influencer Formerly Associated with Azuki Postpones NFT Drop After Plagiarism Accusations

Pseudonymous NFT researcher and artist Elena admitted to tracing other pixel art to pad out her upcoming collection Atomic Ordinals.Source

Soccer Franchise FC Barcelona Scores World of Women for Upcoming NFT Release

Empowerment, the second NFT in the football club’s ten-piece Masterpiece collection, is a one-of-one created in collaboration with World of Women that pays tribute to Spanish player Alexia Putellas.Source

Coinbase Loses Market Share in Ether Staking as Regulatory Pressure Mounts

The exchange’s share in ETH staking dropped to 9.7%, the lowest since May 2021, as the SEC sued Coinbase for offering unregistered securities this month.Source

2020 Twitter Hacker Sentenced to 5 Years on Crypto Theft, SIM Swapping Scheme

Joseph O’Conner, a British man who made roughly $900,000 in an elaborate Twitter hack and a separate crypto-related SIM-swapping scheme, received a 5 year sentence from a federal judge on Friday, Inner City Press reported.Source

Brazilian Central Bank Adds Crypto Exchange Mercado Bitcoin in CBDC Pilot Including Mastercard

The approved consortium includes Mastercard, broker Genial, registrar Cerc and financial software fintech Sinqia as partners.Source

How Gaming, Loyalty and Entertainment Are Adapting to the Rise of NFTs and Web3

The gaming, entertainment and loyalty industries are poised for big changes, thanks to Web3 tech such as NFTs and DAOs. We talk to the experts on how. Plus, Nike and Puma announced new digital partnerships that show Web3 is still kicking.Source

Binance Ordered to Halt Offering Crypto Services in Belgium by Markets Regulator

The crypto exchange is accused of serving Belgian customers from countries outside the European Economic Area in violation of the law, the FSMA has said.Source

Home Improvement Giant Lowe’s Is Selling an Mfers Meme NFT Garden Flag

The “Evergreen Siezenals” garden flag is selling for $39.98 at Lowe’s. It features the phrase “cc0 summer 2023” and mfers characters and comes with a replica NFT that can be redeemed online.Source

Bitcoin Hits One-Year High, Soars Past $31.3K

The largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization has been surging this week after three financial services giants filed applications for spot bitcoin ETFs.Source

Sam Bankman-Fried Can’t Subpoena Law Firm Fenwick & West for Documents, U.S. Judge Rules

The founder of collapsed crypto enterprise FTX had argued legal advice from the Silicon Valley law firm was “at the core” of the government’s criminal allegations against him.Source