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Over 1M Ether Withdrawn After Shapella Fails to Dent Risk Appetite

Some traders are restaking the ether withdrawn since the Shapella upgrade, quashing bearish price forecasts.Source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

Shaquille O’Neal Finally Served FTX Lawsuit: Lawyers

Legendary Basketballer Shaquille O’Neal has finally been served a class-action lawsuit against FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, lawyers of the plaintiffs tweeted on Sunday.Source

First Mover Asia: Ether Price Hits Fresh 11-Month High

ALSO: In his latest Money Reimagined column, CoinDesk Chief Content Officer Michael Casey writes that to prevent the potentially destructive impact of AI, we need open-source innovation and collective governance that is possible through blockchain protocols and Web3, not the monopoly defaulting structure of Web2.Source

U.S. House Committee Publishes Draft Stablecoin Bill

The stablecoin is the first major piece of crypto legislation in 2023.Source

Trump Earned Up To $1M From NFT Sales: Filings

Trump’s income from NFTs comes via a licensing agreement between his company CIC Digital LLC and the collection’s creator NFT INT LLC.Source

Bitcoin Is the ‘Boring, Old Grandpa’ Right Now Compared to Ether: Dexterity Capital Manager Partner

By its nature, bitcoin is a stable thing, and because it doesn’t change, it isn’t exactly the talk of the town, Michael Safai said.Source