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Over 1M Ether Withdrawn After Shapella Fails to Dent Risk Appetite
Some traders are restaking the ether withdrawn since the Shapella upgrade, quashing bearish price forecasts.Source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
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