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Crypto brokers and investment advisers offering or giving advice about cryptocurrencies will be put under the scope of the United States securities watchdog this year.A Feb. 7 statement from the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Examinations outlined its priorities for 2023, suggesting brokers and advisers dealing in crypto will need to be extra careful when offering, selling or making recommendations regarding digital assets.It stated that SEC-registered brokers and advisers will be closely watched to see if they followed their “respective standards of care” when making recommendations, referrals and providing investment advice.Today we announced the Division of Examinations 2023…

NFT Popular rock band Linkin Park is back with a never-before-released song pulled from its archives, as well as a brand new music video—and it has a Web3 connection: it’s directed by noted digital artist Emily “pplpleasr” Yang and Maciej Kuciara, co-founders of Web3 video platform Shibuya. A teaser for the “Lost” music video was shared through Linkin Park’s official social media channels late Wednesday credits pplpleasr and Kuciara as co-directors and showcases Mirai, the protagonist of Shibuya’s NFT-driven anime web series, “White Rabbit.” The video will be released at 12am ET on Friday. The YouTube page lists Shibuya as…

Blockchain TP ICAP and Chainlink Labs, the developer of Chainlink (LINK/USD), have teamed in an effort that will see the two platforms bring high quality forex data to blockchains. The Chainlink news development follows TP ICAP, a leading infrastructure provider for the electronic market, joining the Chainlink Network. TP ICAP to help fuel Web3 growth via Chainlink’s price feeds According to the two firms, the over 960 pairs of forex data expected to be available to users within the blockchain ecosystem will integrate Chainlink’s decentralised oracle networks (DONs) via TP ICAP’s data analytics tool Parameta Solutions. Chainlink’s oracle network has…

Five years from its inception, fan token platform Chiliz has launched its own layer-1 Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) compatible blockchain ecosystem to support its growth.Chiliz’s fan token ecosystem has long been powered by Ethereum-based ERC-20 tokens, but the validation of the Chiliz 2.0 blockchain genesis block sees the ecosystem shift to its own layer 1. The new blockchain uses a system of 11 active validators with proof-of-stake authority consensus, which is touted to provide faster block times, lower fees and energy usage. According to the project’s documentation, Chiliz Chain 2.0 is a hard fork of BNB Chain, a go-to Ethereum fork. This…

Crypto.com, one of the leading digital asset exchanges in the world, has partnered with Studio Dragon, a Korean drama producer and distributor, to issue NFTs based on its most popular Korean drama series. Initially, the collaboration will feature two shows, ‘Crash Landing on You’ and ‘Start Up’.The memorandum of understanding between the two entities was signed last August but made public at the start of this week. In a press release, Crypto.com notes that the first batch of NFTs will debut on February 8 and be based on Studio Dragon’s art toy DearRo.The DearRo art collection is inspired by a…

Blockchain Blockchain technology has the potential to disrupt traditional value chains by enabling more secure, transparent, and efficient transaction and value exchange. A value chain is the sequence of activities involved in creating and delivering a product or service, beginning with the procurement of raw materials and ending with the delivery of the final product to the customer. Decentralized transactions are one way that blockchain technology is disrupting value chains. Traditional value chains rely on intermediaries like banks and financial institutions to facilitate transactions while also ensuring data security and reliability. By enabling peer-to-peer transactions that are secure, transparent, and…

As the American contingent continued in their blissful slumber, chaos reared its anarchic head in the rest of the Metaverse. Early in the day on February 9, ‘Worldwide Webb’ launched its all guns-a-blazing battle royale slug fest. Thereby ensuring that peace and quiet was cast aside in favor of pixelated vengeance.Worldwide Webb essentially comes in as a blockchain powered MMORPG where gamers must don the guise of their favorite NFTs to defend Chain City from the villainous ‘Rugpullz.’ Through the platform, players can own Land on which they can build a base of operations. As well as import participating NFT…

The hunt for the controversial founder of the now-collapsed Terra ecosystem, Do Kwon, has intensified with South Korean officials reportedly confirming they sent at least two people to Serbia to track him down.According to a Feb. 7 Bloomberg report, the prosecutor’s office in Seoul said the reports “aren’t false” regarding members of its team trekking out to the Balkan state to find Kwon.It appears at least two state officials went — one from the prosecutor’s office and the otherfrom South Korea’s Justice Ministry.Do Kwon speaking at a conference about Terra before the ecosys. Source: Terra.South Korean-based publication Chosun Media reported…

NFT NFT News: The world-famous musician Rihanna’s three Platinum-certified songs “B*TCH Better Have My Money” is coming to the music NFT platform another block. Deputy, the song’s co-producer, is releasing BBHMM as an NFT that will give fans a cut of his streaming royalties. On Thursday, the limited-edition Rihanna NFTs will be unveiled. There is a total of 300 NFTs in the collection overall. However, each of these costs 0.145 ETH, or about $210. ???? less than 47 hours left until we drop ❗️◼️ RIHANNA – B*TCH BETTER HAVE MY MONEY ◼️– and raffles are now finalized! if you’ve won…

A recent analysis of more than a million tweets showed a list of countries that love and hate the metaverse, with Vietnam showing the most love for the concept and Ireland topping the opposite side of the spectrum. Crypto data website CoinKickoff analyzed 1.6 million tweets from different parts of the world to determine which countries are in favor of the metaverse concept and which countries oppose it. The results showed that Vietnam topped the in-favor list, with 56.8% of the metaverse tweets coming from the southeast-Asian country being positive. East-Asian countries were generally positive toward the concept. Apart from Vietnam,…