Author: Jeremy Ryan

The leading personalized plush company Budsies launched their first hybrid NFT: Unicorn Steve! These limited-edition physical toys carry an NFC linking them to their corresponding NFT version. Of course, each unicorn plushie is unique, offering access to an exclusive community. The best part? You don’t even need to create a crypto wallet to get one! The 500 physical pieces are already available on Amazon, so let’s find out all about them ASAP! Budsies, the leading custom plush toy company, enters the NFT market with its phygital product: Unicorn Steve. Budsies Go Phygital: Meet Their First Unicorn NFT Plush! The custom…

SinVerse announced their ‘Last Chance Saloon’ event, a last chance to stake SIN tokens, beginning on January 24th. Not only do stakers share a pool of 2.5M SIN tokens as rewards, but they can also claim one or more whitelist spots for an upcoming land sale! With their previous staking pools filling up within a few hours, SinVerse has decided to give users one more chance to stake SIN tokens with their ‘Last Chance Saloon’ staking event! Starting on January 24th, 9pm UTC, players can join a new staking pool for SinVerse. By staking SIN tokens, users can earn more…

The European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation, or Europol, has reported authorities took control of crypto wallets containing more than $19 million in cryptocurrency as part of enforcement actions against crypto firm Bitzlato.In a Jan. 23 announcement, Europol reported that roughly 46% of assets — 1 billion euro, or $1.09 billion at the time of publication — moved through Bitzlato were linked to illicit activities. The government agency’s analysis suggested that Bitzlato received more than 2.1 billion euro in cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin (BTC), Dash (DASH), and Dogecoin (DOGE), much of which was converted into Russian rubles. “While the conversions…

Funko Pop! Digital announces the latest entrant to its already stellar NFT lineup – Teen Titans! Starting January 31st, collectors can collect their favorite Teen cartoon icons as NFTs on the Droppp NFT marketplace. The Teen Titans! Funko Pop digital collectibles include both, superheroes and supervillains from the DC universe. Read on to learn more about the new lineup and the perks. How Can You Collect Teen Titan Funko Pop! NFTs? The Teen Titans Funko Pop Digital collectibles offer the NFTs in Standard and Premium tier packs. There are 43,000 digital collectibles in total, split in half between the two…

Japan’s new regulations allowing investors to trade using stablecoins like Tether (USDT) are expected to be adopted no later than in June 2023, according to a local financial authority.The Financial Services Agency (FSA) of Japan is working on lifting the ban on the domestic distribution of stablecoins, planning to allow certain stablecoins later this year.“This does not mean that all foreign products of so-called ‘stablecoins’ will be allowed without any restriction,” a spokesperson for Japan’s FSA said in a statement to Cointelegraph.FSA will only allow stablecoins that successfully pass individual checks ensuring that such cryptocurrencies are safe from the viewpoint…

NFT Rarible took to Twitter to announce its partnership with Cross The Ages. Users can now trade digital-to-physical cards on the platform, bringing the best of sci-fi and fantasy worlds. The objective of the partnership is to support the Polygon community marketplace that is now powered by Rarible Protocol. Cross The Ages is a collectible card game that is based on seven fantasy and sci-fi novels. Users can now discover the NFT collection and avail themselves of several benefits of holding the digital pieces in their accounts. While the benefits are time sensitive and subject to change, they mostly include…

Blockchain Cité Gestion, an independent Swiss private bank founded in 2009, is using Taurus technology to tokenize its own shares as the bank delves deeper into blockchain technology. The move will be the first by a private bank to issue shares as ledger-based securities under Swiss law, the company said in a press release. Cité will be partnering with digital assets firm Taurus to issue its tokenized shares, as well as manage the smart contract that creates the shares and perform asset servicing of its securities, according to the statement. Read more: Switzerland’s Tokenized Securities Law Ushers In New Chapter…

The good news of the last week is that Bitcoin (BTC) has continued to rebound, making around 10% up from Jan. 16 to Jan. 23. But the worrying trend of crypto companies making headlines due to their troubles with the law has yet to change.The United States Department of Justice launched a “major international cryptocurrency enforcement action” against China-based crypto firm Bitzlato and arrested its founder, Anatoly Legkodymov. The department considers Bitzlato to be a “primary money laundering concern” connected to Russian illicit finance. While the exchange attracted little attention until the DOJ action, it had reportedlyreceived $206 million from…

South Africa’s Advertising Regulatory Board (ARB) has included a new clause for the cryptocurrency industry aimed at protecting consumers from unethical advertising.Companies and individuals in South Africa must abide by certain advertising standards pertaining to the provision of cryptocurrency products and services in a new clause introduced to Section III of the country’s advertising code.The first clause requires that adverts, including cryptocurrency offerings, must ‘expressly and clearly’ state that investments may result in the loss of capital ‘as the value is variable and can go up as well as down.’ Furthermore, adverts must not contradict warnings about potential investment losses.Advertising for…

NFT Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are becoming an increasingly popular solution to serving defendants in blockchain-based crimes that would otherwise be unreachable, according to crypto lawyers. The last year has seen an increase in litigation delivered over NFTs in cases where those accused of blockchain crime wereuncontactable through traditional methods of communication. In November 2022, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida granted a United States law firm The Crypto Lawyers its request for its client to serve a defendant via NFT. While the defendant’s identity was unknown, the plaintiff accused the defendant of stealing cryptocurrency to…