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⁠Nifty News: Louis Vuitton and Johnnie Walker dabble in Web3 Other notable NFT news this week includes Larva Labs deleting all of its Tweets and Elon Musk briefly changing his Twitter PFP to Bored Ape Yacht Club collage.

⁠3 key metrics signal Terra (LUNA) price is preparing for a recovery LUNA price is far from its all-time high but three key metrics signal that the altcoin could be preparing to rally.

⁠France’s financial authority approves Binance's registration as digital asset service provider Binance said it would “significantly scale” its operations in France following the registration approval, and planned to exp…

⁠Coinbase's plans to purchase firm behind Mercado Bitcoin fall through: Report The crypto exchange previously announced the acquisition of blockchain infrastructure platform Bison Trails as well as the Routefire platform…

⁠Bitcoin pushes to $40K, but are bulls strong enough to win Friday’s $735M options expiry? $735 million in BTC options expire on May 6 and data suggests that the current macroeconomic conditions will continue to favor be…

⁠Hundreds of NFTs listed on OpenSea from Shanghai residents during COVID lockdown In response to the city’s COVID-19-related lockdown, Shanghai residents turned to the blockchain to preserve their experiences.

⁠California governor issues blockchain executive order building on US President’s regulatory efforts "We’re getting ahead of the curve on this, laying the foundation to allow for consumers and business to thrive," said C…

⁠Bitcoin wobbles around $39K as Fed confirms up to 1% key rate target next So far, so good for markets pricing in a 50-basis-point hike from the Fed, with Chair Jerome Powell still to speak.

​​Bitcoin NFT marketplace announces new brand in alignment with release of social hub Leading open marketplace for Bitcoin-secured NFTs announces rebrand as part of the plan to become the world’s Web3 social hub. #Sponso…

⁠Fed hikes interest rates by 50 basis points in effort to combat inflation The May Federal Open Market Committee policy meeting concluded with the largest single rate hike in over two decades.

⁠Price analysis 5/4: BTC, ETH, BNB, SOL, XRP, LUNA, ADA, DOGE, AVAX, DOT Bitcoin and most altcoins could remain volatile in the short-term due to the Fed’s decision, warranting caution from traders.

⁠From within: Dubai's virtual asset regulator plans to open HQ in metaverse The move came less than two months after Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum established VARA and announced a new legal framework for crypto i…

⁠How blockchain games create entire economies on top of their gameplay: Report Blockchain technology brings economic building blocks to games and sparks a tsunami of economic activity — inside and outside the games.

⁠Everything gets politicized, including crypto, says former POTUS candidate Andrew Yang Cointelegraph spoke with former U.S. presidential candidate Andrew Yang at Crypto Bahamas to learn more about his thoughts on crypto…

⁠European watchdog lists crypto next to lawyers, accountants as an AML threat The annual supervision report from MONEYVAL concluded that 18 of the 22 jurisdictions have an insufficient level of compliance with AML standa…

⁠Little by little, blockchain technology is beginning to appear around the house From ecological seafood to Bored Apes, blockchain technology is making its presence felt in homes.

⁠The creator economy will explode in the Metaverse, but not under Big Tech’s regime Independent creators and artists should feel empowered by decentralization and not play by Big Tech’s rules, especially in the Metaverse…

⁠Ethereum eyes mini breakout above $3K as Coinbase ETH outflows hit new record Macro headwinds continue to hamper Ethereum's long-term upside prospects.

⁠Happy birthday Hal Finney: Crypto community honors world's first known Bitcoiner Hal Finney, a computer scientist and the world’s first publicly known Bitcoiner, would have celebrated his 66th birthday today.

⁠Polkadot launches cross-chain messaging system to solve blockchain’s bridge problem Bridges have become one of the largest points of failure in the crypto industry. Polkadot wants to do away with them.

⁠Elon Musk swaps Twitter avatar for a horde of Bored Apes, BAYC floor price surges 10 ETH The development has caused a stir in the NFT community, with some saying Elon Musk made a collage of bored apes on his avatar to t…

⁠Proposed digital euro designs lack privacy options, ECB presentation shows Transactions via the EU’s prospective CBDC could be transparent to intermediaries, as any non-crypto digital transactions are.

⁠BTC price gains 4% pre-Fed as MicroStrategy vows to protect Bitcoin from $21K crash Worries over capitulation see MicroStrategy give away key insights into what it would do should Bitcoin price strength deteriorate.

⁠Global private bank LGT to open Bitcoin and Ether trading LGT Bank has partnered with the Swiss crypto bank Seba to offer custody and trading services for Bitcoin and Ether.

⁠‘They didn't see it coming:’ Podcaster Joe Rogan sees Bitcoin as a viable form of currency Joe Rogan noted that Bitcoin is like the “early internet,” and the “government is freaking out” about BTC in conversation with t…

⁠Virginian county wants to put pension funds into DeFi yield farming The next few days will see a decision made, which if approved would be the first time pension fund money was used in decentralized finance.

⁠Ape-themed airdrop phishing scams are on the rise, experts warn As the crypto community notices and calls out such scams, the fraudsters tend to turn off replies to their tweets to prevent being exposed as scammers.

⁠Quantum-based random number generator for Web3 games and wallets launched The QRNG uses a fluctuating quantum system to guarantee unpredictable randomness, which can be used in Web3 gaming and gambling.

⁠Bitcoin-friendly Republican candidate JD Vance wins Ohio Senate primary Ohio’s midterm election in November will feature a Democrat and Donald Trump-backed Republican who are both friendly to the crypto industry.