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⁠DOT rallies 12% in a day as Polkadot gears up to solve a major blockchain hacking problem But the token still risks falling by more than 30% based on a classic bearish continuation setup.

⁠Bitcoin celebrates halfway to the halving with new hash rate record The Bitcoin hash rate hit another all-time high and the 105,000th block since the last halving was mined, marking the halfway to the next halving.

⁠Bitcoin trader keeps $40.8K BTC price target amid warning over risk asset 'pain trade' What could rile investors more than a capitulation in stocks and crypto is sideways trading "for a long time."

⁠Chainlink set to power Latin American real estate platform Chainlink is set to automate rental payments to property owners of a Latin American real estate platform, adding a new blockchain use-case for the sector.

⁠Opera browser enables direct access to BNB Chain-based DApp ecosystem New integration with BNB Chain allows Opera users to access decentralized apps, including DEXs like PancakeSwap, 1inch and BiSwap.

⁠Aussie exchange Swyftx to offer ‘no lock-in’ yield on crypto Swyftx, one of Australia's largest crypto exchanges, has become the first local exchange to offer users zero-fee yields on cryptocurrency deposits.

⁠Nifty News: Steve Irwin's zoo conservation NFTs, SportemonGo is gone, and more SportemonGo will no longer be sponsoring pro-football teams, Steve Irwin’s zoo is launching NFTs and Leeds United is selling tokenized jerse…

⁠Gucci the latest luxury brand to accept crypto payments in store Gucci’s past efforts into Web3 have culminated with the brand accepting 12 cryptocurrencies at a few select stores, with a wider rollout planned for the f…

⁠Socios signs up Major League Soccer — but it’s not a token effort yet The fan token platform is branching into American soccer with the latest partnership to bring fan engagement events to MLS without issuing fan tokens…

⁠New crypto litigation tracker highlights 300 cases from SafeMoon to Pepe the Frog The SEC, CFTC and DOJ have seven cases either resolved or ongoing this year, with the litigation against husband-wife duo Ilya Lichtenste…

⁠Shiba Inu has a new use case — Buying land in SHIB: The Metaverse Memecoin Shiba Inu can officially be used to purchase land in the SHIB Metaverse using the native SHIB token, as the development team continues to provid…

⁠Kazakhstan ramps up power consumption reporting requirements for crypto miners Cryptocurrency mining companies will be required to submit comprehensive information about their operations as the country tries to reign in…

⁠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…