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⁠NFT micro-philanthropy gives a new voice to the opera An opera-centric DAO is using NFTs to open up new funding avenues to classical musicians outside of the limiting legacy institutions.

⁠OpenSea says marketplace won't support forked NFTs post Merge The NFT marketplace said that while they do not speculate on forks, the team will only support NFTs on the proof-of-stake chain.

⁠Ethereum Merge and the hefty tax bill you could be in for The Ethereum Merge may constitute a taxable event if it results in a chain-splitting hard fork, tax experts warn.

⁠Hackers try to sell NFT of Belarusian leader's supposed stolen passport Belarusian hackers claim to have gained access to the passport info of every Belarusian citizen, including president Alexander Lukashenko, allowing…

⁠CoinGecko reveals the US state most interested in Bitcoin and Ethereum Behind this western U.S. state, Illinois and New York were the next states most interested in the two major cryptocurrencies.

⁠Helium devs propose ditching its own blockchain for Solana The transition to Solana would improve network scalability, which in turn would bring “significant economies of scale” to the network, according to Helium core…

⁠Ripple's plan to tokenize Colombian land stalls amid new administration A joint effort to permanently store and authenticate Colombian property titles on the XRP Ledger looks set to stall as the new government focuses o…

⁠Crypto winter? DeFi, Metaverse, and NFT job market still hot — Recruiters The number one attribute to succeed in the crypto industry is a “start-up mentality” and the ability to “roll with the punches," a crypto recruit…

⁠Sneaky fake Google Translate app installs crypto miner on 112,000 PCs Dressed up as legitimate desktop software, this sneaky malware has infected thousands of machines across 11 countries, forcing them to unknowingly mi…

⁠Solved! Mystery owner of the huge Axie Infinity SLP wallet is revealed After first raising concerns about the wallet, Michael Benko noted he was pleased to finally get an official answer about the mysterious whale walle…

⁠Hermès reveals plans for Metaverse fashion shows, crypto, and NFTs The trademark application comes months after filing a lawsuit against NFT project MetaBirkins for allegedly using its Birkin brand to sell digital colle…

⁠Bitcoin holds $20K, but analysts say BTC open interest leaves room for ‘more deleveraging’ BTC trades in the lower-end of its 76-day range, but analysts say future Fed actions and record-high open interest increase the…

⁠Crypto Twitter shares security concerns regarding Meta’s recent NFT integration news Meta recently announced its latest NFT feature will allow users to connect their digital wallets to Instagram and Facebook.

⁠Ticketmaster selects Flow blockchain for minting NFT event tickets Customers will receive an NFT on top of a regular ticket purchase for select events.

⁠US Federal Reserve discussion paper takes cold, hard look at DeFi, gives it mixed review The authors see DeFi growing despite barriers such as crypto’s volatility; risks to users and TradFi institutions are inherent in…

⁠South Korean authorities arrest 16 individuals connected to $2B crypto forex transactions: Report More than $283 million of the $2 billion in crypto transactions were reportedly facilitated through illegal remittance ag…

⁠A16z proposes a set of licenses especially for NFTs, based on Creative Commons model The six licensing templates devised by VC firm Andreessen Horowitz are irrevocable and amendable, and give creators the power to set f…

⁠Hardware wallet Trezor enables direct crypto purchases with MoonPay The new integration with MoonPay and SatoshiLabs-founded Invity platform provides buy, sell and exchange features directly in the Trezor wallet.

⁠Mt. Gox trustee releases repayment procedures update The Restriction Reference Period is one of the final steps in repaying creditors, according to the document released Wednesday.

⁠Bybit expands spot USDC trading pairs as support for stablecoins grows The crypto derivatives exchange has partnered with Circle to expand its suite of USDC offerings; traders will also have access to auto conversions b…

⁠Price analysis 8/31: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, SOL, DOGE, DOT, MATIC, SHIB Bitcoin’s technical setup leans toward additional downside, leading some traders to exit altcoins which are struggling at overhead resistance lev…

⁠DC Attorney General sues Michael Saylor and MicroStrategy for tax evasion "If you enjoy all the benefits of living in our great city while refusing to pay your fair share in taxes, we will hold you accountable,” said DC…

⁠Meta says FB and IG users can post NFTs: Nifty Newsletter, Aug 24–30 Trading volume from NFT marketplace OpenSea has gone from $405 million on May 1 to $5 million in Aug. 28.

⁠Twitter brings back suspended NFTs accounts as Solana threatens to pause ad spend No official explanation was given as to why the accounts were suspended in the first place.

⁠Get ready for the feds to start indicting NFT wash traders Securities and Exchange Commission regulators should move to protect investors from traders who distort the NFT market with manipulative trades — and they proba…

⁠Accomplice of 'Cryptoqueen' Ruja Ignatova faces extradition to US: Report The British national facing extradition was allegedly involved in laundering $105 million through the crypto Ponzi scheme OneCoin starting in 201…

⁠Ethereum to $2K? ETH price 'bull flag' hints at September gains versus Bitcoin, dollar Ether is forming classic bullish patterns against the greenback and its top crypto rival on shorter-timeframe charts.

⁠Cointelegraph promotes Wes Kaplan to CEO, Jay Cassano joins advisory board Cointelegraph announces the appointment of Wes Kaplan to the role of CEO as Jay Cassano becomes a member of the advisory board.