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EU Parliament approves MiCA rules

EU Parliament approves MiCA rules

The European Union Parliament has approved new MiCA rules on cryptocurrency licensing. The EU also voted in favour of a "remittance provision" law that requires cryptocurrency operators to identify their customers, in an effort to combat money laundering. Lawmakers also backed rules that require exchanges to request a license to

Elon Musk has promised a reward of 1 million Dogecoin to anyone who finds his emerald mine

Elon Musk has promised a reward of 1 million Dogecoin to anyone who finds his emerald mine

Billionaire Elon Musk has offered a reward of 1 million DOGE to anyone who finds an emerald mine allegedly owned by the SpaceX chief. Reports of the mine date back to 2018. Several media outlets quoted an old interview in which the business tycoon talked about his family owning such

Buffett bets on Japan

Buffett bets on Japan

The legend is stepping up investments in Japanese stocks. Now 7.4% of Buffett's assets are Japanese stocks. The billionaire himself is planning several meetings with managers of large Japanese companies. They will discuss investments and their business in general. And why does Buffett have such an interest in the

Number of NFT Ordinals exceeds 1 million

Number of NFT Ordinals exceeds 1 million

A record number of NFTs were created in Bitcoin blocks in early April. The reason was the appearance of a new token standard - BRC-20. This standard was proposed by anonymous developer Domo as a counterpart to the ERC-20 standard, but with more limited functionality. More than 170 BTC were

Lido Stackers won't be able to withdraw ETH "until May"

Lido Stackers won't be able to withdraw ETH "until May"

Users who have deposited ETH through Lido Finance won't be able to withdraw it immediately after the Shanghai update, project developer Kadmil.eth said. The protocol must first prepare to run its testnet and conduct several security audits for the upgrade. This will take time "at least until early May"

LayerZero raises $120m at $3bn valuation

LayerZero raises $120m at $3bn valuation

Project LayerZero has closed a $120m Series B funding round at a valuation of $3bn. A16z Crypto, Sequoia Capital, Circle Ventures, Samsung Next, OpenSea and Christie's participated in the round.

Alchemy Pay has raised $10m from DWF Labs

Alchemy Pay has raised $10m from DWF Labs

Singapore-based crypto-payment provider Alchemy Pay has received an additional investment of $10m, raising its valuation to $400m. The sponsor was South Korean market maker DWF Labs.

1inch proposed to allocate $900,000 to Lamborghini Revuelto

1inch proposed to allocate $900,000 to Lamborghini Revuelto

The 1inch project has been asked to allocate $900,000 in ARB proceeds from the Arbitrum DAO to purchase a Lamborghini Revuelto for marketing purposes. According to the user who put forward the vote, he will drive around Kiev with 1inch plates, thereby promoting the project. 97.18% of the

ConsenSys zkEVM network named Linea

ConsenSys zkEVM network named Linea

Metamask wallet developer Consensys has announced the launch of a zkEVM test network. The network is called Linea. According to the developers, Linea has already processed 1.5 million transactions.

THORChain network temporarily suspended due to potential vulnerability

THORChain network temporarily suspended due to potential vulnerability

Developers have temporarily suspended the THORChain network, due to a discovered vulnerability that potentially threatens user safety. The team promises to provide new details of the work in time.