Trading
Payments
OpenSea taps MoonPay to enable NFT purchases via bank cards
The largest NFT marketplace will soon allow its customers to buy digital art using MasterCard, Visa, Apple Pay, and Google Pay.
NFTs
Snoop Dogg to hold concert in The Sandbox, joins Twitter Spaces with Charles Hoskinson
The famous rapper continues to expand the Snoopverse, “a place where his avatar can perform exclusive concerts only accessible to his fans.”
Stablecoins
BNY Mellon to become primary custodian for Circle’s USDC stablecoin reserves
America's oldest bank vowed to help Circle build “a stable and resilient financial ecosystem for the future.”
Web3
Blockchain.com now supports Unstoppable Domains’ NFT usernames
The blockchain service “goes all-in” on Web3 domain names to enable “seamless access and payments across a growing number of dapps, exchanges and marketplaces.”
Sports
Fan token dev Socios inks $20 million promotion deal with Lionel Messi
Over the next three years, Messi will help Socios.com “create a more connected and rewarding future for fans around the world.”
Web3
Opera now supports Bitcoin, Polygon, Solana, and 5 other crypto ecosystems
Over 380 million of active Opera users can now “benefit from blockchains and decentralized apps and services.”
Technology
Indian Maharashtra state pivots to Polygon for digital caste certificates
A total of 65,000 new documents have been issued using Polygon-based blockchain platform LegitDoc.
Gaming
Axie Infinity developers’ Ronin Network loses $615 million to hackers
As part of the attack, an unknown hacker managed to gain control over four of Ronin Network's validator nodes.
DeFi
Binance integrates DeFi and CeFi as ‘one-stop shop’ with Bridge 2.0 launch
The new service allows users to “quickly and securely bridge assets from any blockchain to the BNB Chain.”
Taxes
U.S. Treasury wants to include crypto in foreign accounts reporting rules
The Treasury's new proposal suggests that offshore crypto accounts with more than $50,000 should be reported to the IRS.
Exchanges
Former Mt. Gox CEO to launch crypto ratings agency and commemorative NFTs
Mark Karpeles wants to help other crypto exchanges to avoid the now-defunct platform's fate.
Partnerships
BNB Chain’s top lending protocol integrates with Coinbase Wallet
Venus Protocol is the second-largest platform on BNB Chain by the total value locked on it.