Trading
Gaming
Peckshield alerts STEPN users of phishing sites
STEPN, within the last 30 days, has seen its users surge to over 1 million while its token has also risen above $3.
Metaverse
Nike launches first metaverse kicks in partnership with RTFKT
An average Nike CryptoKicks sneakers is selling for around 2.5 to 3 ETH ($7,500 - $9000).
Adoption
Fidelity Investments to offer Bitcoin for pension funds
Fidelity Investments is reportedly looking to allow its clients to invest around 20% of their pensions in Bitcoin.
Analysis
Report: Interest in altcoins rises as Ethereum outflows continue
Ethereum investment products have seen outflows for the last three weeks which is now cumulatively around $60 million.
Adoption
Central African Republic adopts Bitcoin as legal tender
Despite initial opposition, the National Assembly of CAR unanimously passed the bill to recognize Bitcoin as a legal tender.
Adoption
Kraken secures regulatory approval to set up shop in Abu Dhabi
Kraken has become the latest crypto exchange to secure regulatory approval for a regional HQ in the UAE.
Hacks
AkuDreams suffers exploit, loses $34M in proceeds forever
AkuDreams dev team was warned about the bug in its smart contract, but it referred to it as a “feature.”
Enterprise
Twitter shareholders enter discussions with Musk over takeover offer
Some of Twitter's shareholders are more open to accepting Elon Musk's unsolicited takeover offer of $54.20 per share.
Privacy
Reports emerge of how Russian agency made Binance reveal its clients data
A Reuters report stated that Russia requested for information concerning the country’s opposition leader from Binance.
NFTs
Crypto Influencer Cobie criticizes what staking has become, questions ApeCoin proposal
Cobie likens the ApeCoin staking proposal to a bribe to holders not to sell while the early contributor coins pass their early unlock phases.
DeFi
Hacker ‘self-destructs’ $1M loot gained from DeFi exploit
The hacker minted extra tokens and sold them for a profit before crashing the price of the token to zero.
Gaming
Play-to-earn games see 2000% increase in user-base
A new DappRadar report revealed that play-to-earn games saw an over 2000% increase in their user base during the first three months of 2022.
