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🚨 BREAKING: Nigerian Government Seeks $10 Billion in Damages from Binance !
Nigeria has imposed a $10 billion fine on Binance, citing "illegal transactions" that allegedly contributed to the devaluation of the country's national currency.
▶️ Check More Details Here :
https://www.bbc.com/pidgin/articles/c25817r8wk8o
🔔 Former Fox News Reporter Fined by Judge for Refusing to Disclose Sources !
Investigative reporter Catherine Herridge was held in contempt of court for not revealing her sources about a 2017 report on an F.B.I. investigation into scientist Dr. Yanping Chen. The judge imposed a daily fine of $800, stayed pending appeal. Dr. Chen sued the F.B.I. for Privacy Act violations related to the leak.
▶️ Check More Details Here :
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/29/business/catherine-herridge-fox-news-sources.html
🔔 Optimism Ecosystem Chains See Reduced Fees Following Delta Hardfork !
The Delta hardfork was recently deployed across various Optimism-based chains, including OP Mainnet, Base, and Zora. This update, aimed at reducing fixed overhead costs for Layer 1 fees, has shown major reductions aligned with initial projections. According to OP Labs, Delta has helped optimize blockchain operations, leading to reduced costs for chain operators.
▶️ Check More Details Here :
https://blog.oplabs.co/span-batches/
🔔 BounceBit Raised $6M in Seed Funding Round !
BounceBit, a Bitcoin restaking protocol, has secured $6M in a seed funding round co-led by Blockchain Capital and Breyer Capital. Since its early access launch on Jan. 23, the protocol has already amassed over $545M in total value locked. BounceBit has also expanded its Premium Yield Generation feature to all early access users.
▶️ Investors:
Blockchain Capital | Breyer Capital | CMS Holdings | NGC Ventures | OKX Ventures | HTX Ventures | DeFiance Capital | Matrixport Ventures | Bankless Ventures | dao5 | Primitive Ventures | Arcane Group | IDG Capital | Bixin Ventures | Nomad Capital | Geekcartel | General Mining Research | Mirana Ventures | Mexc Ventures | Bodhi Ventures | Nathan from Anchorage Digital | Calvin and Jessy from Eigenlayer | Kevin and Ashwin from Brevan Howard | Smokey from Berachain | George Lambeth | Pranay Mohan | James Parillo | RookieXBT | MacnBTC | Pentoshi and others
▶️ Check More Details Here :
https://twitter.com/bounce_bit/status/1762874894520656120
▶️ Project Socials :
▪️Website
https://bouncebit.io/
▪️X (Twitter)
https://twitter.com/bounce_bit
🔔 BlackRock to Launch Bitcoin ETF in Brazil !
BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, has teamed up with Brazil's stock exchange operator, B3, to launch the BDR of the iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF in Brazil. This ETF, which was originally launched in the United States in January, now offers shares issued specifically for Brazilian investors.
▶️ Check More Details Here :
https://portaldobitcoin.uol.com.br/blackrock-vai-lancar-seu-etf-de-bitcoin-no-brasil/
🔔 Former Director of Blockchain Global Faces Travel Restrictions in Australia !
The former director of Australian crypto firm Blockchain Global has been banned from leaving the country amid an ASIC probe into the firm’s collapse, which owes creditors $37 million. An interim travel restraint order was secured against Liang “Allan” Guo.
▶️ Check More Details Here :
https://asic.gov.au/about-asic/news-centre/find-a-media-release/2024-releases/24-030mr-asic-secures-interim-travel-restraint-orders-against-former-blockchain-global-director/
🙈 IF YOU KNOW YOU KNOW
Once this is official, bigger move than ETF will be seen
🔔 JUST IN: Nigerian Authorities Detain Binance Executives Amid Cryptocurrency Crackdown !
▶️ Check More Details Here :
https://www.ft.com/content/1507509b-7bbc-48a1-9828-d777036fff2b
🔔 Octavia to be Listed on Bitpanda, Staking also Live !
Octavia announces its native token $VIA will be listed on Bitpanda on Feb 29, 1:00 PM UTC. Octavia conducted its IDO on multiple launchpads such as DAOMaker, ChainGPT, Decubate & Poolz Finance with IDO price $0.10, Currently trading at $1.1 (~11x ROI).
Octavia has launched its staking platform for $VIA holders where they are offering up to 30.07% in compounding rewards. Currently 7.7K Total $VIA staked (~$8.3K).
▶️ Bitpanda Listing Info:
▪️Token: $VIA
▪️Date & Time: Feb 29, 1:00 PM UTC
▶️ Check More Details Here :
https://twitter.com/OctaviaToken/status/1762472549571518540
▶️ Check Staking Info Here:
https://twitter.com/OctaviaToken/status/1762458719206453729
▶️ Project Socials :
▪️Website
https://octavia.one/
▪️X (Twitter)
https://twitter.com/octaviatoken
▪️Telegram
/channel/octaviaai
🔔 Ex-FTX, Alameda Alums Secure $17 Million for New Crypto Exchange Venture !
Former employees of FTX and Alameda Research have raised $17 million to launch Backpack, a new crypto exchange. The venture aims to address the void left by the collapse of their former employer, Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto empire, joining a wave of startups in the crypto space.
▶️ Check More Details Here :
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-28/ftx-alameda-alum-raise-17-million-for-crypto-exchange-backpack
🔔 Kraken Launches Institutional Division, Targeting Bitcoin ETF Opportunities !
Kraken has launched a new division offering dedicated services to institutions, targeting a share of the Bitcoin ETF market. The new institutional brand includes spot and over-the-counter trading, along with crypto staking, and is aimed at asset managers, hedge funds, and high net-worth individuals. Tim Ogilvie, head of Kraken Institutional, noted that institutional adoption of crypto is growing rapidly, spurred by the recent ETF approval.
▶️ Check More Details Here :
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240227115839/en/Kraken-Launches-New-Brand-to-Offer-Dedicated-Crypto-Solutions-for-Institutions#:~:text=Kraken%20Institutional%20will%20be%20the,trading%2C%20OTC%20trading%20and%20staking
🔔 Avail Secures $27M in Seed Funding Round Led by Founders Fund and Dragonfly Capital !
Avail is a Web3 infrastructure layer that facilitates scalable and interoperable modular execution layers in a trust-minimized manner. Serving as a potent base layer for trust-minimized applications and sovereign rollups, Avail's innovative security approach enables light clients to verify data effortlessly over a peer-to-peer network.
▶️ Investors :
Founder Fund | Dragonfly | Nomad Capital | SevenX Ventures | Figment Capital | Balaji Srinivasan | Sunny Aggarwal, Osmosis | Mudit Gupta, Polygon | Amrit Kumar, AltLayer | Ashwin R, Brevan Howard & Others
▶️ Check More Details Here :
https://twitter.com/okx/status/1760159003001106870
▶️ Project Socials :
▪️Website
https://www.availproject.org/
▪️X (Twitter)
https://twitter.com/AvailProject
▪️Telegram
/channel/AvailCommunity
🔔 Spanish Financial Regulator Warns Investors About 18 Unlicensed Entities !
Spain's National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) has identified 18 companies operating without a license in the country. Published on Feb. 26, the list includes several crypto firms like BITBINX, Crytomerge, and CryptoMaxiTrade, among others.
▶️ Check More Details Here :
https://www.cnmv.es/Portal/verDoc.axd?t=%7Baa89906f-ff43-402f-b175-3543aa1a7729%7D
🔔 HTX Withdraws Crypto Exchange Application in Hong Kong !
The Hong Kong-based subsidiary of HTX, formerly known as Huobi, has withdrawn its application for a virtual asset trading license, as reported on the Securities and Futures Commission website.
▶️ Check More Details Here :
https://www.sfc.hk/en/Welcome-to-the-Fintech-Contact-Point/Virtual-assets/Virtual-asset-trading-platforms-operators/Lists-of-virtual-asset-trading-platforms
🔔 Bouncebit Opens Premium Yield Generation To All Early Access Users !
BounceBit has announced that Premium Yield Generation is now open to all early access users who stake 0.1 $BTCB, without the need for any application. Users can now earn yield with their BTCB on the BNBCHAIN through delta neutral Funding Rate Arbitrage strategies, backed by Blockchain Capital, Breyer Capital, Mainnet Digital and Ceffu.
BounceBit is a native BTC restaking chain, merging $BTC and BounceBit token staking for enhanced network security. BounceBit's PoS mechanism introduces a unique dual-token staking system, leveraging native BTC security with full EVM compatibility.
▶️ Guide on how to get $BTCB: https://docs.bouncebit.io/user-guides/how-to-get-btcb-from-binance
▶️ How to deposit: https://docs.bouncebit.io/user-guides/how-to-deposit
▶️ Check More Details Here :
https://twitter.com/bounce_bit/status/1762053658127294568
▶️ Project Socials :
▪️Website
https://bouncebit.io/
▪️X (Twitter)
https://twitter.com/bounce_bit
🔔 Elon Musk Files Lawsuit Against Sam Altman, OpenAI Over Alleged Agreement Breach !
Elon Musk, known for his ventures such as X, SpaceX, and Tesla, is currently involved in a legal dispute with OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman. The disagreement centers around allegations of OpenAI deviating from its original mission of advancing open-source artificial general intelligence (AGI) for the benefit of humanity. Musk's legal action, filed in the San Francisco Superior Court, accuses OpenAI of breaching their nonprofit agreement, violating fiduciary duties, and engaging in unfair business practices. Musk seeks an injunction to prevent the for-profit exploitation of AGI technology and urges OpenAI to return to its open-source principles.
▶️ Check More Details Here :
https://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/musk-v-altman-openai-complaint-sf.pdf
🔔 Binance Will List Axelar (AXL) with Seed Tag Applied !
Binance will list Axelar (AXL) and open trading for spot trading pairs AXL/BTC, AXL/USDT, AXL/FDUSD and AXL/TRY at 2024-03-01 11:30 (UTC).
▶️ Check More Details Here :
https://www.binance.com/en/support/announcement/2eb66d061d214c31a096cff35ede9360
🔔 Robinhood Partners with Layer-2 Arbitrum to Provide Swaps to Users !
Robinhood, a popular trading platform for stocks and crypto, announced at ETHDenver that users of its Robinhood Wallet will be able to access swaps on Arbitrum, a layer-2 blockchain built on Ethereum.
🔔 Bloomberg: Study Reveals Pig-Butchering Scams Totaling Over $75 Billion !
A new study suggests that pig-butchering scammers have likely stolen over $75 billion from victims globally, surpassing previous estimates. Researchers tracked the flow of funds from more than 4,000 victims using blockchain tracing tools, revealing the widespread impact of this fraud, which has surged in popularity amid the pandemic.
▶️ Check More Details Here :
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-29/pig-butchering-crypto-scams-netted-more-than-75-billion-new-study-finds
🔔 Hong Kong Halts Drive for Crypto Exchange License Applications !
Hong Kong has stopped accepting license applications from crypto exchanges as of Feb. 29 and will require all noncompliant trading platforms to close their business locally. The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) noted that exchanges that have failed to file for licenses must wind up business by May 31, 2024.
▶️ Check More Details Here :
https://www.sfc.hk/en/Welcome-to-the-Fintech-Contact-Point/Virtual-assets/Virtual-asset-trading-platforms-operators/Lists-of-virtual-asset-trading-platforms
🔔 Artyfact Announces Launch of Its Pre-Beta Game !
Artyfact is a virtual world where players can enjoy entertainment for every taste using $ARTY, the platform's utility token. Artyfact citizens can play a variety of AAA quality GameFi games, earn $ARTY, buy and trade NFTs including avatars, weapon skins, virtual real estate, clothes, and attend virtual concerts, NFT exhibitions, runway shows, and other events.
Artyfact has launched its Pre-Beta Game with features like Leaderboard, Jetpacks, New Map, New Weapons and more.
▶️ Token Info:
▪️Ticker: $ARTY
▪️Public Price: $0.33
▪️Token Supply: 25M
▪️Current Price: $1.46 (~4.4x ROI)
▶️ Pre-Beta Game Features:
▪️Leaderboard
▪️Jetpacks
▪️New Map
▪️New Weapons
▶️ Check More Details Here :
https://twitter.com/artyfact_game/status/1762539370517499920
▶️ Steps to Download and play Artyfact Pre-Beta on your PC:
▪️Visit https://artyfact.game/
▪️Navigate to Artyfact Pre-Beta and download
▪️After Downloading, Use winRAR to Unzip the folder and you can start playing.
▪️After opening the Game, it will give a Pop-up in your default browser for epic games for you to sign in.
▪️If you already have an Epic games account you can just allow and sign in immediately, But if you don’t have an epic games account then you can also create new account with Google or using your email.
▶️ Project Socials :
▪️Website
https://artyfact.game/
▪️X (Twitter)
https://twitter.com/artyfact_game
▪️Telegram
/channel/artyfactnews
🔔 Humanity Protocol Secures Strategic Funding to Develop Web3's Human Layer !
Humanity Protocol, a human-centric blockchain, launched by The Human Institute in collaboration with Animoca Brands and Polygon Labs on Polygon CDK. Humanity Protocol is transforming Web3 with its sybil-resistant network of blockchains, aiming to onboard the first billion humans. With Proof of Humanity, it offers unique-human authentication and user ownership of data and identity, positioning itself as the human layer for Web3.
Humanity Protocol secures funding to enhance scalability, efficiency, and user accessibility. The funds will accelerate development for the imminent testnet launch, inviting global users to experience its unique features.
▶️ Investors:
Hashed | CMCC | Cypher Capital | NGC Ventures | Mask Network | HashKey Capital |Foresight Ventures|Mechanism Capital | Cogitent Ventures | MH Ventures | 300DAO | Wise3 Ventures | Veris Ventures | LongHash Ventures | CSP DAO | Mythos | Vision Capital | BlackDragon | Levitate Labs | TRGC
▶️ Check More Details Here :
https://twitter.com/Humanityprot/status/1762734931791249436
▶️ Project Socials :
▪️Website
https://cfh.xyz/
▪️X (Twitter)
https://twitter.com/Humanityprot
▪️Telegram
/channel/HumanityProt
🔔 Ordify announces Partnership with Script Network & Bitcoin Cats !
Ordify is a platform that offers a suite of products aimed at enhancing the investment experience across various blockchain networks. Ordify has partnered with Script Network, pioneers in watch-to-earn TV and crypto Ads. Ordify has teamed up with Bitcoin Cats also, to combine Bitcoin and EVM with 1CAT Chain, creating an innovative fusion of entertainment and finance.
Ordify products are Launchpad, Bridge and Wallet. Ordify aims to facilitate the growth of the Bitcoin ecosystem and provides users with exposure to various chains, including BRC-20, Stacks, Bitcoin Layer-2's, ERC20 and other EVM-compatible chains.
▶️ Token Info:
▪️Ticker: $ORFY
▪️Total Supply: 100M
▶️ Check More Details Here :
▪️Script Network Ann: https://twitter.com/OrdifyWorld/status/1762473982245089371
▪️Bitcoin Cats Ann: https://twitter.com/OrdifyWorld/status/1762724481187930522
▶️ Project Socials :
▪️Website
https://ordify.world/
▪️X (Twitter)
https://twitter.com/OrdifyWorld
▪️Telegram
/channel/ordify
🔔 Bitcoin Price Surpasses $60,000. Made Yearly High of $60,800 !
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🔔 JUST IN: Bitcoin Price Hit $59,000, Made Daily High $59,215 !
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🚨 Serenity Shield Liquidity Wallet Compromised, Loses 7M $SERSH Valued at Approximately $414K !
ZachXBT reported that it is connected on-chain to the recent OKX Dex & Concentric hacks as well.
▶️ Theft addresses
0x26b30F457f1e97E3DA22b9f43Fc03F3FA4D3F2ca
0x29D473678B19edb5a419a13554Ca93851604477F
0x93a8b27C8DC2089BB071c22491a715DcB381F554
▶️ Check More Details Here:
https://twitter.com/SerenityShield_/status/1762486674729132388
🔔 The Magic Eden Bitcoin market hits record highs !
The Magic Eden Bitcoin market achieved record highs in February, reaching $100 million in trading volume and capturing $2 million in fees. This milestone coincides with 45,000 buyers making Bitcoin NFT purchases through Magic Eden this month. Bitcoin NFTs have seen a general increase in value recently, with NodeMonkes rising by 105% in the past 7 days and Bitcoin Puppets rising by 130%, among others.
▶️ Check More Details Here :
https://dune.com/sealaunch/magiceden
🔔 US Senators Oppose President Biden's CBDC Plans !
Five United States senators have joined forces to oppose the Biden administration's plans to issue a "digital dollar." They have co-signed legislation calling for a ban on central bank digital currencies (CBDCs).
▶️ Check More Details Here :
https://www.hagerty.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/cbdc_anti-surveil-_lance_state_act.pdf
🔔 JUST IN: Bitcoin Hit $54,000, Made Daily High $54,422 !
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🔔 MicroStrategy Acquires Additional 3,000 BTC for ~$155 Million at Average Price of $51,813 per Bitcoin !
As of February 25, 2024, MicroStrategy now holds 193,000 BTC acquired for approximately $6.09 billion, at an average price of $31,544 per bitcoin.
▶️ Check More Details Here :
https://twitter.com/saylor/status/1762101030336999899