X2Y2 Pro, a multi-chain NFT aggregator, has partnered with Oasys, a leading platform for blockchain gaming. The partnership will integrate X2Y2 Pro with Oasys' EVM-compatible blockchain, with a focus on their Geso, DM2, and HOME Verses. This will benefit both gamers and developers, providing new ways to trade and lend NFTs and creating smoother experiences and more immersive ecosystems. The Geso, DM2, and HOME Verses are already home to multiple web3 titles, including SEGA's upcoming TCG "Sangokushi Taisen: Battle of Three Kingdoms".
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The Ethereum Name Service (ENS) has teamed up with GoDaddy to allow users to link their internet domains to their ENS addresses for free. This move could signal a renewed interest in connecting blockchain with traditional technologies. The goal is to eventually integrate more chains beyond Ethereum. While ENS is still in court with GoDaddy over the sale of an ENS domain, the two companies have partnered on this new initiative.
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Bithumb issued an announcement stating that it plans to suspend virtual asset deposit and withdrawal services (involving PC/mobile web, APP, API, etc.) during the internal system upgrade from 00:30 to 07:00 on Thursday, February 8, 2024 (total of 6 hours and 30 minutes).
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Bloomberg reported that a lawsuit filed in a federal court in Florida last Friday alleges that Deltec Bank & Trust Ltd, a Bahamian bank, provided "secret" loans to SBF to purchase Tether (USDT). The filing is part of a case brought by lawyers for SBF fraud victims seeking to recover losses from participants including Deltec.
The documents show that hedge fund Alameda Research partially utilized Deltec's secret short-term credit line worth billions of dollars to increase its holdings of USDT, and Tether was not sued in this case. In addition, it claims that Deltec helped SBF embezzle customer funds by transferring funds between FTX and Alameda accounts. The lawsuit alleges that Deltec had sufficient reason to suspect these transfers.
Desiree Moore, Deltec's lawyer at Venable LLP in Chicago, said that Deltec and its chairman, Jean Chalopin, were unaware of FTX's misconduct before it was made public: "The new allegations rely heavily on unverified statements by individuals, and as far as we know, these people are settling with the plaintiffs in exchange for providing information."
Lawyers in the filing said that Caroline Ellison, CEO of Alameda Research, worked with them in settlement negotiations and handed over 7,000 pages of Telegram chat records.
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CertiK posted on X platform stating that an old hacker (frontrun-bot) has launched another attack. The vulnerability occurred because the parameters of the proxy contract were not controlled, leading to the possibility of any DELEGATECALL. Currently, the victim has suffered a loss of approximately 11,400 USDC.
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Christine Kim, Vice President of Research at Galaxy, summarized the 181st Ethereum Core Developer Execution (ACDE) conference call. The developers shared the latest updates on their preparations for activating the main network upgrade for Dencun, and discussed various Ethereum Improvement Proposals (EIPs).
Most of the proposed changes are included in the Pectra upgrade, while other proposals are proposed as "retrospective" EIPs, which means that changes to protocol rules will be applied retrospectively to all Ethereum transactions since its inception.
Barnabas Busa, a development and operations engineer at the Ethereum Foundation, said his team is synchronizing nodes to the Ethereum main network in preparation for a shadow fork. Developers plan to execute the Ethereum main network shadow fork to upgrade Dencun after all final client versions for Dencun are released.
The client team plans to release the final version of Dencun later next week. Busa said his team will upgrade their nodes to these versions shortly thereafter, and plan to complete the main network shadow fork by February 23 (Friday). Once the results of the shadow fork are out and positive, he will continue to publish official EF blog posts announcing the main network activation date for the Dencun upgrade as March 13.
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Tokenized trading project Neutral and German brokerage DLT Finance have partnered to establish a blockchain-based carbon credit exchange. This is the first project approved by the German financial regulatory authority BaFin.Neutral's CEO stated that they provide technical support while DLT Finance provides regulatory support. The exchange will provide liquidity for traditional traders, making it as easy to handle as other commodity trades.
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The Hong Kong government announced that the legislative proposal for establishing a licensing system for virtual asset over-the-counter trading service providers will begin a two-month public consultation, with a deadline of April 12th, 2024. This legislative proposal aims to improve the regulatory framework for virtual asset activities and promote the sustainable development of virtual assets and Web3 based on the principle of "same business, same risk, same rules". The proposal includes requiring businesses that provide any virtual asset and cash trading services in Hong Kong to apply for a license from the Commissioner of Customs and Excise, covering all over-the-counter trading services, whether provided through physical stores or other platforms. In addition, the Commissioner of Customs and Excise will be empowered to supervise compliance by licensed persons and enforce the statutory and regulatory requirements of the new system. The government stated that this is to address the risks of money laundering and terrorist financing and protect investors. The public and stakeholders can submit their opinions to the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau by mail or email.
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According to ChainAegis monitoring, the DOGWIFHAT token on the BNB Chain is suspected of experiencing a Rug Pull, and the price of the token has now fallen by 100%.
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According to the official announcement, the ETC hard fork has now been completed, and Upbit will resume support for ETC deposits and withdrawals. Thank you for your patience and understanding.
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Many believe that complete decentralization of finance is inevitable, but there are three major obstacles that must be overcome for DeFi to surpass traditional payments. Firstly, gaining consumer trust and buy-in is difficult as people may prefer to use third-party financial services. Secondly, financial institutions are hesitant to adopt DeFi due to increased fraud risk and potential revenue loss. Lastly, the lack of government oversight is a challenge as it may be difficult to enact legislation and consumer protection agencies without a centralized system. While DeFi presents challenges for regulators, some level of centralization may be necessary to prevent tax evasion and criminal activity. A balance between decentralization and centralization is needed to create a fully realized payment solution.
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On September 28th, financial technology company NAKA launched a payment solution and a self-hosted payment card that are both based entirely on smart contracts and comply with the EMV (Europay, Mastercard, and Visa) standard.
NAKA's new payment solution and self-hosted payment card will undergo initial testing in Switzerland and El Salvador, both of which have developed POS terminal infrastructure and accept Bitcoin payments, making them ideal for evaluating NAKA's new products.
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The dYdX community has voted to appoint three new trustees for DOT. Due to the proposal and Chaos Labs resigning from their trustee positions, the new trustees for DOT are as follows:
Shaun Musuka - newly added;2. Areta (formerly of web3 studio) - newly added;3. Valentin Prossliner - newly added;4. Joanna Pope;5. Christoph Sonn; #BTC!

On February 17th, according to Lookonchain monitoring, in the past two weeks, 83 new wallets (possibly belonging to the same institution) have withdrawn a total of 11,097,687 LINK tokens ($216.4 million) from Binance.
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