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The founder (or founding group) behind Shiba Inu, the so-called “Dogecoin Killer” has erased all traces of his content from the internet. Every last tweet and blog disappeared from his Twitter and Medium accounts for no apparent reason. The founder Ryoshi’s Twitter account of nearly 200,000 followers no longer displays any posts, nor a bio. Perhaps more strangely, its profile picture has changed to the famous Tibetan Yogi and Buddhist Jetsun Milarepa. The account’s banner image has also changed to…

The Chinese province of Shenzhen plans to distribute 30 million digital yuan (eCNY), or approximately $4.5 million, to its residents. A local news outlet reported this news earlier today, noting that the government plans to distribute the funds in the form of red packets. According to the report, the province has partnered with eight banks in this initiative. They include Bank of China, Agricultural Bank of China, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, and China Construction Bank. The rest include…

Get the weekly summary of crypto market analysis, news, and forecasts! This Week’s Summary The Crypto Market ends the week at a total market capitalization of $1,215 trillion. Bitcoin goes below $30,000 following a 2% drop this week. Ethereum lost almost 11% of its value over the past seven days. XRP decreased by nearly 7% this past week. Almost all altcoins are trading in the red, with very few exceptions. Terra 2.0 launched and surged to $30 before dropping to…

Terra isn’t dead: the network is back up and running on a new blockchain, focusing on a more decentralized governance model. The community is making no attempts to revive its recently failed TerraUSD (UST) stablecoin. It has, however, re-launched a new version of the LUNA governance token, restarting its supply at 1,000,000,000 tokens. Here are the facts on the new blockchain, the reasons for its launch, and the new token’s airdrop/ distribution. Background on Terra 2.0 Terra 2.0 (now known…

A strategy to penetrate the $3 trillion Islamic market. Marhaba (MRHB), a Muslim-centered DeFi platform, is launching the world’s first Sharia-backed NFTs certification.  The system involves a process where NFTs projects will be submitted to a Sharia administrative board. This panel will review the artwork’s compliance with Sharia Modesty and ethical code. Halal NFTs receive a Blockchain minted certificate curated by Sharia Experts LTD, an Islamic advisory platform for web3 projects.  Mohammed Naquib, the founder of Marhaba, explained how the…

According to a recent NFT research, India ranks first among 26 countries on the basis of play-to-earn (P2E) gaming adoption. Indian Players Outnumber Hong Kong's and UAE's As per the survey, approximately 34% of respondents in India have experience with play-to-earn games. To be clear, play-to-earn games are blockchain-based games in which players receive incentives with real-world value. Since the outbreak of the pandemic and the rise of the work-from-home culture in India, the popularity of P2E games has soared.…

Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) has given a specific date for when her long-awaited crypto regulator bill will be unveiled. The legislation will help to sort cryptocurrencies under appropriate regulatory labels and federal jurisdictions. According to a tweet from the senator on Friday, the final version of her bill will be released on Tuesday, June 7th. Lummis has spent months working on the bill alongside Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), announcing it as early December 2021. The bill will reportedly provide sweeping…

Cardano Founder Charles Hoskinson has shared details of a week-long trip to Washington D.C, where he met with US lawmakers to discuss crypto-related policies. In a Youtube video, Hoskinson related his conversations which he says are another step towards changing how regulatory entities view the crypto industry. Crypto Policies in Need of Major Work Charles Hoskinson has reportedly spent the past few days mulling over the best course for regulation. In fairness, Hoskinson has always pushed clarity in government interactions…

Terraform Labs has announced plans to burn 1.3B UST from the community pool following a successful governance vote. After the "Rebirth of Terra" passed some days ago - the burn proposal is the latest in Terra's ultimate revival plan.  Terra will Absorb the UST Supply On Thursday, the burn idea, proposal 1747, passed with staggering support from the Terra community. 99.3% of participants in the vote (154.579 million) pushed for TFL to destroy a huge part of the UST supply. …