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Co-founder of the Milady Maker NFT collection Charlotte Fang no longer holds their position as CEO. After Twitter users kicked up an uproar concerning their ties to certain racist and homophobic blog posts and possibly a suicide cult, Fang quit the project. 0xngmi's Allegations DefiLlama analyst 0xngmi made the allegations in a thread showing tweets from Miya's old account. Miya compares black people to gorillas in these posts and says "strong male figures" are necessary to tame women. The poster…

Police Demand that Korea's Big Five Exchanges Cooperate.   Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency has issued a request to five crypto exchange companies to freeze Terra’s Luna Foundation Guard’s assets. They reportedly took action following their discovery of suspicious pointers to embezzlement in the foundation’s funds. Terra USD (UST), an algorithmic stablecoin, depegged from its $1 peg, crashing to less than 10 cents earlier this month. Its sister coin LUNA also plummeted to almost zero, eliciting a backlash among its holders…

Longtime electronic game giant, GameStop, has announced the release of its beta NFT wallet. The unveiled wallet is the first step to GameStop's goal of a native Ethereum-based NFT marketplace. GameStop Wades in Web3 Waters On Monday, 23rd May, GameStop took to its official Twitter account to publicize the development. The new wallet, downloadable on GameStop’s website, would allow users to send and receive digital assets without leaving their web browsers.  https://twitter.com/GameStop/status/1528693604364976129?s=20&t=xkghM9-X6-nnLMg4U5cgQQ According to the announcement, GameStop’s wallet boasts Ethereum…

Says It Is For Information Purposes Only. Terraform’s founder, Do Kwon shared a burn address for Luna Tokens on May 21st contrary to his former plan. Two days later, he has added warnings that people who decide to use the address have nothing to gain, in his own opinion. After the crash of the Terra ecosystem, Do Kwon had made several failed efforts to revive the continuous downward spiral. The most recent of those is the hard fork he proposed.…

Africa could become a powerhouse in the blockchain space in the near future, according to research.   Swiss investment company Crypto Valley Venture Capital has highlighted the rise in the volume of funding that has entered Africa’s blockchain space in recent times. In a recent release, the firm noted a substantial increase in this year’s Q1 funding compared to 2021’s. Venture Funding Grows 11 Times in Q1 2022 The Swiss company CV VC recently released its publication, The African Blockchain…

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 $1,286 trillion. Bitcoin manages to withhold the $30k level after a disappointing week. Ethereum lost almost 3% of its value over the past seven days. XRP decreased by nearly 3% this past week. Almost all altcoins are trading in the red, with very few exceptions. The DeFi sector lost over $0.3 billion from the…

Zhao Changpeng, founder and CEO of the global cryptocurrency exchange platform, Binance, recommends that individuals diversify their investments.  Although Zhao, also known as CZ, warned that he doesn’t necessarily follow his own advice as well. The CEO also assured that Binance users’ funds were "SAFU", as users dread another Terra repeat. "Investment Wise, I'm Not a Good Example" In a Reddit AMA – which means Ask Me Anything – the 44-year-old billionaire briefly discussed a myriad of topics in response…

The Government of Cyprus has laid down its own digital assets laws to administer cryptocurrency transactions. It is very likely Cyprus could adopt the new bill before the EU reaches a consensus regarding its own regulatory structure. Kyriacos Kokkinos, an official of the Cyprus government, shared this information in a fintech meeting at Larnaca. Government Supports Crypto Usage Also a member of the European Union, Cyprus has a reputable position in the consortium when it comes to innovation. Just last…

More than 50% of European families have some investment in digital currency.   The average European family sees crypto as a viable investment and savings option. This data comes from several recent surveys conducted over different demographic areas. Despite the volatility of the crypto space, as recent events highlight, it has seen a continuous rise in new investors. More people are committing to crypto investments and many of them are taking steps to buy into the growing market.  The flurry…