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Yesterday, September 8, the death of Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain was announced. In just a few minutes, thousands of tokens with images of the deceased person poured onto the NFT trading platform OpenSea. At the moment, several collections in honor of the Queen of Great Britain are registered on the platform. Both rare […]

The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) has launched a project to combat counterfeiting and infringement of intellectual property rights on certain products. According to the document, for this, the agency will use non-fungible tokens (NFT) and blockchain – the organization has already found a high-level architecture for creating a system. Intellectual property owners will […]

Renowned car manufacturer Ford has filed 19 trademark applications with the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for virtual SUVs, trucks and even clothing. According to USPTO licensed attorney Mike Kondoudis, the company plans to launch its most popular marques in the metaverse, including the Mustang, Bronco, Explorer and F-150. In addition, Ford will sell […]

US SEC Chairman Gary Gensler said that cryptocurrencies should be considered securities, but the agency is ready to share the “regulatory reins” of the industry with the CFTC. Gary Gensler spoke at the New York Summit hosted by the Legal Practice Institute. He once again urged cryptocurrency companies to register with the US Securities and […]

Joshua David Nicholas, founder of the EmpiresX cryptocurrency platform that defrauded investors of about $100 million, has pleaded guilty to one of the charges. According to a statement on the US Department of Justice website, Florida resident Joshua David Nicholas referred to himself as the “chief trader” of the EmpiresX platform. His accomplices Emerson Pires […]

According to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), electricity consumption by miners in the United States has reached a significant figure – 50 billion kWh per year. As part of a study on the impact of cryptocurrencies on the climate, OSTP analyzed the use of blockchain and digital currencies, as well […]

Ethereum Name Service (ENS) and True Names have filed a lawsuit against registrars GoDaddy, Dynadot and Manifold Finance asking for the results of an auction for the sale of the .eth.link domain name to be cancelled. Reason for judicial trial was a series of events in which True Names and the Ethereum Domain Name Service […]

Toronto-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinberry reported that a software glitch occurred on the site, which allowed 546 users to take possession of about 120 BTC worth more than $2 million. Coinberry said that users initiated electronic money transfers to replenish their exchange account through the Interac e-Transfer service. They then bought BTC from the exchange, transferred […]

Cryptocurrency exchange Enclave Markets from San Francisco announced the launch of a trading platform on which investors are promised complete privacy. The new Enclave Cross service will allow institutional investors to trade blocks of digital assets at a market price without information leakage, representatives of the exchange promise. The product is designed as an over-the-counter […]

Crypto game developer Animoca Brands has raised $110 million in a new funding round. The largest investments during the round were made by such companies as GGV Capital, Temasek and Boyu Capital. Animoca Brands said the new fundraiser had little effect on its market valuation, but the company declined to say. In July, the company […]