Bitcoin Halving, Updated EU rules for Crypto Transactions, and 7 interesting WEB3 Jobs listed

W/ more news from ENS Domains, Bitcoin Ordinals, Wu-Tang Clan, Apple & Tornado Cash

Hey Alphafellaz,

In exactly a week, I’ll touch down in New York for the NFT NYC conference - I’m beyond excited, especially as our Side Event Tracker has over 135 events listed already! Our Telegram group already contains over 360 degens. Let’s go! : ))

Anyway - I noticed y’all loved our newsletter's new WEB3 Jobs chapter, so I’ve added 7 other job listings to the bottom, containing vacancies for Azuki, Pudgy Penguins, Oasis Protocol Foundation, and more.

In the meanwhile, here are some interesting reads:

• The Bitcoin halving is about a month away

• Vitalik Buterin Unveils Ethereum Rainbow Staking

• DOJ Lawsuit Sheds Light on Apple’s Treatment of Crypto

— 🩸💀 AMERICAN RADASS

EU Updates Rules For Crypto Transactions

The European Union has updated its Anti-Money Laundering Regulation (AMLR) in a bid to combat money laundering and terrorism financing in the area. According to a recent post from Patrick Breyer, a member of the European Parliament, the new rules will apply to all financial institutions, including crypto-asset service providers (CASPs).

Under the new law, anonymous crypto transactions over 3,000 euros will be banned in commercial transactions.

Google Search Now Displays Wallet Balances for ENS Domains

Google has expanded its native support for Ethereum wallet balances to include Ethereum Name Service (ENS) domains.

This development was revealed by former ENS core team member Brantly Millegan.

📰 OTHER NEWS FROM THE PAST WEEKS

• Someone bought a CryptoPunk for $16M, again

• SEC’s Move To Classify ETH As A Security

• Bored Ape sold for 83% less than what Kevin Hart paid

• Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao to launch Giggle Academy

• Dogwifhat memecoin’s iconic photo sold as NFT for $4.3 million

• Bitcoin Ordinals NFT interest soars as NodeMonkes records 53% surge

• Gary Gensler’s SEC Requests $2.6 Billion to Crackdown on Crypto

• SBF lawyers slam ‘death-in-prison’ sentence proposal citing lack of losses

• No one seems to want $1,200 Coachella NFTs that double as VIP passes

• Coinbase secures CFTC approval to list Dogecoin futures

• BTC Under $10K? Bitcoin Price Flash Crashed on BitMEX to $8.9K

• Celsius looks to recover $2 billion withdrawn by 2% of accounts

• US Lawmakers believe crypto regulation could become law by Election Day

• OKX Ends Operations in India Due to Regulatory Constraints

• OKX Founder Could Be Under Investigation by US Authorities

• Russian Binance Alternative, CommEX, Closes Down

✨ NEW IN THE SPACE

• Wu-Tang Clan’s Ghostface Killah to drop new tracks as Bitcoin Ordinals

• X (Twitter) AI Grok Hints at Dogecoin Payments

• Immutable and Polygon Labs launch Inevitable Games Fund 

• Foundation Launches to Pioneer the Future of Decentralized Crypto Trading

• Figure raises $60M in bid to build a ‘differentiated’ crypto exchange

• Moondance Labs Raises $6 Million to Boost Tanssi Protocol Growth

• Alipay+ launches Web3-enabled voucher program on Avalanche

• Venture Capitalists Pour Millions Into AI Tokens

• Web3 Base Layer – Mystiko.Network Completed a 18 Million USD Seed Funding Round

• Unstoppable Domains Partners With Bitget To Deliver Digital Identities to 25M Users

💀 RUG PULLS

• Netherlands indictment alleges Alexey Pertsev aided in laundering $1.2 billion through Tornado Cash

• Here’s How a Hong Kong Housewife Lost $908K to Crypto Scammers

• Meme Coin Project Accidentally Destroyed All Its Tokens, Losing $10 Million

• US SEC Charges 17 in $300M Crypto Ponzi Scheme

• Genesis settles with SEC for $21M over Gemini Earn

• North Korean hackers have stolen $3B in crypto to bankroll weapons program

• Hacker Transfers $10M from 2023 Phishing Attack to Tornado Cash

👔 WEB3 JOBS

• Lead Writer @ Chiru Labs (Azuki)

• Crypto Engineering Manager @ Token Metrics

• Storyboard + Animatics Artist @ Pudgy Penguins

• Junior Project Manager @ Kadena

• Head of Risk @ FalconX

• Incubator Lead @ Nethermind

• Events Coordinator @ Oasis Protocol Foundation

🤓 DISCLAIMER: NFA & DYOR

This newsletter is a curated overview of the most exciting things I’ve read the past week, the projects I’ve researched, and the NFTs I’ll be trying to buy.

This means I’m - per definition - biased, so don’t consider this as financial advice, and keep doing your own research if you see something you like.