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Launched in September by two former Andreessen Horowitz executives, Bastion has acquired its first two money transmitter licenses in New Hampshire and Arkansas. Bastion, a new cryptocurrency startup created by former Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) executives, has secured two money transmitter licenses (MTL) in the United States. Bastion has acquired MTLs in New Hampshire and Arkansas, the first two licenses obtained by the firm, Bastion announced on Oct. 31. The new licenses, granted by the New Hampshire Banking Department and Arkansas Securities Department, will enable Bastion to offer services for fungible digital assets in each state. It has additional applications pending for MTLs in other U.S. states, the firm said. The license acquisitions enable Bastion to participate in activities related to the selling or issuance of payment instruments, stored value, prepaid access, as well as the receipt of money and digital currency to facilitate transactions with others in the states. The...

Flare has partnered with FlareDashboard, a community-managed database and dashboard providing data insights on Flare and Songbird infrastructure providers, enabling users to make informed decisions, per a press release on July 14.  Flare and FlareDashboard partner Flare aims to enhance transparency in its ecosystem by gaining valuable insights into the independent network infrastructure contributors who support its decentralized operations. Public platforms like Flare depend on a community of developers and other supporters. This compliance is part of the blockchain’s underlining principles of community and openness. Read more: Flare brings blockchain API to Google Cloud Marketplace Initially, Flare will prioritize data providers for Flare Time Series Oracle (FTSO), which offers decentralized price feed data to the network. The collaboration will gradually expand to include all infrastructure participants, validators, and State Connector attestation providers....

Bitcoin has seen around $167.47 million in NFT sales over the past 30 days, while StepN has integrated Apple Pay to remove barriers to entry to the app. Bitcoin, the next biggest NFT network? With nonfungible tokens (NFTs) still causing a stir among the Bitcoin community, the network has rapidly become the second-largest NFT chain, according to data from CryptoSlam. Looking at the 24-hour, seven-day and 30-day metrics, CryptoSlam data indicates Bitcoin has hosted the second -largest amount of NFT sales volume across the market. Over the past 30 days, Bitcoin has seen a whopping $167.47 million worth of NFT sales on secondary markets, though it’s still far behind the $395.95 million posted on Ethereum during that same period. Notably, Bitcoin is now well ahead of its nearest competition, including Solana and Mythos Chain, which have only seen $55.8 million and $35.4 million worth of sales over the past 30 days, respectively. 30-day NFT sales volume by blockchain. Source: CryptoSlam In...

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao emphasizes the need for a proper understanding of the crypto industry by regulators and active engagement by industry players to achieve regulatory clarity. In a fireside chat during the Hong Kong Web3 Festival, Changpeng Zhao (CZ), CEO of Binance, expressed that it is important for crypto regulators to have a deep understanding of the industry to facilitate proper crypto regulations. The fireside chat was moderated by Deng Chao, the CEO of Hashkey Capital. According to CZ, “There is a very natural tendency to borrow traditional financial industry regulations to apply to crypto . Crypto is different from banks and traditional financial industries” He went on to explain that knowing the answers to simple questions like how to classify different assets is important in deciding on regulations for the industry, as there are many types of crypto assets. Some assets may look like securities, others like commodities, or utility tokens, some may even have a combina...

Here are the most common tactics scammers employ when targeting crypto users and their wallets. Crypto security is one of the hottest topics for investors and companies actively working on creating better security solutions for the Web3 industry. Web3 Antivirus was created in an effort to make wallet security more accessible to all users in the space. The company offers a browser extension that helps users monitor wallet interactions and spot potential scams and malicious activity before investors fall victim to them. Below are the most common crypto scams and malicious tactics, and how to protect against them below as found through the experience of developing Web3 Antivirus. Malicious transactions Hacker tactics: While on a malicious site, the user can sign a transaction that grants access to all of their assets instead of making an NFT purchase transaction. The scammer would then be able to empty the user’s wallet, stealing assets for which access permission has been granted. User...

The program aims to help Web3 companies boost their media presence, community growth and brand awareness. The Web3 space is growing rapidly, and new startups are emerging daily. Overall investment into Web3 projects skyrocketed to $30 billion in 2021 and $36 billion in 2022, even amid the market crisis. While many projects have good ideas and a strong value proposition to bring to the space, this is a challenging field riddled with competition and a lack of trust from the broader audience. Cointelegraph has established itself as a leader in the digital asset, Metaverse and emerging technologies media business since 2013, and is now looking to help other rising stars reach their full potential. Cointelegraph is delighted to introduce its Accelerator Program — a startup booster leveraging Cointelegraph’s capabilities as a strong media and strategic partner for promising Web3 companies. Paul Solntsev, Head of Cointelegraph Accelerator, shared: “We are excited to expand our product suite...