Feb. 12 (Bloomberg) -- The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) UK announced on its website on Friday the withdrawal of its program aimed at funding conservation efforts through NFT sales. The organization said, "NFT is a highly controversial issue and we have a lot to learn about this new market, which is why we will now fully assess the impact of this trial and think about how we can best continue to innovate to engage our supporters." The NFTs, which were originally scheduled for release on February 3, are said to represent 13 endangered animal species such as the giant panda, Galapagos penguin and gorilla. The series includes approximately 7,900 NFTs, corresponding to the number of actual living members of each species in the wild. (The Block)

Melania Trump, the wife of former U.S. President Donald Trump, is known for her support of cryptocurrencies, but according to on-chain data, she allegedly repurchased her previously released "Head of State Collection, 2022" NFT for as much as $170,000, according to bitcoinist. " NFT. The "Head of State Collection, 2022" NFT, minted on the Solana blockchain, was bought in an auction transaction for about $170,000 (1,800 SOL), although Melania Trump's Although Melania Trump's representatives declined in a statement to say who purchased the NFT in question, on-chain data shows that the wallet that won the NFT auction was funded by the creator of the Melania Trump NFT, so the crypto community believes the move may have been a "wash trading," meaning that both the buyer and seller were the same person. The crypto community believes that this may be a "wash trading" operation, where the buyer and seller are the same person.

Lightspeed partner Jeremy Liew said in an interview that cryptocurrencies and the blockchain technology on which they are based are here to stay, but it remains to be seen whether bitcoin will evolve into a mainstream digital currency, according to Fortune. He gave one piece of advice: With enough disposable income, you may want to use 1% of your savings to buy bitcoin. Even if bitcoin drops to zero, it won't hurt. However, once Bitcoin takes off, it will be a joy to watch.

Feb. 11 - Dr. Mehmet C. Oz, a heart surgeon, television personality and U.S. Senate candidate, has applied to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to register trademarks covering a wide range of digital products, services and software. Dr. Oz's trademark registration application for virtual goods and services covers the fields of art, coin collecting, food, beverages, pajamas, eyewear, jewelry, cologne, beauty products, health products, fitness and exercise equipment, bedding, toys, games, comic phones, posters and kitchen appliances, indicating that the Turkish-American television host may be interested in occupying a broad market in the metaverse. Dr. Oz's trademark application also covers community forums and information streams about health, wellness and lifestyle for use in the virtual world, a continuation of an industry Oz tells about on The Dr. Oz Show, which he hosts. (The Block)

Cosmic Mission takes the development of community DAO as the core leading structure to link the development of ecology, which is supported by the community at home and abroad. The 800 whitelist is faster than expected.

 

CM is the ecological embodiment of the value of blockchain facing the age of the meta-universe. Its core goal is to establish a highly autonomous, secure, positive and powerful exchange and value mining blockchain network.

 

In 2022 cosmic Mission established meta-cosmic laboratory for the second quarter to accelerate the landing.

 

CM meta-universe is based on the community DAO as the link. The meta-universe chain tour created by CM adopts the combination of virtual and real scenes. On the basis of the current blockchain game, a variety of new scene elements are added, giving stronger rules of the game, making the game more interactive and entertaining, and more in line with the ultimate purpose of the game.

The 2021 Global Digital Economy Summit Forum, hosted by DTU Global, will be held at 8:00 am GMT+8 on December 30, 2021. 

The organizer, DTU Global, is a global enterprise that is deeply engaged in data integration, data analysis and application. The summit aims to explore the latest trends and technologies of the digital economy together with industry leaders, and conduct resource integration and in-depth cooperation to create services on the chain. Complete ecosystem.

There were also projects to share at the conference such as the launching ceremony of the Global Digital Trade Development Foundation DTDF, the FES Five Elements Bingo game, DTC Swap's DTC chain decentralized exchange and MBD digital terminal. In order to comply with the needs and changes of the global integrated market, this event brought together leaders in the digital industry from all over the world to share the latest trends and technologies in the global digital.

On Monday, JPMorgan Chase (JPM.US) CEO David Dimon told the International Finance Association's annual virtual conference that cryptocurrencies will be regulated by the government and that bitcoin is "worthless. He said, "Regardless of what other people think, the government will regulate it, and that will be for anti-money laundering purposes, bank secrecy laws and tax purposes."

Nov. 12,U.S. cybersecurity firm Kaspersky's investigation into the leak of the private keys of margin trading lending platform bZx found that the phishing attack against bZx was likely carried out by the Lazarus (Bluenoroff Advanced Persistent Group) group, which has a long history of attacking financial institutions and cryptocurrency currency exchanges, has close ties to North Korea, and is known as a state-sponsored hacking group. The Kaspersky investigation analyzed a number of attacks conducted by Lazarus in 2017, 2019 and 2020 and found similarities between the phishing emails for that private key incident and the tools used in previous attacks. In previous news, on November 5, the private keys deployed by the margin trading lending platform bZx at Polygon and BSC were compromised, resulting in the theft of more than $55 million in funds, in a phishing attack that targeted bZx developers.

 

Nov. 12,An anonymous investor has proposed to acquire 51 percent of the shares of bankrupt South African crypto investment firm Africrypt for $5 million. However, in exchange for the offer, the investor wants the plaintiff to drop all criminal proceedings against Africrypt's directors. According to Moneyweb, creditors of South African crypto investment platform Africrypt will vote on the compromise on Nov. 12, 2021. However, it will only become a court order if it is supported by 75% of the creditor group. This comes after the company collapsed when two of its young directors, Raees and Amir Cajee, reported a breach of the company's systems. Shortly after claiming that Africrypt had been hacked, Cajees disappeared with his investors' money, and Africrypt's investors therefore filed a legal action against the two directors. As part of the compromise offered to the creditors, the investor will pay $4 million to cover the creditors' claims against Africrypt. The remaining $1 million will be used to boost the company's working capital. In addition to trying to save Africrypt and protect two directors from possible criminal prosecution, the investor has proposed hiring the Cajee brothers and appointing liquidator Eugene Januarie to Africrypt's board of directors.

Nov. 12,Transcrypts, a blockchain-based document security services company, has announced a formal partnership with Doctors Without Borders (DWB), which had earlier begun on Oct. 14. Through the partnership, they have uploaded 6,500 immunization records to the blockchain, with the goal of reaching 76,000 by 2022. Most of the recorded immunizations are for the COVID19 vaccine, but the company says the ultimate goal is to store all patients' medical records on the blockchain, which can be accessed through the patient's cell phone. Note: Founded in Paris on Dec. 20, 1971, Doctors Without Borders is an international medical humanitarian organization of medical professionals from various countries, and is one of the largest independent humanitarian medical relief organizations in the world. The organization is funded primarily by private donations.