Portugal’s parliament, Assembleia da República, has rejected two bills that sought to tax cryptocurrencies. Livre and Bloco, two Portuguese left-wing parties, proposed the bills. However, both parties had little representation in Congress. The ruling Socialist Party, which holds the majority of seats in the legislative assembly, has not yet submitted any bill. This news comes on the heels of Portugal’s Minister of Finance, Fernando Medina, announcing that cryptos will be subject to taxation soon. Explaining the need for crypto taxation,…
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Hackers Compromise OpenSea Discord Again, Push Scam NFTs
Earlier today, a hacker gained access to NFT marketplace OpenSea's discord server, exploiting its channel for a phishing scam. This is the second time that the platform has fallen victim to this form of attack this year. Hacker Promotes Fake Collab Between Youtube and OpenSea According to reports and screenshots from participants in the server, the attacker took over one of OpenSea's bots. They then uploaded a string of posts sharing news of a collaboration between YouTube and the NFT…
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BitsCrunch Raises $3.6M in Funding for NFT Analytics Tools
BitsCrunch, a multichain NFT analytics firm, has secured $3.6 million in a recent funding round. Some of the cryptosphere's most powerful investment firms have contributed to this event. So, while the project is still developing, it clearly benefits from important industry support. What is BitsCrunch? BitsCrunch combines artificial intelligence with analytics tools to determine a fair price for NFTs. Additionally, it identifies wash trading warnings and calculates whether an NFT is genuine or fake. The company operates from Germany and…
3 months ago 625
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OpenSea Hack Victim Offers To Buy Back Bored Ape NFT From Hackers
A $2.2 million hacking attack victim offered to buy back one of the NFTs from the attackers, even as OpenSea froze its account. Todd Kramer, who goes by picasso5328 on NFT marketplace OpenSea, had 16 NFTs stolen. The collection included 8 Bored Apes and 7 Mutant Apes. He listed the stolen NFTs and asked OpenSea to freeze them. The largest NFT platform did so, and it banned the trading of the compromised NFTs. https://twitter.com/toddkramer1/status/1476546822910918666 The marketplace froze all the stolen NFTs…
5 months ago 715
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Employee Traded Insider Information, Opensea Confirms
Opensea NFT marketplace confirmed on the 15th that one employee was insider trading. The event came after several social media users accused one of their top executives of trading insider information. Opensea accepted publicly and announced the new policies they set against insider trading in the future. Opensea Employee Trading Information On Wednesday, Opensea confirmed that one of their employees had taken part in insider trading. Opensea is the largest NFT marketplace. It had trading volumes of over $3.3 billion in August.…
8 months ago 227
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Alto City – Location Inspired NFT Collectibles and More
The Alto City developers want to combine depictions of the world's top cities with the excitement surrounding the NFT market. The platform combines luck with a collection of rare artwork to create a fun user experience unlike anything else in the market. Users unlock new cities and artwork with every minting. Best of all, each NFT collectible is 100% unique. Your freshly-minted NFTs reach the OpenSea market automatically. This way, you can save time and effort when looking to resell…
8 months ago 208
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