Japan: Fundraising with crypto 🇯🇵, Germany's blockchain funding rises 3% 🇩🇪, Bitcoin uses over 50% clean energy ☀️
Daily Crypto, Blockchain & Web3 Update 2023-09-15
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Japan to allow start-ups to raise funds by issuing crypto instead of stocks: Report (2 min read)
The Japanese government reportedly plans to permit start-ups to raise public funds through the issuance of crypto, assets, such as currencies, instead of stocks, local media has reported.
According to local media, Nikkei.com, this updated system is specifically applicable to a category of funds known as Investment Business Limited Partnerships (LPS).
Miner returns over $500k in BTC transaction fee overpayment to Paxos (2 min read)
The Bitcoin miner received 19.8 BTC in fees and has now returned the funds to Paxos, a blockchain infrastructure firm. Paxos claimed they made a mistake by paying over $500,000 in BTC transfer fees.
Germany's blockchain funding increases 3% amid market downturn: Report (2 min read)
Germany's share of global venture capital funding has hit a new record high in 2023, despite a decline in the global blockchain market, according to a report by Crypto Valley Venture Capital (CVVC).
Bitcoin clean energy usage reportedly exceeds 50%, Will Tesla start accepting BTC payments? (2 min read)
Elon Musk said in 2021 that Tesla would accept Bitcoin payments once miners were using roughly 50% clean energy sources “with positive future trend”, a benchmark that may have recently been met.
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Binance.US not cooperating with investigation, US SEC says in filing (2 min read)
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has accused Binance.US of non-cooperation in the ongoing investigation against the crypto exchange, according to a court filing dated Sept. 14.
Major Aussie bank takes next step to AUD stablecoin after Chainlink test transaction (2 min read)
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group is one step closer to launching its bank-issued stablecoin A$DC after the bank successfully executed a test transaction on Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol.
JPEX hikes withdrawal fee to almost $1k after Hong Kong watchdog warning (2 min read)
JPEX, a crypto exchange, raised its withdrawal fee to 999 Tether in response to a warning from Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC). The staff of the exchange has also been reportedly missing from its Token 2049 booth in Singapore.
AI startup Helsing raises $223 million in Series B funding for defense solutions (2 min read)
Helsing, a European AI defense company, announced on Sept. 14 that it raised $223 million (approximately 209 million euros) in Series B funding. General Catalyst, a venture capital firm, led the funding round. Swedish aerospace and automotive manufacturer Saab also participated as a strategic investor.
Meta’s Horizon Worlds launches on mobile and web in early access (2 min read)
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has finally made the move to expand his metaverse, Horizon Worlds, from virtual reality headsets to people’s smartphones and computers.
The 3D avatar-based social platform announced in a Sept. 15 blog post that it has started rolling out its first Meta Horizon world to mobile and the web in an early access state.
Matter Labs steps back as zkSync launches ecosystem portal managed by DappRadar (3 min read)
Matter Labs recently announced the launch of a new ecosystem portal for zkSync, managed by DappRadar, in what both partners are calling a step toward fully decentralizing the protocol.
Hong Kong politician responds to Vitalik's comments about crypto-friendliness (2 min read)
Johnny Ng, a member of Hong Kong's Legislative Council, responded to remarks made by Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin regarding Hong Kong's attitude towards cryptocurrencies on September 15th.