The investigator will help the UK's National Crime Agency form a dedicated cryptocurrency team to minimise the industry's potential risks. This and more news is in this handy daily digest so you're always up to date with the latest developments in the crypto world.
UK to create cryptocurrency research team
📍The UK's National Crime Agency has opened a recruitment for a cryptocurrency investigator and will pay him more than 40.000 euros a year. The job offer was published through the UK government's job portal.
In application, the government agency says it is looking for a crypto investigator to create a team specializing in cryptocurrencies and digital assets. Whoever wins the position will be responsible for developing investigations, offering advice and creating tactical strategies in cases related to cryptocurrencies.
Applicants for the position will need to have a thorough understanding of how cryptocurrencies and blockchains work, as well as certified experience in cryptocurrency training and the ability to provide strategic and tactical advice to investigators and officers of all ranks, the agency said.
New details on the development of Shibarium
📍The source code for Shiba Inu's Shibarium layer 2 solution is available in the GitHub repositories. Unification, one of the blockchain teams that have collaborated with Shib in the development of Shibarium, has shared some of the codes of the decentralized blockchain ecosystem on GitHub.
On the other hand, on Twitter, the developers of Shibarium indicated this Wednesday that the beta version of the ecosystem could be arriving soon, while also confirming that the BONE token will be the only token that will be used within the ecosystem to pay gas fees.
Rumors about Shibarium’s imminent arrival pushed the price of BONE up by more than 10% on Wednesday and 30% in the past 7 days, according to data from CoinMarketCap. The crypto community expects the beta launch of Shibarium to take place later this month.
Web3: Over $7.000 Billion in Funding in 2022
📍Report reveals Web3-related companies and projects raised $7.100 billion in funding last year. The report was published by Metaverse Post, indicating that the social media, gaming, and Metaverse sectors saw the most interest and, therefore, the most funding from investors throughout 2022.
Other sectors of interest to Web3 investors were infrastructure, virtual and augmented reality and artificial intelligence, the portal said.
Spirits are coming to the Metaverse
📍One of the world's leading spirits brands is entering the world of the Metaverse and NFTs. The Absolut Company, considered the fourth largest company in its niche, has filed several trademark patents related to the virtual world.
Trademark attorney Mike Kondoudis indicated on his Twitter account that the Malibu brand, The Absolut Company's best-selling Caribbean rum, will be coming to the Metaverse. The company's patent application submitted to the USPTO reveals its plans to create virtual drinks, bars, restaurants, and virtual goods stores, and even develop software for trading crypto assets and NFTs.
Other companies in the beverage industry, such as cognac maker Hennessy, have also shown interest in NFTs. In late 2022, Hennessy announced the launch of a collection of NFT tokens that will serve as membership passes for its new Eleven coffee shop.
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