“Nasdaq Advisor Academy: Digital Assets”, the new training program designed by Nasdaq and Hashdex to educate financial sector professionals on the potential of cryptocurrencies and blockchain. This and more news in this handy daily summary so that you are always informed with the most recent events that occur within the crypto world.
Bitcoin and Blockchain Adoption
📍Nasdaq stock exchange and crypto investment fund Hashdex launch new digital asset education program. From its learning platform Nasdaq Advisor Academy, the American stock exchange and the crypto investment fund announced the launch of a free training course aimed at financial professionals and advisors. The course, called Nasdaq Advisor Academy: Digital Assets, will consist of 12 lessons covering everything related to the crypto and blockchain industry.
Those who take the course will be able to learn about the main cryptocurrencies on the market, Bitcoin y Ethereum, in addition to learning about Layer 2 solutions, DeFi, smart contracts, NFT, Metaverse, tokenization and cryptoeconomics. The course also covers other topics of interest in the crypto industry, such as security, custody, regulation and taxation. The new Nasdaq and Hashdex training program starts on March 8.
📍The multinational technology company Tencent applies for a patent for the development of concerts in the Metaverse. Tencent, one of the world's largest multinational technology companies, based in China, has applied to the country's National Intellectual Property Administration for a patent for holding virtual concerts in the metaverse. In September last year, Tencent registered several trademarks for use in the virtual world.
NFT and DeFi Markets
📍Investment bank and financial services firm Nomura to explore cryptocurrencies and NFTs Nomura President Kentaro Okuda said The company is restructuring its Future Innovation Company into a Digital Company, which will allow it to explore the world of cryptocurrencies and non-fungible tokens. The new company will go into operation next month. Nomura hopes to take an important step towards digital evolution and innovation to embrace new technologies, develop new services and explore the value and growth opportunities offered by the crypto industry.
📍Ukraine withdraws token airdrop one day after confirmation. Ukraine's deputy prime minister said the nation no longer has plans to issue fungible tokens. Instead, it will give NFTs to individuals and institutions that have supported the armed forces with their donations. “After careful consideration, we decided to cancel the airdrop”, reported.
Donations to Ukraine have exceeded $100 million, according to current figures released by the country's government. Of this total, about $50,9 million has been donated via cryptocurrencies.
📍Lido Finance, a staking protocol based on the Ethereum blockchain, receives $70 million from Andreessen Horowitz. American venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz has invested $70 million in the Lido Finance protocol. On Twitter, Andreessen Horowitz indicated that Lido Finance offers one of the best solutions for facilitating staking of digital assets on staking networks (PoS), such as Ethereum 2.0, so your investment will help the creators of this protocol to boost its development. Andreessen Horowitz revealed that it has also become a validator of the Ethereum 2.0 network on the Beacon Chain through its subsidiary a16z Crypto.
Rules and Regulations
📍Opensea blocks NFT marketplace users in compliance with US sanctions law. Ethereum's largest NFT marketplace Opensea announced on Twitter that as a company registered in the United States, it must comply with the country's sanctions policies. Opensea said it is required to block people on the US sanctions list from using the platform.
📍South Africa's Treasury Department is announcing new cryptocurrency regulations this year. South African financial authorities are working on developing new regulations and rules that will be applied to the crypto industry by the end of 2022. According to the report Published by the country's Treasury Department, the regulations will be based on the regulatory proposal prepared by the Intergovernmental Working Group on Fintech (IFWG) in mid-2021.
South Africa's Treasury said the new regulations will help minimize the risks of money laundering involving crypto assets in the country. They will also enable South Africa to comply with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) standards.
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