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This Week in Web3: Top Headlines

Nigerian Central Bank Official Testifies Against Binance in Court

Olubukola Akinwumi, a Deputy Director at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) last Friday testified against Binance, accusing the exchange of illegal financial transactions and money laundering worth $35.4 million, explaining that Binance allowed users to hide their identities and use Nigerian currency in ways that violated CBN rules. Though Binance has suspended its peer-to-peer feature in Nigeria, Akinwumi highlighted that the platform still lets users deposit and withdraw Naira, which is a regulated activity that Binance isn't licensed for. This is part of a broader crackdown on crypto in Nigeria, following the country's National Security Adviser calling crypto a security threat and recent demands by the Securities and Exchange Commission for crypto exchanges to re-register or face consequences.

House Set to Revisit Controversial SAB 121

Next week, the U.S. House will revisit a controversial SEC rule, SAB 121, after President Biden vetoed its rollback in May. This rule mandates that firms holding cryptocurrency for customers must record these assets as liabilities, a move that has worried the crypto industry. The House needs a two-thirds majority to overturn Biden’s veto, a tough goal considering they need about 60 more votes. While some, like Alexander Grieve from Paradigm, think it’s possible due to past bipartisan support, others like Cody Carbone from the Chamber of Digital Commerce are skeptical, doubting they can sway enough members in time.

Tron Founder Justin Sun Announces Revolutionary Gas-Free Stablecoin Development

Justin Sun, the founder of Tron, shared exciting news on X about developing a new stablecoin that allows users to transfer funds without paying gas fees, as these fees will be covered by the stablecoin itself. Initially launching on the Tron blockchain and later expanding to Ethereum and EVM-compatible blockchains, the service is expected by Q4 this year. Sun believes this innovation will make it easier for large companies to use stablecoins, boosting blockchain adoption. While details on the gasless transfers are still under wraps, this stablecoin could rival PayPal's PYUSD and USDC transfers on Coinbase, both of which offer fee-free transactions in different ways. With USDC support on Tron recently dropped by Circle and Binance, Sun is motivated to make his native stablecoin a success.

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Catch up on our published articles for the week!

NEWS

• Mt. Gox Begins Crypto Repayments After Decade-Long Wait >>> Learn more
• Crypto Phishing Scams Reach New Heights: $314 Million Stolen in First Half of 2024, New Reports Reveals >>> Learn more
• New EU Guidelines Mandate Crypto Exchanges to Comply with AML Reporting by December 2024 >>> Learn more
• DWF Labs Launches $20M Cloudbreak Fund to Boost Web3 Innovation in Chinese-Speaking Regions >>> Learn more
• South Korea Ramps Up Oversight on Crypto Exchanges with New Monitoring System >>> Learn more
• Notcoin Partners with Helika to Launch $50M Gaming Accelerator on Telegram >>> Learn more
• Nintendo Shuns Generative AI in Game Development, Cites Intellectual Property Risks >>> Learn more
• Nigeria Unveils Plans for Research Centres Dedicated to AI, IoT, and Blockchain in Nigeria >>> Learn more
• Bitcoin Core Developers Introduce New “Critical Bug” Disclosure Policy to Enhance Security Communication >>> Learn more
• OKX Ventures Backs Compute Labs in $3 Million Pre-Seed Funding Round to Develop Tokenized GPU Market >>> Learn more
• US Spot Bitcoin ETFs Records $20.5 Million in Net Outflows as Daily Trading Volume Declines >>> Learn more
• Swiss Central Bank to Continue Institutional CBDC Trials for Two More Years >>> Learn more
• Bank of Russia Considers Legalizing Stablecoins for Cross-Border Transactions Amid Sanctions >>> Learn more
• Former Mt. Gox CEO Offers Reassurances As $7B Bitcoin Transfer Ruffles Feathers >>> Learn more

Spotlight on interesting projects 

Tezoro

Tezoro is a non-custodial service that allows you to reduce the risk of losing your crypto by ~100 times by creating a backup: a smart contract that can withdraw crypto from your wallet and transfer it to a backup address even if you've already lost access to your wallet or died. Tezoro is a non-custodial service. It helps you to prepare your backup, and you confirm it via your MetaMask and deploy it directly to the blockchain.

Nobody, including Tezoro, can change the amount or replace the backup address. The only thing you allow it to do is initiate the transfer at the moment you need it.

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