Influencer Hodlonaut Receives BTC 52 in Donations Ahead of the "Faketoshi" Battle, MEW Launches NFT Manager, Hodlnaut Denies a Police Investigation, and More News

Sep 5, 2022 • 3 min read

Within the MEW wallet app, MEW (MyEtherWallet) has introduced a mobile non-fungible token (NFT) Manager. The solution is a simple way to use Apple or Android mobile devices to access NFTs while on the go.
Applications are being accepted for the upcoming session of the Web3 Artist Cohort Program by the collaborative creative incubator and artist mentoring organization HIFI Labs. According to a statement from HIFI Labs, the program is intended to assist up-and-coming artists in overcoming challenges such a lack of resources like funding, knowledge, and strategic advice.
According to a statement, an NFT collection based on the well-known work of art Banksy Walled Off Hotel Box Set will go on sale exclusively on the NFT marketplace Magic Eden in September.Chingari, a social networking platform with a focus on cryptocurrencies, has announced the opening of Creator Cuts, a market place designed particularly for video NFTs.

The cryptocurrency lender Hodlnaut, which halted withdrawals earlier this month, has refuted rumors that a Singaporean police force is looking into it. In a statement, the company made it clear that while there is no police investigation, it is a party to two different judicial processes in Singapore.
Before a September 12 court hearing in Norway, Hodlonaut (Magnus Granath), a well-known crypto influencer and editor of the bitcoin publication Citadel21, said in a tweet that 1,891 people had donated BTC 52.679 and USD 30,000 to him. One anonymous BTC 47 (USD 1 million) donation was among the contributions. Hodlonaut is engaged in a legal dispute with Australian computer scientist and inventor of Bitcoin SV (BSV), Craig Wright, who asserts to be Satoshi Nakamoto, the person who created Bitcoin (BTC).
In an effort to get their money back, a group of claimants against the cryptocurrency lender Celsius (CEL) have banded together to hire attorneys and create an ad hoc group during bankruptcy hearings. Forkast stated on Tuesday that "A F," an active group member, claimed that money belonging to the group was locked up in a "withhold account" intended for users who are unable to use custody accounts due to regulatory constraints.

In the most recent cryptocurrency "rug-pull," the creators of Sudorare, an NFT platform that split off from the major NFT marketplace LooksRare, are said to have fled with more than USD 800,000. On Twitter, where the story was widely disseminated, one person referred to the effort as "an obvious rug."

According to a statement from the Swell Network team, the mainnet of the liquid Ethereum (ETH) staking protocol went live at 0:00 UTC on Tuesday. The initiative will launch in four phases, with today's launch marking the first of those phases.

TheWatch, a provider of blockchain infrastructure, declared on Tuesday that WatchData and WatchBlock have been updated to support Ethereum's Merge.

With involvement from the founder of the Chinese internet giant Tencent, Jason Zeng, C2 Ventures, Sfermion, and FBG Capital, Quivr, a decentralized social media network, revealed that it has secured USD 3.55 million in a seed round led by Infinity Ventures Crypto. According to the release, the investments will be utilized to get the platform ready for a public launch.
According to a press release, the Web3 media startup Avium, with a focus on Southeast Asia, has secured USD 2 million in pre-seed capital from strategic investors. Saison Capital, East Ventures, Mirana Ventures, and angel investors Ricky Ow and Hepmil Media Group were some of the investors in the round.

The Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) has awarded the US-based cryptocurrency exchange CoinZoom's Bermuda-based company CoinZoom Global, Ltd. a license under the Digital Asset Business Act (DABA), allowing it to act as a trading platform for non-US clients. Now that it is authorized to do business in Bermuda, CoinZoom Global, Ltd. can trade digital assets and offer services including custodial wallets and margin trading.