• Fluidity Money, a DeFi protocol, has launched a cashback program with Request Finance. • Customers are rewarded in stablecoins when they make payments using the app. • The rewards are financed by yield generated from depositing stablecoins into a smart contract. Fluidity Money Launches Cashback Program Fluidity Money, a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol, has launched a cashback program with Request Finance, an enterprise crypto payments app. Both customers and merchants can receive rewards in the form of stablecoins when

• Metacade has raised over $10 million from its presale. • The token will be listed on Bitmart and Uniswap at the end of March. • Tyler Lange, Principal Product Designer, was recently hired to help with front-end development. Metacade Raises Over $10M in Presale Play-to-earn favorite Metacade continues to draw investor attention after raising more than $10m, as it now enters the penultimate stage of the presale. With confirmed listings on Bitmart and Uniswap due after the presale ends

Summary NFT Wash Trading is a form of market manipulation used to inflate trading volumes on the blockchain. Wash trading is not exclusive to NFTs and digital currencies, but can also be done with traditional assets. Traders participate in wash trades for various reasons, such as receiving incentives or rewards from trading platforms. What Is NFT Wash Trading? A wash trade is any exchange where a single trader is both the buyer and the seller in a transaction. This is

• U.S. Federal Judge declared that NBA Top Shot NFTs are securities • Former SEC branch chief Lisa Braganca advises Crypto Twitter to stop using emojis when referring to NFTs or crypto • Judge Victor Marrero used screenshotted rocket emoji as evidence in the ruling U.S. Federal Judge Declares NBA Top Shot NFTs Are Securities Yesterday, U.S. Federal Judge Victor Marrero declared that NBA Top Shot Non-Fungible Token (NFT) digital collectibles are securities, according to the United States Securities and

Summary of the article Bitcoin and Ethereum have seen a significant price increase over the past few days. BTC is currently trading at $24,640 while ETH is valued at $1,680. Both Bitcoin and Ethereum are displaying a bullish bias from a technical perspective. Bitcoin Price Technical Analysis Bitcoin’s price has been showing strength recently, climbing nearly 10% over the past 24 hours to its current price of $24,640 at the time of writing. The leading digital asset successfully surged above

• Lido Finance has released version 2 of its staking protocol, introducing new features for post-Shanghai Ether (ETH) withdrawals. • Two modes, Turbo and Bunker, will be available for withdrawing staked ETH. • The upgrade also focuses on decentralizing the network by assigning validators through a staking router. Lido Finance Unveils Version 2 Lido Finance has unveiled version 2 of its protocol which launched with new upgrades in preparation for the much-anticipated Shanghai update. This is the company’s largest upgrade

• North Korean hackers responsible for the Harmony Bridge attack have attempted to launder an additional $27 million in Ethereum (ETH). • The hackers tried to move the funds through exchanges, similar to how they moved the $63.9 million on January 13th. • Some exchanges acted quickly and froze part of the stolen assets. North Korea’s infamous Lazarus Group has once again made headlines, this time for attempting to launder another $27 million in Ethereum (ETH) after their successful raid

Bullet Points: • Decrypt Studios held the inaugural Crypties awards gala in December 2022 at Art Basel in Miami. • The evening was sponsored by Polygon, Filecoin Foundation, Lamina1, Async, BeetsDAO, The Gold Mask, Gem Set, Breakout, Anonymous, Infinite Objects, Ape Water, Decentralized Pictures, and Vault 721. • Crypto Unicorns won the Cryptie for Game of the Year at the event, with other nominees in the category being Stepn, Zed Run, and Blankos Block Party. On December 6, 2022, Decrypt

Bulletpoints: -Blocknative CEO Matt Cutler spoke at 0xpo Crossroads in San Francisco -The Crypties 2022 awards gala was held at Art Basel in Miami -Kathleen Breitman and a panel of venture capitalists discussed raising in a bear market at 0xpo Summit At the end of December 2022, Decrypt Studios held the inaugural Crypties awards gala at Art Basel in Miami. Emceed by Josh Ostrovsky („The Fat Jewish“), and with presenters from a range of crypto projects, statuettes were awarded in

Bulletpoints: -Phantom Co-Founder Francesco Agosti gave an interview at 0xpo Crossroads in San Francisco -The Crypties 2022 award ceremony was held in Art Basel Miami with Josh Ostrovsky as the emcee -Kathleen Breitman of Tezos, Clay Robbins of Slow Ventures, Soona Amhaz of Volt Capital, Sarah Guo of Conviction and formerly Greylock, and Alex Strzesniewski of AngelBlock discussed raising venture money at 0xpo Summit in San Francisco On November 3rd at 0xpo Crossroads in San Francisco, Decrypt’s Jason Nelson sat