The Daily LEO # 214 Facebook & IG Paid Verification, Web3 Gaming and US Home Sales

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Gary Wang, the mysterious FTX cofounder, is cooperating with prosecutors.

Gary Wang, the cofounder of FTX, has been a mysterious but critical player in the rise and spectacular fall of the crypto empire.

After pleading guilty to fraud in December, Wang is said to be cooperating with the prosecutors.

Throughout his time at FTX, Wang maintained a limited online presence and steered clear of media interviews, leaving the limelight to his cofounder, Sam Bankman-Fried.

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US Existing Home Sales Unexpectedly Decline In January, Record 37% YoY Collapse

Existing home sales had fallen for a record 11 straight months ahead of this morning's print for January, which consensus expected to reveal a 2% MoM rebound. However, existin home sales for January actually tumbled 0.7% MoM (well below the 2.0% jump expected) and the record 12th straight monthly decline with December's 1.5% decline actually revised even worse to -2.2% MoM...

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Meta Launches Paid ‘Verified’ Subscriptions for Facebook and Instagram

Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, is launching a paid subscription program called “Meta Verified” that allows for account verification with a blue badge—a move that models Twitter’s blue checkmark feature. Meta Verified is “a subscription service that lets...

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Crypto investors under attack by new malware, reveals Cisco Talos

Since December 2022, the two malicious files — MortalKombat ransomware and Laplas Clipper malware — have been actively scouting the internet and stealing cryptocurrencies from unwary investors. Anti-malware software Malwarebytes highlighted two new malicious computer programs propagated by unknown sources actively targeting crypto investors...

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Trading Platform eToro Gains New York BitLicense to Provide Crypto Services

Social investing and trading platform eToro secured a license to offer crypto services in the state of New York, the company said Tuesday.

The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) approved a virtual currency license – known as a BitLicense – for the platform’s eToro NY LLC subsidiary along with a money transmitter license. Together, the two will allow users in the state to access eToro’s “virtual portfolio, integrated social investing tools and be able to trade stocks, crypto and options” once the platform is operational.

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Game On: Why web2 game developers are adopting web3 gaming

In this episode of the SlateCast, Akiba, and Manel Sort discuss the differences between web2 and web3 gaming. Manel, the former general manager of King and current CEO of Games for a Living, explains that the development cycle for web3 gaming is still in its early stages. He notes that the gaming industry has gone through several major revolutions in the past, including the internet revolution that brought about the concept of free-to-play games as a service.

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Project Blank Dev Update | New Features Added to Open Alpha for Hive's Everything App
The newest features on Alpha are the updated Post button, the Account Switcher, Logout Button and some performance enhancements.

The Post button is just a quick visual thing we've been working on but will tie into a new feature we launch that will let you click that button and select from Post / Thread...

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LeoFinance Weekly Stats 02/13/2023 to 02/19/2023

Welcome to the weekly edition of the LeoFinance stats report.
This is a weekly report covering February 13 through February 19, 2023.

If you want to learn a bit more about the LeoFinance ecosystem and dig into the numbers, this is the place to be.

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