$600 Million Crypto Hack & Lionel Messi Becomes Socios Ambassador! [ Crypto Espresso 03.30.22 ]

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•Axie Infinity ‘Here to Stay’ After $614M Stolen from Ronin Network in Biggest Crypto Hack Ever

A jaw-dropping 173,600 ETH and 25.5 million USDC was taken by hackers in two transactions on March 23, but the exploit was only discovered six days later.

https://coinmarketcap.com/alexandria/article/axie-infinity-here-to-stay-after-614m-stolen-from-ronin-network-in-biggest-crypto-hack-ever

• Furious Bitcoiners Call Ripple’s Co-Founder ‘Judas’ for Giving $5M to Greenpeace Climate Campaign

Greenpeace’s “Change the Code, Not the Climate” initiative urges exchanges, miners and billionaires to implement a “basic code change” that would move Bitcoin’s blockchain to Proof-of-Stake.

https://coinmarketcap.com/alexandria/article/furious-bitcoiners-call-ripple-s-co-founder-judas-for-giving-5m-to-greenpeace-climate-campaign

• Fan Tokens: Lionel Messi Becomes Socios Ambassador in ‘$20M’ Three-Year Deal

The Argentine footballer, who was long associated with FC Barcelona, is going to appear in “multiple educational and promotional campaigns.”

https://coinmarketcap.com/alexandria/article/fan-tokens-lionel-messi-becomes-socios-ambassador-in-20m-three-year-deal

• Forget Cash and Cars — NFTs Seized from Criminals for First Time Ever By Dutch Police

The crypto collectibles were seized because they are proceeds of criminal offenses, and they belonged to two men suspected of selling private data.

https://coinmarketcap.com/alexandria/article/forget-cash-and-cars-nfts-seized-from-criminals-for-first-time-ever-by-dutch-police

• Opera’s Crypto Browser Integrates Eight Major Blockchains in Push to Bring Millions of Users to Web3

Opera wants to “seamlessly onboard millions of users to Web3” in an environmentally conscious way — and embracing multiple networks helps to ensure that it remains “chain agnostic.”

https://coinmarketcap.com/alexandria/article/opera-s-crypto-browser-integrates-eight-major-blockchains-in-push-to-bring-millions-of-users-to-web3

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