📅 Apple's mixed-reality headset to launch in 2023
Will feature content created by Hollywood directors
⠀
⠀
Hey Waivly Crew! 🌊 On Saturday, Bored Ape Yacht Club’s Discord server got compromised, resulting in over 200 ETH worth of NFTs stolen from users. Japan's parliament has passed a bill that clarifies the legal status of stablecoins.
⠀
Want more from us at Waivly? Join Waivly+, the premium Waivly membership with exclusive content, resources, giveaways, events, and so much more, all blended together into one super low-cost and quick to join subscription 🎉 Head over to our website and hit “Subscribe” to get onboard!
Bored Ape Yacht Club Discord server compromised
On Saturday, Yuga Labs’ Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) and the Otherside got exploited, resulting in over 200 ETH ($363K) worth of NFTs stolen from users.
⠀
OKHotshot, a well-known analyst in the NFT space, alerted his followers early Saturday morning that a Yuga Labs Community Manager got his Discord account breached, allowing scammers to promote a phishing scam in BAYC and the Otherside’s servers.
⠀
"We are still investigating, but if you were impacted, email us at discord@yugalabs.io," the BAYC team wrote on Twitter hours after the attack, adding a reminder that the project will never offer surprise mints or giveaways.
⠀
This was sadly not the first time BAYC fell victim to scammers, as in April, a hacker gained access to BAYC’s Discord server through a webhook and quickly stole dozens of NFTs via a phishing link. Later in the month, the project’s Instagram account was hacked to much worse effect, with over 91 NFTs worth around $2.8 million stolen from users.
⠀
In response to the recent phishing attacks, Yuga Labs Co-Founder Gordon Goner said on Twitter that there needs to be a better messaging platform that puts security first, as Discord simply “isn’t working for Web3 communities.”
Apple’s mixed-reality headset may include content from Hollywood directors
Apple has reportedly enlisted Hollywood directors to create video content for its highly-anticipated mixed-reality headset.
⠀
According to The New York Times, Apple is working with Mandalorian and Iron Man director Jon Favreau, who executive produces Apple TV+ original series Prehistoric Planet, to bring the show’s dinosaurs to life on the headset.
⠀
Citing three people familiar with the project, The Times stated the headset is “expected to ship next year.” The headset will feature a design that’s similar to a pair of ski goggles and offer users unique virtual- and augmented-reality experiences.
⠀
While there’s very little chance we’ll see Apple show off the mixed-reality headset at its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) later this week, there is still plenty to get excited for. Rumours predict Apple will unveil multiple new computers featuring the company’s next-gen silicon M2 chip.
The Waves
🍦 Snoop Dogg to open NFT-themed restaurant
👏 Unstoppable Domains gifts women in Abu Dhabi free blockchain domains
✈️ Crypto exchange FTX expands to Japan
🐰 Warner Bros. announces Looney Tunes NFT collection
NFT Special
Sanuri Zulkefli is a traditional artist based in Malaysia. His artwork is focused on storytelling. In one image, you can see many things related to each other, which can create a story. Some art begins with the story, while others evolve parallel with the drawing.
⠀
City Edition Sports - Helmet collection
Cryptonaut is a sports enthusiast from Cincinnati, OH, who has worked for college and professional sports teams and is now using NFTs to give back to youth sports clubs in his local community. The City Edition Helmet collection is the first collection out of a three that features the jersey designs and cleats. The purpose of the designs is to showcase iconic landmarks or historical scenes that represent select cities in the U.S. and Canada.
⠀
Graphic Demon has been editing, designing, and taking photos for over ten years and recently started creating NFTs over the COVID-19 pandemic to stay busy. The Mind of Demon started as a Halloween collection and focuses on the underworld, ancient gods, new gods, and more.
Japan passes legal framework for Stablecoins
Over the weekend, Japan became one of the first nations to pass a landmark law that clarifies the legal status of stablecoins.
⠀
The bill, drafted by Japan's Financial Services Agency (FSA), was first announced in December 2021 and passed Parliament in March before being approved by a majority of House of Councillors members during a plenary session on Friday.
⠀
First reported by Bloomberg, the law defines stablecoins as digital money. All stablecoins in the country must be pegged to the yen or another legal tender. They must also guarantee holders the right to redeem them at face value.
⠀
Additionally, under the law, the issuance of stablecoins will be limited to registered banks, money transfer agents, trust companies, and other established financial institutions in Japan.
⠀
The new legal framework will reportedly take effect in 2023, with the FSA planning to introduce regulations for stablecoin issuers in the coming months.
Own and secure your crypto with Ledger
If you’re into cryptocurrency and own crypto assets, you need a secure place to store your coins and tokens. You probably already know that you shouldn’t store your crypto on an exchange due to potential hacks, not being solely in control of your crypto’s private keys, and for other reasons, and so a hardware wallet is the way to go and the best option to protect your private keys, therefore, you should make the move to a Ledger wallet.
⠀
Ledger wallets are an extremely secure and premium way to secure, manage, and grow your crypto assets with their Bluetooth-enabled hardware wallets, and easy-to-use app which lets you manage your portfolio on the go. They let you manage multiple assets, buy, sell, grow, and exchange crypto, gain financial freedom by you being in full control and ownership of your private keys, and so much more.
⠀
The wallets are really simple to setup, and to move your crypto over to, so there’s no reason not to secure your assets and take control of your cryptocurrency now and get yourself a Ledger device. You can manage 1800+ coins and tokens directly in the Ledger Live app once you’ve got your device up and running, so you’ll always have your entire portfolio covered.
Share The Wave
That wraps up today's newsletter. Thank you for reading through, and we hope you liked today's content. Know someone else who would enjoy this newsletter just as much as you do? Send them to our website, and get them onboard the Waivly Crew and involved in The Wave. Get more from us on Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
⠀
Want more from us at Waivly? Join Waivly+, the premium Waivly membership with exclusive content, resources, giveaways, events, and so much more, all blended together into one super low-cost and quick to join subscription 🎉 Head over to our website and hit “Subscribe” to get onboard!
⠀
*Waivly+ is a premium Waivly membership. Join at anytime by clicking “Subscribe” on the Waivly website, and cancel anytime by heading to your account on Waivly.
*Waivly is an official affiliate of Ledger. See our Ledger Affiliate notice here.
Create your profile
Only paid subscribers can comment on this post
Check your email
For your security, we need to re-authenticate you.
Click the link we sent to , or click here to sign in.