The Daily LEO #298: Darknet Marketplace Crypto Crime Task Force & The First DAO-Funded Animated Film

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Markets Mixed Midday After Fed Chair Powell's Comments on Interest Rate Hikes

U.S. equities at midday were mixed as Fed Chair Jerome Powell told a House panel that he expects more interest rate hikes ahead because getting inflation under control “has a long way to go.” The Dow was slightly higher, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq declined.

Tech stocks, which are less attractive when borrowing costs rise...

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Goldman Raises Japan Stock Targets, Citing Corporate Reforms

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its targets for Japanese stocks after the market soared this year amid expectations for corporate reforms and solid fundamentals relative to overseas markets.

The Topix may reach 2,500 in 12 months, analysts including Kazunori Tatebe wrote...

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Blackrock’s spot Bitcoin ETF renews optimism, sparks wave of new filings

At least two investment firms have made new filings for spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETF) following investment colossus BlackRock’s move to lodge a similar application for its own spot Bitcoin ETF on June 15.

New York-based asset management fund WisdomTree is the most recent investment firm to lodge a new filing for a spot Bitcoin ETF. According to a June 21 filing to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), WisdomTree requested that the SEC ...

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Federal Agencies Form New U.S. Crypto Crime Task Force

A new U.S. task force comprising five federal enforcement agencies that regularly collaborate to investigate crypto and darknet crimes has been established, according to an announcement by the Department of Homeland Security.

Dubbed the “Darknet Marketplace and Digital Currency Crimes Task Force,” the new interagency group will investigate how criminal gangs within Arizona use crypto and the dark web for crimes including drug trafficking ...

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First Animated Film Funded by a DAO Brings Nouns NFT Collection to Life

Can a DAO also help produce movies? As of today, it looks like the answer is yes. Atrium, a network of independent Web3 artists and creators, has released the pilot for its episodic series "Nouns: A Movie," turning the popular non-fungible token (NFT) collection into entertainment. Led by former animators for Pixar, Netflix and Marvel, “The Rise of Blus: A Nouns Movie” is said to be the first animated film funded by a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) ...

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Decentralized Movie Database: A Major Hive Opportunity

Over the years, sites such as International Movie Database (IMDB) and Rotten Tomatos served as guides for people researching movies. These had information on different films, along with television shows.

Discover how Taskmaster discussed the idea of having a decentralized movie database on Hive.

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SPS Staking APR at 18.3% but still a better option in Splinterlands

The crypto market is a well-known Segment for generating passive incomes as there are multiple projects offering some rewards for holding their tokens. Even we have the option to deposit our cryptocurrency on certain platforms where we are rewarded with a certain percentage of APR that can be considered as a passive income. But what if you can earn almost 20% by staking the token which is not even a stable coin but returns are way higher? ...

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