One-Minute Blockchain News – April 19, 2022

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·       Pooyan Ghamari, the founder of Swiss company Counos Platform, has said in response to Elon Musk that Counos can build up a decentralized messaging system as explained in Counos Bit and is ready to help him to create a real decentralized messaging system. “Twitter – @GhamariPooyan”

·       Github has blocked the accounts of over a dozen Russian developers associated with organizations sanctioned by the U.S. treasury. “Coin Telegraph”

·       Iranians who use subsidized energy to mine crypto might go to jail. “Coin Telegraph”

·       Russian lawmakers are likely to impose new criminal liabilities for the anonymous use of noncustodial wallets and refusing to provide keys to authorities. “Coin Telegraph”

·       London based crypto exchange EXMO is selling its user bases in Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “Coin Desk”

·       The United States treasury department has tied the North Korean hacker group Lazarus to the more than $600 million hack of Axie Infinity platform. “Bloomberg Crypto”

·       Increased whale activity made Shiba the most used smart contract among the 2000 largest Ethereum wallets. “U Today”

·       Opera released a beta version of its Web 3 browser with a built-in crypto wallet on Friday for iOS devices. “Coin Telegraph”

·       The Iranian government wants to ramp up its ongoing crackdown on illegal crypto mining. “U Today”

·       South Korean company Hyundai has partnered with the Meta Kongz NFT project to create a limited collection of 30 NFTs launching sometime in May 2022. “Coin Telegraph”