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No, Cryptocurrency is Not Anonymous: It is Pseudonymous
On Wednesday, the U.S. Secret Service (USSS) announced that it has seized more than $102 million in crypto across 254 cases since 2015.
In an interview with CNBC, David Smith, USSS assistant director of investigations, said that blockchain’s properties like transparency and immutability helped the authorities do so. Four New Cryptocurrencies Launched on Robinhood Crypto
Robinhood Crypto platform has announced the addition of new cryptocurrencies. Users will now be able to buy and sell Shiba Inu (SHIB), Solana (SOL), Polygon (MATIC) and Compound (COMP). In the near future, it is also planned to add options such as loading wallets and withdrawing funds. 
Australia will penalize for unscrupulous advertising of crypto-exchanges
ASIC (Australian Securities and Investments Commission) stated that financiers who promote cryptocurrency projects can provoke people for reckless investment of assets. The country establishes liability for this. Influential people from the world of finance were warned about it by ASIC. SHIB: The Metaverse. Over 100,000 land plots for sale in Ethereum
The details of the Shiba Inu metaverse have become known. Initially, the project was supposed to be launched under the name Shibverse, but later it was changed to SHIB: The Metaverse. The developers plan to use all existing ecosystem tokens. The team expects its own metaverse to become a powerful tool for the development and popularization of Shiba Inu. 
South Korean technology company LG Electronics Inc. wants to enter the cryptocurrency sector
On Thursday, a meeting of shareholders took place, at which it was decided to integrate the blockchain into the company’s development plan. According to the Korean JoongAng Daily media resource, the corporation’s charter refers to the “development and sale of blockchain-based software” and “the sale and mediation in cryptocurrency.” 
Wikimedia Foundation plans to stop accepting donations in digital currencies
The non-profit charitable organization Wikimedia Foundation is going to refuse contributions in cryptocurrencies. 71.17% of Wikimedia community users voted for this decision. The survey was conducted from January 10 to April 12, 2022. About 400 users participated in it. The calculation did not take into account the votes of unregistered participants and users who created new accounts. Metaverse Poised to Become Most Popular Way to Buy and Sell Crypto
According to a new study by API provider Agora, most developers recognize the importance of the metaverse despite having certain reservations: “Depending on who you ask, the metaverse is everything and nothing. A place where everyone is already meeting to work, live and play out their lives digitally. Or a place that really does not even exist yet. Either way, it is a place of fascination for technophiles and technophobes alike.” Crypto staking: how to make money on crypto assets
Staking is one of the popular ways to generate passive income from digital assets. It makes the cryptocurrency work and does not require its sale. Also, cryptostaking is often seen as a counterbalance to cryptomining, associated with growing energy consumption and high environmental impact. A school in the UAE offers to pay for education with cryptocurrency
The Dubai-based Citizens School, starting in September 2022, offers to pay for education with cryptocurrency. It will be a pioneering school in the Middle East, providing parents with flexible payment options in both fiat and digital money. The Japanese government will review the Foreign Exchange Law to close backdoors for sanctions evasion
The Japanese government has stated that it will look for an opportunity to close any backdoors for sanctions evasion against the Russian Federation.
On Monday, the Japanese government made a statement that the country’s currency legislation will be revised in order to prevent Russia’s attempts to evade Western sanctions restrictions with cryptocurrency assets. For this purpose, during the next meeting of the Japanese Parliament, the Kishida government will revise the Law on Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade. This was reported to the Reuters news agency by Hirokazu Matsuno, chief secretary of the Cabinet of Ministers of Japan. 