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OpenSea Reports Email Data Breach

NFT marketplace OpenSea recently reported an email data breach after discovering that an employee of Customer.io had leaked the platform’s customer data to an outside party. “The Hash” group discusses solutions for security issues in Web3, noting the benefits of wallet-based logins.

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OpenSea Reports Email Data Breach

An employee at an outside contractor tasked with managing OpenSea email newsletters copied the list of customer emails and shared it with an outside party, OpenSea says.

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Expensive NYC Building Listed on NFT Marketplace OpenSea

A New York City office building went on sale for $29 million, with the rights to purchase the property listed as a non-fungible token (NFT) on OpenSea. The listing’s price, however, was set in ether (ETH), which has plummeted over 40% since the start of June.

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OpenSea Migrates to Seaport Protocol in Bid to Lower Transaction Costs

The NFT marketplace says the move to the open source protocol could reduce gas fees by as much as 35%.

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Will Crypto Markets Be Regulated Like Traditional Markets? One NFT Lawyer Weighs In

“They [consumers] should have confidence that the marketplace works, and it's not stacked against them,” said NFT and Web 3 lawyer Moish Peltz on CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover” program.

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NFT & Web 3 Attorney on the First NFT Insider Trading Case

The U.S. Department of Justice charged former OpenSea staffer Nate Chastain for wire fraud and money laundering on allegations he misused confidential information to trade NFTs. NFT & Web 3 Attorney Moish Peltz discusses his take on the charges, the legal considerations of digital collectibles, and the potential outcomes.

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DOJ Charges Former OpenSea Exec With NFT Insider Trading

Former OpenSea staffer Nate Chastain was charged on June 1 with wire fraud and money laundering after trading on confidential information about which NFTs were about to be featured on OpenSea. It’s the first DOJ has pursued an “insider trading” charge involving digital assets.

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Alchemy Expands to the Solana Ecosystem

The company, valued at $10.2 billion, will support developers who seek to build on the chain.

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US Charges Ex-OpenSea Exec With NFT Insider Trading

Department of Justice officials say it's the first time they've pursued an "insider trading" charge involving digital assets.

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