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<p><em>Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.</em></p><h2 id="header-0">Investment news</h2><ul><li><strong><a href="https://cryptonews.com/tags/paypal/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">PayPal</a></strong> held a total of $604 million in crypto for its customers as of December 31, <a href="https://d18rn0p25nwr6d.cloudfront.net/CIK-0001633917/b562e712-8266-493c-8ae8-e28f93404d2f.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">according</a> to a recent filing with the US <strong>Securities and Exchange Commission</strong> (<a href="https://cryptonews.com/tags/silvergate/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">SEC</a>). Almost 90% of the amount was held in <a href="https://cryptonews.com/coins/bitcoin/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">bitcoin (BTC)</a> and <a href="https://cryptonews.com/coins/ethereum/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">ethereum (ETH)</a>: $291m in BTC and $250m in ETH. The remaining $63m was held in <a href="https://cryptonews.com/coins/litecoin/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">litecoin (LTC)</a> and <a href="https://cryptonews.com/coins/bitcoin-cash/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">bitcoin cash (BCH)</a>.</li><li><strong>Sesame Labs</strong>, a Web3 marketing platform, <a href="https://mirror.xyz/0xc6025ED82cf2f3d87595195Ed6a1ae1a5a94Ecee/3xSZQhiSjk1KnKtnPOZPXaR5eESqAs3R6tbuPX6FKUg" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">announced</a> its launch and $4.5M seed round led by <strong>Patron</strong> and <strong>Wing Venture Capital</strong>, with participation from <strong>South Park Commons</strong>, <strong>Script Capital</strong>, <strong>DoubleJump</strong>, <strong>Forte</strong>, <strong>MoonFire</strong>, <strong>Samsung</strong>, <strong>Twin Ventures</strong>, and angels including Balaji Srinivasan, Robin Chan, Ryan Spoon, and others. “We have developed a web3 marketing platform in collaboration with <strong><a href="https://cryptonews.com/tags/polygon/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Polygon</a></strong> and leading web3 gaming partners such as <strong>Decentral Games</strong>, <strong>Ethermon</strong>, <strong>League of Kingdoms</strong>, and others,” it said.</li></ul><h2 id="header-1">Metaverse news</h2><ul><li><strong><a href="https://cryptonews.com/tags/microsoft/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Microsoft</a></strong> ended a project that aimed to encourage the use of the <a href="https://cryptonews.com/tags/metaverse/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">metaverse</a> in industrial environments four months after it was formed, <a href="https://www.theinformation.com/articles/microsoft-kills-its-industrial-metaverse-team-after-4-months" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">according</a> to The Information, citing a person with direct knowledge of the matter. The Industrial Metaverse Core team’s roughly 100 employees have all been laid off, the person said.</li></ul><h2 id="header-2">Exchange news</h2><ul><li><strong><a href="https://cryptonews.com/tags/binance/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Binance</a></strong> has incorporated <strong>zk-SNARKs</strong> into its proof-of-reserves verification to attest that funds held on the platform are backed 1:1 while preserving the privacy of sensitive user data. “Continuing the efforts in providing transparency on user funds, Binance is excited to introduce zk-SNARKs, a zero-knowledge verification method that keeps sensitive information private and more secure, to its Proof of Reserves (PoR) Verification System,” it <a href="https://www.binance.com/en/support/announcement/binance-proof-of-reserves-verification-system-upgrade-introducing-zk-snarks-d8e1e2ed54d343c1b40bf812f0914236" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">said</a>.</li></ul><h2 id="header-3">Blockchain news</h2><ul><li><a href="https://cryptonews.com/tags/china/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">China</a> is set to launch the <strong>National Blockchain Technology Innovation Center</strong>, with the <strong>Beijing Academy of Blockchain and Edge Computing</strong> being in charge of it. According to China Daily, the center will create a research network with local universities, think tanks, and blockchain businesses to explore core <a href="https://cryptonews.com/tags/blockchain/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">blockchain</a> technologies, with the aim to use the findings to further the digitalization of China and its blockchain industry.</li></ul><h2 id="header-4">Gaming news</h2><ul><li><strong>Titans of War</strong>, a Web3 AAA strategic trading card <a href="https://cryptonews.com/tags/gaming/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">game</a> (TCG) based on historical events, announced plans to launch on <strong>ImmutableX</strong>, a platform for building and scaling games on <a href="https://cryptonews.com/coins/ethereum/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Ethereum</a>. The game will allow players to pick a leader among many historical figures to gain access to their specific military units, inventions, tactics, and monuments. Titans of War plans to also offer more combinations in deck-building mechanics, greater gameplay dimensions, and deeper strategy. Titans of War aims to become a full-fledged competitive TCG that offers Staking leagues, Betting tournaments, and Paid Top ladder to fully engage gamers in its “Master-to-Earn&#34; sustainable in-game economy, it said.</li></ul><h2 id="header-5">Career news</h2><ul><li>Rebecca Rettig, a member of the crypto-friendly bank <strong><a href="https://cryptonews.com/tags/silvergate/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Silvergate</a></strong>’s board of directors, resigned on Thursday, <a href="https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc&#61;/Archives/edgar/data/1312109/000131210923000033/si-20230209.htm" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">according</a> to a recent filing with the US <strong>Securities and Exchange Commission</strong> (<a href="https://cryptonews.com/tags/silvergate/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">SEC</a>). It said that, “Ms. Rettig advised the Company that she has accepted an executive position at another company and is resigning due to her new commitments. Ms. Rettig’s resignation was not the result of any dispute or disagreement […] The Company’s Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will commence a search for a qualified director candidate to fill the Boards’ vacancies.”</li><li>Crypto miner <strong><a href="https://cryptonews.com/tags/argo/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Argo Blockchain</a></strong> said on Thursday that its founder Peter Wall would step down from his position as chief executive officer and interim chairman to &#34;pursue other opportunities,&#34; Reuters <a href="https://www.reuters.com/technology/uks-argo-blockchain-founder-peter-wall-step-down-ceo-2023-02-09/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">reported</a>. Chief Operating Officer Seif El-Bakly has been appointed as interim CEO, effective immediately, while Matthew Shaw will take over as the board chairman.</li></ul><h2 id="header-6">Mining news</h2><ul><li>Bitcoin miner <strong>CleanSpark</strong> <a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cleanspark-reports-first-quarter-fy2023-financial-results-301743483.html" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">announced</a> its earnings for the three months that ended December 31, 2022, saying that it mined 1,531 bitcoins, a 132% increase over the same period the previous year. Last month, the company had its highest monthly production ever, at nearly 700 bitcoins, said the announcement. Revenues for the quarter were $27.8 million, a decrease of $9.3 million, or 25%, from $37.1 million for the same prior year period. The net loss was $29 million, compared to a net income of $14.5 million for the same period last year.</li></ul>

Today in Crypto: PayPal Held $604M in Crypto on Dec. 31, Microsoft Fired its Metaverse Team, Binance Incorporated zk-SNARKs into its Proof-of-Reserves Verification

Today in Crypto: PayPal Held $604M in Crypto on Dec. 31, Microsoft Fired its Metaverse Team, Binance Incorporated zk-SNARKs into its Proof-of-Reserves Verification

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