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đ„How a data breach led to millions in stolen crypto đ§
PLUS: China is launching a new NFT marketplace đ

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Alright. Back to whatâs going on in the crypto world:
3Commas CEO confirms API keys were leaked
China is launching an NFT marketplace
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3COMMAS CEO CONFIRMS API KEYS WERE LEAKED
Crypto has had its rounds of RDLs. And no, we ainât talking about Romanian Dead LiftsâŠ
Rumors. Deception. Lies.
The latest rumor to get exposed? 3Commasâ API keys were leaked.
3Commas is a large crypto trading software company. They provide trading bots that help their customers make a profit with automated trading strategies.
Customers use API keys to connect the trading bots to an exchange without having to share any of their account credentials or logins.
Which all sounds great... until someone gets a hold of your API keys.
And for months people were warning the 3Commas team that the API keys had been breached and leaked.
Why? Because dozens of 3Commas users were getting hacked. Over 60 users had reported $20m+ in missing funds.
Each time, 3Commas denied it was their fault.
âItâs a phishing attackâ.... âItâs the exchanges getting hacked, not usâ...
Well, earlier this week the 3Commas CEO finally admitted the rumor was true. And he's changing his tune like T-Pain on đ”"Buy U A Drank"đ”.

Hereâs everything you need to know:
100k+ API keys linked to 3Commas users were leaked by an anonymous person
The anonymous person that leaked the database is claiming that 3Commas wasnât even breached, an employee sold the data
The 3Commas team has been investigating the breach since Nov 19 (and lying through their teeth since)
They are denying any inside job
The FBI is now investigating the leak
3Commas CEO is looking a lot like the Bill Clinton of Crypto. And this is his "I did not have sexual relations with that woman" moment.
We all know how that turned outâŠ

CHINA IS LAUNCHING AN NFT MARKETPLACE
There are 3 certainties in life:
1/ Death.
2/ Taxes.
3/ A new NFT marketplace dropping every week.
And we just got word that China is next in line. Thatâs right, the country that keeps banning crypto is now releasing a new NFT marketplace.
Hereâs the 60-second rundown of the important stuff:
Itâs called the âChina Digital Asset Trading Platformâ (real original) and will be the first state-sponsored NFT marketplace
The platform will facilitate the trading of digital collections, digital copyrights, and property rights (including scientific, intellectual & technical rights)
Itâs set to go live on January 1, 2023. Talk about starting the new year with a bang
Itâs crypto-less. No Bitcoin, Ethereum or other major crypto will be accepted on the platform. Only the Chinese Yuan.
This is big because, up until now, China has been one of the biggest NFT & crypto haters in the world. (2nd place behind my mailman).
But to be honest, it's hard to tell what China actually wants at this point.
They ban Bitcoin every month. Then unban it.
They ban NFTs. Then launch an NFT marketplace.
China is a lot like my Uncle Vince - both are going through a midlife crisis.


TODAY'S EDITION IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY UNSELLABLE NFTS
We're harvesting for NFT losers todayâŠ
Itâs called Tax Loss Harvesting⊠selling your losers before 12/31 so you can write them off and slash 2022âs tax bill.
Most NFT holders have at least one NFT in their wallet that isnât looking so hotâŠ
Like, pretty much worthless âŠtotally illiquid⊠couldnât sell âem if you tried!
Introducing Unsellable NFTs - they let you sell your worthless NFTs to save money on taxes!
Itâs a quick and easy way to sell up to 500 âunsellableâ NFTs at a time, so you can write off your losses and save serious money.
It doesnât matter if you paid $10k for a rugged project or bought your friend's NFT thatâs now worth nothing⊠you can still make money from those NFTs that tanked.
But you only have 1 more day to make your move!
Yesterday an investor sold 22 worthless NFTs to Unsellable in under 5 minutes to earn a $6,324 tax deduction!

QUICK BITES
China releases a report that 1400+ blockchain firms are currently based in China. Fun Fact: The U.S and China now represent 52% of the global blockchain enterprises.
Fiji elects a new âPro-Bitcoinâ Prime Minister - Sitiveni Rabuka. And heâs already looking to make Bitcoin a legal tender in Fiji.
Nouns announce they will have a Noun-themed float at next week's Rose Parade. The cost of building the float? 610 ETH. The look on your aunt Beckyâs face when she sees an NFT float? Priceless.

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