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Crypto Crime: UK’s HMRC seize NFTs for the first time

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Three non-fungible tokens have been seized by officials at HMRC. It’s believed to be the first enforcement action taken involving the crypto asset, as part of an investigation into VAT repayment fraud.

Polestar has taken a jab at Tesla in its Superbowl advert. In the ad - titled ‘No Compromises’ it gave several promises including ‘No conquering mars’, taking a snipe at Tesla CEO Elon Musk.

A zoo has begun cryogenically freezing genetic samples of endangered animals, to help save them from extinction. Paignton Zoo has teamed up with scientific charity Nature's Safe which has so far frozen samples from 82 species.

It looks like some of China’s tech giants are dipping their toes in metaverse technology.

It’s thought the total market for a metaverse in the country could be around $8-trillion.

NASA’s InSight Lander is believed to be on its last legs, after a huge dust storm on the planet. It’s led to a big accumulation of dust on its solar panels - which it relies on to function

Plus: a warning small pets are at risk of heatstroke as global warming worsens, and the ancient crocodile which ate a dinosaur before it died.

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