ChainCatcher news, BetaKit previously reported that Dapper Labs laid off nearly 22% of its employees in a restructuring strategy, with 134 out of a total of 613 employees being dismissed. Dapper Labs' Senior Vice President of Marketing, Dave Feldman, confirmed the layoffs on Twitter. (source link)

ChainCatcher news, Dapper Labs, the company behind CryptoKitties and NBA Top Shot, now allows NFT collectors affected by EU sanctions on Russia to withdraw NBA Top Shot, NFL ALL DAY, and UFC Strike NFTs from Dapper Wallet to Blocto Wallet.In early October, Dapper Labs announced that due to new sanctions imposed by the EU on Russia, they were notified by their payment partner Circle that they are prohibited from providing crypto asset wallets, accounts, or custody services to accounts linked to Russia. This includes temporary measures such as prohibiting the purchase, sale, or gifting of any Moments from Dapper Sports, withdrawing from Dapper accounts, and using Dapper balance for purchases.On October 6, the EU confirmed a comprehensive ban on providing crypto services to Russians, including plans to strengthen existing crypto asset bans by prohibiting all crypto asset wallets, accounts, or custody services. Russians will not be able to hold any assets in EU crypto wallets. (source link)

Chain Catcher news, Dapper Labs has stated that following the European Union's sanctions against Russia and Russian nationals, the company is restricting Russian accounts from using its payment services. Dapper Labs now prohibits providing any value in cryptocurrency asset wallets, accounts, or custodial services to accounts linked to Russia. However, Dapper has not closed these accounts.Reportedly, affected users will be unable to buy, sell, or gift digital collectibles on platforms such as UFC Strike, NBA Top Shot, and NFL All Day. They will also be unable to withdraw funds from their Dapper accounts or use existing balances for purchases. However, users with Russian-linked accounts can still access and view their NFTs. (Decrypt)

According to Chain Catcher news, as reported by PR Newswire, LaLiga and Dapper Labs will collaborate to launch a closed beta version of the Flow-based digital collectibles platform LaLiga Golazos on October 27. The platform will allow the purchase, ownership, and sale of LaLiga Golazos Moments, which will include classic moments from LaLiga matches from 2005 to the present. (PR Newswire)