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User Alert: Tornado Cash Developers Warn of Risk to Funds Deposited Since Jan. 1
26.2.2024
Tornado Cash developers have issued a scam warning to cryptocurrency users who made deposits via the IPFS’ gateways between Jan. 1 and Feb. 24. Developers suspect that an exploiter may have “leaked” Tornado Cash deposits during this period to a server under their control....
Crypto Payment Provider Alchemy Partners Payment Processor Worldpay
22.12.2023
The fiat-crypto payment gateway Alchemy Pay recently revealed that it has partnered with Worldpay in a move that gives its users to access Worldpay’s Visa and Mastercard payment rails via its on and off-ramp service. Alchemy said its users will now experience better efficiency and customer...
Crypto Payment Provider Alchemy Pay Secures Iowa Money Services License
28.11.2023
The Singapore-based payment gateway Alchemy Pay has been granted the money services license by the U.S. state of Iowa. Both this license and the money transmitter license obtained from Arkansas nearly two months earlier underline Alchemy’s “dedication to compliance.” Alchemy...
Starbucks Celebrates 20 Years of Pumpkin Spice Latte with NFT Collectibles
5.10.2023
Autumn is on its way, and for many coffee drinkers, 'tis the Pumpkin Spice Latte season. Starbucks' popular beverage is turning 20, and to celebrate the occasion, the American coffee shop chain announced special non-fungible token (NFT) collectibles.
Starbucks Odyssey, the coffee giant's Web3...
Grimes Made More Money With NFTs Than in Her Entire Music Career: Wired
9.8.2023
In a recent interview, the artist claimed that she hopes that NFTs and crypto can “come back” to help compensate digital artists
Starbucks Odyssey Brews Smoother Second Serving of NFTs With 'First Store' Collection
19.4.2023
Members of Starbucks Odyssey who had two unique stamps (NFTs) in their wallet were able to access a pre-sale before it opened to the rest of the beta group
UK Treasury Budget Discusses Separate Reporting of Crypto Assets in Tax Documents
15.3.2023
Taxpayers in the United Kingdom will have to report cryptocurrency assets separately in their tax documents for the tax year 2024-25, according to the Exchequer’s recently published spring 2023 budget. New Criminal Offenses Planned by U.K. Government to Combat Tax Avoidance Amid the chaos...
Starbucks Odyssey Releases ‘The Siren Collection,’ Its First Limited-Edition NFT Drop
9.3.2023
Members of Starbucks Odyssey, currently in beta, were able to purchase up to two “Stamps” from an edition of 2,000 featuring the brand’s iconic siren
Nigerian Crypto Payment Gateway Fluidcoins Acquired by Seychelles-Based Crypto Exchange
18.2.2023
The Nigerian crypto payment gateway Fluidcoins was recently bought for an undisclosed sum by Blockfinex, in a deal which the former’s CEO Lanre Adenowo described as an “acquihire deal.” Blockfinex reportedly said it will leverage the acquisition to launch its own platform known...
Nifty Gateway co-founders resign amid Gemini woes
25.1.2023
Nifty Gateway was founded in 2018 and acquired by Gemini in 2019
Report: South African Digital-Only Bank Launches Crypto Payments Gateway
6.12.2022
A South African digital-only bank (also known as a “neo bank”), Be Mobile Africa, has reportedly launched a crypto payment gateway that allows merchants to convert digital currency payments to fiat currency. Cédric Jeannot, the CEO of the digital-only bank, said the “new gateway...
‘FTX Accounts Drainer’ Offloads 50,000 ETH, Entity Uses Ren’s Bitcoin Gateway to Acquire BTC
20.11.2022
The ethereum wallet known as the “FTX Accounts Drainer” has started to offload the ethereum it collected this past week after becoming the 27th largest ether address. On Nov. 19, 2022, the wallet held 250,735 ether, but by 7:44 a.m. (ET) on Nov. 20, the “FTX Accounts...
Samsung Launches ‘Space Tycoon’ Metaverse Experience
13.7.2022
Electronics giant Samsung has announced the launch of Space Tycoon, a metaverse-based experience built as part of the Roblox world. The gaming metaverse, which is directed to entertain Gen Z users, will feature a world in which Samsung products can be constructed by picking their fundamental...
Playboy Joins The Sandbox Virtual World — Lifestyle Firm’s Metamansion to Feature NFTs and Special Events
12.7.2022
On July 11, Playboy, the lifestyle and entertainment firm founded in 1953, revealed a licensing collaboration with the blockchain-based virtual world The Sandbox. The two companies detailed that the newly formed partnership aims to provide metaverse visitors with a Playboy-themed “social...
Binance Announces New Payments Partner Amid Fiat Deposit and Withdrawal Suspension in Brazil
27.6.2022
Binance has chosen a new payments partner amid the suspension of direct fiat deposits and withdrawals in Brazil. The company stated it will now work with Latam Gateway, a payments processing company that has been in the payments intermediation business since 2019. Binance reported it would...
Swiss Watchmaker TAG Heuer Now Accepts Cryptocurrency in US
23.5.2022
Luxury watch manufacturer TAG Heuer announced it’s introducing online cryptocurrency payments for customers in the United States. The Swiss company provides the new payment option through a partnership with crypto payment processor Bitpay. Tag Heuer Partners With Bitpay to Offer US Clients...
Silvergate Bank revenue soar in Q1 as institutional crypto trading activity falls
19.4.2022
The bank facilitated $142 billion worth of transfers between crypto exchanges and financial institutions in Q1
Nifty Gateway Partners With Samsung to Develop ‘First-Ever Smart TV NFT Platform’
30.3.2022
Nifty Gateway, the non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace has announced that the company has partnered with the electronics giant Samsung. The two firms have been working on the “first-ever smart TV NFT platform” and Nifty Gateway is already integrated into Samsung’s 2022 premium...
Seventh-Largest NFT Platform Rarible Launches Messaging Application
25.11.2021
Following the non-fungible token (NFT) platform supporting Flow-based NFT collectibles, NFT marketplace Rarible has launched a direct messaging feature that gives creators the ability to connect with fans via the user’s wallet address. Rarible Reveals Messenger Tool via Internal...
$400M funding round to help Gemini build in the decentralized Metaverse
19.11.2021
The Winklevoss twins have big plans for a Gemini future in different Metaverses as they go head to head with archrival Meta