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Solidus AI Tech Raises $5.4 Million in Funding and Unveils New Partners
22.2.2022
PRESS RELEASE. High-performance computing (HPC) company Solidus AI Tech has raised $5.4 million and are now entering their 3rd round of funding. Solidus AI Tech is working to solve the problem of the lack of European HPC facilities in the global top 10. Only producing 5% of computing power despite...
Venezuela Might Have Cryptocurrency ATMs Again Soon
22.2.2022
While Venezuela has been a leading country for cryptocurrency adoption in Latam, its citizens don’t have access to cryptocurrency ATMs. However, this might change in the future, as Bitbase, a crypto ATM company, is currently in talks with Venezuelan authorities and banks to install some...
Pokémon Travel Show With A Pikachu Bus Coming To Japanese TV
22.2.2022
This April, a new Pokémon variety show is coming to television in Japan. The live-action program is called Poké Doko: Pokémon to Doko Iku?! (“Where’s Poké: Where Are You Going With Pokémon?!”). It features Pikachu bus.The concept is that the variety program will visit Pokémon fans and go on trips....
Streaming Service Sling TV Adds Crypto Payment Support for Monthly Subscriptions
22.2.2022
The American streaming television service Sling TV has announced the company is now accepting cryptocurrency payments from customers paying their monthly subscriptions. Sling TV detailed the company is leveraging the crypto payment provider Bitpay and will accept seven different cryptocurrencies...
Report: Intel Reveals ‘Bonanza Mine BMZ1’ Blockchain Accelerator Mining Chip
21.2.2022
Last week the California-based technology company Intel explained its intentions to develop crypto mining semiconductors that would showcase “1000x better performance per watt.” Now Intel has revealed more details about the “Bonanza Mine” (BMZ1) blockchain accelerator...
Meta’s Horizon Worlds Userbase Grows Tenfold in Three Months
21.2.2022
Horizon Worlds, one of the flagship metaverse apps that Meta has released, has reached a monthly userbase of 300K users on its platform. Meta’s executives announced this milestone in a virtual all-hands update last week. The company also announced recently that more than 10,000 worlds...
How to Recover $100 Billion in Lost Crypto Wallets – KeychainX CEO Robert Rhodin Explains
21.2.2022
KeychainX AG is a Swiss based crypto recovery company helping people access lost crypto since 2017. The company also has a patent pending keyless crypto wallet based on geographical and bio metrics using social recovery. Robert Rhodin is the CEO of KeychainX. He recently joined the Bitcoin.com News...
Fireblocks to Acquire Crypto Payment Platform for a Reported $100 Million
20.2.2022
Digital asset custody service provider Fireblocks has announced it will acquire First Digital, a fellow Israeli company, for $100 million. The acquisition, which is said to be Fireblocks’ first, comes less than three weeks after the company revealed it raised $550 million in Series...
Elon Musk Reveals Dogecoin Will Be Accepted at Tesla’s New Futuristic Diner, Drive-in Theater
20.2.2022
Elon Musk has revealed that Tesla’s upcoming futuristic diner and drive-in theater, planned for the Hollywood area, will accept the meme cryptocurrency dogecoin. The electric car company currently accepts DOGE for some merchandise on its website. Tesla CEO Elon Musk: ‘You Can Pay...
Crypto Exchange Binance Joins Expert Center at Russian Banks Association
19.2.2022
Digital asset exchange Binance has become the first crypto company to support the Association of Banks of Russia in efforts devoted to regulating the country’s growing cryptocurrency market. The coin trading platform will also work with authorities in Moscow as they try to adopt rules...
Coinbase to Allow Remittance Receivers in Mexico to Cash Out in Local Currency
19.2.2022
Coinbase, a leading U.S.-based exchange, has announced it will now allow remittance receivers in Mexico to cash out the funds received through its service in local currency. This marks the first foray of the company into the Mexican remittance business, allowing customers to cash out in more than...
Universal Music Group Partners With Curio — Entertainment Giant Plans to Use NFT Platform for Labels, Recording Artists
18.2.2022
The multinational music corporation  Universal Music Group (UMG) announced the company has partnered with the non-fungible token (NFT) platform Curio on Thursday. UMG says Curio will be a “dedicated global outlet for future officially licensed NFT projects” for...
Sequoia Capital Designates $500-600 Million to Crypto Fund Focused on Liquid Digital Assets
18.2.2022
On February 17, the venture capital firm Sequoia Capital announced the launch of a new $500 million to $600 million sub-fund dedicated to “liquid tokens and digital assets.” The company noted during its announcement that the new fund highlights Sequoia’s strategic...
Circle’s Valuation Doubles to USD 9B as New Holding Company Expected to Go Public
17.2.2022
The crypto infrastructure and payments firm Circle has entered into an agreement with the special purpose acquisition company Concord Acquisition Corp that will see the formation of a new holding company, doubling Circle’s valuation from USD 4.5bn, announced in July 2021, to USD 9bn now....
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New York Stock Exchange Files Trademark for Offering Trading Services in the Metaverse
16.2.2022
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) has registered a trademark application to offer digital currency and NFT trading services in the metaverse. The application, filed on February 10th, constitutes the first foray of the company into the concept of the metaverse. The organization might be competing...
Pokémon Bank Will Survive Nintendo's eShop Shutdown
16.2.2022
Nintendo’s decision to shutter the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U eShops doesn’t only impact games, but other things like Pokémon Bank. While it might become impossible to play certain games, the Pokémon app will live on—but not forever. Read more
Youtube Seeks Web3 Director With Experience Trading Crypto, According to Recent Job Listing
16.2.2022
Youtube, the online video sharing and social media platform owned by Google, is hiring a director to work with Web3 technology, according to a job listing published on Linkedin. While Youtube requires 15 years of product management experience, the company prefers a candidate that is familiar with...
Victoria’s Secret Files Metaverse Related Trademark Applications
16.2.2022
Victoria’s Secret, the renowned designer lingerie company, has filed a series of trademark patents that suggest the organization is ready to offer its products in the metaverse. The announcement was made by Mike Kondoudis, a trademark attorney, who stated these actions might be the first...
“Clean” Bitcoin (BTC) Mining Is Coming via Greenhashes Company
16.2.2022
While Bitcoin is growing and miners are increasing their mining capacity, the question “What is happening to our most valuable resource – the environment” remains open. Is it true that mining is a threat to the environment? If yes, what can we do about it? Mining is the process...
Animoca Brands and Venture Accelerator Brinc Launch $30 Million Play-to-Earn Guild Fund
15.2.2022
The blockchain firm Animoca Brands announced the company has partnered with the venture accelerator Brinc in order to launch a play-to-earn (P2E) Guild Accelerator Program. Both firms plan to dedicate $30 million over the next two years toward early-stage startups focused on expanding the global...