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Wall Street Giants Want to Be Your Landlord – Data Shows Megabanks Are Buying up All the US Real Estate
11.6.2021
Homebuyers in the United States have found difficulties acquiring single-family homes after the year-long business shutdowns and lockdowns that followed Covid-19. It seems there’s a new wave of homebuyers in the U.S. real estate market, with buyers stemming from hedge funds, pension funds...
Crypto exchange giants mulling India foray despite regulatory uncertainty
9.6.2021
Kraken, Bitfinex and KuCoin could become the next major crypto exchanges to attempt to service India’s estimated 15 million crypto investors
ECB: Digital Euro to Boost Global Appeal of European Money, Fight ‘Artificial Currencies’
4.6.2021
The digitization of traditional currencies like the euro has the potential to increase their international appeal, the European Central Bank says in a new report. A failure to offer a digital currency would endanger financial stability, ECB warns. The regulator is concerned about the prospect...
The NFL Gets a Taste of Crypto as Grayscale Partners With the New York Giants
6.5.2021
The world’s largest cryptocurrency asset manager Grayscale Investments has announced the first partnership with a National Football League (NFL) team. Grayscale will be the official digital currency asset management partner for the New York Giants and will sponsor a number of events....
Bitcoin Coming to US Banks, Grayscale Giants, Blockchain.com Gets AI + More News
5.5.2021
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Crypto custody firm NYDIG has partnered with fintech giant Fidelity National Information Services to enable US banks to offer...
Rolling up the sleeves: China’s tech giants drive digital yuan adoption
1.5.2021
CBDC tests are proceeding toward deployment, as Chinese internet, fintech and e-commerce giants are leading the digital yuan vanguard
Are Wall Street Giants Playing the 'Make-Bitcoin-Cheaper' Game Again?
30.4.2021
Goldman Sachs Tower, is a 238 m, 42-story building in Jersey City, New Jersey. Source: Adobe/rabbit75_fot
It seems that the Wall Street actors may be playing the same game seen in January - bashing bitcoin (BTC) when it looks relatively weak, while and/or before doing their own BTC-related move....
Former South Korean Social Media Giant in Talks ‘With Major Gaming Companies’ to Implement Its Crypto
15.4.2021
A former South Korean social media giant is still keeping alive its promise to relaunch its business with the help of the cryptocurrency industry. A local media outlet reported that Cyworld is in talks with “major gaming companies” that involve crypto-related ventures. Company Also...
Omni.ai Releases Whitepaper for Alternative All-Inclusive and Revenue-Sharing Social Media Platform
9.4.2021
PRESS RELEASE. 9th April 2021, Delaware, United States – Social media has reshaped the digital landscape, yet people worldwide feel more disconnected than ever. The big giants have all innovated successfully, but constant monetisation efforts for the sake of corporate profit have done away...
South Korean Tech Giants May Capitalize on ‘Rising Crypto Pay Demand’
30.3.2021
A new report has suggested that South Korea’s two biggest internet-focused tech titans, Kakao and Naver, may be well-poised to take the next step in crypto pay and crypto exchange-related business expansion.
Both have already placed a foot firmly into the door of crypto, but are still taking...
Mitsubishi, Banking & Telecom Giants Invest USD 62M in DeCurret
24.3.2021
The Japanese crypto exchange DeCurret has received a major boost with leading banks, conglomerates such as Mitsubishi and others participating in USD 62 million funding round for the fast-growing platform.
The Tokyo-based company will use the money to create a new “digital currency” platform and...
Chinese Tech Giants Pay Big for Blockchain Talent in Crowded Field
20.3.2021
China’s blockchain specialist shortfall could be exacerbated for smaller companies by the fact that the nation’s leading tech giants, such as Tencent and Baidu, are offering higher salaries in a bid to recruit the cream of the experienced worker crop as competition hots up.
Blockchain was recently...
Volatility derivatives project Volmex Finance attracts backing from VC giants
18.3.2021
Volatility derivatives are coming to DeFi with backing from several VC giants
A Wave of Giants Rushing to Invest in Bitcoin Could Derail the Stock Market
14.2.2021
Gavin Brown, Associate Professor in Financial Technology, University of Liverpool.
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After Tesla announced it has invested USD 1.5bn in bitcoin and expects to start accepting the cryptocurrency as a payment for its electric vehicles in the near future, the bitcoin price went soaring. It went...
Social media giants must decentralize the internet... Now!
13.2.2021
Decentralized governance and blockchain solutions are best for the future of Big Tech
Should Tech Giants Dive Into Cryptocurrencies After Tesla?
9.2.2021
Tesla recently stated of purchasing $1.5 billion bitcoin; the company may begin accepting it as a mode of payment. According to news reports, Tesla closely followed Microstrategy Incorporated’s footsteps, a business analytics and mobility provider of entering the crypto space. Earlier speculations...
Former South Korean Social Media Giant to Relaunch Its Business by Creating a New Ethereum-Based Token
5.2.2021
A social media giant that significantly impacted South Korea’s internet influence in the early 2000s is set to take a second breath. The company plans to regain its popularity by launching a new cryptocurrency. New Ownership Reportedly Got Over $7 Million From Investors to Rebrand Cyworld...
BMW, Ford, Honda to Co-work on Blockchain-powered Car Damage History Platform
20.1.2021
Carmaking giants BMW, Ford and Honda have teamed up with auto insurance providers and tech heavyweights such as IBM and Accenture to work on an international, cross-industry, blockchain-powered vehicle history platform.
Per a press release, the firms have teamed up to work on the Mobility Open...
Big Tech’s Freedom of Speech Purge Pushes People to Censorship-Resistant Blockchain Social Media
9.1.2021
During the last few days, the world has watched the Big Tech and social media crackdown after the incident that took place at Capitol Hill a few days ago. During the last 48 hours, U.S. President Donald Trump, a great number of right-wing supporters, and literally anyone who speaks out against...
Trump Bans Chinese Payment App Giants Alipay and Wechat- Order Could Steer Billions of Dollars Toward Bitcoin
7.1.2021
Cryptocurrencies may see a boost between China and the U.S., as the American president Donald Trump has signed an executive order banning financial transactions with eight China-based payment applications. Following the signing of Trump’s new executive order, popular payment apps including...