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Visa Files Trademark Applications Covering a Range of Cryptocurrency Products, Including Crypto Wallet
29.10.2022
Payments giant Visa has filed two trademark applications covering a wide range of cryptocurrency products and services, including its own crypto wallet. The filings also mention crypto transaction management and non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Visa’s New Trademark Applications Visa has filed...
JPMorgan Exploring Digital Identity Wallets in Web3
27.10.2022
Major investment bank JPMorgan is exploring a future in “the new web” that would see users “freely traverse across digital realms in a trusted way, all using one digital identity in multiple places.”
More precisely, it is exploring the idea of a digital wallet, or a Web3 digital ID offering. It...
KPMG & Aspen Digital Study Reveals Wealthy Asian Investors Are Keen On Crypto
25.10.2022
“Big four” accounting firm KPMG and technology and financial services company Aspen Digital found that family offices (FO) and high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) in Hong Kong and Singapore "have embraced" the digital asset class, with more than 90% of survey respondents having already invested...
IRS Updates Crypto-Related Instructions for 2022 Tax Filing
25.10.2022
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has updated the crypto section in the 2022 draft instructions for tax form 1040. “For example, digital assets include non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and virtual currencies, such as cryptocurrencies and stablecoins,” the tax agency detailed. New...
US IRS Releases New Reporting Guidelines for Digital Assets
20.10.2022
The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released updated guidelines for reporting digital assets, clarifying the taxation of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and stablecoins as well.
The IRS’ draft 2022 tax year guide has placed cryptocurrencies, stablecoins, and NFTs into the same category...
How Augmented Reality Can Humanise the Metaverse
15.10.2022
Diego Di Tommaso is the COO and Co-Founder of OVER, an open-source, AR platform powered by Ethereum Blockchain.__________
When the metaverse and Web3 are discussed, we hear a lot about virtual reality (VR). Augmented reality (AR) rarely comes up in conversation, and the two are often mistaken...
Ukraine’s Kharkiv Art Museum Launches NFT Collection With Binance to Raise Funds, Secure Jobs
14.10.2022
The art museum in the Eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv has partnered with cryptocurrency exchange Binance to offer non-fungible tokens (NFTs) of some of its most valuable artworks. Proceeds from the auction will be used to restore the museum’s activities and support its staff. Ukrainian...
Global Toy Manufacturer Mattel Announces NFT Collection
14.10.2022
Major toy manufacturing company Mattel announced the launch of the official Masters of the Universe (MOTU) digital collection in collaboration with the non-fungible token (NFT)-native digital toy company Cryptoys. The first batch of heroes and villains comes on November 9....
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Mastercard Focusing on 5 Key Areas to Turn Crypto Into ‘an Everyday Way to Pay’
14.10.2022
Mastercard has outlined five key crypto areas it is working on in order to “turn cryptocurrencies into an everyday way to pay.” A Mastercard executive opined: “Someday soon, the ability to own and spend a digital currency could be as seamless as making a contactless card...
Damien Hirst Burns $10 Million Live as Part of NFT Project
13.10.2022
English artist and art collector Damien Hirst completed his year-long non-fungible token (NFT) project by starting the burn of $10 million worth of his physical artwork.
Hirst burned a part of the unclaimed physical artworks at his London gallery this Thursday during a live stream.
Asked how...
Stepn Reportedly to Lay Off 100 Employees Amid Market Downturn, Company Denies It
13.10.2022
Play-to-earn game Stepn, which lets users buy non-fungible token (NFT) running shoes and earn native crypto GMT through jogging, reportedly started a major layoff of its contract workers amid a market downturn – but the team behind the app denies firing staff....
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OpenSea NFT Marketplace Launches on Avalanche Blockchain
12.10.2022
Major non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace OpenSea has launched on the layer-1 blockchain Avalanche (AVAX).
The marketplace shared the news via a tweet on Tuesday:
TechCrunch reported that both companies have confirmed the news, saying that OpenSea will operate on the blockchain alongside...
Princess Charlene of Monaco: ‘Web3 Allows Us to Create Assets Worth Collecting’
12.10.2022
In the age in which contactless interactions are encouraged or where society is adopting new ways of making payments, it is thought by some to be imperative for progressive organizations and institutions to move with the times. As history has shown us, organizations quick to learn or embrace...
Bored Ape creators and other NFT projects investigated by SEC probe
12.10.2022
A source familiar with the matter said the SEC is looking into whether certain NFTs from Yuga Labs could be “more akin to stocks.”
Dapper Labs Suspends NFT Operations for Russian Users Amid New EU Sanctions
10.10.2022
Canadian company Dapper Labs has blocked operations with non-fungible tokens (NFTs) for Russian accounts. The move follows a new round of sanctions recently imposed by the EU which prohibit the provision of crypto-related services to Russian residents and entities. NFT Platform Dapper Labs Conforms...
Blockchain Game Splinterlands Reveals Gamefi Platform Sold 10 Million Packs of Chaos Legion Series Cards
6.10.2022
On Wednesday, the team behind the blockchain game Splinterlands announced that it reached a new milestone after the project sold more than 10 million packs from the fantasy-themed battle game’s Chaos Legion series of cards. The achievement follows the project’s recent partnership with...
Over 300 NFTs From Three Arrows Capital’s NFT Fund Moved by Liquidator to New Wallet
6.10.2022
Hundreds of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) collected by Starry Night Capital have been transferred to a new wallet. The NFT fund of the insolvent crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC) bought the tokens in 2021. 3AC filed for bankruptcy earlier this year, after taking a hit from the collapse...
Yuga Labs Launches Bored Ape and Mutant Ape Yacht Club Community Council
5.10.2022
The non-fungible token (NFT) and blockchain firm Yuga Labs has announced a community council will be representatives of the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) and Mutant Ape Yacht Club (MAYC) NFT collections. Yuga Labs has chosen seven community members with “a proven track record”...
New Study Names Gameta as the Gamefi Project With Highest Monthly Subscribers
5.10.2022
The latest data from Coin 98 Analytics shows the Web3 gaming platform Gameta as the top-ranked gamefi (the intersection of gaming and finance) project after it garnered 1.85 million recorded subscribers by September 28. The data also shows that the top five gamefi projects alone accounted for more...
NFT Collection Veefriends Physical Collectibles to Debut at Macy’s and Toys’R’Us
5.10.2022
In recent times, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and their physical counterparts have started to debut at well known retail stores and luxury boutiques. On October 4, the NFT project called Veefriends revealed that the team is launching its limited edition series of collectible characters exclusively...