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China, Hong Kong, Thailand, and UAE Trial Cross-Border Transactions With Digital Currencies
29.9.2022
The monetary authorities of four jurisdictions in Asia have carried out tests with international settlements using state-issued digital currencies. Cross-border payments and foreign exchange transactions totaling over $22 million were made as part of the pilot project with the participation of...
Bitcoin Mining Industry Reveals Mergers, Hashrate Increases, and New Facilities Amid Market Downturn
29.9.2022
While bitcoin is down more than 72% from the crypto asset’s all-time high, bitcoin mining operations are expanding at a rapid pace during the downturn. On Tuesday, the bitcoin miner Cleanspark said its hashrate has surpassed 4 exahash per second (EH/s), and the Texas mining company Rhodium...
Blockchain-Powered Reinsurer Re Raises $14 Million Seed Round to Build Decentralized Market
28.9.2022
The company sees its protocol as providing collective backing of insurance policies in a similar way to the Lloyd’s of London market
Korean Authorities Seize $67 Million in Bitcoin Linked to Do Kwon
28.9.2022
The securities violation case surrounding Terra has been complicated even further. The South Korean authorities recently requested KuCoin and OKX to freeze over 3,313 Bitcoin allegedly tied to Do Kwon. The reported BTC amounts to over 67 million dollars as of September 28. The Co-Founder of Terra...
Bitcoin Lightning-Based Payments App Strike Raises $80 Million in Funding Round
28.9.2022
Digital payment provider built on Bitcoin’s Lightning Network Strike announced that it has raised an $80 million funding round led by Ten31.
Strike is an application that allows users to make Lightning payments with either their bank account or debit card, without needing anything else.
The round...
Bitdeer Sets Up $250M Fund to Acquire Assets From Financially Distressed Bitcoin Miners
28.9.2022
According to a representative from the bitcoin mining company backed by the Chinese crypto billionaire Jihan Wu, Bitdeer is crafting a $250 million fund to buy distressed assets from embattled bitcoin miners. Bitdeer’s chief executive officer Matt Kong details that...
Research Finds Bitcoin Mining Equates to 0.10% of Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions
27.9.2022
According to a recent report published by the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF), bitcoin mining worldwide accounts for around 0.10% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions or 48.35 million tons of carbon dioxide per annum. Moreover, CCAF’s report details that...
Cyberpunk 2077 Dev On The Million-Player Revival: 'It's F****** Good To Be Back'
27.9.2022
Cyberpunk 2077’s launch has been one of the messiest in recent history. Praised in many initial reviews on PC, so broken on last-gen consoles it was pulled from the PlayStation Store, and then saddled with post-launch delays as players waited for promised fixes and new content. Now, nearly...
Digital Neobank Nubank Reaches 70 Million Customers in Latam; Almost 2 Million Have Purchased Crypto
27.9.2022
Nubank, a Brazil-based digital bank, has announced a new milestone in its operations. The company announced that it has reached 70 million customers in Latam, making it one of the biggest financial institutions of its kind in Brazil. The company also announced that almost 2 million of its customers...
Decentralized Exchange Bancor Proposes Burning 1 Million BNT Tokens to Support Prices
27.9.2022
Bancor to propose more 'burn events' if the proposed effort has an intended bullish effect on BNT's price
Deribit Valued at $400 Million After a Fundraiser from Existing Investors: Report
27.9.2022
Panama-based crypto derivatives exchange Deribit has raised funds from existing shareholders at a $400 million valuation, The Block reported, citing “four sources with the knowledge of the matter.”
The two of these sources claimed that the exchange raised around $40 million in the deal, with...
Retail Giant Walmart Enters the Metaverse With Walmart Land and Universe of Play on Roblox
26.9.2022
Walmart has entered the metaverse with the launch of Walmart Land and Walmart’s Universe of Play on Roblox. The metaverse gaming platform has 52.2 million daily active users and 11.3 billion engagement hours. “Our customers are spending loads of time there,” said a Walmart...
Hume Receives Massive Series-A funding of $11.7 Million
26.9.2022
Hume, which in actuality is a start-up Web3 entertainment platform, has been successful in procuring a massive amount of $11.7 million through Series A funding. This amount is to trigger their imminent plans and vision of effectively and properly transferring conventional forms of music right onto...
B Riley to Take $100 Million Equity Stake in Publicly Listed Bitcoin Miner Iris Energy
26.9.2022
Publicly traded sustainable Bitcoin (BTC) mining firm Iris Energy has signed a deal with investment bank B. Riley Financial per which the latter can buy up to $100 million in equity over the next two years.
According to the filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), B. Riley...
Web3 Metaverse Company Hadean Raises $30 Million in Series A Funding Round Backed by Epic Games and Tencent
26.9.2022
Hadean, a company using computing to scale virtual and metaverse worlds, has successfully closed its Series A funding round, raising $30 million. Among the companies that invested were gaming giant Epic Games and Chinese entertainment behemoth Tencent. Hadean aims to keep developing...
Ivory Coast-Based Payments Fintech Secures $5 Million From Its Pre-Series A Funding Round
26.9.2022
The Ivorian payments financial technology (fintech) startup, Julaya, recently concluded its pre-Series A round with an additional $5 million capital raise. This brings to $7 million the total capital that the fintech startup, which specializes in business-to-business payments, has raised in this...
Jihan Wu-Backed Crypto Miner Bitdeer Acquires ‘Singapore’s Fort Knox’ for $28.4 Million
26.9.2022
Sources have disclosed that the digital currency mining operation, Bitdeer Technologies, has purchased a high-security storage and display facility in Singapore called Le Freeport for $28.4 million. Bitdeer’s chairman, Jihan Wu, confirmed the vault acquisition via a text message following...
Asia’s Largest Web3 Event TOKEN2049 Exclusively Unveils NFT Assets Valued Over US$100 Million
25.9.2022
PRESS RELEASE. SINGAPORE — 25th September 2022 — TOKEN2049, Asia’s premier crypto conference, announced that it will be showcasing a first-of-its-kind, immersive NFT experience, entitled the OP3N WHALE NFT Exhibition, at its upcoming Singapore edition from 28 to 29 September....
South Korea Seizes $184 Million in Crypto Assets From Alleged Tax Dodgers, Reports Reveal
24.9.2022
The government in South Korea has seized cryptocurrency worth around $184 million in two years due to tax arrears, according to local media. The authorities in Seoul started confiscating virtual assets from people accused of tax evasion in 2021. Almost 260 Billion Won in Crypto Seized for...
Bitcoin Miner Marathon Digital’s Shares Downgraded After Compute North Files for Bankruptcy Protection
23.9.2022
Bitcoin mining firm Compute North filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Texas on Thursday as the crypto winter continues to put pressure on crypto mining operations. The bankruptcy petition filed on September 22, indicates the company looks to stabilize operations in order to repay...