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Let’s Put EA CEO’s $20 Million Payout In Context
17.6.2022
The CEO of Madden maker Electronic Arts is set to rake in $19.8 million in total compensation for his company’s strong performance in 2021. That’s about half of what it was for 2020 after EA’s Board of Directors cracked down on exorbitant bonuses in the face of shareholder backlash, but still...
Study: 7.6 Million South Africans Are Crypto Investors, Social Media Main Source of Crypto-Related Information
17.6.2022
About 22% of South Africa’s adult population, or 7.6 million people, are cryptocurrency investors, findings by a study done by Kucoin cryptocurrency exchange have shown. According to the study, 72% of the respondents said they get information concerning particular crypto projects via social...
Destiny 2 Cheat Makers Agree To Pay $13.5 Million In Damages To End Bungie Lawsuit
16.6.2022
After nearly a year of back-and-forth in and out of court, cheat software developers Elite Boss Tech have agreed to pay $13.5 million in damages to Bungie. The cheat maker had previously offered Destiny 2 cheating software on its website, leading to a lawsuit from the Destiny developer last year....
This oracle data provider platform has surpassed 4 million nodes since inception
16.6.2022
The protocol has weathered multiple bear markets and has nearly 250 million data payloads and counting
Report: Three Arrows Capital Liquidated for Millions, Sources Say Crypto Hedge Fund May Face Insolvency
15.6.2022
According to “well-placed sources,” speaking with The Block reporter Frank Chaparro, the digital currency hedge fund known as Three Arrows Capital (3AC) may be facing insolvency after significant liquidations. Sources say that the 3AC “liquidation totaled at least $400...
Felix Capital Raises $600 Million to Grow Web3 Exposure
11.6.2022
Felix Capital, a London-based VC company, has raised $600 million in its fourth fundraising round, this being its biggest yet. The company, which has been investing in commerce and money-tooling startups, is planning to use part of the funds raised to increase its Web3 exposure as part of its...
Blockchain.com Plans to Provide an NFT Domain Name to 83 Million Wallet Users
11.6.2022
Blockchain.com has announced it has partnered with the Web3 digital identity platform and NFT domain name provider Unstoppable Domains in order to launch .blockchain NFT domains. The company says that in the next few weeks, 83 million Blockchain.com wallet users will get a free .blockchain domain....
Do Kwon's alleged $80 million withdrawals before Terra fallout triggers mixed reactions
10.6.2022
Analyst Michaël van de Poppe said that the Terra founder deserves jail, comparing Kwon to fraudster Bernie Madoff, who was jailed after running a Ponzi scheme
Solana Ventures Launches $100 Million Fund Focused on Web3 Projects in South Korea
9.6.2022
Solana Ventures has revealed the launch of a $100 million fund dedicated to Web3 startups in South Korea. According to Solana Labs’ general manager Johnny Lee, the capital will be dedicated to non-fungible tokens (NFTs), decentralized finance (defi), and game finance (gamefi) development....
LUNA2 traders are increasingly short despite 67.5% rally, $4 million liquidated
9.6.2022
Downside pressure for Terraform Labs' LUNA2 mounts amid investigations and rumors from a "Terra insider."
Checkout.com Reveals Merchants Can Accept and Make Payments in USDC
8.6.2022
On Tuesday, the financial technology company Checkout.com announced that it will allow merchant settlements using the stablecoin USDC via a partnership with the crypto firm Fireblocks. Checkout.com further detailed that in a beta test with select clients, the company settled $300 million...
How V Rising reached 1 million sales in only a week!
8.6.2022
We've got some hints, direct from the developers at Stunlock Studios
Parcel Announces $4 Million Seed Round Led by Framework Ventures
8.6.2022
On June 7, Parcel announced that it had conducted a $4 million seed round with some of the esteemed investors from DeFi and TradFi. The round was led by Framework Ventures and was joined by prominent figures like Sebastian Borget, Santiago Santos, Aaron Wong, and several others. This round is hoped...
Ledgible Closes $20M Series A Round With Key Institutional and Strategic Investors
7.6.2022
PRESS RELEASE. ATLANTA, June 7, 2022 – Ledgible, the leading professional-first crypto tax and accounting platform, today announced $20 million in funding for its Series A Round led by EJF Capital LLC (“EJF”) through its affiliate, the EJF Silvergate Ventures Fund. Joining...
Director of Listed Chinese Company Embezzles $8 Million, Uses Funds to Purchase Bitcoin Mining Rigs
7.6.2022
A Chinese prosecutor is reported to have given a thumbs up to the arrest of a listed big data company director accused of embezzling $8 million and using the funds to buy bitcoin mining rigs. Although Li Qunnan has denied the allegations, executives insist their evidence implicates him....
Wild West-Based Battle Royale Blockchain Game Grit Gets Listed on the Epic Games Store
7.6.2022
On June 6, the Web3 entertainment company Gala Games announced that the Wild West-focused battle royale blockchain game Grit will soon be available via the Epic Games Store and accessible to 194 million users. The well known company Epic Games is the producer of the Unreal Engine and the popular...
Defi Educator Says $22 Billion in ETH 2.0 Funds Won’t Be Liquid Immediately After PoS Transition
4.6.2022
As Ethereum’s transition to proof-of-stake (PoS) gets closer and the network’s hashrate taps another all-time high, the Ethereum 2.0 contract is close to nearing 13 million ether worth $22.6 billion using today’s ether exchange rates. Moreover, according to a decentralized...
Dubai Property Developer Completes Real Estate Deals Worth $50M via Crypto
4.6.2022
According to an executive with the Dubai-based DAMAC Properties, the real estate development “company has already succeeded in concluding real estate deals worth $50 million via cryptocurrencies since the beginning of this year.” The executive, however, says his company is facing...
Binance Labs Launches $500 Million Web3, Blockchain Fund
3.6.2022
Binance Labs, the venture capital arm of the leading crypto exchange, has announced the launch of a new fund that will focus its action on Web3 and blockchain technologies. The fund, which will launch with $500 million in capital, will invest in companies that take cryptocurrencies and extend their...
Kazakhstan Makes $1.5 Million From Crypto Mining Sector in Q1
1.6.2022
The government of Kazakhstan has collected $1.5 million from crypto miners in the first quarter of this year, official data shows. The money comes from a fee charged on the electricity spent to mint digital currencies, which was introduced in January. Crypto Mining Increases Budget Revenues...