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GameStop looks toward NFT marketplace launch after big Q4 loss
18.3.2022
The firm also highlighted that the Immutable X NFT marketplace deal is set to fetch the firm $150 million worth of IMX tokens upon the “achievement of certain milestones.”
UAE Hospitality Brand Stella Stays Now Accepts Crypto
17.3.2022
A hospitality brand from the United Arab Emirates(UAE), Stella Stays, has announced that its clients can now pay for services with cryptocurrencies. Clients can pay with bitcoin, ethereum, and 35 more digital assets. Stella Stays’ Tilt Towards ‘Futuristic Tech Offerings’...
India Targets 700 Crypto Investors for Non-Payment of Taxes: Report
16.3.2022
India’s income tax department has reportedly identified about 700 cryptocurrency investors who have failed to pay taxes on high-value crypto transactions. “We have a long list of people who were transacting in crypto assets but were not paying tax,” said an official with...
Real estate leads securitized blockchain assets in 2022 — Report
15.3.2022
89% of all traded security tokens are for real estate, suggesting that the blockchain industry may be primed for further adoption of real estate NFTs
Which tokens should you buy and hodl in 2022? | Find out now on The Market Report live
15.3.2022
On this week’s episode of “The Market Report,” Cointelegraph’s resident experts discuss which tokens you should buy and hodl in 2022
Nansen's indexes reveal insightful trends in the NFT space
15.3.2022
The platform's newly-introduced NFT-500:ETH index reports a 68.5% growth for the top-500 Ethereum NFT’s since the beginning of the year, despite experiencing a corrective 28.8% decline over the course of the past 30-days
Report: Africa Fintech Startups Raised $2 Billion in 2021
15.3.2022
Africa’s fintech startups are reported to have raised $2 billion in the past year alone. This amount dwarfs the $231 million that was raised in the year 2020. Nigerian startups continue to account for the biggest share of funds raised by the continent’s fintechs in 2021. 2021...
Better Business Bureau Warns About Cryptocurrency — BBB Ranks Crypto Scams Second Riskiest
15.3.2022
The U.S. Better Business Bureau (BBB) says cryptocurrency scams have become the second riskiest. In addition, the organization noted that “Payment made via cryptocurrency that resulted in a monetary loss more than doubled from 2020.” BBB Sees Rising Crypto Scams The U.S. Better...
UK's Law Enforcement Agency Calls for Regulation of Crypto Mixing Tech: Report
15.3.2022
The NCA called for regulation of crypto mixing tech as it may be used by criminals to legitimize illegal transactions
Japan Lays Outs Penalties on Crypto Exchanges for Non-Compliance With Russia Sanctions: Report
14.3.2022
Japan's government and financial regulator have laid out the penalties crypto exchanges could face if they fail to comply with sanctions on Russia
Report: Sudan Rejects Russian Illicit Gold Smuggling Allegations
14.3.2022
Sudan has denied claims Russian entities have smuggled hundreds of tonnes of illicit gold from its territory. Officials have called the allegations fake news and suggested that Sudan is in fact looking to revive its economy through gold mining. The Rise in Russia’s Gold Holdings The Sudanese...
MiCA Amendments Proposed Last Minute Revive Threat of EU Ban on Bitcoin, Report Reveals
14.3.2022
Changes to the EU’s MiCA proposal to regulate crypto markets, suggested shortly before a vote on the package, indicate a bitcoin ban is still a possibility. Despite recently removing wording that would have prohibited coins with energy-intensive mining, some members of the European...
PwC report calls NFTs 'the future of digital assets in sports'
12.3.2022
The report asserts that digital assets can fundamentally alter how fans consume sports and interact with their favorite teams
Report: Billion-Dollar Hedge Fund Fir Tree Eyes Shorting the Stablecoin Tether
11.3.2022
The hedge fund Fir Tree Capital Management’s investors claim it has developed a method to short the stablecoin tether. A report notes that “clients of the firm” said the potential to reap big rewards from shorting the world’s largest stablecoin is great. Investors...
Justice Department Will Prosecute Banks, Crypto Exchanges That Help Russians Hide Assets: Report
11.3.2022
A new task force has been created to freeze or take the assets of Russians that have been sanctioned following the invasion of Ukraine
Self-made wealth more likely to flow into crypto than inherited: Report
11.3.2022
94% of wealthy crypto entrepreneurs have made their wealth purely on their own, a new report suggests
Data Shows US Consumer Prices Hit a 40-Year High, Biden Blames Inflation on ‘Putin’s Aggressive Actions’
11.3.2022
Following the record 7.5% high for January, the U.S. Labor Department’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) data shows February’s CPI metrics rose to 7.9%. The CPI data published on Thursday is a new 40-year high and month over month, inflation jumped by 0.8%. President Joe Biden is blaming...
Report: Softbank’s Internet Firm Z Holdings Plans to Launch NFT Mall in 180 Countries
11.3.2022
Z Holdings, the internet subsidiary of the Japanese conglomerate holding company Softbank, is planning to launch a global non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace this spring. Z Holdings’ “NFT Mall” aims to target 180 countries and leverage the firm’s Paypay service in order...
Report: Axie Infinity accounted for nearly two-thirds of blockchain-game NFT transactions in 2021
10.3.2022
In second and third place were sports highlights marketplace NBA Top Shot with $827 million and community gaming platform Loot with $242 million, respectively
Cointelegraph Research report analyzes GameFi’s bumper 2021 and trends for 2022
10.3.2022
A new report from Cointelegraph Research analyzes GameFi’s bumper 2021 and what will be in store for the future