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Old Fashion Research Launches $100 Million Latam and Emerging Markets Crypto Metaverse Fund
31.5.2022
A VC company founded by former Binance employees, Old Fashion Research, has announced the launch of a new crypto fund in the midst of the current downturn the market is facing. The fund, which will have $100 million at its disposal, will focus resources on metaverse investments and in carrying...
A16z Launches $4.5 Billion Crypto Fund Focused on Web3 Opportunities
28.5.2022
A16z, one of the most influential VC firms in the crypto field, has announced the launch of a new cryptocurrency fund to invest in the development of Web3 startups. This fourth crypto fund from the firm, which will launch with a budget of $4.5 billion dollars, is set to focus on several key fields...
Argentinian Cryptocurrency Exchange Buenbit Announces Staff Layoffs
25.5.2022
Buenbit, an Argentinian cryptocurrency exchange, has announced a series of layoffs due to the downturn that traditional and crypto markets are currently facing. Buenbit’s co-founder and CEO, Federico Ogue, clarified that this move had nothing to do with the recent Terra ecosystem disaster...
Major Japanese Bank Sumitomo Mitsui Trust to Launch Cryptocurrency Custody Business
24.5.2022
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust, one of the major banking institutions in Japan, will reportedly enter the cryptocurrency custody business. The company is entering a partnership with Bitbank, a Tokyo-based cryptocurrency exchange, to launch a new company that will focus on offering institutional-grade...
Bitcoin price predictions abound as traders focus on the next BTC halving cycle
19.5.2022
Traders still anticipate BTC prices above $100,000, but a closer look at the BTC halving cycle chart suggests that a sharper downside move will occur first
Nomura’s Digital Division to Focus on Cryptocurrencies First, DeFi Later
19.5.2022
The Japanese bank is one of the first institutions to say it will go beyond trading and research to delve deeper into the crypto ecosystem
Crypto Exchange Coinbase Slows Hiring Amid Market Downturn
19.5.2022
Leading U.S. crypto exchange Coinbase is slowing hiring, citing the current down cycle in the market as a reason to rethink its staffing strategy. The company’s management believes the move will allow the trading platform to match its hiring needs with its business goals. Coinbase...
Should user-generated content be a key game discovery focus?
18.5.2022
We talk to Mod.io's Scott Reismanis on the promise of the market
Dollar Slides After Two-Decade High as Focus Shifts to Growth
18.5.2022
The United States dollar seemed to keep to the downside for the third consecutive day on Tuesday. Investors cashed out and cut their bets on the US interest rate hike to push for further gains. The American dollar fell from the two-decade high of 105.010 and settled for 104.169 in the dollar index....
Australian Taxation Office to Focus on Capital Gains From Crypto Assets
18.5.2022
The Australian tax agency has listed crypto-related profits among several priority areas where more efforts are needed to ensure correct reporting. The authority has reminded taxpayers they need to calculate any capital gain or loss from the sale of digital coins and tokens and record it in their...
Internet Service Company Cloudflare to Run Ethereum Validator Nodes as Part of Its Web3 Focus
18.5.2022
Cloudflare, an internet services and DDoS protection company, has announced a new strategy regarding its Web3 experiments. The company revealed it will run Ethereum validator nodes as part of its commitment to help to scale the internet by using proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus technologies. This...
Elwood Technologies Touts Strong Focus on Crypto Derivatives
17.5.2022
Now backed by tier-one banks Goldman, Barclays and Commerzbank, Elwood CEO James Stickland predicts “a huge amount of derivatives action.”
$1.9T wipeout in crypto risks spilling over to stocks, bonds — stablecoin Tether in focus
15.5.2022
The dangers posed by stablecoins to the traditional market cannot be dismissed due to Tether's exposure to the U.S. credit system
Cool Hover Effects That Use CSS Text Shadow
13.5.2022
In my last article we saw how CSS background properties allow us to create cool hover effects. This time, we will focus on the CSS text-shadow property to explore even more interesting hovers. You are probably wondering how adding shadow …
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Diem Co-Creator Shifts Focus to Bitcoin
13.5.2022
David Marcus, former Meta executive and co-creator of Facebook’s now sold Diem project, has moved his focus to Bitcoin (BTC), unveiling a new company, Lightspark, established with the aim to explore, build and extend BTC’s capabilities and utility.
“As a first step, we’re actively assembling...
Japanese Prime Minister Talks up Japan’s Web3, NFT Focus at Investors Summit
10.5.2022
The Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has stated that Web3-related growth – including metaverse and non-fungible token (NFT)-related developments – will be part of the nation’s growth strategy going forward, and called on British business leaders to back his project....
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Square Enix Closes $300 Million Sale of Western Studios to Bankroll Blockchain Pivot
7.5.2022
Square Enix, the influential Japanese gaming and publishing company, has sold its Western studios and some of its Western intellectual properties (IPs) to Embracer Group. The deal, which values these properties at $300 million, will allow the company to focus on the development of new businesses...
Lawmakers, SEC Commissioner Slam Chair Gensler for Focusing on Crypto Enforcement
5.5.2022
Several U.S. lawmakers and a commissioner with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have voiced concerns about the securities regulator expanding its crypto enforcement unit. “The SEC is a regulatory agency with an enforcement division, not an enforcement agency.”...
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Skew Shows Put Bias Intact; Focus on RSI
3.5.2022
The latest moves in crypto markets in context for May 3, 2022
Marathon Kicks Off Bitcoin Miners’ Earnings With Focus on Rig Deployment, Funding
2.5.2022
The miner will report its first quarter earnings on Wednesday, followed by its first-ever conference call with analysts and investors