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AEG and Crypto.com Join Hands to Lead Sports, Entertainment & Music Venue
18.11.2021
Crypto.com recently announced a partnership with AEG to launch a 20-year naming rights agreement. The collaboration will see the ventures renaming the AEG-owned iconic Los Angeles venue, STAPLES Center. The renaming will be effective this Christmas, after which the arena will be called Crypto.com...
Boson Protocol seeks to blend physical and digital marketplaces in the Metaverse
18.11.2021
Co-founder Justin Banon discusses Boson Protocol’s plans to launch the world’s first Metaverse commerce experience in Decentraland
Canadian Youth Arrested Over USD 36.4M Crypto Theft
18.11.2021
A Hamilton youngster has been arrested for alleged involvement in the theft of over USD 36.5m worth of digital assets - the biggest theft reported by one person.
Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. The arrest came as a result of a joint investigation between Hamilton...
Indian PM urges democratic countries to collaborate on cryptocurrencies
18.11.2021
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has grown increasingly vocal about cryptocurrencies
Nvidia’s Q3 report reveals sharp decline in crypto mining chip sales
18.11.2021
Nvidia's crypto mining product line sales are expected to decline to “very negligible” in the fourth quarter
Argentina U-Turns On Crypto Tax With New Regulation
18.11.2021
In an abrupt U-turn on an earlier stance adopted by the country’s authorities, the Argentinian government has released a decree that imposes a tax on credits and debts on transactions involving cryptoassets. The regulation was published on November 17, and the measures entered into force on...
Creditors of Collapsed South African Crypto Firm Vote to Accept Offer to Resuscitate the Company
18.11.2021
Creditors of a South African crypto trading firm, Africrypt, have agreed to a proposal recently tabled by an unnamed investor who is seeking to resuscitate the collapsed company. Africrypt’s Intellectual Property In addition to paying $4 million — which will be used to pay off some...
Younger OpenSea is Reportedly to be Valued More Than Crypto OG Gemini
18.11.2021
Non-fungible token (NFT) markeplace OpenSea is reportedly set to be valued more than crypto exchange and industry senior Gemini.
OpenSea is seeing new investment offers that could result in its valuation increasing some six times, to USD 10bn - or even higher, reported The Information, citing "two...
Nigeria Central Bank Governor: Cryptocurrency Is a Product ‘Embedded in High Level of Illegality’
18.11.2021
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Godwin Emefiele, has claimed that a majority of cryptocurrency transactions are embedded in illegality. He also asserts that there is no room for cryptocurrency in the Nigerian banking space. Pushback Against Endsars Protest Claims In his latest...
Russia’s Prosecutor General Wants Cryptocurrency Recognized as Property Under Criminal Law
18.11.2021
The Prosecutor General’s Office of Russia has proposed to define cryptocurrency as property in the country’s Criminal Code. Decentralized digital money has already been qualified as such in the provisions of several other laws although various aspects of cryptocurrencies remain...
Lawmakers push back on crypto provisions in Infrastructure Bill
18.11.2021
The latest proposal from a group of House Democrats seeks to change how updates to the tax code affect crypto entities “who do not engage in brokerage services.”
Games Coins, Defi Tokens, Metaverse Assets Rise Above Market Downturn With Double-Digit Gains
18.11.2021
While digital currencies like bitcoin and ethereum lost roughly 10% in value during the last seven days, the decentralized finance (defi) economy has weathered the storm better than the top two leading crypto assets. A slew of blockchain games coins, defi tokens, and metaverse assets like gala...
Crypto Exchanges & Bitcoin Price Trackers Among Venezuela’s Most-Visited Websites
18.11.2021
The Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his cohorts have long banged the drum about creating a “crypto-powered economy” – but it appears that either the message has got through to citizens, or Venezuelans have been adopting crypto of their own accord.
Per monthly web traffic data from...
Blockchain Industry to Surpass $67 Billion by 2027: Fintech Report Names 2021’s Most Influential Blockchain Companies
17.11.2021
Financial technology (fintech) has exploded during the last two years and cryptocurrency and blockchain firms have bolstered the billion-dollar industry. A recently published study by Utility Bidder indicates that the industry is predicted to surpass $382 billion by 2027. Moreover, fintech firms...
China Targets Crypto Mining at State-Owned Enterprises, Threatens Punitive Measures
17.11.2021
Authorities in China are continuing to crack down on activities linked to cryptocurrencies which they consider illegal. The country’s top economic planning body has clearly indicated it intends to go after large-scale cryptocurrency mining taking place at government-operated industrial...
India to reduce GST paid on cryptocurrency exchanges from 18% to 1% through regulatory reclassification
17.11.2021
Despite the growing popularity of cryptocurrencies in India, lawmakers remain deeply divided on implementing a proper regulatory framework
Angelenos push back on new Crypto.com arena: 'It will always be the Staples Center'
17.11.2021
"We are always gonna call it Staples Center no matter what lil name you slap on the building," said writer and professor Roxane Gay, who owns a home in Los Angeles
12-Month Mega Gains — A Dozen Crypto Assets Gained More Than 7,000% Since Last Year
17.11.2021
The crypto asset bitcoin has seen a phenomenal year gaining 261.5% over the last 12 months and the second leading crypto asset, ethereum, rose by 819.9% since mid-November 2020. However, a slew of digital currencies saw much larger gains during the last 12 months and a dozen crypto assets have...
Acting OCC head calls for consolidated supervision for crypto firms
17.11.2021
Michael Hsu said this approach would require more cooperation from both federal and state regulators, with “less regulatory competition” and “more interdependence.”
Watch: Nym's CEO on Mainnet Launch, Privacy Trends, and More
17.11.2021
Nym, a developer of a decentralized privacy infrastructure, has raised USD 13m in a Series A funding round, as the startup prepares to launch its mainnet in the coming months....
Read More: Watch: Nym's CEO on Mainnet Launch, Privacy Trends, and More