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Bukele Showcases Bitcoin City Plans and ‘Buys the BTC Dip’ Amid Stark Warning
10.5.2022
After weeks of silence on all things bitcoin (BTC)-related, El Salvador’s outspoken President Nayib Bukele has taken to Twitter to announce that his government has bought USD 15.4m worth of BTC – and to showcase plans for Bitcoin City. However, voices of opposition are continuing to issue...
Commercial smart contract adoption next market driver: Mark Cuban
10.5.2022
“When businesses can use smart contracts to gain a competitive advantage, they will. The chains that realize this will survive,” according to Mark Cuban
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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Instagram Starts Testing NFTs, Roubini's Dollar Replacement Plan, Bitcoin Inflows Return, Ethereum Outflows Slow Down + More News
9.5.2022
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Read More: Instagram Starts Testing NFTs, Roubini's Dollar Replacement Plan, Bitcoin Inflows Return, Ethereum Outflows Slow Down...
Ukraine's New Fundraising Platform Supports Over 100 Cryptos
9.5.2022
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has launched a new fundraising platform, dubbed United24, which accepts donations in more than 100 different cryptoassets.
The list of supported cryptoassets ranges from popular cryptos like bitcoin (BTC), ethereum (ETH), binance coin (BNB), to recently...
Aave Launches V3 to Boost DeFi’s Mainstream Adoption
9.5.2022
The popular DeFi protocol Aave is drafting new expansion plans as its TVL reaches 18 billion dollars. The team hopes to exploit the demand and make DeFi mainstream through the new and improved V3 protocol launch. Reportedly, the V3 protocol would address some of the fundamental issues of...
Quelle surprise: Central African bank scolds the CAR for Bitcoin adoption
9.5.2022
The Central African Republic adopting crypto puts monetary stability in “peril” according to a letter from the Governor of the Bank of Central African States
Alipay Provides Digital Yuan Boost as COVID-19 Deals PBoC Blow
7.5.2022
The e-payments giant Alipay, part of the Alibaba business empire, has added an advanced search function for users wishing to use its platform to make payments using the digital yuan within the fast-expanding pilot zone....
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‘Consistently Strong’ Institutional Crypto Demand Stayed Despite Price Slump – WisdomTree
6.5.2022
Demand for WisdomTree's crypto-backed funds has stayed “consistently strong” through the price slump this year, with professional money managers in Europe among the key players allocating to the space, this asset management firm and exchange-traded fund (ETF) provider has said.
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Sony & Theta Set to Launch ‘3D NFTs’, Eye Tie-in with its Spatial Reality Display
6.5.2022
Non-fungible tokens (NFT) are going 3D – and Sony wants to be the firm that takes them into a new dimension....
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Report: IMF Says Central African Republic’s Bitcoin Adoption Poses Risks
6.5.2022
The International Money Fund (IMF) has added its voice to institutions and parties criticizing the Central African Republic (CAR)’s decision to adopt bitcoin. The IMF insists the adoption poses legal economic challenges not only to the country but to the region as well. CAR’s Bitcoin...
Number of Central Banks Involved in CBDC Projects Almost Doubles Year-On-Year - BIS Report
6.5.2022
A rising number of central banks globally have the legal authority to issue central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), and, compared with a year earlier, the share of central banks which are currently developing a CBDC or running a pilot nearly doubled from 14% to 26%, according to a new report...
Making Sense of the Noise is Necessary for Crypto Adoption
6.5.2022
Marco De Rossi, President and Co-Founder of HAL.xyz, a blockchain data listening and automation platform.__________
Cryptocurrency is strong on self-sovereignty with the term “not your keys, not your coin” a popular maxim when talking about crypto ownership. While owning your private keys...
Cometh Raises $10M to Boost Blockchain Game Adoption
5.5.2022
Cometh raised $10 million in a funding round to boost blockchain game adoption, led by venture capital fund White Star Capital and decentralized autonomous organization Stake Capital
IMF Not Happy About Bitcoin Again, DEX Hack, Starbucks' NFTs + More News
5.5.2022
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Read More: IMF Not Happy About Bitcoin Again, DEX Hack, Starbucks' NFTs + More News
Renowned Luxury Brand Gucci to Accept Bitcoin, Ethereum Payments in the US
5.5.2022
Italian luxury brand Gucci will accept crypto payments across five flagship stores in the US by the end of the month and aims to expand the pilot to include all of its directly-operated stores in North America by this summer....
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New Service Allows You to Get Tipped in Bitcoin to Read Email
4.5.2022
As some estimates indicate that more than 333bn emails are sent every day, a new service, Reacher, aims to allow its users to get paid in bitcoin (BTC) to be reached, and potentially filter out a major share of their spam.
The project presents its functionality in five steps:
Reacher is...
Another Banking Giant Enters Bitcoin & Ethereum, Suspicious 'Smaller Cryptos,' Coinbase Ends Brazilian M&A Talks + More News
4.5.2022
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Read More: Another Banking Giant Enters Bitcoin & Ethereum, Suspicious 'Smaller Cryptos,' Coinbase Ends Brazilian M&A Talks...
Poloniex Collaborates with Polygon to Boost Adoption Of Web3
4.5.2022
Poloniex and Polygon have joined hands to work on Web3. Through the collaboration, Poloniex and Polygon will work to boost the development and adoption of Web3 applications while also working on various other fields. Polygon brings to the table its cutting-edge technology and insights to support...
GameFi-NFT, Monopoly Millionaire Game, Will Be Pre-Released on May 25
4.5.2022
PRESS RELEASE. The gaming ecosystem has been at the forefront of the NFT and other blockchain innovations’ adoption. However, despite the impact of the play-to-earn gaming model in driving blockchain adoption, it has been highly criticised due to most gaming projects’ models. It...