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ETHDenver Hackathon Finalists Aim at These Pain Points Across DeFi, NFTs, DAOs, and Metaverse
21.2.2022
30 ETHDenver hackathon finalists that pitched their ideas to a team of crypto veterans and were competing for up to USD 5,000 in prizes, largely focused on solving common pain points across various segments of the Ethereum (ETH) ecosystem.
Let’s take a closer look at some of the projects that...
Web3 in 2022: Defining a Concept & Developing a New Paradigm
20.2.2022
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Web3 is the logical consequence of crypto. In a world where digital currencies and blockchain networks have allowed for the decentralization of money and financial services, it was all but inevitable that the decentralization of the Web would follow....
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Russian Finance Ministry to Draft 2 Crypto Laws as Central Bank Prepares Own Bills
19.2.2022
The Russian Ministry of Finance has proposed the adoption of two pieces of legislation aimed at regulating cryptocurrencies. The drafts will be presented for public discussions expected to continue until March 18. Media reports have revealed that Bank of Russia has been working on alternative...
Memes and the Metaverse: Why Investing in Internet Culture Will Be The Norm
19.2.2022
Chen Li is the CEO and Founder of Youbi Capital, a digital asset VC and accelerator. _____
The digital economy is creating an entirely new kind of investor. From the embrace of blockchain to the emergence of cryptocurrency, decentralized finance and NFTs, today’s traders are operating within...
DeFi Kingdoms Surpassed Axie Infinity in Transactions in January
18.2.2022
Play-to-earn game DeFi Kingdoms generated some USD 1.84bn in transactions in January 2022, more than tripling the value posted by rival game dapp Axie Infinity (AXS), according to dapp information provider DappRadar.
Built on the Harmony (ONE) blockchain, DeFi Kingdoms held USD 775m, or 64.6%...
Bitcoin Holders Search for 'Hopium' as BTC Breaches USD 40K, Gold Rises
18.2.2022
The bitcoin (BTC) price dropped again today, after losses in the stock market, geopolitical tensions, and prospects of rising rates weighed on sentiment in the digital asset market. However, some are hopeful that the worst is now behind us, with one leading institutional investor reminding...
More Investors Enter Crypto But Keep Multiple Financial Service Providers - Survey
18.2.2022
Crypto ownership is on the rise, but investors are not abandoning traditional financial services as a result of their intensifying interest in cryptoassets. On the contrary, crypto investors are more likely to use multiple financial services providers than the general population is, suggests...
Ukrainian Parliament Adopts Amended Virtual Assets Law
18.2.2022
Ukrainian lawmakers have approved an updated version of legislation tailored to regulate the country’s crypto economy. The bill, which was first passed last year, was later returned to the legislature by President Volodymyr Zelensky who requested some changes. Majority of Ukrainian Deputies...
Low Millennial financial well-being drives crypto adoption: report
18.2.2022
Millennials are most likely to seek alternative financial services and assets such as crypto, and younger generations are hopping on to the bandwagon leading researchers to expect a crypto boom in 2022
FBI Crypto Unit, Sequoia Doubles Down on Tokens, Universal Music NFTs + More News
17.2.2022
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
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Canada Asks Banks, Exchanges to Block Crypto Accounts Tied to Trucker Convoy Protests
17.2.2022
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), the country's federal and national police service, has reportedly asked several crypto exchanges to halt transactions to over 30 crypto wallet addresses that are considered to be tied to the ongoing trucker protests....
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Post-Dorsey Twitter Adds Tipping in Ethereum
17.2.2022
Twitter, which is now spearheaded by Parag Agrawal, has expanded its tipping feature to include ethereum (ETH) and several other options.
Twitter's official support account unveiled the news on Wednesday, detailing that they have "added Paga, Barter by Flutterwave, Paytm, and the option to...
US Senators Call for El Salvador Bitcoin Adoption Probe, Bukele Responds with ‘OK Boomer’ Barb
17.2.2022
Weeks after memeing the International Monetary Fund (IMF), El Salvador’s outspoken President Nayib Bukele has upped his Twitter game by responding “OK boomers” to a group of United States senators moving to block his bitcoin (BTC) adoption plans....
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Chinese IT Companies, Banks Expand Range of Offline Digital Yuan Solutions
17.2.2022
Chinese banks and IT firms are continuing to roll out a diverse range of “hard” digital yuan wallets as they lay the ground for the full rollout of the nation’s central bank digital currency (CBDC).
As reported, a large range of “hard” wallets – which require no permanent internet connection...
Mastercard Adds Crypto Consulting Service in Latest Effort to Boost Cryptocurrency Adoption
17.2.2022
Payments giant Mastercard is expanding its payments-focused consulting service to include cryptocurrency. It covers “a range of digital currency capabilities, from early-stage education, risk assessments, and bank-wide crypto and NFT strategy development to crypto cards and the design...
Here is JPMorgan's 'Metaverse Strategy' Advice for Businesses
16.2.2022
US-based banking giant JPMorgan finds that the metaverse will bring the need for new services and business models tailor-made for that digital era. It argues that this does not mean businesses should abstain from exploring the metaverse – and for companies interested in going down this path...
French Presidential Candidate Pushes For Tax Reform On Crypto, NFTs
16.2.2022
Crypto and blockchain are becoming an important element of the French political narrative, as indicated by recent statements by political newcomer Éric Zemmour, a popular pundit who is running in this year’s presidential election.
The far-right candidate recently tweeted his proposals on crypto...
Gustav Klimt's 'The Kiss' Masterpiece is Selling as 10,000 NFTs
16.2.2022
The popular Belvedere Museum in Vienna, Austria, in collaboration with the artèQ auction house, has turned Austrian painter Gustav Klimt's famous masterpiece 'The Kiss' into 10,000 non-fungible tokens (NFTs).
The collection dropped on Valentine’s Day and "each one is a unique part of...
Bybit Enters USD 150M Deal with Red Bull F1 Team; Plans Fan Token, NFT Collaboration
16.2.2022
Bybit, one of the top 10 crypto exchanges by spot volume, has entered into a major sponsorship agreement with the Formula One team Oracle Red Bull Racing, with the exchange now taking on a new role of the “Issuance Partner” for fan tokens and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) for the racing team.
With...
‘Optimism’ for South Korean Crypto Exchanges as Gopax Makes Banking Breakthrough
16.2.2022
South Korean crypto observers are predicting a “tectonic change” in the crypto exchange sector after a fifth trading platform struck a banking deal that will allow it to resume crypto-to-fiat trading.
Yonhap reported that Gopax, one of the largest of the non-“big four” exchanges (Upbit...