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Walmart-Backed Indian Commerce Giant Flipkart to Allow Customers to Buy Items in the Metaverse
19.10.2022
As Indian online retail giant Flipkart seeks more digital interaction with its customers, the company has announced it will initiate a metaverse offering, Flipverse, enabling them to access “gamified, interactive and immersive” experiences through the firm’s app. ...
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Indian Commerce Giant Flipkart Will Allow Customers to Purchase Items in the Metaverse
18.10.2022
Flipkart, the Walmart-backed Indian e-commerce giant, has launched a pilot to allow its customers to experience making purchases in a metaverse environment. The company announced the launch of its own metaverse, called Flipverse, in which several brands will be able to offer their own shopping...
Angry Crypto Exchange Customers Will Get Compensation – If They Can Prove One Thing
18.10.2022
The South Korean market-leading crypto exchange Upbit has announced that it will compensate traders who lost money during the power outage that blighted the platform’s login functionality over the weekend – but only if they can prove they were really going to sell their coins during...
Mastercard to Help Banks Offer Crypto Trading — Executive Says Crypto Is on the ‘Cusp of Really Going Mainstream’
18.10.2022
Payments giant Mastercard has introduced a new program called Crypto Source to enable financial institutions to offer crypto trading and other related services to their customers. Mastercard has partnered with Paxos Trust Company to support this program. A Mastercard executive says that crypto...
Localbitcoins, Crypto.com, Other Providers Suspend Services for Russians Under EU Rules
16.10.2022
Complying with the latest EU sanctions targeting Russia, well-known cryptocurrency platforms like Localbitcoins, Blockchain.com, and Crypto.com have started to restrict or terminate services for Russian accounts. The moves follow the adoption of new European penalties in response to Moscow’s...
Japanese Telecom Giant NTT Docomo Launches $412 Million Metaverse Unit
11.10.2022
NTT Docomo, the largest telecom carrier in Japan, has launched a new division that will be dedicated to directing its metaverse push. The unit, named Qonoq, is already operating and has a staff of 200 people, researching and developing software and hardware solutions directed to integrate extended...
Binance Licensed in Kazakhstan as Provider of Crypto Exchange and Custody Services
8.10.2022
Authorities in Kazakhstan have granted Binance a license to operate as a digital asset platform and provide an array of relevant services. While working out of the nation’s financial hub in the capital Nur-Sultan, the crypto exchange will offer registration to customers from other countries...
Bankruptcy Court Publishes 14,000 Pages of Celsius Customer Usernames and Trade History
7.10.2022
The crypto community is upset about a recent discovery stemming from the Celsius bankruptcy case as a court filing has revealed over 14,000 pages of the usernames and trading histories of the company’s customers. While the file does not disclose personal information tied to the user’s...
Court docs reveal details about thousands of Celsius customers
7.10.2022
The data of thousands of Celsius customers revealed in court also included its executives showing millions withdrawn from the platform in the weeks before it was suspended to the public
Celsius' Crypto Customers Face Big Obstacle in Trying to Claw Back Their Deposits
5.10.2022
A change in the corporate structure of Celsius made when raising money last year may come under scrutiny as the bankrupt crypto lender tries to sell its assets
Spanish Telecom Giant Telefonica Invests in Bit2Me, Pilots Cryptocurrency Payments
3.10.2022
Telefonica, one of the world’s largest telecom companies, has closed an investment in the Spanish cryptocurrency exchange Bit2me. The company, which has been very active in the metaverse space, is entering the crypto payments arena by running a pilot to allow its customers to make payments...
Celsius founder reportedly withdrew $10M before bankruptcy filing: FT
3.10.2022
The details of the withdrawal will reportedly be part of upcoming court filings, and it's possible the founder and former CEO of the crypto platform could be forced to pay it back
Web3 and Crypto Checking Account Startup Juno Raises $18M, Airdrops Reward Token JCOIN
2.10.2022
Juno, the Singapore-based Web3 crypto firm that offers customers checking accounts tied to crypto assets, has raised $18 million in a Series A financing round led by Parafi Capital. The fresh capital follows the startup’s seed round in 2019 when Juno raised $3 million from investors. Juno...
Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky Resigns Amid Tumultuous Bankruptcy Proceedings
28.9.2022
On Tuesday, September 27, 2022, Celsius Network CEO Alex Mashinsky submitted a letter of resignation from the company. Mashinsky added that he still plans to help the embattled crypto lender “achieve a successful reorganization.” Alex Mashinsky Resigns From Embattled Celsius —...
Robinhood Debuts Web3 Crypto Wallet to 10K Customers — Beta Version Supports Polygon
27.9.2022
The American financial services company headquartered in Menlo Park, California, Robinhood Markets, Inc., announced the launch of a new non-custodial Web3 crypto wallet on Tuesday and said the product supports the Polygon blockchain network. The application is currently for iOS users only...
Digital Neobank Nubank Reaches 70 Million Customers in Latam; Almost 2 Million Have Purchased Crypto
27.9.2022
Nubank, a Brazil-based digital bank, has announced a new milestone in its operations. The company announced that it has reached 70 million customers in Latam, making it one of the biggest financial institutions of its kind in Brazil. The company also announced that almost 2 million of its customers...
Spanish Telecom Giant Telefonica Partners With Qualcomm to Develop Joint Metaverse Initiatives
27.9.2022
Telefonica, one of the largest telecom carriers in Spain, and Qualcomm, the fabless chip designer, have inked a partnership to advance joint extended reality and metaverse initiatives. Telefonica will use Snapdragon Spaces, a new technology from Qualcomm, to bring these metaverse experiences to...
Retail Giant Walmart Enters the Metaverse With Walmart Land and Universe of Play on Roblox
26.9.2022
Walmart has entered the metaverse with the launch of Walmart Land and Walmart’s Universe of Play on Roblox. The metaverse gaming platform has 52.2 million daily active users and 11.3 billion engagement hours. “Our customers are spending loads of time there,” said a Walmart...
Southeast Asia’s Largest Bank DBS Launches Self-Directed Crypto Trading Amid Institutional Demand
25.9.2022
The largest bank in Southeast Asia, DBS, has launched self-directed cryptocurrency trading via its app. More customers are now qualified to access the bank’s digital asset exchange and trade cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin and ether. DBS Launches Self-Directed Crypto Trading DBS,...
Report: Leaked Audio Featuring Celsius Execs Uncovers Plans to Create an IOU Cryptocurrency
24.9.2022
According to leaked audio obtained by CNBC, the crypto lender Celsius wants to create an IOU cryptocurrency in order to pay clients back. The audio was provided by a Celsius customer and the recording explains the bankrupt crypto lender wants to create a form of “wrapped tokens” that...