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Apple Allows Apps to Sell NFTs on the Apple App Store
26.9.2022
Apple recently announced allowing app providers to sell NFTs on its App Store. While app providers appreciated the news, they could not help but worry about Apple charging a 30% cut in every NFT transaction. With over 984,000 games and 3.5 million apps, Apple’s App Store dominates the app market...
China GPU prices drop to new lows after the Ethereum Merge
26.9.2022
The Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080’s price dropped from 8,000 yuan (1118 USD) to 5,000 yuan within 3 months according to a Chinese merchant
Disney Looking for Lawyer to Execute NFT & DeFi Plans
26.9.2022
The Walt Disney Company recently announced looking for an expert transaction lawyer. The company aims to explore modern domains, such as NFT and DeFi. According to the LinkedIn job posting by Disney, the position will undergo an aggressive and accelerated timeline. The post also stated that...
GBP follows euro: The pound-dollar rate hits all-time low
26.9.2022
Reaching 1 GBP = $1.04, the pound has crash-landed, marking a record low against the U.S. dollar following the new prime minister’s budget announcements
South African Financial Services Giant Nedbank Secures a ‘Village’ in the Metaverse
26.9.2022
The South African financial services giant, Nedbank, is reported to have acquired a village in the metaverse. The village will be used to showcase African creativity and to create experiences that “go beyond banking.” By securing a virtual property in Ubuntuland, Nedbank became one...
Brazilian Police Raid Six Crypto Exchanges in International Money Laundering Ring Bust
26.9.2022
Police and tax officers in Brazil have launched a major operation that has seen them raid six domestic crypto exchanges. They believe the platforms may be implicated in a massive international crime and money laundering ring....
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Dollar Rises Against Indian Rupee and Six Other Peers
26.9.2022
The rupee is not exactly in freefall, but the bearish series does show that the Rupee is sliding down every day. To be precise, the Indian currency has crossed ₹81 against the US Dollar to touch the mark of ₹81.54. This is the third straight session in which the national currency has gone down....
Is Disney About to Make its Big Crypto Move into NFT, Metaverse and DeFi?
26.9.2022
Though it wouldn’t be its first step in this direction, there is yet another suggestion that the media giant the Walt Disney Company may be gearing up for a major move into the realms of the metaverse, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and decentralized finance (DeFi).
Disney is looking to hire...
Hong Kong Slips Down the Crypto Hub World Rankings - Can it Get Back to Winning Ways?
26.9.2022
With cryptocurrency investors increasingly worried about Hong Kong’s regulatory ambiguity on crypto, a number of major crypto-focused businesses and events have decided to move their activities to Singapore and other countries and territories considered as more friendly to their industry,...
Italian Serie ‘A’ Soccer Team AC Milan to Launch NFT Initiative
26.9.2022
AC Milan, a popular soccer team in the Italian Serie A league and the current champion, announced the launch of a new non-fungible token (NFT)-based project. The organization established a partnership with Monkeyleague, a Solana-based Web3 soccer game, which became its official NFT partner...
'The bond market bubble has burst' — 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week
26.9.2022
A time tunnel to November 2020 opens on BTC price action as the U.S. dollar lays waste to currencies and equities alike
Australian pilot CBDC test for eAUD to commence mid-2023: RBA White Paper
26.9.2022
The key objectives of the project are to identify and understand innovative business models, use cases, benefits, risks, and operational models for a CBDC in Australia
Interpol Has Issued a Red Notice for Do Kwon, Say South Korean Prosecutors
26.9.2022
The International Criminal Police Organization, known widely as Interpol, has issued a Red Notice on Do Kwon, the co-founder of Terraform Labs and the Terra ecosystem – as the manhunt for the elusive crypto chief continues.
South Korean prosecutors confirmed the Red Notice on September 26, per...
Ivory Coast-Based Payments Fintech Secures $5 Million From Its Pre-Series A Funding Round
26.9.2022
The Ivorian payments financial technology (fintech) startup, Julaya, recently concluded its pre-Series A round with an additional $5 million capital raise. This brings to $7 million the total capital that the fintech startup, which specializes in business-to-business payments, has raised in this...
Kraken's incoming CEO: No plans to register with SEC
26.9.2022
Dave Ripley says he doesn't see a reason to register with the SEC as an exchange because Kraken does not offer securities to users
Crypto Payments May Not Help Russia Bypass Sanctions, Experts Say
26.9.2022
Russia is preparing to authorize international crypto payments but people involved in the industry doubt this would allow the country to circumvent sanctions. At the same time, the United States has been tightening the noose, recently targeting the use of cryptocurrencies to dodge the financial...
First Product From Finity Touch’s Future Ecosystem Officially Launched
26.9.2022
PRESS RELEASE. Finity Touch will surprise the crypto community with its unique features and an already large but growing ecosystem. The team of Finity Touch is happy to present Finity Skills. Finity Skills is the first product of the Finity Touch Ecosystem, which will be available in October 2022....
Reversible transactions could mitigate crypto theft — Researchers
26.9.2022
The proposal puts forward an “opt-in” token standard that would enable victims to report theft to a governance contract, with algorithms helping to identify and freeze ill-gotten gains
WEF Launches Crypto Sustainability Coalition to Leverage Web3 Technologies in Climate Change Battle
26.9.2022
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has launched the Crypto Sustainability Coalition, an initiative dedicated to assessing the role of Web3 technologies in the fight against climate change. The organization, which is composed of 30 companies, educative groups, and other institutions, will research...
'Grotesquely overpriced' — Apple's App Store wants 30% cut on NFT sales
26.9.2022
While the commission is standard for Apple, some have expressed their displeasure at the company's “grotesquely overpriced” cut of sales