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Fed Governor Says ‘Blockchain Is Totally Overrated,’ Claims Crypto Is ‘Just Electronic Gold’
26.3.2022
The American economist and member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, Christopher Waller, believes blockchain technology is “totally overrated,” even though the U.S. central bank “put a lot of resources into understanding digital currencies and the blockchain.”...
UAE Venture Capital Firm Launches $100 Million Seed Fund for Blockchain and Crypto Projects
26.3.2022
Cypher Capital, a United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based venture capital (VC) firm, has announced the launch of a $100 million seed fund that will primarily avail funding to decentralized finance (defi), gamefi, and metaverse projects. Mentoring of Entrepreneurs A United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based venture...
How to convert your digital art into NFTs and sell it
26.3.2022
With a set of creative skills and a personal computer, you can convert your digital art into NFTs
White House office seeks public opinion on crypto-climate implications
26.3.2022
Following up on a recent executive order signed by President Joe Biden, the OSTP reached out to the general public to identify the energy and climate implications related to digital assets
MIT adds the Bank of England to its stable of CBDC digital currency research partners
25.3.2022
The Bank of England will launch a yearlong joint research project with MIT, which is already working with the Fed and Bank of Canada
Gran Turismo 7 Gives Angry Fans One Million Free Credits, Big Changes Coming
25.3.2022
A live-service game is once again apologizing for its microtransactions, and promising to do better. In a new blog post, Gran Turismo 7 director Kazunori Yamauchi acknowledged frustrations with the state of the game and announced developer Polyphony Digital will issue 1 million credits to every...
Jamaica’s central bank digital currency and the problems it hopes to solve
25.3.2022
Jamaica’s new central bank digital currency, slated for launch early this year, aims to help address economic issues on the island nation
Report: Kenya Central Bank Governor Reiterates His Opposition to Cryptocurrencies
25.3.2022
The Kenyan central bank governor has once again told Kenyans to be wary of the risks that are associated with cryptocurrency transactions and trading. The governor also warned financial institutions supporting cryptocurrency transactions that they risk losing their licenses. Crypto Trading...
Central Bank of Honduras Discredits Bitcoin Legal Tender Speculation
25.3.2022
On March 23, Honduras’ central bank issued a clarification on crypto assets such as bitcoin, and noted that digital currencies are not legal tender or regulated in the country. The announcement, posted via Honduras’ central bank official Twitter account, comes after lots...
World’s Largest Asset Manager Blackrock: Russia-Ukraine War Has Potential Impact on Accelerating Digital Currencies
25.3.2022
The CEO of the world’s largest asset manager, Blackrock, says the Russia-Ukraine war has a “potential impact on accelerating digital currencies.” He confirms that Blackrock “is studying digital currencies, stablecoins and the underlying technologies to understand...
Digital currencies could get a boost from the international crisis: Blackrock CEO
24.3.2022
BlackRock CEO believes the current crisis added with growing inflation would lead to the formation of a global digital payment network
Taiwan's Red Door Digital Raises $5M to Build AAA-Games for Web 3
24.3.2022
Red Door Digital's leadership team includes executives from EA Games, Ubisoft, and Tencent
Russian Law Requires Election Candidates to Disclose Their Crypto Assets
24.3.2022
The Russian parliament has adopted a new law obliging persons running for office to present information about their digital asset holdings. The legislation will amend a number of acts and apply to presidential and parliamentary candidates as well as government officials. Russian Politicians...
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Says State Is ‘Figuring out Ways’ to Allow Businesses to Pay Taxes in Bitcoin
24.3.2022
Florida governor, Ron DeSantis explained at a press conference on Tuesday that he’s spoken with state agencies and told them to figure out ways for businesses to pay tax with cryptocurrencies. During the signing ceremony for a bill focused on financial literacy, DeSantis said that...
Thailand Adopts Rules Restricting Cryptocurrency Payments From April
23.3.2022
Regulators in Thailand have decided to limit the use of cryptocurrencies as a means of payment. The authorities consider the country’s current payment system efficient and insist cryptos would only bring risks for the financial system, economy, people and businesses. Thailand SEC Issues...
Meta files 8 digital asset and Web 3.0 trademark applications
23.3.2022
It appears the trademark applications cover just about every aspect of the Web 3.0 metaverse
4 Qualities of Digital Dollar, Crypto Mortgages, Polkadot's Fund, Solana ETP + More News
23.3.2022
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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Investment Bank Cowen Launches Digital Unit, Aims to Compete With Bulge-Bracket Firms
23.3.2022
It’s the latest in a trend of traditional finance players spying opportunity in the cryptocurrency sector
Digital Collectibles Marketplace VeVe Loses 'Large Amount of Gems' in an Exploit
23.3.2022
VeVe, an app-based marketplace for licensed digital collectibles, has announced that it has become a victim of an exploit which resulted in the loss of a number of "gems."
"We have become aware of an exploit of our systems which resulted in a large amount of gems being acquired illegitimately,"...
Crypto.com Chosen as an Official FIFA World Cup Sponsor
23.3.2022
On Tuesday, the international governing body of association football, FIFA, announced the exchange Crypto.com will be an official sponsor of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 tournament. According to the announcement, the digital currency trading platform will “activate its official...