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Crypto Sports Sponsorship Moves into Fast Lane with OKX F1 Deal
3.5.2022
The crypto industry has stepped up another gear in its race to win the hearts, minds, and some money of sporting fans the world over. Following the news that Crypto.com will be one of the main sponsors of the World Cup in Qatar later this year, the crypto exchange OKX has announced that it...
The Number of Entities Using Bitcoin to Store Arbitrary Data Has Declined
30.4.2022
Three years ago there were a lot of discussions concerning data embedded in bitcoin transactions and the block size space consumed by these OP_Return transactions. However, in recent times, the use of OP_Return transactions has dropped a great deal and the trend has lowered network fees to some...
The ‘Digital Town Square’: What Might Musk’s Twitter Deal Mean?
30.4.2022
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The world’s richest man, Elon Musk, seems set to purchase the social media platform Twitter for around USD 44bn. He says he’s...
Global Investment Bank Goldman Sachs Offers Its First Bitcoin-Backed Loan
30.4.2022
Global investment bank Goldman Sachs has reportedly offered its first-ever loan backed by cryptocurrency. The cash loan was collateralized by bitcoin owned by the borrower. A spokesperson for Goldman Sachs explained that the deal is interesting to the investment bank due to its structure...
Activision Shareholders Approve Xbox Deal, But Wall Street Has Doubts
28.4.2022
Shareholders at Call of Duty and Overwatch 2 publisher Activision Blizzard voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to approve a $69 billion sale to tech giant Microsoft. The deal gives golden parachutes to top execs at Activision, including embattled CEO Bobby Kotick. But despite gaming’s biggest...
Liverpool FC Mull Bid to Ditch TradFi for Crypto Firm in Shirt Sponsorship Deal
26.4.2022
Liverpool FC has reportedly held talks with at least two crypto-related firms, thought to be a major international exchange player and a blockchain operator, over a deal that could see a crypto firm’s name on the front of its first team shirts from next year....
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Bitcoin and Ethereum Rise, DOGE Corrects Gains on Twitter & Musk Deal
26.4.2022
Bitcoin price found a strong buying interest after Tesla’s chief Elon Musk agreed to buy social media giant Twitter for USD 44bn. This deal is still subject to a shareholder vote, while some expect Musk will own the company in the coming days. In either case, BTC gained pace and was able...
Elon Musk in Talks with Twitter Board to Strike Deal - Report
25.4.2022
Twitter and Tesla chief and billionaire Elon Musk are reportedly in talks to strike a deal, after Musk earlier this month laid out an offer to buy 100% of the shares in Twitter for USD 45bn and take the company private. Shares of Tesla rose modestly on the news in pre-market trading...
Metamask Users Complain About Connection Issues as Wallet’s Default Endpoint Suffers From ‘Major Outage’
22.4.2022
On Friday, users leveraging the Web3 wallet Metamask complained about service outages after Infura, Metamask’s default endpoint suffered from a “major outage.” The wallet company addressed the situation and explained the problems were due to Infura combating an outage. Metamask...
Polygon's Supernet, Stripe's Crypto Move, Ulbricht's Bitcoin Deal, Macron on Crypto Regulation + More News
22.4.2022
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Coinbase is planning to purchase crypto exchange BtcTurk in $3.2B deal: Report
21.4.2022
The potential acquisition would follow Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong announcing plans to expand to every country in which the exchange can legally operate
IMF Deal ‘Dead’ and So Is Bitcoin Bond Issuance, Claim Bukele Critics
20.4.2022
The former Governor of the Salvadoran central bank, the Central Reserve Bank, claims that negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are “practically dead” – and says investors are “not interested” in the delayed bitcoin (BTC) bonds issuance President Nayib Bukele wants to use...
Beanstalk Farms offers plea deal to perpetrators of $76M exploit
20.4.2022
Beanstalk Farms offered a whitehat bounty to exploiters and outlined its plans moving forward should it be unsuccessful in its plea
Hut 8 in Deal to Become 100% Self-Mining Company
19.4.2022
The digital asset miner will buy out all hosted rigs at its Medicine Hat mining facility in Alberta
Antonyms Closes Partnership Deal with NowhereDAO
18.4.2022
The growth of the crypto space in the last few years needs no explanation. Moreover, the number of NFT, GameFi, and DEX projects has exceeded 10,000, and the crypto industry is pacing swiftly towards doubling it in the next few months. In an area as digitized as cryptos, the need for data...
Blockchain.com Inks Sponsorship Deal With the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys
14.4.2022
On Wednesday, the firm Blockchain.com announced it inked a deal with the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys as the team’s “exclusive digital asset partner.” The deal will bring Blockchain.com a great deal of exposure in terms of television, signage, and radio and the digital currency...
Dallas Cowboys Ink Deal With Blockchain.com as NFL Teams Begin Crypto Embrace
13.4.2022
The team is partnering with the exchange as the NFL loosens its policy on which types of crypto firms can be sponsors
Hong Kong’s OneDegree Inks Deal with Reinsurer Munich Re to Launch Digital Asset Insurance
11.4.2022
Currently, only 1.5% of assets held by global exchanges and custodians are insured
Bolt Acquires Wyre for $1.5 Billion, Firm Aims to ‘Decentralize Commerce’
8.4.2022
On Thursday, the payments and checkout and shopper network, Bolt has announced the firm plans to acquire the digital currency provider Wyre in a $1.5 billion deal. Bolt has explained the acquisition is aimed at bolstering cryptocurrency services and “the opportunity of Web3.” Payments...
ESPN and Tom Brady's Autograph ink multi-year NFT deal
6.4.2022
ESPN’s first NFT collection is based on its "Man in the Arena: Tom Brady" documentary and magazine issue