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EU’s ‘Bitcoin Ban’ Fell Short but Experts Still Have Ideas for Fixing Crypto’s Carbon Costs
15.3.2022
Projects like Filecoin Green and Zero Labs see crypto’s opportunity to drive major demand for renewable energy, while using blockchain tech to measure greener grids. But will big miners bite?
McLaren to Mint NFTs of Luxury Supercars in InfiniteWorld Partnership
15.3.2022
McLaren Automotive plans to create and mint non-fungible tokens (NFTs) of its luxury supercars in a partnership with metaverse infrastructure platform InfiniteWorld
Amex trademark filings suggest possible entry to the metaverse
15.3.2022
The major credit card company may be readying to provide “virtual concierge services” related to credit card transactions “in the metaverse and other virtual worlds.”
Crypto Unicorns Closes $26M Token Sale Ahead of NFT Game Launch
15.3.2022
The popular Polygon-based NFT collection will launch its first play-to-earn game later this month
Team Bringing Diem Blockchain to Life Confirms $200M Raise, Says Coinbase and More Are Building on Devnet
15.3.2022
Aptos announced the funding round Tuesday and said major crypto brands were already contributing code
$450M Raise Values Ethereum Builder ConsenSys at $7B as MetaMask Tops 30M Users
15.3.2022
The hefty Series D more than doubles the firm’s previous valuation from November 2021
Brazilian Asset Manager Hashdex to Launch Web 3 ETF on Local Stock Exchange
15.3.2022
The ETF will start trading on March 30 under the ticker WEB311
Saudi Arabia Mulls Pricing of China Oil Sales in Yuan: WSJ
15.3.2022
Chatter about the Saudis accepting yuan instead of dollars has been ongoing for several years, but recent events have brought new urgency to the matter
American Express Hints at Metaverse Entry Through Trademark Filings
15.3.2022
Traditional finance firms are boosting their metaverse offerings following JPMorgan’s recent foray into Decentraland
TravelX Raises $10M to Launch Multichain Distribution Protocol
15.3.2022
The protocol for the travel industry tokenizes inventory for airlines and suppliers
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin's Implied Volatility Ticks Higher; S&P 500 Sees Death Cross
15.3.2022
Bitcoin was trading flat to negative even as the European stocks and the S&P 500 futures got a slight tailwind
Stellar Development Foundation Launches $30 Million Investment Fund
15.3.2022
The fund will match existing investments into platforms that use the Stellar blockchain
FinCEN Chief Digital Currency Adviser Korver Departs for A16z as Head of Regulatory
15.3.2022
Michele Korver, a government and law-enforcement veteran who was most recently chief digital currency adviser at FinCEN, is joining Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) as its new head of regulatory
FTX Europe Becomes First Exchange to Receive Crypto License in Dubai
15.3.2022
The exchange will also set up a regional headquarter in Dubai
Better Business Bureau Warns About Cryptocurrency — BBB Ranks Crypto Scams Second Riskiest
15.3.2022
The U.S. Better Business Bureau (BBB) says cryptocurrency scams have become the second riskiest. In addition, the organization noted that “Payment made via cryptocurrency that resulted in a monetary loss more than doubled from 2020.” BBB Sees Rising Crypto Scams The U.S. Better...
Binance Granted a Crypto Asset Service Provider License From Bahrain’s Central Bank
14.3.2022
The oil-rich kingdom has been making moves to strengthen its domestic crypto industry
Ukrainian government launches crypto donation website with FTX, Kuna and Everstake
14.3.2022
Users have sent more than $48 million USD in crypto to government wallet addresses, roughly 24% of the platform’s $200 million goal
Deep dive: how Astroneer made it to 8 million players
14.3.2022
[The GameDiscoverCo game discovery newsletter is written by ‘how people find your game’ expert & company founder Simon Carless, and is a regular look at how people discover and buy video games in the 2020s.] Welcome to the working week, my friends and colleagues in ‘the game...
Crypto Funds See Their First Outflows in 7 Weeks: CoinShares
14.3.2022
Both Bitcoin and Ether saw a sizable exit of money, according to the report
‘Shark Tank’s’ O’Leary Lobbies Congress for Sen. Lummis’ New Crypto Bill
14.3.2022
Kevin O’Leary made himself a household name as a co-host of “Shark Tank,” where budding entrepreneurs make their pitches to a panel of investors. On March 9, it was his turn to make a case for crypto: this time before a panel of about 30 American legislators