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FX Branch of Japanese Giant SBI Planning Crypto Move – Report
10.3.2021
Another subsidiary of the Japanese financial giant the SBI Group, FX Clearing Trust, is reportedly targetting crypto-related business expansion.
Per an official release, the firm has now acquired a license for investment trust-related business operations, and will rename itself the SBI Clearing...
Paypal Acquiring Crypto Security Firm Curv to Expand Digital Asset Initiatives
8.3.2021
Payments giant Paypal has announced that it is acquiring Tel Aviv-based crypto security infrastructure provider Curv. According to Paypal, this acquisition will help the company “expand its initiatives to support cryptocurrencies and digital assets.” The deal is reportedly worth less...
Listed Norwegian Industrial Giant Aker Goes Bitcoin
8.3.2021
Aker ASA, a listed Norwegian industrial investment company, said it will invest in bitcoin (BTC) and blockchain ecosystem via its newly established subsidiary Seetee that is initially capitalized with NOK 500m (USD 58m).
Per the company, Seetee will initially focus on:
investing in and owning...
Personal Finance Expert Suze Orman Says ‘I Love Bitcoin’ — Advises How to Buy BTC, Praises Paypal
7.3.2021
American financial advisor Suze Orman says she loves bitcoin. She has provided some advice on how to invest in the cryptocurrency a month, noting that she prefers to buy bitcoin through Paypal’s crypto service because the payments giant has made it easy to do so. Suze Orman Loves Bitcoin Suze...
French utility giant pursues carbon neutrality as Hedera node operator
4.3.2021
Hedera's proof-of-stake network will act as an energy-efficient foundation for Électricité de France's ongoing mission to become carbon neutral
Giant Attack On Titan Manga Weighs 30 Pounds And Costs $1,400
4.3.2021
Are you a big Attack on Titan fan? Like a really big one? Well, enjoy this enormous version of the popular manga.Read more
Valheim Player Turns Ocean Into Giant Trampoline
2.3.2021
Can we ever truly know the nature of the sea? Primordial creatures lurk in its depths. It’s powered by outer space. We still don’t understand how eels reproduce. In Valheim, however, it’s a bit simpler: The ocean is a trampoline.Read more
Online Retail Giant Rakuten Allows People to Load Payment App With Cryptocurrencies
1.3.2021
The firm Rakuten Inc., often referred to as “the Amazon of Japan,” announced customers can now load up Rakuten Pay accounts with cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, ethereum, and bitcoin cash. In order to commemorate the latest crypto service, Rakuten is also offering bonus points to people...
Declassifying the Mystery of How Special Agent Dana Scully Looked So Good in Those Giant Suits
26.2.2021
The X-Files premiered in 1993, gifting America with our first glimpse of a 25-year-old Gillian Anderson playing Special Agent Dana Scully, who was somehow both a medical doctor and an FBI agent at an age just five years older than the fictional Dr. Dougie Howser, boy genius, would have been when...
Giant Rakuten to Let Customers Charge E-Pay Accounts with BTC, ETH, BCH
26.2.2021
Rakuten CEO Hiroshi Mikitani. The Japanese e-commerce and business giant Rakuten has taken yet another significant step into the world of crypto – by linking its crypto platform with its e-pay operations.
In an official release, the firm announced that it would allow customers of its Rakuten Wallet...
Giant Motor Gives PC Enough Rumble To Shake The Very Heavens
25.2.2021
Jatin Patel is an iOS developer who works on big, silly projects for his YouTube channel. His latest million-dollar idea was to connect a giant, 2,880 rpm induction motor to his DualShock, magnifying the controller’s comparatively pitiful rumble to extraordinary proportions.Read more
Russian Crypto Mining Companies Are Expanding Capacity as the Country Becomes a ‘Preferred Hotspot’
20.2.2021
Crypto mining operations have been witnessing some changes within the industry in terms of locations. A recent interview with the CEO of the mining giant Bitriver, revealed that Russia is becoming a preferred hotspot for crypto miners. Russian Mining Giant to Build Two Additional Facilities to Cope...
I Ate The Giant Game Controller Gummy, And I Felt Like I Was Going To Die
17.2.2021
Dear friends, if you are reading this post, it means I have died. Or I have consumed a giant video game controller-shaped gummy and lived—arguably a worse fate.Read more
Another Chinese Giant Enters Bitcoin and Ethereum Mining
17.2.2021
Bitcoin mining rigs. Another Chinese non-crypto firm has moved into bitcoin (BTC) mining – with the shipping behemoth Sino Global set to snap up a controlling stake in computing company Nine-Chain Intelligent in a deal worth around USD 8.5m.
Per a press release, Sino Global announced that it...
Lottery Giant 500.com Buys Bitcoin Miner BTC.com From Jihan Wu
16.2.2021
Jihan Wu. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, Bitcoin.com - Official Channel
Listed Chinese online sports lottery service provider 500.com said it agreed to acquire the BTC.com Bitcoin (BTC) mining bussiness from Bitmain co-founder Jihan Wu.
500.com is buying the business in exchange for its newly...
Paypal to Expand Its Crypto Services Offering to the UK
15.2.2021
Paypal’s cryptocurrency services are coming to the United Kingdom, as the digital payments giant is now targeting non-U.S. countries. Buy, sell and hold digital asset products could be available for Paypal’s U.K. customers in “a number of months.” Results With the Paypal...
Amazon Is Working on Digital Currency Solutions— Pilot Project Set to Launch in Mexico
13.2.2021
The e-commerce giant is preparing to explore the crypto business, as a recent job listing suggests. Amazon is looking to launch a pilot project in Mexico that seeks to build a team that develops new solutions based on “digital currencies.” E-Commerce Giant Amazon Seeks to Target...
Mastercard Will Start Supporting Cryptocurrencies Directly on its Network
11.2.2021
Payments giant Mastercard has announced that it is preparing to allow a number of cryptocurrencies to move through its network directly. Customers, merchants, and businesses will no longer need to convert cryptocurrencies into fiat currencies to transfer through the Mastercard network. Mastercard...
Earn Money by Selling NFT Properties in Upland
11.2.2021
PRESS RELEASE. Hidden among a press release published on November 10, 2020 is one of the most significant developments in blockchain history: By partnering with Tilia Pay, Upland.me, a virtual property metaverse that offers true ownership of NFT property parcels mapped to real addresses, has taken...
South Korean Telecoms Giant KT Posts ‘Sevenfold’ Blockchain Profits
10.2.2021
The coronavirus pandemic has slowed down trade in a huge swathe of industries, but some, such as the telecommunications sector – appear to be thriving, with blockchain sales rising for KT, one of South Korea’s biggest mobile carriers.
Per Newsian, KT’s operating profits rose by 2% in the past...