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Activision Blizzard CEO To Get Even Bigger Bonuses While Others Get Laid Off
17.3.2021
Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick routinely gets millions in stock bonuses every year based on how the company is doing. Now he’s set to get even more, for a total payout of nearly $200 million according to CtW Investment Group, a union pension fund advocacy organization. And it’s all thanks...
TNC Launches UAE-Based Exchange Platform Aladdin Exchange
17.3.2021
PRESS RELEASE. TNC Group, the global blockchain entity responsible for massive projects in the blockchain and crypto space, recently launched the Aladdin Exchange — a UAE-based cryptocurrency exchange. The TNC team moves closer to realizing their vision of pushing forward more blockchain...
Cryptocurrency and Stock Trading Platform Etoro Aims to Go Public Through a $10.4 Billion SPAC Deal
16.3.2021
The online cryptocurrency and stock brokerage platform Etoro has announced the company is going public via a deal with a special purpose acquisition company called Fintech Acquisition Corp V. The Etoro merger is a $10.4 billion deal, backed by the banking entrepreneur and Fintech Acquisition Corp...
Report: Covid-19 Caused 50% of Adults Aged Between 35 and 44 to Embrace Cryptocurrencies
16.3.2021
A new study, which was undertaken by the Slovakian internet security company Eset, finds 50% of 35 to 44-year-olds have become involved in cryptocurrencies since the pandemic. The figure, the highest for any age group, underscores the role Covid-19 restrictions had in forcing citizens from...
Mizuho Bank Survey Says $24 Billion in US Stimulus Checks May Be Used to Buy Bitcoin
16.3.2021
On March 15, 2021, Mizuho Securities Co., a firm wholly-owned subsidiary of Mizuho Financial Group, revealed the findings of a new survey that says a great deal of stimulus money will find its way into stock markets and the cryptocurrency economy. Participants in Mizuho’s survey made less...
Peter Schiff Claims Grayscale Will Sell BTC to Fund DCG’s Acquisition of GBTC Shares Rebuffed
12.3.2021
Gold bug and bitcoin opponent, Peter Schiff has alleged that the Digital Currency Group (DCG)’s plan to acquire GBTC shares worth $250 million could be an indication that Grayscale Investment will be reducing the value of its AUM. In addition, Schiff claims in his tweet that “Grayscale...
MicroStrategy Does Its Bitcoin Thing Again, Man Group CEO Warns + More News
12.3.2021
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US-based business intelligence company MicroStrategy bought additional BTC 262 for around USD 10.5m in cash at an average price...
Dropping GBTC Premium: Anonymous Group Claims Blockfi Facing Solvency Issues Due to Exposure to the BTC Trust
12.3.2021
An anonymous group has claimed that Blockfi, which has an estimated $1.8 billion in customer assets invested in Grayscale Investment’s GBTC, is facing potential insolvency issues associated with the negative premium on the GBTC shares. Using the negative premium of minus 7.89% on the GBTC...
Russian protest group Pussy Riot sells NFTs for latest single 'Panic Attack'
12.3.2021
The Russian protest group Pussy Riot is auctioning four non-fungible tokens tied to a new single in order to support a shelter for victims of domestic violence
Alex Jones Says He Lost Laptop Containing 10,000 Bitcoins
12.3.2021
The controversial host of Infowars and the Alex Jones Show claims that he has lost a laptop containing 10,000 bitcoins. The laptop was given to him by popular television personality Max Keiser, who confirmed the story. Alex Jones Claims He Lost 10,000 Bitcoins Stored on Laptop Alex Jones,...
A 4400 Rewatch Reveals Just How Influential Its Legacy Is
11.3.2021
The CW’s plan to resurrect USA’s 2004 series The 4400 definitely comes across as the network’s latest go at bringing aliens/futurism/superhero drama to television. Presumably, it will happily exist alongside things like the Arrowverse and the Roswell reboot. But since it’s been so long since...
The Kessler Collection Jumps Into Crypto, 8 Luxury Hotels Now Accept Digital Currencies
11.3.2021
During the last few months, a great number of businesses have been adding cryptocurrency support to their payment systems. On Tuesday, the luxury hotel group called The Kessler Collection announced it is now accepting digital currency payments for accommodations. The Kessler Collection’s...
ETC Group Lists Ether ETP on Deutsche Borse’s Xetra, Company’s Bitcoin ETP Now Has $1 Billion AUM
11.3.2021
Financial services company Etc Group on Tuesday launched its centrally-cleared ethereum exchange-traded product (ETP) on the Deutsche Borse’s Xetra marketplace. Etc Group Launches Ethereum Exchange-Traded Product The listing follows the success of the firm’s bitcoin ETP, which...
Blockchain group INATBA reiterates concerns over proposed European regulations
10.3.2021
The International Association for Trusted Blockchain Applications has faulted some aspects of the European Commission’s proposed crypto regulations
Grayscale parent Digital Currency Group plans to buy $250M of its own GBTC shares
10.3.2021
In a further sign of a shake-up in the institutional market, DCG is eyeing the purchase along with hiring ETF specialists
Burned Banksy NFT Sale Captures Close to $400K, Critics Claim Buyers Are ‘Morons’
8.3.2021
On March 3, a group of anonymous art enthusiasts decided to burn an original Banksy screenprint worth roughly £70,000 or around $95,000 USD, and then turned it into a non-fungible token (NFT) asset. The art now exists as an NFT and was auctioned for 228.69 ethereum or $394k using today’s...
Indictment Order Issued Against Leaders of the Geek Group for Their Role Using BTC in an Illegal Money Transmission Business
6.3.2021
A U.S. District Court has indicted three individuals behind the now-defunct Geek Group for their role in running an illegal money transmission business that used bitcoin to move funds across states. According to the indictment documents, it was Christopher Allan Boden then president of the Geek...
WandaVision's Finale Was What You Made of It
5.3.2021
There were as many ways that Marvel’s WandaVision series finale could have ended as there are different ways to process grief. Each of the season’s nine episodes teased this out—new plot twists that threw audiences for loops all meant to obscure, but not erase, the reality that despite all...
A Group of Crypto Proponents Burned an Original Banksy ‘Morons’ Print and Turned It Into an NFT
4.3.2021
Original artwork crafted by the pseudonymous England-based street artist and political activist Banksy has been burned in order to turn the art into a non-fungible token (NFT). The screenprint was one of only 500 made and was authenticated by Banksy’s verification company Pest Control....
tZERO & ROI Group Partner to Digitize Dubai Luxury Hotel
3.3.2021
tZERO, the pioneer in blockchain development and liquidation of cryptocurrencies, has announced its partnership with the New York-based real estate development company ROI group to kick-start a digital security project for a Dubai-based luxury hotel and residential development. The ROI group...