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Bitcoin Miner Mawson Signs 100MW Hosting and Debt Deal With Celsius Mining
1.3.2022
Mawson will also receive a $20 million loan from Celsius Mining
Alleged Bitfinex Crypto Exchange BTC Launderer Morgan Seeks ‘Plea Deal’
1.3.2022
Half of the husband-and-wife duo that has been charged by American prosecutors with attempting to launder a monster bitcoin (BTC) allegedly raided from the crypto exchange Bitfinex in a 2016 hack is talking to the authorities about a possible “plea deal.”
CNBC reported that a federal prosecutor...
Accused Bitfinex Launderer Heather Morgan Might Be Offered a Plea Deal
28.2.2022
At Morgan’s arraignment on Monday, prosecutors told a D.C. judge that they’re in talks with the defense to find a “resolution” to the criminal case that would see Morgan avoid trial
Call Of Duty Execs Accused Of Using Microsoft Deal To Line Their Own Pockets
26.2.2022
Two Activision Blizzard shareholders have filed lawsuits against the Call of Duty publisher for making allegedly inadequate disclosures in its recent filings with the SEC about its deal to sell to Microsoft for $68.7 billion. The investors further alleged that big payouts for CEO Bobby Kotick...
VeChain Signs an Integration Deal with XP.Network
25.2.2022
The crypto space is becoming all the more competitive with new and innovative projects and announcements every day. Crypto companies are increasingly joining forces with other projects in the field. Recently, the NFT multi-chain platform XP.Network. The network signed a partnership with...
Canadian Police Begin Unfreezing Accounts Tied to Freedom Convoy as Trudeau Revokes Emergencies Act
24.2.2022
Canada’s prime minister, Justin Trudeau, has ended the use of the Emergencies Act invoked last week to deal with the Freedom Convoy trucker protest. The Canadian police have also instructed financial institutions to unfreeze accounts previously frozen. “The situation is no longer...
FC Barcelona ‘Rejected’ USD 79.4M Sponsorship Deal from Crypto Firm over ‘Ethical’ Worries
23.2.2022
The President and managing board of the footballing giant FC Barcelona reportedly turned down a bumper USD 79.4 million deal with an unnamed crypto exchange company that wanted to become its shirt sponsor from next season – with the board worried that crypto is an “unethical” sector....
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Here's Why The Next Atlus JRPG Is Such A Big Deal To Hardcore Fans
23.2.2022
Atlus’ announcement on Twitter yesterday that the long-dormant Shin Megami Tensei spin-off series Soul Hackers was being revived came as quite a shock to fans. However, the surprises didn’t stop there, as the trailer for the poppy, hacker-centric sequel also revealed that the game has a female...
London Stock Exchange acquires cloud-based technology provider Tora in $325M deal
22.2.2022
The LSEG specifically outlined Tora's exposure to digital assets as part of the reason for the acquisition
Microsoft Started Activision Acquisition Talks Three Days After Bombshell Harassment Report
19.2.2022
On November 16, 2021, a report was published that claimed Activision CEO Bobby Kotick was well aware of harassment happening within his company. It also alleged that he himself mistreated women, both inside and outside work. Now, new docs reveal that three days later, Xbox head Phil Spencer called...
Swyftx signs major sponsorship deal with Aussie National Rugby League
17.2.2022
Speaking on the partnership with the NRL, Swyftx CEO Ryan Parsons said that the “mass appeal of sport means it’s a hugely important way for exchanges to announce themselves.”
Pitching to game publishers: lessons from an in-progress deal
16.2.2022
Some nice transparency from the Gremlins Inc. 2 devs
Red Bull Racing Partners With Bybit, F1 Team Says It’s the ‘Largest per Annum Crypto Sports Deal to Date’
16.2.2022
Red Bull Racing (RBR) has announced the cryptocurrency exchange platform Bybit has joined RBR as a principal team partner. According to the announcement, RBR says the deal is the “largest per annum cryptocurrency sports agreement to date.” Red Bull Racing and Crypto Exchange Bybit...
Bybit Enters USD 150M Deal with Red Bull F1 Team; Plans Fan Token, NFT Collaboration
16.2.2022
Bybit, one of the top 10 crypto exchanges by spot volume, has entered into a major sponsorship agreement with the Formula One team Oracle Red Bull Racing, with the exchange now taking on a new role of the “Issuance Partner” for fan tokens and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) for the racing team.
With...
Binance's Paysafe deal worries UK financial watchdog
16.2.2022
Binance lost access to the sterling payment network in July, however, the Paysafe partnership opened the gates to the restricted services
Trudeau Invokes Emergencies Act to End Freedom Convoy Protests — Canada’s Terrorist Financing Rules Now Cover Crypto
15.2.2022
The Canadian government has invoked the Emergencies Act to deal with the Freedom Convoy protests, said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The scope of Canada’s anti-money laundering and terrorist financing rules is also broadened to cover crowdfunding platforms and “all forms...
Morphie Partners with Avalanche’s AVME in Strategic Deal
15.2.2022
Signing partnership deals has been one of the effective ways of developing new projects in the decentralised finance sector. We have seen projects like Polygon rely heavily on forming alliances and synergies, which has currently become a part of the ecosystem’s vision. Avalanche’s ecosystem...
MLB Team Washington Nationals Partners With Terra Blockchain Community, Ballpark Plans to Accept UST
11.2.2022
On February 9, the American professional baseball team based in Washington, D.C., the Washington Nationals, announced the team has partnered with Terra, the open-source blockchain platform and decentralized autonomous organization (DAO). The Washington Nationals detail that the team is...
England’s Manchester United Set to Unveil Tezos Blockchain Shirt Sponsorship, Report
6.2.2022
Tezos blockchain has reportedly agreed to a training kit sponsorship with Manchester United in a deal that will see the latter receive over $27 million per year. This deal adds to Tezos’ growing list of sports teams it has sponsored since May 2021. Tezos’ Investment in Sports The most...
Report: Andreessen Horowitz Seeks an Investment in Bored Ape Yacht Club
6.2.2022
Two reports claim that the creators of the popular non-fungible token (NFT) project Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) are in talks of raising funds from investors such as the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz. The alleged funding round is expected to be around $200 million, but sources further...