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Investors in Collapsed South African Crypto Platform Push for Jailing of Africrypt Directors
8.1.2022
A group of investors in Africrypt are reportedly pushing to have criminal charges pressed against directors of the now-defunct cryptocurrency investment platform. Opponents of the move have argued that this push is unlikely to succeed because many of the investors have already been reimbursed part...
Report: Illicit Crypto Addresses Received $14 Billion in 2021, Only 0.15% of Transaction Volume Associated With Crime
8.1.2022
According to the latest data from Chainalysis, the total cryptocurrency value received by illicit addresses grew to a new all-time high of $14 billion in 2021. Although the new all-time high is almost twice the $7.8 billion that was recorded in 2020, it represents just 0.15% of the 2021...
Bitcoin-based tracking platform Eggschain partners with Boston IVF
7.1.2022
The partnership will use blockchain technology for some of its best-suited use cases in increasing transparency, verifying data, and storing sensitive genetic information
NFT Analytics Platform Cryptoslam Raises $9M From Animoca Brands, Mark Cuban, Sound Ventures
7.1.2022
On Wednesday, the non-fungible token (NFT) data and analytics platform Cryptoslam raised $9 million in a capital funding round led by Animoca Brands. Cryptoslam detailed that Mark Cuban participated in the financing and Ashton Kutcher’s and Guy Oseary’s Sound Ventures joined in...
Defi Lending Startup Aave Launches Permissioned Platform to Entice Financial Institutions
5.1.2022
On January 5, the open-source non-custodial decentralized finance (defi) lending platform Aave launched a permissioned version of the protocol aimed at institutions. The platform dubbed Aave Arc will leverage Fireblocks as the first whitelister as the platform aims to help bridge traditional...
Gains Network to Expand Its Decentralized Leveraged gTrade Platform by Unlocking First $750,000 Grant
5.1.2022
Creator of gTrade, the next-gen decentralized Finance (DeFi) leveraged platform, Gains Network, has submitted an application for a $750,000 credit from Polygon to strike the two significant milestones on the platform’s roadmap. It has unlocked its initial $250,000 budget in MATIC coins to ease...
Cion Digital secures funds to expand blockchain orchestration platform
4.1.2022
The company raised $12 million in seed capital to further its crypto-based financing solutions
Netgear’s Digital Art Frames Will Support NFTs, Owners Can Connect Metamask to Meural Platform
4.1.2022
At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, multinational computer networking company Netgear, based in San Jose, California, showcased the company’s Meural digital art frames. According to an announcement, Netgear has added non-fungible token (NFT) tech support, and the Metamask...
Binance Labs leads $12M round for DeFi platform WOO Network
4.1.2022
Binance's VC arm lea DeFi liquidity provider WOO Network's $12 million Series A+ funding round
Crypto predictions platform Polymarket fined $1.4M by CTFC
4.1.2022
“All derivatives markets must operate within the bounds of the law regardless of the technology used,” said Acting Director of Enforcement Vincent McGonagle
CFTC Fines ‘Decentralized’ Prediction Market Platform Polymarket $1.4 Million, Shuts Down Noncompliant Markets
4.1.2022
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has ordered a “decentralized” prediction market platform to shut down non-compliant markets and pay a fine of $1.4 million. “Polymarket had been operating an illegal unregistered or non-designated facility for event-based...
Smart TVs and NFTs Collide: Samsung Introduces World’s First Television-Based NFT Platform
3.1.2022
The well known electronics giant Samsung, the manufacturer of LCD and LED panels, laptops, mobile phones, memory chips, and televisions, revealed that the firm’s upcoming smart TVs will incorporate non-fungible token (NFT) technology. Samsung Reveals Smart TV With NFT Capabilities One of...
Samsung announces NFT platform for smart TVs
3.1.2022
Upcoming Samsung smart TVs will have a built-in platform where users can browse, buy and sell NFTs
Trading Platform Robinhood Announces Upcoming Launch of Cryptocurrency Wallets
2.1.2022
Trading platform Robinhood has announced the beta launch of its cryptocurrency wallets, which is set for mid-January. The company said 1.6 million people have signed up for the crypto wallets. Robinhood’s Crypto Wallets to Launch in Beta This Month Robinhood announced this week the upcoming...
Ex-Head of Crypto Exchange Wex Released in Poland
1.1.2022
Former chief executive of the Russian cryptocurrency exchange Wex, Dmitry Vasiliev, has been released from arrest in Warsaw earlier this month. The ex-head of the now-defunct coin trading platform has since returned to Russia while court proceedings against him in Poland are still ongoing. Polish...
29 Games Coming Out In 2022 That We're Excited To Play
31.12.2021
2021 is basically done. Old news! Now all people care about is this hot new thing called 2022, and its many, many release dates. Have you heard about our upcoming stacked February? Even taking into account that the pandemic and supply issues will likely shift some things around and cause some...
S Korean Lawmaker to Launch Bitcoin, ETH Political Donations Platform – with NFT Receipts
30.12.2021
A South Korean MP has unveiled plans to create a political donations platform for cryptoassets such as bitcoin (BTC) and ethereum (ETH) – with receipts issued in the form of non-fungible tokens (NFTs).
According to the news agency Yonhap, the project is the brainchild of Lee Kwang-jae, an...
Hong Kong Authorities Arrest Two Siblings Accused of Laundering $384 Million via Banks, Crypto Platform
30.12.2021
Authorities in Hong Kong have arrested two individuals accused of laundering about $384 million using various avenues including a cryptocurrency exchange trading platform. If convicted, the two face a maximum jail sentence of 14 years plus a fine of $5 million. An Indictable Offense Two people...
Video Game Retail Giant Gamestop Reveals More Clues About Upcoming NFT Marketplace
29.12.2021
At the end of May, crypto advocates discovered a website created by the video game retailer Gamestop. The web portal disclosed that Gamestop was entering the world of blockchain tech and non-fungible token (NFT) assets. Gamestop’s NFT web portal has recently been updated and is requesting...
Ready Player Me raises $13M to expand metaverse platform
29.12.2021
The three-dimensional avatar platform seeks to expand its digital presence throughout the metaverse heading into 2022