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Florida Home to be Auctioned Off as an NFT
8.2.2022
A Florida, USA home is being auctioned off as a non-fungible token (NFT) for the first time in the history of real estate. Real estate startup Propy will host the auction and will accept payment in the form of digital assets.
The 2,162-square-foot Tampa Bay home has five bedrooms and three...
'Powerful' Resistance Money Gets Traction as Bitcoin & Crypto Donations Soar in Ukraine Amid Conflict With Russia
8.2.2022
Hacker groups and traditional resistance movements in Ukraine are increasingly using cryptoassets as a way to fund their activities and bypass traditional financial services providers.
Donations to groups involved in the conflict with Russia have totaled several hundred thousand dollars, with...
What's Behind the KPMG Bitcoin & Ethereum Hype?
8.2.2022
The cryptoverse is hyped about the news that full-service Audit, Tax, and Advisory firm KPMG in Canada added the top two cryptoassets to its treasury. However, while the news is important for the space, it might help to keep in mind that the company in question is an independent KPMG affiliate...
People ‘Will Spend 1 Hour a Day in Metaverse in Four Years’ Time, Predicts Gartner
8.2.2022
The research firm Gartner has forecasted that a quarter of all people will be spending “at least” an hour a day in the metaverse by 2026....
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KPMG in Canada Makes First Direct Crypto Investment — Adds Bitcoin, Ether to Corporate Treasury
8.2.2022
KPMG in Canada has added bitcoin and ether to its corporate treasury in what the company called a “first-of-its-kind investment.” KPMG said: “This investment reflects our belief that institutional adoption of crypto assets and blockchain technology will continue to grow...
China’s Winter Olympic Digital Yuan Gets Frosty Reception from Some ‘Foreigners’
8.2.2022
China is continuing in its efforts to wow the world with its digital yuan at the Winter Olympic Games, which got underway on Friday last week. But it appears that not all attendees – both Chinese and overseas visitors – have been blown away by the token’s usability....
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Polygon Raises $450 Million From Sequoia Capital India, Softbank, Shark Tank’s Kevin O’leary
7.2.2022
The blockchain project Polygon announced it has raised $450 million on Monday in a fundraising round led by Sequoia Capital India with participation from more than 40 venture capital firms. Polygon says that the money will allow the team to help scale Ethereum and bolster the mass adoption of Web3...
Global crypto adoption could 'soon hit a hyper-inflection point': Wells Fargo report
7.2.2022
The firm's global investment strategy team said it wasn't too early to invest in crypto, but clearing regulatory roadblocks would likely create "higher quality investment options" in the future
Lost Bitcoin may be a ‘donation,’ but is it hindering adoption?
6.2.2022
Estimates suggest 20% of Bitcoin’s supply has been lost. Are these funds a donation to everyone else, or a challenge to further adoption?
What’s in Store for DAOs in 2022?
6.2.2022
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2021 was the year of the non-fungible token (NFT), at least according to Collins Dictionary. However, this year another big thing in crypto may just end up being decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), which are expected to become the future of online communities. ...
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African Web3 Startup Raises $6.45 Million in Pre-Seed Round, Serena Williams’ Investment Firm Participates
5.2.2022
An African startup, Nestcoin, said it raised $6.45 million in a pre-seed funding round in which tennis’ star, Serena Williams’ Serena Ventures took part. The startup, which was launched in November 2021, plans to use the capital raised to educate, build and invest in web...
3 Ways to Invest in Ethereum Without Buying ETH
4.2.2022
If you are interested in adding Ethereum (ETH) exposure to your portfolio but don’t want to deal with the complexities of buying and securely storing ETH coins, there are a handful of alternative investment options for you.
In this guide, we will examine the growth of Ethereum investment...
Manchester United & Tezos, US Job Growth, Marathon Mined 816% More Bitcoin + More News
4.2.2022
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news._____...
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Real and Artificial NFT Market Outperformed Crypto in January - DappRadar
4.2.2022
While the crypto market was still down in double digits from its all-time highs, in January, the non-fungible token (NFT) market increased, even excluding artificial trades, per dapp (decentralized application) information provider DappRadar. ...
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Bitcoin SegWit adoption lags among major exchanges: Glassnode
4.2.2022
A Glassnode report reveals that cryptocurrency exchanges some major exchanges are still holding despite being heavy consumers of Bitcoin block space
Microstrategy CEO on Mainstream Bitcoin Adoption: ‘I See Evidence of a Lot More Institutional Adoption’
4.2.2022
The Nasdaq-listed company Microstrategy sees “evidence of a lot more institutional adoption” of bitcoin. The firm cited various reasons including “The circumstances and the currency volatility” in Turkey, South America, and Africa — “all of these things...
How Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard Deal Will Fuel Metaverse Gaming Mass Adoption
3.2.2022
Theo Tzanidis, Senior Lecturer in Digital Marketing, the University of the West of Scotland, and Matthew Frew, Senior Lecturer in Enterprise and Transformational Technologies, the University of the West of Scotland._____ ...
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Like Bitcoin, 'Fortune Favors the Brave' in New South Park Episode
3.2.2022
Eric Cartman, one of the four central characters of the US animated series South Park, is perhaps best known for his affinity for profanity and expletives, but in the latest episode of the show, he uses his knowledge of crypto advertisement to give his friends a motivational speech....
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Bitcoin education center launches in El Salvador to boost adoption
3.2.2022
90% of El Salvadorans described their knowledge of Bitcoin as poor or non-existent last year despite BTC becoming legal tender
Woori Bank to Accept Blockchain-based Driving Permits as Form of Authentication
3.2.2022
The South Korean financial giant Woori Bank has become the first commercial bank in the nation to start accepting blockchain-powered driver’s licenses as an official form of authentication....
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