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Coachella Quests unveils real-world & virtual festival fun
4.4.2024
The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival introduced Coachella Quests, an avalanche-boosted game offering virtual and real-world exposure to participants. Added to that will be the reward factor. It secures Web3 to widen the festival exposure, combining IRL and digital and enriching...
Deribit’s Dubai Unit Receives ‘Conditional’ Virtual Asset Service Provider License
3.4.2024
Deribit FZE, an entity owned by crypto derivatives platform Deribit, has secured a conditional virtual asset service provider from the Dubai virtual assets regulator. The license, which covers spot and derivative trading, will remain non-operational until Deribit meets the regulator’s localization...
France’s AMF Issues Warning Against BITGET for Unauthorized Digital Asset Services
2.4.2024
AMF issued a circular on the supervision and issuance of virtual assets in the country, with BITGET on the list of those that offer crypto investments through unauthorized entities.
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Xbox’s AI Chatbot Could Be Your Gaming Assistant
2.4.2024
Microsoft is working on an AI-powered chatbot that will provide support for Xbox and associated services, The Verge has confirmed. The news has prompted some to draw comparisons with Clippy, the talking paperclip who once helped users compose letters and perform other tasks in Microsoft Office....
Deribit To Set Up Global HQ in Dubai As VARA Grants Conditional License
2.4.2024
Deribit, the world's largest crypto options exchange, said Tuesday that its Dubai-based subsidiary was granted a conditional virtual asset service provider license by the Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA).
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HKVAEX, Linked to Binance, Withdraws License Application from Hong Kong’s SFC
29.3.2024
HKVAEX, linked to the world's largest crypto exchange, Binance, has withdrawn its virtual asset trading platform license application from the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) post deadline.
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Stratis Blockchain Receives Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) Registration in Spain
28.3.2024
Stratis' Layer 1 blockchain platform is now authorized to provide crypto-to-fiat exchange services and crypto custodial services to users within the Spanish market.
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HashKey Partners with Victory Securities for Enhanced Custody and Trading Services
28.3.2024
HashKey Exchange and the Securities and Futures Commission licensed Victory Securities collaborate to bolster virtual asset trading and custody solutions for investors in Hong Kong.
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Fewer Than 30% of Jurisdictions Globally Have Started Regulating Crypto: FATF Chief
28.3.2024
Globally, less than 30% of jurisdictions have started regulating the crypto sector as of June 2023, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) President T. Raja Kumar told CoinDesk in an interview from Singapore
Crypto Whales Bet on New Web3 VR Crypto – The Next Major Trend?
25.3.2024
Investors who want an early lead in Web3’s game-changing technological landscape are accumulating VR token 5thScape (5SCAPE) in the second stage of a presale that has so far raised $2.4 million. 5thScape is the world’s first virtual and augmented reality cryptocurrency gaming ecosystem...
Japanese Crypto Influencer Calls Ethereum Improvement Proposal 4844 a ‘Layer 1 Middle Ground’
24.3.2024
According to Mai Fujimoto, a Japanese crypto influencer and co-founder of Intmax, the Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP) 4844 – also known as proto-danksharding – have emerged as a solid solution for addressing the Ethereum network’s scalability challenges. The EIP 4844 is also significant...
Crypto Whales Are Stacking This Emerging VR Crypto – Is This the Next Trend?
22.3.2024
Stackers of small cap coins for bleeding-edge Web 3 technologies are accumulating VR token 5thScape (5SCAPE) in the second stage of a presale that has so far raised $1.9 million. 5thScape is the world’s first virtual and augmented reality cryptocurrency gaming ecosystem. Through the $5SCAPE token...
Morph EVM Raises $20M Funding Led by DragonFly Capital
21.3.2024
Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) Layer 2 firm Morph, has raised $19 million in a seed funding led by DragonFly Capital.
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Bitcoin Virtual Machine Will Soon Let Users Create AI Models on Bitcoin Network
19.3.2024
“We've figured out a way to put AI on-chain,” lead developer punk3700 told CoinDesk in an X message
Sony Reportedly Halts PSVR2 Production As Headsets Fail To Sell
18.3.2024
The PlayStation VR2 is struggling, it seems. According to a March 17 Bloomberg report, Sony has paused of the PS5’s virtual reality headset after its initial supply has failed to pick up sales momentum, resulting in an overflow of unsold stock.Read more
Hong Kong Securities Regulator Issues Warning Against ‘Unlicensed’ Crypto Platform Bybit
16.3.2024
The Hong Kong securities regulator has labelled the crypto platform Bybit an unlicensed virtual asset trading platform (VATP). The regulator has also added Bybit’s products to its alert list of suspicious investment products. The Hong Kong regulator also advised the public to stop patronizing...
5thScape Raises Over $1m For World-First VR/AR Crypto – In Presale Now
16.3.2024
Imagine a world where you can trade with an edge based on the hyper-visualization of a state-of-the-art virtual and augmented reality ecosystem – well that’s just a fraction of what 5thScape ($5SCAPE) is offering, and there’s much more besides.
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Hong Kong's Markets Regulator Issues Warning Against Crypto Exchange Bybit
14.3.2024
Hong Kong's markets regulator identified Bybit as a suspicious cryptocurrency exchange and placed several of its products on its suspicious investment products list
South Korea Aims To Launch Virtual Asset Tracking System to Ensure Tax Transparency
11.3.2024
South Korea plans to launch a tracking system that aims to ensure virtual asset users aren’t avoiding taxes. The National Tax Service has reportedly chosen a consulting firm to develop a sophisticated system for overseeing these assets.
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Virtual Smartphone App Aphone on Solana Revives Old Devices in Emerging Markets
8.3.2024
A novel Aphone app running on Solana's blockchain brings Web3 applications and powerful tools to resource-limited devices. This virtual smartphone solution uses decentralized cloud infrastructure and focuses on users in developing economies where older smartphones are prevalent.
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