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Longtime Mario Voice Actor Charles Martinent ‘Stepping Back’ From Role
21.8.2023
Charles Martinet, the actor whose voice has been synonymous with Mario since the mid-90s, is moving into a new role at Nintendo, the company announced on X (formerly Twitter).Read more
Australia-Based Crypto Lender Sentenced for False Credit License Claims
21.8.2023
The Australian securities regulator recently revealed that the crypto lending platform Helio pleaded guilty to the allegation of falsely claiming to be a holder of the Australian Credit License (ACL). For admitting to committing the offense, Helio is said to have entered...
NFT platform Recur shuts, despite $50M raise & Big Backers
21.8.2023
On Friday, Recur, a startup in the Non-Fungible Token (NFT) space, announced that it would be discontinuing its Web3 platform due to the difficulties of crypto winter. Despite having big names like Hello Kitty and Nickelodeon using its services, Recur’s platform will gradually lose certain...
Opensea Phases Out BNB Smart Chain Support, Citing Resource Alignment With Promising Efforts
19.8.2023
One of the largest non-fungible token (NFT) platforms, Opensea, has declared its decision to withdraw BNB Smart Chain (BSC) support. Opensea revealed that the “cost to continue supporting BSC outweighs the impact.” Opensea Pivots Away From BNB Smart Chain in Strategy Re-evaluation...
Is It Too Late to Buy Toncoin? TON Price Up 10% as AI Crypto Signals Platform LPX Secures $1.3 Million
18.8.2023
Despite broader anxieties in the market, Toncoin (TON) is on the climb, after a +10% bounce off the 20DMA leaves price poised for technical rally.
TON is the native token for 'The Open Network'; an ecosystem for decentralised apps (dApps) and services built using scalable sharding blockchain...
Bybit Announces ‘Imminent’ Listing of Paypal’s PYUSD Stablecoin
17.8.2023
According to the crypto exchange Bybit, the trading platform plans to list Paypal’s stablecoin soon. Amid Bybit’s announcement, Paypal’s PYUSD token has seen little movement as most of the supply is held by the contract and the Paxos Treasury. Dubai-Based Bybit Prepares to List...
Is It Too Late to Buy HarryPotterObamaSonic10Inu? Viral Meme Coin Rockets Up 200% and This Platform Uses AI to Find the Next Crypto to Explode
17.8.2023
HarryPotterObamaSonic10Inu (BITCOIN) appears to be making a come back in DEX markets, following a +30% bounce out of retracement.
This comes following rockstar performance by the unusually-named meme coin, which enjoyed a sensational +9,500% pump back in July on the back of a short-lived trend...
Coinbase-Backed Securitize Set to Acquire Crypto Investment Platform Onramp Invest
17.8.2023
Securitize, a firm that specializes in tokenizing private investments, is all set to acquire the crypto investment platform Onramp Invest.
The Informant reported Onramp's team of 18 is all set to integrate into Securitize's existing workforce of 150.
Securitize, backed by companies like Coinbase...
Turbulence in Shibarium’s Debut: $1.7M ETH Stuck and a Crypto Whale Shifts the Tide
17.8.2023
On August 16, 2023, the Shiba Inu meme coin enthusiasts celebrated the unveiling of the second-layer (L2) blockchain, Shibarium. This platform is designed to bolster decentralized app growth while tackling Ethereum’s scalability and transaction fee challenges. Yet, even amidst...
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16.8.2023
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Crypto Billionaire Justin Sun's Huobi-Linked Exchange WhiteBIT Raises Concerns Over Its Lending Platform
16.8.2023
An obscure exchange with connections to Justin Sun, WhiteBIT, has sparked concerns after advertising a staggering Annual Percentage Yield (APY) of 24.8% to users depositing Tether (USDT) for a year on its lending platform, Protos reported.
This rate is five times higher than the average USD money...
Web3 Metaverse & Creator Platform ZTX Raises $13 Million in Blockbuster Fundraising Round
15.8.2023
Web3 metaverse and creator platform ZTX just closed a successful $13 million seed round led by leading crypto investment firm Jump Crypto, according to a press release sent to Cryptonews.com.
ZTX was able to attract investments from big names in the web3 investment space like Collab+Currency...
Dinari Raises $7.5M for Decentralized Stock Trading Platform
15.8.2023
Backers for the dShares platform, which will be available ex-US, included a Susquehanna subsidiary
Is It Too Late to Buy Hedera? HBAR Price Rockets Up 20% and AI Crypto Signals Platform Launchpad xyz Can Find the Next Coin to Pump
15.8.2023
Hedera Hashgraph (HBAR) has exploded following the announcement that FedNow will be integrating Hedera via the Dropp dApp, but with price rocketing up +20% - is it too late to buy Hedera?
The integration announcement comes amid a wave of project growth news from Hedera, with big names like...
Immutable, Web3 Gaming Platform, Launches zkEVM Testnet in Bid to Diversify Infrastructure
15.8.2023
The ZK rollup is built on Polygon Supernets, a program designed to make it easier for developers to spin up new application-specific blockchains
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14.8.2023
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20 Million Reddit Collectible Avatars Minted on 0xPolygon Platform – NFTs Making a Comeback?
14.8.2023
Reddit non-fungible tokens (NFTs) minted on layer-2 network Polygon have surpassed 20 million in the face of general quiet on the NFT front.
According to Dune Analytics (on Monday morning, 9:00 UTC), a total of 20,323,749 collectible avatars has been minted since the launch of the project in July...
Going Crypto Makes Sense for Elon Musk’s X
14.8.2023
While X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, has made a turn to share some of its earnings with its users, the lack of a genuinely universal payment method – like crypto – means users of countries such as Russia and Venezuela are excluded from getting these benefits, disrupting Elon...
Binance Japan to Use KYC Services From Liquid
13.8.2023
The world’s leading cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, has selected Liquid as an identity verification partner for its Japanese platform. The services of the Tokyo-headquartered biometrics firm will allow Binance Japan to ensure its know-your-customer (KYC) procedures comply with Japan’s strict...
Nigerian Association of Money Changers Calls for Banning of Binance
12.8.2023
The leader of Nigeria’s Association of currency exchangers has accused the crypto giant Binance of helping to worsen the local currency’s woes and asked authorities to consider banning the platform. The leader suggested that the optimism which ensued after Tinubu’s government floated...