Vodafone auctions world’s first SMS “Merry Christmas” as NFT for charity
The historic 15 character-long SMS will be auctioned off to help the displaced refugees across the globe. British telco giant...
Year: 2021
Cornell Professor of Economics: Defi Promise Is Real but Bitcoin May Not Last Much Longer
A Cornell University economics professor says that the promise of decentralized finance (defi) using blockchain technology is real but bitcoin...
South Africa’s Digital Bank Tyme Completes Series B Round With Additional $70M Capital Raise
Tymebank, a South Africa-based digital bank, recently completed its Series B funding round with $70 million invested in the firm...
Polygon, Reddit Co-Founder’s VC Firm Launch $200 Million Social Media Web3 Fund
The team behind Polygon, the protocol dedicated to interconnected blockchain networks like Ethereum, and Alexis Ohanian’s Seven Seven Six venture...
Nifty News: Melania Trump drops NFT, Arabian Camels produces NFT film and Whitney Houston keeps selling hits
NFT mania may have cooled, but the industry is still booming. Melania Trump, Whitney Houston and Applebee's made NFT-inspired headlines...
US Financial Stability Oversight Council identifies stablecoins and cryptos as threats to financial system
"The Council recommends that state and federal regulators review available regulations and tools that could be applied to digital assets,"...
Russia to Decide Between Full Ban and Legalization of Crypto Investments, Trade
Authorities in Russia are discussing two very different approaches to the regulation of cryptocurrencies and related activities. While the Bank...
Canaan Secures Order for 30,000 Bitcoin Mining Rigs From Genesis Digital Assets
The application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) bitcoin mining rig manufacturer Canaan has announced the company has secured a follow-on contract from...
Value Locked in Defi Continues to Slide, ETH Defi Dominates by 65%, Solana Transactions Reign
The total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance has slid 15.63% since the metric’s all-time high of $275 billion sixteen...
Going meta: digital cities, attacks on female creators, and more
Seoul looks to join the metaverse starting in 2023, Meta challenges a women's right to control the Instagram handle "metaverse,"...
Genius Yield raises $118M via ISPO in first 48 hours
The initial stake pool offering has seen significant uptake, with one of the four GENS pools being nearly fully committed...
Finance Redefined: 83% of 7-figure Millennials own crypto, Sen. Warren criticizes DeFi, Dec. 10–17
A new study finds that more than 80% of millionaire youths hold digital assets, Senator Warren attacks stablecoins and billions...
Reddit co-founder and Polygon launch $200M Web 3.0 social media initiative
“We are still in the early days of Web 3.0, and the most obvious opportunities right now are in gaming...
Altcoin Roundup: Three smart contract platforms that could see deeper adoption in 2022
2021 is coming to a close and the Ethereum network still has a fee problem. Here’s how competitor networks attempted...
Bitcoin Price Prediction: BTC/USD Dips Below $47,000
Bitcoin Price Prediction – December 17 According to the daily chart, the Bitcoin price loses traction after hitting $48,000; losses...
