Japan’s most popular social messaging app Line adds NFT marketplace
Line, Japan’s number one super app has launched its own NFT marketplace, adding to its list of crypto-ready features. Japan’s...
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Nifty News: Meta wants 50% of NFT sales, Coke’s Metaverse flavor… and more
Meta's latest steps into the Metaverse saw the launch of a new marketplace for apps and possibly NFTs which will...
BoJ official says digital yen won’t be used to achieve negative interest rate
The Bank of Japan’s Executive Director announced that the eagerly-awaited digital yen won’t be used to attain negative interest rates....
North Dakota hopes to double the $3B of clean crypto mining in the state
North Dakota officials are luring in crypto mining companies to set up in the state. With $3B already invested, and...
Cash App and Chivo help drive Lightning payment volume up 400%
Bitcoin’s layer 2 scaling solution, the Lightning Network, has seen payment volume increase by over 400% as real adoption grows....
‘Zone of heavy opportunity’: Analysts tip Bitcoin will stage a comeback
The largest crypto by market cap is showing signs of a turnaround over the past 24 hours which analysts are...
Indian Crypto Exchanges Disable UPI, Other Payment Options
A number of cryptocurrency exchanges in India are disabling rupee deposits, particularly payments using the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) system....
Mastercard Files 15 Trademark Applications for a Wide Range of Metaverse, NFT Services
Mastercard has filed 15 trademark applications covering a wide range of services relating to the metaverse and non-fungible tokens (NFTs)....
Blockchain.com Inks Sponsorship Deal With the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys
On Wednesday, the firm Blockchain.com announced it inked a deal with the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys as the team’s “exclusive digital...
Regulating crypto firms: ‘It’s important that policymakers are involved,’ says Web3 Foundation COO
According to Bertrand Perez, some lawmakers are still making decisions “too fast or without having education” on crypto, but Libra...
Wikimedia community supports proposal to stop foundation from accepting crypto donations
The arguments in favor included environmental concerns surrounding Bitcoin transactions and “the risk to the movement’s reputation for accepting cryptocurrencies."...
Binance’s NFT head adopted this implementation model during the platform’s creation
Interviewed by Cointelegraph at the Paris Blockchain Week Summit on Wednesday, Helen Hai recalled the empowering support she received from...
Dozens of VIP backers invest $87M into crypto payment startup MoonPay
Ashton Kutcher, Gwyneth Paltrow, Justin Bieber and Snoop Dogg are among MoonPay's strategic investors who have brought the company's valuation...
China-based regulatory and trade associations target NFTs in latest risk notice
“We solemnly call on consumers to be vigilant and stay away from NFT-related illegal financial activities,” said the associations. The...
Report: Fed’s Secret Repo Loans to Megabanks in 2020 Eclipsed 2008 Bailouts, Data Dump Shows $48 Trillion in Stealth Funding
Following the controversial bank bailouts and Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) in 2008, reports show in late 2019 and 2020,...
