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Meta to take another stab at crypto, this time with Zuck Bucks
Meta’s attempt to bring crypto to the masses failed The post Meta to take another stab at crypto, this time with Zuck Bucks appeared first on
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Blockchain security firm CertiK raises $88M, propelling its valuation to $2B
Web3 and blockchain security firm CertiK has closed an “oversubscribed” $88 million Series B3 financing round led by Insight Partners, Tiger Global, and Advent International, according to an
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Bitcoin to be accepted by McDonald’s and Walmart via Lightning Network
Jack Mallers, founder of Zap, is bringing Bitcoin back to its roots with an announcement that his Lightning Network wallet, Strike, has partnered with Shopify, NCR, and Blackhawk Network The post
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No data backs Russia’s PM statement of “10 trillion rubles spent on crypto”
Russian prime minister Mikhail Mishustin has said that Russians have spent close to 10 trillion rubles ($130 billion) on cryptocurrency He made this statement while speaking on government TV and
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Strike joins Shopify in massive push for Bitcoin’s Lightning Network adoption
At the Bitcoin 2022 conference in Miami today, Jack Mallers, the CEO of peer-to-peer payments app Strike, announced an integration with e-commerce giant Shopify that would allow merchants to receive
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Federal Reserve may purposely force down crypto prices
Bill Dudley, former president of the Federal Reserve Bank in NY and chief economist at Goldman Sachs, believes that “to be effective, [the Federal Reserve] will have to inflict more losses on
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Another French star masterminds $1.6 million NFT rug pull
Blockchain detective, Zachxbt has uncovered another non-fungible token rug pull mastermind The post Another French star masterminds $16 million NFT rug pull appeared first on
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Ubisoft proves gamers right by ditching ‘Breakpoint’ just 4 months after NFT integration
In December 2021, major video game publisher Ubisoft invoked a tsunami of outrage from gamers by adding non-fungible tokens (NFTs) — dubbed “Digits” — to Ghost Recon Breakpoint, one of its
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Tencent’s PayMaya launches crypto services in the Philippines
Philippines-based fintech company PayMaya launched a new feature that allows users to buy, trade, cash in, and spend cryptocurrencies using their accounts within the app for free The post
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OpenSea launches Solana NFT initial beta
After weeks of rumors and speculations, OpenSea — the world’s biggest NFT marketplace — finally gave users access to buy and sell Solana NFTs as part of an initial beta launched on April 7
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US crypto regulations should be ‘tech neutral,’ says Janet Yellen
The United States Treasury secretary Janet Yellen highlighted the need for new cryptocurrency-focused regulatory frameworks “designed to support responsible innovation while managing risks” in
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Cosmos records $150 million in transaction volume 5 years after its fundraiser
On April 6th, Cosmos celebrated the 5-year anniversary of its 2017 fundraiser, where $17 million was raised in less than thirty minutes to support the development of its ecosystem The post Cosmos
