Singapore, Singapore, 10th April, 2022, Chainwire H.E. Justin Sun, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Grenada to the WTO & Founder of TRON, has purchased the complete set of “Twelve Digital Zodiac Heads,” the one-of-a-kind NFT art collection, on March 31 for more than $1.5 million at the Twelve Digital Zodiac Heads Special Auction hosted by Metapoly […]
Venhuizen, Netherlands, 8th April, 2022, Chainwire The highly anticipated Bridge Network IDO will be partially conducted on the TDX launchpad as of April 8th, 2022. Bridge Network is developing the first cross-chain super dApp to allow for seamless transactions between blockchain ecosystems. The crypto world is all set for a remarkable journey as Bridge
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Near Protocol, a layer 1 smart contracts platform, is planning to issue its own stablecoin called ‘USN’, crypto media The Block reported Friday, citing a source familiar with the matter. The report came as rumors surrounding the project were already circulating amongst the community. Zoran Kole, founder of the popular Telegram group ‘Crypto Insiders,’ recently
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Following the heels of payments giant American Express, rival Mastercard has filed for 15 metaverse and NFT trademark applications with the US with the United States Patent and Trademark Office on April 4. The trademark filings were disclosed by trademark attorney Mike Kondoudis, who revealed the applications were related to NFT collectibles and marketplace, software
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The conflict between the Russian Finance Ministry and the central bank is likely settled after Russian prime minister Mikhail Mishustin sided with the central bank’s views towards crypto assets. The minister has confirmed that the country is still against the use of cryptocurrencies as a payment method, per a report by state-backed news outlet RT.
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Came bearing fruit, Robinhood announced Thursday that it has officially rolled out its digital asset wallet after months of building hype around the product. The popular investment app has initially launched the wallet for 2 million “eligible” users who applied for its waitlist in October last year. Robinhood beta tested the wallet on a limited
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Chicago Mercantile Exchange, a major US derivatives exchange, announced on April 7 that it has partnered with crypto index operator CF Benchmarks to provide 11 indexes tracking the performance of major Altcoins in the market. Per the announcement, the 11 new cryptocurrency reference rates and real-time indices will go live from April 25 and will
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E-commerce merchants on Shopify can now accept payments in Bitcoin after Strike, a Chicago-based Bitcoin payments app, announced on Thursday its integration with the e-commerce company. With this partnership, US-based Shopify merchants would be able to instantly receive payments in Bitcoin globally and with lower processing fees. The integration with Strike would instantly facilitate bitcoin-to-cash
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On September 05, 2022, the “Cyber Future 22:22” conference dedicated to the world of metaverses will be held at the Address Sky View Hotel. The conference is organized by Alexey Maznichenko’s investment fund, AAM Worldwide Investments. More than 1,000 participants from 32 countries will immerse themselves in the atmosphere of the future, learn new strategies,
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Improbable, a London-based metaverse startup, has received a significant $150 million funding to create a new entity that aims to interconnect blockchain-based worlds. Called the M², the project has already reached a value of $1 billion after raising $150 million from notable investors in the Web3 space, including Mirana, Digital Currency Group, CMT, SIG, and
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Blockchain security firm CertiK announced on Friday that it has concluded its fourth round of funding, doubling the company’s valuation to $2 billion in just three months. The company has now raised a total of $230 million from its four funding rounds in the past nine months. The oversubscribed extended Series B financing round saw
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Bolt, a one-click checkout software firm, has agreed to buy cryptocurrency payments startup Wyre for a whopping $1.5 billion, the Wall Street reported Thursday, citing sources familiar with the matter. The deal, which is expected to close by the end of this year, will see Bolt merging cryptocurrencies into its host of services, including one-click
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One of the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchanges Coinbase has gilded its way into the country with the largest number of crypto holders present. At an event hosted in Bengaluru, Coinbase confirmed that it has launched digital assets trading services in India, with plans to lead Web3 expansion in the country. Part of the expansion included
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HBAR Foundation is looking to further its development in the metaverse industry with a new fund. The $250 million fund announced Thursday seeks to attract developers, entrepreneurs, and companies into developing their metaverse products in the Hedera ecosystem. (1) We’re excited to officially announce the launch of the #Metaverse Fund, a major acceleration force for
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Singapore, Singapore, 7th April, 2022, Chainwire The four new decentralized tokens will give users price exposure, not ownership, to the underlying stocks and ETFs without any restrictions DeFiChain, the world’s leading blockchain on the Bitcoin network dedicated to bringing decentralized financial applications and services to everyone, is thrilled to announce that it has added four
Singapore, Singapore, 7th April, 2022, Chainwire MOBLAND, the first-ever Mafia-themed Metaverse has announced a partnership with Wormhole, the largest cross-chain interoperability protocol to build GameFi 2.0 cross-chain bridging solution. All the while, MOBLAND’s Mafia-as-a-DAO governance system has been the #1 NFT collection on Binance NFT (all-time volume) for 4 months running. The cross-chain solution by
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In a testimony before the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has claimed that her department has not found evidence of Russia exploiting crypto assets as a means to evade sanctions. As a backdrop, the United States and its allies imposed heavy economic sanctions on Russia following the country’s declaration of
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Tortola, British Virgin Islands, 7th April, 2022, Chainwire The Kingdom, the world’s first culture-led Metaverse, has secured $3.6 million in its private funding round. Numerous prominent investors took part in the round, catapulting the project to the forefront of Web3 development. The Kingdom will be an open-world Metaverse focusing on culture-led experiences through NFT collaborations,
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SushiSwap (SUSHI) and Synthetix (SNX) received a heavy blow on Wednesday after Grayscale Investments removed their exposure from its DeFi Fund’s portfolio as part of its quarterly readjustments. The move came after the protocols’ market capitalization fell short of Grayscale’s minimum requirements. At press time, decentralized exchange SushiSwap and synthetic asset issuance protocol Synthetix have
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San Francisco, CA, 7th April, 2022, — LOVO, a synthetic speech startup, has closed a $2 million extension to its pre-Series A round, which now totals $6.5 million. The extension was led by Hashed, a global crypto venture capital firm active in the blockchain gaming and NFT ecosystem, previously investing in Axie Infinity, The Sandbox
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