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While the heat with respect to the Terra protocol collapse is cooling off, global experts, including the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva waded in to express her feelings about the LUNA and UST crash, calling it a ‘Pyramid’ scheme. The comments about LUNA were made...
The American Banking Association (ABA) has publicly shared its comments with respect to the pursuit of a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) by the United States Federal Reserve, saying that "introducing a CBDC would be a deliberate decision to shift this balance to public money."  The ABA said that...
Nasdaq-listed cryptocurrency exchange, Coinbase Global Inc has been added to this year’s list of Fortune 500 companies, making it break the record as the first fully crypto native firm that made the list.  Fortune 500 companies are the most valuable firms in the United States as measured by their...
Digital securities token exchange ADDX raised $58 million in a Pre-Series B round on Tuesday.  The Singapore-based blockchain and smart contract-driven FinTech company said the latest funding would allow ADDX to scale its operations as the company entrenches its position as Asia’s largest private market exchange, adding that several strategic initiatives...
Following Gucci’s footsteps, French luxury fashion house Balenciaga has announced plans to accept crypto payments in selected U.S. stores and its online platform balenciaga.com. The flagship stores in the U.S. will include branches at Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills and Madison Avenue in New York. Later on, the option...
E-commerce giant eBay has entered the non-fungible token (NFT) sector through a strategic partnership with Web3 company OneOf. eBay’s exclusive NFTs will include animated and 3D interpretations of iconic athletes highlighted on Sports Illustrated covers in the past years.  To offer high-value items and heightened passion to the eBay community...
As Bitcoin (BTC) stagnates between the $29K and $30K levels, sentiment about the leading cryptocurrency has nosedived to levels last seen during the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in March 2020. Market insight provider Santiment acknowledged: “Bitcoin’s sentiment is at rock bottom, indicating the amount of doom and gloom surrounding...
Former Singapore nominated Member of Parliament Calvin Cheng announced on Monday the establishment of his non-fungible token (NFT) and fan token investment holding company, Calvin Cheng Web3 Holdings FZE, in Dubai. The development came after the Dubai Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA) awarded a provisional Virtual Asset License to...
To make sharing easier, ShareRing- a blockchain-based ecosystem providing digital identity solutions, has merged ShareToken (SHR) into the Ethereum and Binance networks through Multichain swap.  Users will have the opportunity to swap SHR, ShareRing’s native token, between Ethereum and BNB Smart Chain. Per the announcement: “For those who have been...
Crypto Valley Venture Capital (CV VC), a Switzerland-headquartered private venture capital company, announced on Monday that it has launched African Blockchain Early-Stage Fund that targets blockchain startups from across the continent. The venture capital firm also published its initial African Blockchain Report, paring with Standard Bank for the partnership which shows how...