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The Vice-Chair of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), Erik Thedéen, has taken an unpopular stance against the use of renewable energy for all Proof-of-Work (PoW) mining operations. In an interview with the Financial Times, Thedéen said the use of renewable energy can derail member nations from focusing...
Famous Non-Fungible Token (NFT) marketplace, OpenSea has recorded a new All-Time High (ATH) in Ethereum trading volume for the month of January as collectors showcase their willingness to break new records in this new year. Per data from Dune Analytics, the monthly Ether trading volume has topped $3.5 billion,...
Italian luxury car manufacturer Lamborghini is launching its Non-Fungible Token (NFT) collection to cement its foothold in the emerging digital art world. The company said its NFTs, which will be a total of 5, is a digital version of ‘Space Key’, a physical object crafted from a 3D composite...
The United Kingdom government intends to bring crypto promotions into line with other financial advertisements to be transparent and fair, stopping misleading cryptocurrency ads that might trigger consumer harm like loss of money.  In a statement, the UK’s economic and finance ministry, HM Treasury, disclosed plans to put crypto...
OpenSea, a leading marketplace for non-fungible tokens (NFTs), announced that it had acquired cryptocurrencies digital wallet Dharma Labs for an undisclosed amount. Along with the purchase, the company also said that Dharma's Chief Executive Officer Nadav Hollander would become OpenSea's chief technology officer (CTO). While OpenSea's current CTO Alex...
On Tuesday, January 18, Microsoft announced that it has acquired Activision Blizzard, a game development leader and interactive entertainment content publisher, for $68.7 billion. The acquisition means Microsoft enjoy access to the Metaverse, accelerating Microsoft’s gaming business in mobile, PC, consoles and the cloud.  The acquisition will be in the...