Following its entrance into the metaverse, the Australian Open (AO) has announced that its virtual tennis tournament, dubbed AO Decentraland, will be launching next week. AO to Host Tennis Tournament in Metaverse As earlier reported, the Australian Open (AO), one of the world’s biggest tennis tournaments, partnered with leading virtual reality platform Decentraland to extend...Read More
Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies are one step closer to mainstream adoption as NCR Corporation, a leading manufacturer of automated teller machines (ATMs), has enabled customers to buy and sell crypto assets on its more than 750k ATMs and digital touchpoints across 140 countries. NCR Acquires Crypto Firm LibertyX The development comes after NCR announced the acquisition...Read More
According to a tweet sent from the verified Shiba Inu Twitter account, CoinMarketCap intentionally listed 3 fake smart contract addresses of SHIB. The team, therefore, warned that these addresses found on the Binance Smart Chain, Solana, and Terra are not safe to use. Going even further, the team warned users not to interact with these...Read More
After the fake reports about Walmart and Litecoin last year, this time, the US retail giant has officially filed documents with local regulators to enter the cryptocurrency space and the metaverse. As seen in the CNBC report, Walmart’s filings with the US authorities about getting involved with the metaverse date late December last year. Essentially,...Read More
A recent report by blockchain forensics company Chainalysis stated that cybercriminals in North Korea stole bitcoin and Ether, worth almost $400 million but still have millions worth of stolen cryptocurrency funds unlaundered. Almost $400 Million Theft Recorded in 2021 The Chainalysis report published January 13, 2022, stated that the funds were stolen following attacks on...Read More
Mark Cuban, the Shark Tank star and millionaire, has revealed his crypto portfolio, which includes various non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and Ethereum-based altcoins (ETH). The data exchange platform Ocean Protocol (OCEAN), cross-chain smart contract protocol Rarible (RARI), the governance token of the Olympus DAO (gOHM), and music streaming blockchain Audius are among Cuban’s top cryptocurrency holdings,...Read More
According to a recent survey conducted by the payment processor giant Visa, almost a quarter of the participants across nine nations said they intend to embrace digital currencies as a form of payment sometime this year. Furthermore, 13% of consumers in these countries predicted retail stores will begin allowing crypto settlements in the following 12...Read More
Cameroonian mixed martial artist Francis Ngannou, who competes in the heavyweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), is considering joining the growing list of sports stars receiving their paychecks in bitcoin. A Bitcoin Believer The UFC champion revealed on Friday that he is a Bitcoin believer and has been discussing the leading cryptocurrency with...Read More
This weekend, Crypto markets continue to trade sideways, with Bitcoin and Ethereum holding the $43k and $3.3k levels, respectively. The global cryptocurrency market cap is holding firm above the $2 trillion level, and we’re quite a few underrated coins gaining significant value today. This article looks at the top three crypto Metaverse coins gaining the...Read More
The Acting Comptroller of the Currency of the United States, Michael J. Hsu, gave a speech on January 13, 2022, highlighting the advantages of regulating the cryptocurrency space-specifically stablecoins-as a way to provide peace of mind and security to those using this type of technology. Speaking at the BritishAmerican Business Transatlantic Finance Forum, Hsu argued...Read More
