On October 20, the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) announced the launch of the first metaverse. The organization unveiled the news during the 90th anniversary of its General Assembly in India. According to the release, the Interpol metaverse allows users worldwide to access Interpol’s headquarters in Lyon, France. Visitors to the metaverse will be able...Read More
Binance US – the American subsidiary of the world’s largest crypto exchange – appointed the former FBI agent BJ Kang as its first Head of Investigations. In this role, he will aim to ensure maximum customer protection by “partnering closely” with regulators and law enforcement agents. ‘The Most Feared Man on Wall Street’ Joins Binance...Read More
South Korean Prosecutors have confirmed that Do Kwon might have fled Singapore as he was believed to be in hiding there. In a text message on Thursday, reported by Bloomberg, they said reports suggesting that Kown flew to Dubai for a possible stopover before escaping to an unknown destination are “not false.” Hunt for Do...Read More
Gavin Wood – creator of Polkadot and co-founder of Ethereum – has exited his leadership position from the network’s major infrastructure provider, Parity Technologies. However, he will still remain closely involved with the company. Though he will no longer be CEO, Wood will remain Parity’s majority shareholder, and will transition into a new role as...Read More
It has been disheartening so far for investors as they’ve watched their bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) holdings go down the drain. Both BTC and ETH have heralded the price decline for the bear market and have dragged the market down to nearly -70% since its last peak. Bitcoin’s (BTC) Price Action Is Causing Market...Read More
The global recession will probably last until the spring of 2024, guessed Tesla CEO Elon Musk over Twitter on Friday. The billionaire cast his prediction in response to Dogecoin creator Billy Markus, who made a tweet joking about an “impending global recession,” and “nuclear apocalypse.” Musk replied that it would be nice to have one...Read More
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) finally handed over the Hinman documents in compliance with the court order- which marks a major victory for Ripple. Stuart Alderoty, the general counsel at Ripple, revealed that the company now has the Hinman records, including internal SEC emails and manuscripts of his controversial 2018 speech, after more...Read More
[PRESS RELEASE – Please Read Disclaimer] STRMNFT Marketplace comes up with the STRMNFT Creator Program for NFT creators to monetize their art via the new initiative. With the proliferation of new ideas in the NFT atmosphere, StreamCoin, a blockchain company with an NFT ecosystem, has now set a stage for digital creators to monetize their...Read More
Chainlink has been witnessing strong whale accumulation and address activity this year. Sharks and whale addresses, holding 10,000-1 million LINK, have continued to pile up tokens as the bear market set in. According to the latest data from the crypto-analytic platform, Santiment, this cohort of investors has collectively added over $312 million worth of LINK...Read More
[PRESS RELEASE – Please Read Disclaimer] The partnership signals the meeting of sports and crypto, a promise of lasting efforts to benefit two worlds October 21, 2022 – Leading global cryptocurrency exchange, Bitget, announces that it has entered into a partnership with Lionel Andrés Messi, the iconic Argentinian footballer and winner of a record-breaking seven...Read More
The court case between the SEC, who accuse Ripple of selling unlicensed securities, and the blockchain company is fast approaching the 2-year mark. Up until now, there have been countless back-and-forths, objections, and red tape preventing the courts from reaching any clear resolution on the matter. One of the key misgivings Ripple has had about...Read More
[PRESS RELEASE – Berlin, Germany, 20th October 2022] Cere Network, a leader in Decentralized Data Cloud (DDC) platforms, announced today the launch of Vision 2.0 to update supporters on its mission for truly decentralized Web3. The Vision 2.0 release follows the launch of Cere Network’s new website, which displays an array of exciting technology updates...Read More
The Australian financial services company – Finder – conducted two surveys among its high-profile specialists to determine their expectations of bitcoin’s future price. The experts predicted that the leading digital asset will trade at approximately $21,300 by the end of the year. They are quite bullish on the long-term valuation, expecting it to surge to...Read More
Despite significant advancements in energy efficiency and sustainability, Bitcoin’s energy consumption has increased by 41% year over year (YoY). However, there are worries the increase may prompt regulators to crack down on crypto mining. As a reward for validating transactions and protecting the network, crypto mining is one of the primary ways that people can...Read More
The Berlin-based neobank – N26 – established a cryptocurrency service that will enable customers to buy and sell 100 cryptocurrencies. The largest fintech bank in Latin America – Nubank – also hopped on the bandwagon, launching its own cryptocurrency in Brazil. Interestingly, Berkshire Hathaway – the conglomerate holding company spearheaded by the famed investor and...Read More