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Key developments in consumer, corporate, government and institutional adoption of Bitcoin and blockchain technologies.

Michael Novogratz predicts BTC could hit $500K by 2027

Zeynep Geylan · 9 hours ago · 2 min read

Hong Kong Monetary Authority: Crypto is likely to integrate with the future financial system

Zeynep Geylan · 17 hours ago · 2 min read

Ethereum Name Service’s amazon.eth domain fetches $1 million bid

Speculation mounts that the internet retail giant is behind the bid for the amazon.eth ENS name.

Samuel Wan · 1 day ago · 2 min read

EthCC gets underway as building a decentralized society and surviving a bear market top the bill

The premiere Ethereum conference, EthCC, kicked off with investors, builders, and founders from across the ecosystem converging on Paris.

Liam 'Akiba' Wright · 1 day ago · 3 min read

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Nexo has a crypto card that lets you spend without selling your assets

The card is linked to Nexo's crypto Credit Lines, and using digital assets as collateral enables users to make fiat payments at over 90 million Mastercard merchants.

News Desk · 2 days ago · 3 min read

Time Magazine looks to turn all future subscriptions into NFTs

The President of Time Magazine recently said he hoped to fully digitalize all future subscriptions and migrate into NFTs on"TIMEPieces" collection, so that all consumers can own their data.

Zeynep Geylan · 2 days ago · 2 min read

Ethereum’s centralized dApps may overshadow the decentralization of proof-of-stake

The United States operates 47% of Ethereum nodes, with around 33% going through Amazon AWS. While the consensus layer may become more decentralized, the infrastructure still relies on a few large US companies.

Liam 'Akiba' Wright · 4 days ago · 3 min read

Paraguay’s new bill may turn the country into mining heaven

The Senate of Paraguay sent a new bill for the approval of the President. If the bill passes, crypto miners could use affordable excess energy and be exempt from VAT.

Zeynep Geylan · 4 days ago · 2 min read

Start-ups turn to crypto-native messaging platforms

Prominent entrepreneurs say there is a need for web3 messaging platforms. A handful of startups are already working on a solution.

Zeynep Geylan · 5 days ago · 2 min read

Gensler says SEC can consider tailoring rules for crypto industry compliance

Gensler said several crypto companies have been non-compliant with offering unregistered securities to investors.

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 5 days ago · 2 min read

Bitcoin of America’s customer service is advancing the cryptocurrency industry

Bitcoin of America, is changing how we think about crypto by recognizing the struggle customers go through when they are new to the industry

News Desk · 5 days ago · 1 min read

New York Yankees employees can get partially paid in Bitcoin with NYDIG partnership

As part of NYDIG's Bitcoin Savings Plan, Yankees employees can convert part of their salary to Bitcoin with no fees.

Monica Noronha · 6 days ago · 1 min read

Disney Accelerator announces Polygon, Flickplay, Lockerverse in the class of 2022

Polygon has been chosen to join the Disney Accelerator program as it moves deeper into crypto and web 3

Liam 'Akiba' Wright · 6 days ago · 2 min read

Gaming going strong amidst crypto winter with 1.1 million UAWs

Numbers show that gaming activity makes up for 52% of all unique active wallets (UAW), with Splinterlands being the most popular game.

Zeynep Geylan · 7 days ago · 3 min read

JPMorgan loses 3 executives to crypto industry jobs

Several top executives of traditional firms have left their jobs for web3 projects.

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 1 week ago · 2 min read

Rio de Janeiro aims to become Brazil’s crypto ecosystem

The city established a Municipal Committee for Crypto Investments to work on governance and investment models for the city.

Zeynep Geylan · 1 week ago · 2 min read

Monetizing online identities with SimpDAOs

A recent episode of Bloomberg Crypto podcast mentioned the emergence of SimpDAOs as a way for influencers to monetize their online identities.

Zeynep Geylan · 2 weeks ago · 2 min read

Elon Musk pulls out of Twitter deal amid “false and misleading” information from Twitter

The future of Crypto Twitter may be less exciting as Elon Musk pulls out of the deal to purchase the platform. Musk claims Twitter breached the terms of its agreement by using "false and misleading representations" of information.

Liam 'Akiba' Wright · 2 weeks ago · 2 min read

Banking Circle adds USDC payments and fiat conversion

Banking Circle announced that it will allow payments in USDC as well as conversion of USDC to fiat currencies.

Zeynep Geylan · 2 weeks ago · 3 min read

Reddit launches NFT marketplace compatible with Ethereum

Reddit said the NFTs were minted on Polygon, and royalties from its secondary sales would be shared equally with artistes who worked on the project.

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 2 weeks ago · 2 min read

$248M stablecoins flow out of Coinbase as community refutes exchange liquidity issues

Polygon soars 70% following development updates, Disney accelerator

Ethereum’s centralized dApps may overshadow the decentralization of proof-of-stake

Investors lost over $100M after Invictus Capital moved funds into UST, Celsius against their wishes

Samsung’s new mining chips will be 45% more efficient

3AC liquidators are trying to secure Singapore assets of the hedge fund

Bankruptcy lawyers believe Celsius customers may have to wait years for settlement

Start-ups turn to crypto-native messaging platforms

Private but regulated tokens could beat CBDCs, Australian central bank chief says

Asia-focused multi-currency stablecoin protocol, Bluejay Finance, raises $2.9M in funding

SIMBA Chain and Equideum Health Announce Partnership To Build Web3 Health Data Exchange

New Blockchain-Based Gaming IP ‘Emboldn’ Promises Gameplay-First Experience

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Adoption News

Ethereum Name Service’s amazon.eth domain fetches $1 million bid

EthCC gets underway as building a decentralized society and surviving a bear market top the bill

Nexo has a crypto card that lets you spend without selling your assets

Time Magazine looks to turn all future subscriptions into NFTs

Ethereum’s centralized dApps may overshadow the decentralization of proof-of-stake

Paraguay’s new bill may turn the country into mining heaven

Start-ups turn to crypto-native messaging platforms

Gensler says SEC can consider tailoring rules for crypto industry compliance

Bitcoin of America’s customer service is advancing the cryptocurrency industry

New York Yankees employees can get partially paid in Bitcoin with NYDIG partnership

Disney Accelerator announces Polygon, Flickplay, Lockerverse in the class of 2022

Gaming going strong amidst crypto winter with 1.1 million UAWs

JPMorgan loses 3 executives to crypto industry jobs

Rio de Janeiro aims to become Brazil’s crypto ecosystem

Monetizing online identities with SimpDAOs

Elon Musk pulls out of Twitter deal amid “false and misleading” information from Twitter

Banking Circle adds USDC payments and fiat conversion

Reddit launches NFT marketplace compatible with Ethereum

Ethereum’s centralized dApps may overshadow the decentralization of proof-of-stake

First Spot Bitcoin ETF approved to launch in Europe in July

Colombia integrates Ripple’s XRPL for land registry

FTX willing to use $2B in cash to bail out crypto industry, stop contagion

Prince of Serbia claims unnamed Arab nation on the verge of adopting Bitcoin

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