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New Bitcoin & Ethereum ETFs, Ukrainian NFT Cossacks Club, Snoop Dogg Brings Weed to Metaverse + More News

Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.______Investments news Swiss-based issuer of crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) 21Shares and exchange-traded fund (ETF)...

, by Sumejja Muratagić-Tadić

Blockchain Gaming Skyrockets 2,000% in One Year, Axie Infinity in Downtrend – Report

On average, blockchain-powered games attracted 1.22m daily unique active wallets (UAWs) this past March, or 2,000% more than a year ago, per dapp (decentralized app) market data provider DappRadar.However, a total of 1.17m UAWs connected daily to blockchain games on average during Q1, or 2%...

, by Jaroslaw Adamowski

Financial Stability Board, IMF Warn of ‘Cryptoization’ Risks in Wake of Russia-Ukraine War

The Basel-based Financial Stability Board (FSB) has echoed sentiments expressed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), with both bodies warning that in the wake of the war in Ukraine, an “acceleration of cryptoization in emerging markets” could be on the cards.Today, in a...

, by Tim Alper

More Big-hitting South Korean Non-crypto Firms Eyeing Token Launches

Yet more big-hitting South Korean companies from outside the crypto sector are beginning to branch out into crypto-related business – with the e-commerce giant TMon and the KOSDAQ-listed hotel chain Ananti making moves on the token issuance front.Per the media outlet Newspim, TMon made...

, by Tim Alper

Ex-Chinese Central Bank Chief Says Digital Yuan Not Intended for International Trade

The former governor of the central People’s Bank of China (PBoC) has reiterated claims that the forthcoming digital yuan has been designed primarily for retail use by domestic and even international users – not for cross-border trade purposes.China has loosely pegged the value of...

, by Tim Alper

Quantum Simulations Predict that Merchant Crypto Adoption Could Spread in ‘Cliques’

Quantum computer simulations conducted by researchers at quantum computing startup Multiverse Computing and the Bank of Canada have shown that crypto adoption among merchants can spread in “cliques of firms”, as individual firms generally base decisions on what their partners...

, by Fredrik Vold

Final Fantasy Developer Braves Wrath of Gamers with Blockchain Gaming Statements

Square Enix, the Tokyo Stock Exchange-listed gaming giant and the firm behind the Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest games, has said that focusing on traditional forms of games would be “not be enough” for the company in the future – hinting that user-created content such as...

, by Tim Alper

Global Economy Outlook Cut Again, Another Crypto Exchange Leaves Russia & Belarus + More News

Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.__________Economics newsThe World Bank lowered its estimate for global growth in 2022 to 3.2% from a January prediction of 4.1%,...

, by Sumejja Muratagić-Tadić

Bitcoin Lightning Network Payments Jump Over 400%, 80M Users Have Access to Network

As the usage of the Bitcoin (BTC) Lightning Network is growing rapidly, now more than 80m users are estimated to have access to this network, compared with 100,000 users last summer, a new report from Arcane Research has found.The main driver of growth for the Lightning Network this year has been...

, by Fredrik Vold

Taproot Adoption Remains Low, But Devs Say It Isn’t a Problem for Bitcoin

It’s been five months, yet Taproot adoption by Bitcoin users remains glaringly low.A positive outlook appears to be the prevailing sentiment among coders as they expect adoption to gather steam soon enough.Bitcoin’s development community is undertaking ongoing longer-term work on...

, by Simon Chandler

Play-to-Earn Bitcoin Games: How Lightning Network Enables Gamers to Earn Sats

The gaming universe has evolved over the years, now enabling professional gamers across the globe to earn an income at esports tournaments. But it’s not just esports athletes that are making money gaming.A new generation of play-to-earn (P2E) games enables anyone with an internet...

, by Alex Lielacher

New Tencent Digital Yuan Wallet Preparing to Launch

First images have emerged of specialized digital yuan wallets provided by the Tencent-run e-pay platform WeChat Pay.Although the wallets are still in what appears to be beta testing and are not yet fully functional, some media outlets – such as Sina – appear to have been able to...

, by Tim Alper

Plan to Become a ‘Cryptoassets hub’ May Just Be the UK Government Hedging Its Bets

Matthew Shillito, Lecturer in Law at the University of Liverpool. ______ In a busy start to April 2022 for the British chancellor, Rishi Sunak announced his intention to make the UK a “global hub for cryptoassets technology”. Put simply, this means he wants the country...

, by Matthew Shillito

Opera’s Crypto Browser Enters iOS, Worldcoin’s Open Source, LUNA Gift + More News

Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.__________ Adoption news Web browser Opera announced that its Crypto Browser for iOS is out and available for download from...

, by Fredrik Vold

Asian Biz Giants SK, Bandai, Line Bolster Metaverse, NFT Operations

Some of East Asia’s biggest tech companies are delving ever deeper into the world of crypto, with Japanese and South Korean mega-companies eyeing metaverse, non-fungible token (NFT), Web3, and blockchain business expansion.The South Korean telecoms and chaebol business giant SK, which...

, by Tim Alper

Amazon CEO on Crypto and NFTs, EPNS to Expand Beyond Ethereum + More News

Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.__________Adoption news Ecommerce giant Amazon is "not probably close" to adding crypto as a payment mechanism to their retail...

, by Linas Kmieliauskas

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