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Newly (Re)released Game Allows Players to Simulate Bitcoin Mining and Earn BTC

The innovative crypto space keeps producing novel ways to merge with different industries and engage more people with cryptoassets, this time crossing the boundaries between gaming, crypto, mining, and earning. Gaming fintech ZEBEDEE and UK mobile gaming studio Fumb Games have joined...

, by Jaroslaw Adamowski

Crypto Market Rises Amid ‘Altseason’ Hopes, Some Bitcoin Whales Selling

Following heavy selling earlier in the week, the crypto market moved higher on Thursday on boosted sentiment in stocks. However, some on-chain metrics could be a cause of concern for bitcoin (BTC) investors.At 10:05 UTC, BTC stood at USD 41,215, up almost 3% for the past 24 hours and down...

, by Fredrik Vold

Major Fintech Firm FIS Partners with Fireblocks to Bring DeFi and Crypto to Institutions

The digital asset platform Fireblocks is partnering with the US-based publicly listed fintech firm FIS to bring a range of new enterprise-grade solutions from the world of decentralized finance (DeFi) and crypto trading and staking to its client base, the two companies announced today.Thanks...

, by Fredrik Vold

Nexo Launches New Mastercard for Users to Spend Without Selling Crypto

Digital asset business Nexo (NEXO) has launched a new card that allows the company’s customers to spend their funds without selling their digital assets in selected European markets.Nexo is offering its new product in partnership with payments giant Mastercard and Lithuanian fintech...

, by Jaroslaw Adamowski

Robinhood Domesticates Shiba Inu, Changes for Celsius Users in US + 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 newsTrading app Robinhood included four new cryptoassets on its platform: solana (SOL), polygon (MATIC),...

, by Linas Kmieliauskas

Most Surveyed US Financial Advisors Plan to Raise Crypto Allocations, 0% Plan to Reduce – Nasdaq

Among advisors already investing in crypto, nearly 90% expect to increase their allocations over the next 12 months, while 0% report plans to decrease, according to a recent survey by the New York-based Nasdaq stock exchange. On average, advisors currently investing in crypto - or...

, by Jaroslaw Adamowski

Meta Begins Testing ‘Tools’ for Metaverse ‘Digital Asset’ Sales

Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook, may have turned its back on its once-grand stablecoin plans, but it is far from done with digital forms of money – with its metaverse pivot leading it to create “tools” that will let its users sell “digital...

, by Tim Alper

Two New ERC Standards Aim to Standardize Tokenized Vaults and Add Refund Option to NFTs

Developers can create new ERC standards that define a required set of functions for a token type - and they did just that. Two recently created ones have each attracted some attention and may find adoption in the future.Crypto users are probably familiar with numerous ERC standards, the most...

, by Ruholamin Haqshanas

How NFT Finance Accelerates NFT Mass Adoption

Stephen Young, Founder & CEO, NFTfi, an NFT collateralized loan marketplace.__________There is so much hype around Art and Collectibles (A&C) in the NFT space that you would be forgiven for thinking NFTs begin and end there. Certainly, the vast majority - although not all - of NFT...

, by Stephen Young

South Korean Bank Shinhan Launches Nation’s First Corporate Crypto-Fiat Account

The South Korean commercial banking giant Shinhan has become the first bank in the nation to offer crypto account services to a corporate client.ZDNet Korea reported that on April 7, the bank created a corporate fiat KRW account exclusively for cryptoasset transactions to the crypto exchange...

, by Tim Alper

Bitcoin Lags Behind Ethereum & Altcoins Despite Strike, Robinhood, and Legal Tender News

The bitcoin (BTC) price lagged behind ethereum (ETH) and other major altcoins today, despite a series of bullish news announcements coming from the Bitcoin 2022 conference in Miami, USA.At 09:50 UTC on Friday, BTC stood at USD 43,644, up just 0.6% for the past 24 hours and down 4% for the...

, by Fredrik Vold

Surging Consumer Interest in Crypto is Accelerating eCommerce Adoption – Survey

The global adoption of cryptoassets for eCommerce is gaining speed -- as 40% of 18-35-year-olds plan to pay for goods and/or services with crypto in 2022, according to a recent report released by global payments provider Checkout.com.This figure is up from less than 30% recorded last...

, by Jaroslaw Adamowski

Crypto-Powered Ukrainian Charity Launches Debit Card for War Victims

The crypto community-backed charitable venture that earlier received a USD 2.5m fund boost from the Ethereum (ETH) co-founder Vitalik Buterin has announced it has launched a charity crypto debit card that will allow Ukrainian users to access funds and humanitarian aid.In press...

, by Tim Alper

WeChat Pay to Offer Digital Yuan Payment Options as China’s CBDC Pilot Expands

The Chinese e-pay platform WeChat Pay has unveiled a digital yuan interoperability solution that will allow users of the service to make payments in the central bank-issued token.As reported, the central People’s Bank of China (PBoC) has recently expanded the number of cities included...

, by Tim Alper

‘Bitcoin Is Being Embraced’ by the Government & Regulatory Future Is ‘Bright’ – MicroStrategy’s Saylor

Bitcoin (BTC) is “being embraced” by the US Government, and the regulatory future for the asset is bright, MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor said during a discussion at the Bitcoin 2022 conference on Thursday.According to him, people used to say about bitcoin that it is “is...

, by Fredrik Vold

Honduras’ Roatán Island, Portugal’s Madeira to ‘Adopt Bitcoin’, Mexican Senator Sends Bullish Sign Too

The island of Roatán in Honduras and Portugal’s Madeira region are both set to “adopt bitcoin,” while a Mexican senator hinted that new talks about making bitcoin legal tender in this country about to begin.The announcements were made by representatives from the three...

, by Fredrik Vold

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