‘The metaverse will empower human beings’, declares Qatar Airways
Qatar Airways announced Tuesday that it had launched its first metaverse experience, QVerse. This virtual reality platform allows interested parties can...
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Anchor dev claims he warned Do Kwon over unsustainable 20% interest rate
Anchor protocol was originally designed to offer an interest rate of 3.6% but this was dialed up to 20% just...
Solana Ventures sets up $100M fund for GameFi and DeFi in South Korea
Solana Ventures and the Solana Foundation have formed a $100 million fund to help support the growth of nonfungible token...
Wild West-Based Battle Royale Blockchain Game Grit Gets Listed on the Epic Games Store – Blockchain Bitcoin News
On June 6, the Web3 entertainment company Gala Games announced that the Wild West-focused battle royale blockchain game Grit will...
Australian Mayor downplays crypto volatility, recommends it for rates payments
Tom Tate, the Mayor of Gold Coast, Australia, has suggested that cryptocurrency could be used by residents to pay local...
Global Web3 metaverse and tax initiatives continue in the face of a market meltdown
In her monthly Expert Take column, Selva Ozelli, an international tax attorney and CPA, covers the intersection between emerging technologies...
India’s RBI deputy governor to IMF
In discussion with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), T Rabi Sankar, the deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of India...
Kenyan energy company entices Bitcoin miners with geothermal power
Kenyan energy company KenGen has put out a call to Bitcoin miners to move nearby and buy its excess renewable...
Accuweather Collaborates With API3 in Order to Provide Blockchain-Powered Weather Data – Blockchain Bitcoin News
On June 1, the American media company that provides commercial weather forecasts, Accuweather, announced it is tethering weather data to...
Optimism airdrop overwhelmed by all-time high demand: ‘Scaling is hard’
Ethereum layer-2 scaling solution Optimism has been overwhelmed with “all-time high demand” following the launch of its highly anticipated airdrop on...
Free-to-Mint NFT Collection Goblintown Is Now Worth Over $50 Million – Blockchain Bitcoin News
A non-fungible token (NFT) collection called Goblintown is capturing millions in sales, as the NFT project has recorded $22.85 million...
Investors dumping on Terra as LUNA 2 tanks 70% in two days
The price of Terra (LUNA) has tanked around 70% since the re-launch of the Terra ecosystem via Terra 2.0 on...
Digital Collectible Owners Continue to Take Loans out Using NFTs as Collateral – Blockchain Bitcoin News
While non-fungible token (NFT) collectibles have become a hot commodity over the last 12 months, a number of NFT owners...
Identity and the Metaverse: Decentralized control
“The Metaverse” and “Web3” are the buzzwords of the moment, with their concepts permeating across the worlds of fintech, blockchain,...
JPMorgan Foresees Increased Blockchain Use in Finance — Prepares to Offer Related Services – Blockchain Bitcoin News
JPMorgan expects blockchain use in finance to increase as the crypto sector grows. The global investment bank says, “We want...
Injective partners with Wormhole to bring 10 new blockchains to the platform
Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Injective (INJ) has partnered with Wormhole to integrate “10 new blockchains” to its network. Injective is...
Swiss VC Launches African Blockchain Early Stage Fund – Blockchain Bitcoin News
Crypto Valley Venture Capital has announced the launch of an early-stage fund for African blockchain startups. Already, the venture capital...
The long waves in the aftermath of UST’s crash, May 16-23
It’s been two weeks since the shock of the TerraUSD (UST) depegging, but the long waves of this event are...
Vietnam Launches Blockchain Association to Conduct Research and Suggest Regulations – Blockchain Bitcoin News
A newly established blockchain association aims to help Vietnam promote its digital economy and position the country on the world’s...
Bitcoin stands apart from other crypto, and what that means for US public policy
United States President Joe Biden’s executive order on digital assets has kickstarted an interagency mission to support financial innovation while...
Cumulative NFT Sales Among 18 Blockchain Networks Surpass $36 Billion – Blockchain Bitcoin News
Statistics recorded this week show that the aggregate number of non-fungible token (NFT) sales, settled across more than a dozen...
People want to be paid crypto to exercise in the Metaverse: Survey
A new survey has found that over 80% of people would be motivated to take up more physical exercise if...
