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69% users bet metaverse entertainment will reshape social lifestyle: Data

[Jan 23, 2023 4:55 AM] A new survey from CoinWire revealed that the majority of users believe the metaverse will reshape their social life and interactions.

Crypto Biz: SBF’s newest Excel spreadsheet reveals all

[Jan 20, 2023 2:00 PM] FTX's debtors are applying "Herculean" effort to unearth the exchange's remaining assets. Meanwhile, Sam Bankman-Fried claims FTX US is solvent.

Metaverse to bring ‘true productivity’ to industrial environments: Davos 2023

[Jan 19, 2023 6:24 AM] A panel of experts at the 2023 World Economic Forum highlighted how the metaverse could deliver practical use cases of large-scale industrial industries like healthcare and retail.

Metaverse not the endgame, but 'ongoing digital transformation': Davos 2023

[Jan 19, 2023 2:51 AM] Leaders in the Web3 space came together at the World Economic Forum in Davos to discuss first outputs from the “Defining and Building the Metaverse” initiative.

ConsenSys slashes headcount 11% as chief economist reveals formula for adoption

[Jan 18, 2023 7:08 PM] ConsenSys CEO Joseph Lubin confirmed the company would be cutting 96 of its staff to focus its resources on its core businesses.

Binance registers as virtual asset service provider in Poland

[Jan 18, 2023 12:45 PM] In compliance with new regulatory requirements, Polish users will have to sign new terms and conditions with Binance Poland in order to continue using the company’s services.

Crypto miner explains how Bitcoin mining stabilizes grids

[Jan 18, 2023 7:50 AM] Hut 8 CEO, Jaime Leverton explains how Bitcoin mining can stabilize grids, create jobs and generate tax revenues in an exclusive Davos interview.

Hashkey Capital Raises $500 Million for Its Third Fund, Despite Crypto Market Downturn

[Jan 17, 2023 10:30 PM] On Tuesday, global asset manager Hashkey, which focuses on crypto and blockchain investments, announced that it has closed its third fund at $500 million. The company’s “HashKey Fintech Investment III” is dedicated to developing…

Hong-Kong investment fund raises $500M to push mass adoption in Web3

[Jan 17, 2023 9:00 AM] The global asset manager HashKey Capital closed the funding round for its FinTech Investment Fund III, with which it plans to invest in startups and projects in the space perpetuating mass adoption.

Polygon enlists Xternity to migrate multiplayer Web3 game from Solana

[Jan 17, 2023 9:00 AM] To help transfer Synergy Land’s resources onto the EVM chain, Xternity proposed a process — via its network migration tool — that can be used to migrate games or projects across chains.

DMCC Crypto Centre Surpasses 500 member companies in 2022

[Jan 14, 2023 5:30 AM] The presence of over 500 blockchain and Web3 firms inside the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC)’s Crypto Centre shows that demand for space is still very high, a statement has said. According to CEO at DMCC Ahmed Bin Sulayem, the…

Bill Gates Props Up AI Against Metaverse and Web3 Tech

[Jan 14, 2023 1:30 AM] Bill Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft, has given his opinion about the relevance of Web3, metaverse, and AI (artificial intelligence), a set of technologies in development today. Gates stated that AI was “the big” revolutionary…

Metamask Launches Ethereum Staking Services via Lido and Rocketpool

[Jan 13, 2023 5:30 PM] On Friday, the Web3 wallet firm Metamask, a subsidiary of the Ethereum-centric company Consensys, announced the beta launch of ethereum staking features will be made available via Lido’s or Rocketpool’s liquid staking services. Users…

Forbes Gives Alchemy Pay Web3 Innovation Pioneer Award

[Jan 13, 2023 6:00 AM] PRESS RELEASE. Singapore, 12 January 2023: Fiat-crypto payment gateway Alchemy Pay and its co-founder and majority shareholder, Shawn Shi, have been officially recognised by Forbes with the Web3 Innovation Pioneer award on 11 January. The…

Game of Thrones NFTs Sell Out Quickly, But Draw Criticism for ‘Poorly Drawn’ Characters

[Jan 11, 2023 3:00 PM] The cryptocurrency community is discussing the new “Game of Thrones” non-fungible token (NFT) assets that were launched on the NFT marketplace niftys.com. The “Build Your Realm” collection sold out on Jan. 10, the day it…

Abu Dhabi-based Venom Foundation launches $1B fund for Web3 and blockchain

[Jan 11, 2023 8:44 AM] Venom Ventures Fund is allocating $1 billion to invest in Web3, blockchain and cryptocurrency projects and services.

Polkadot (DOT) Ecosystem Grew Massively In Q4 2022, What To Expect Next?

[Jan 10, 2023 7:00 PM] Polkadot provides interoperability among several blockchains for users while maintaining high scalability and speed in processing transactions. Also known as a multichain network, Polkadot supports many parachains, enabling developers to build…

Sandeep Nailwal-backed Web3 accelerator launches demo day for first cohort

[Jan 10, 2023 3:24 PM] The Web3 developer program received interest from over 1,000 projects but only 15 were selected for Cohort 0.

MATIC Whale Pushes Coin Value With Massive Moves

[Jan 10, 2023 3:00 PM] The few months toward the end of 2022 brought devastating events in the crypto industry. With the collapse of the FTX crypto exchange, chaos erupted in the crypto markets. Prices of almost all the crypto assets took a hit. Also, the negative…

The Easy Company secures $14.2M funding for new crypto wallet with social features

[Jan 10, 2023 12:00 PM] The company says it wants to make it easier for users to engage with Web3 and use digital wallets.

Cointelegraph’s Accelerator Program launches and is seeking Web3 startups

[Jan 10, 2023 3:00 AM] The program aims to help Web3 companies boost their media presence, community growth and brand awareness.

Using blockchain technology to combat retail theft

[Jan 7, 2023 9:01 AM] Blockchain technology may be a solution when it comes to anti-theft measures for retailers.

Web3 Company Animoca Brands Lowers Fundraising Goal to $1 Billion in Q1 2023

[Jan 7, 2023 1:30 AM] Animoca Brands, a Web3 gaming-focused company, has announced it is now targeting a raise of $1 billion for a fund directed to inject help for already established blockchain projects. The number is significantly lower than the $2 billion the company…

Mastercard partners with Polygon to launch Web3 musician accelerator program

[Jan 6, 2023 5:36 PM] The program will help five emerging artists set up and manage their brands in the Web3 space, and is also aimed at educating people in the music scene on what avenues Web3 tech can offer them.

Huobi net outflows crossed over 60M within the past 24 hours: Report

[Jan 6, 2023 1:15 PM] According to a report by Nansen, approximately $94.2 million has flowed out of the exchange within the past week.

Marathon Digital experiments with overclocking to increase competitive advantage

[Jan 6, 2023 11:00 AM] According to the company, it produced 475 BTC in December 2022, bringing its total mined Bitcoins in the fiscal year of 2022 to 4,144 BTC.

2023 could be a rocky year for crypto venture investments: Galaxy Research

[Jan 5, 2023 11:53 PM] Around $30 billion was invested into crypto and Web3 startups in 2022, but will it be repeated this year?

Redeeming physical NFTs: Easier said than done?

[Jan 5, 2023 9:55 AM] A number of challenges must be overcome in order for “phygital” NFT projects to gain traction.

StarkNet overhauls Cairo programming language to drive developer adoption

[Jan 5, 2023 8:00 AM] Ethereum layer-2 scaling platform StarkNet has revamped its Cairo programming language to enable easier onboarding of new developers.

Hong Kong lawmaker wants to turn CBDC into stablecoin featuring DeFi

[Jan 5, 2023 5:16 AM] A Hong Kong official believes that a government-backed stablecoin would serve as a better entry point to Web3 compared to private stablecoins.