Mintverse Closes Successful Seed Round of $1.5M
PRESS RELEASE. Dubai, UAE, 5th November 2021 — Mintverse, a new and improved NFT service platform, closes their seed round raising $1.5 million from private investors. Led by A&T capital,…
Microsoft to Offer Mesh, a Corporate Metaverse for Teams
Microsoft has announced the launch of a metaverse-inspired feature for its Teams app called Mesh. Mesh will allow users to introduce personalized avatars in digital worlds, making meetings more immersive.…
Warner Bros to Launch Matrix NFT Avatars With Blue Pill and Red Pill Options
Warner Bros., the American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate has announced the launch of non-fungible token (NFT) collectibles for the upcoming film “The Matrix Resurrections” after dropping official Space…
Former Comptroller Brian Brooks gets a new gig as Bitfury CEO
Former Binance.US CEO Brian Brooks has become the new CEO of Bitfury and will oversee the firm’s rapid expansion plans. Former Comptroller of the Currency and Binance.US CEO Brian Brooks…
Raoul Pal: Expect the ‘path of most pain’ around December
Pal says that the upcoming release of ETH 2.0 and and ETH ETF will extend the crypto market cycle. Former Goldman Sachs hedge fund manager and founder of Real Vision,…
Korea’s FSC confirms that NFTs will not be regulated
The recent FATF updated guidance made it easy for regulators to pass on issuing new rules for NFTs. The Financial Services Commission (FSC) in South Korea reaffirmed in a public…
Should Zuck lead us to the Metaverse? Crypto leaders weigh in
“In order for him to have a clean slate for Meta, he must step down and he must have a new CEO to run it,” said Jenny Ta. Crypto leaders…
8-word crypto amendment in Infrastructure Bill an ‘affront to the rule of law’
A proposed bill waiting for vote in Congress contains a “dangerous” amendment. Legal experts have warned that a section of the Infrastructure Bill, which is due for a vote today,…
BetaShares crypto company ETF smashes Australian records on opening day
The CRYP fund was marketed as an opportunity for stock market investors to dip their toes into crypto Australian fund management company BetaShares’ new crypto company ETF smashed Australian Securities…
ANZ bank executive: The ‘weight of money’ means crypto can’t be ignored
“When you look under the hood on that, we’ve concluded that this is a major protocol shift for financial market infrastructure,” said Nigel Dobson, ANZ’s Banking Services Portfolio Lead. One…
Shanghai Man: $130M hack raises suspicions, Chinese miners head to Laos, Huobi’s moon mission
This weekly roundup of news from Mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong attempts to curate the industrys most important news, including influential projects, changes in the regulatory landscape, and enterprise…
Indian Payments Giant Paytm Could Offer Bitcoin Services if Government Makes Crypto Legal, Says CFO
Paytm, one of India’s largest payments companies, is open to offering bitcoin services if the crypto asset becomes legal in the country, according to its chief financial officer. If bitcoin…
US Lawmakers Urge SEC to Permit Trading of Bitcoin Spot ETFs
U.S. lawmakers have called on the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to approve bitcoin spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Since the SEC has approved the trading of bitcoin futures ETFs, the…
US Senator Proposes Congress Adopt Cryptocurrency for Payments
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz has introduced a resolution that would position Congress to lead in the area of cryptocurrency by having congressional cafeterias, vending machines, and gift shops accept crypto…
NY Mayor-elect Eric Adams will take his first three paychecks in Bitcoin
The Mayor-elect said he plans to make New York the “center of the cryptocurrency industry” after he takes office in January. New York Democrat Mayor-elect Eric Adams revealed on Twitter…