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The film will reportedly focus on what led to Ross Ulbricht’s arrest as the founder of the darknet marketplace. 1740 Total views 6 Total shares Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht’s story is coming to the silver screen in 2021 following an announcement from major entertainment company Lionsgate.According to Deadline, Lionsgate has acquired the rights to…

English Premier League soccer club Manchester City is debuting a blockchain-based fan token, promising free tokens for registered Cityzen fans. 3538 Total views 28 Total shares Major English football club Manchester City is the latest sports club to launch its own blockchain-based token to power new tools for digital fan engagement.According to an official announcement…

The United States House Financial Services Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Inclusion received an education in the uses of blockchain technology in a hearing titled “Crypto Crime in Context: Breaking Down the Illicit Activity in Digital Assets.” The meeting began with a discussion of Hamas’s use of crypto for fundraising. However, the committee’s

Google (Alphabet Inc.) has reportedly blacklisted keywords mentioning Ethereum (ETH) on its advertising platform Google Ads, smart contract auditing startup Decenter tweeted on Jan. 10.The official Google Ads account replied to the tweet stating that cryptocurrency exchanges targeting the United States and Japan can be advertised on the platform, and that targeting other countries could…

The booming DeFi sector is driving up MetaMask’s user base, with the popular Ethereum wallet report now reporting more than one million active monthly users 1704 Total views 5 Total shares MetaMask, the Ethereum (ETH) browser wallet developed by ConsenSys, has surpassed one million monthly active users for the first time.The milestone comes roughly seven…

The largest cryptocurrency also recently beat the world's three biggest banks by market cap, data confirms. 1564 Total views 13 Total shares Bitcoin (BTC) did more than hit $60,000 per coin last week — it also became worth more than the world’s three biggest banks combined.According to publicly available data, the largest cryptocurrency surpassed the…

Deutsche Boerse invests $12 million in new holding company 360X to develop blockchain-based digital marketplaces featuring NFTs. 2762 Total views 18 Total shares German securities marketplace Deutsche Boerse and major bank Commerzbank have jointly invested in a new holding company which plans to focus on blockchain technology and digital assets.Deutsche Boerse announced Thursday that the…

Iranians are turning to Bitcoin (BTC) mining due to economic difficulties caused by sanctions by the United States, International affairs think tank Atlantic Council reported Dec. 17.Despite the recent crash in crypto markets and fluctuations in the national rial currency caused by recently reinforced U.S. sanctions, Iranian people are still reportedly managing to gain profits…

Bitcoin’s status as legal tender in El Salvador has recently sparked a new round of discussion concernin Bitcoin (BTC) and its role in the world economy. Despite ambiguous reactions from institutions such as JPMorgan and the World Bank, some feel that Bitcoin’s status as a means of payment is now more explicit than ever.Meanwhile, the…