Metaverse NFT Trading Volume Hit New All-Time High, DappRadar Says

Nov 18, 2020 at 7:24 p.m. UTCBitcoin's surging price could be, in part, caused by a drying up of supply.(Marion/Pixabay)Bitcoin’s Rally Could Be Caused by a Supply Crunch in ChinaBitcoin’s price surge may be driven as much by a drying up in supply as by an increase in demand. That’s because Chinese miners are struggling to sell…

Sep 2, 2020 at 10:50 UTCUpdated Sep 2, 2020 at 10:57 UTC(Sylwia Bartyzel/UnsplashCashaa, a financial firm describing itself as a “crypto-friendly neo-bank,” has just raised $5 million from Dubai-based blockchain investment and advisory firm 01ex. Announced Wednesday, the London, U.K.-based firm said it will soon launch in India and possibly add the rupee to its…

IOTA Network’s ShimmerEVM is adding LayerZero’s cross-chain messaging technology to allow users to interact and transact across several networks, developers told CoinDesk in an emailed statement.Initial connection to other blockchains through the Shimmer bridge, a tool that transfers value between different blockchains including Ethereum, Binance Smart Chain, Polygon, Avalanche, Fantom, Base, Arbitrum and Optimism, takes

Italy’s OTB Group, the owner of fashion brands Diesel, Jil Sander and Viktor & Rolf, is the latest luxury goods company to join the Aura Blockchain Consortium.OTB Group is the latest to join luxury brands, including Bulgari, Cartier, Hublot, Louis Vuitton, Hennessy and Prada, in tackling counterfeit goods through a blockchain-based seal of authenticity called…

Mar 18, 2020 at 04:00 UTCCORONA SCAMS: Malicious actors offered to sell face masks and hand sanitizer, creating phony shipping labels and, on occasion, sending victims an empty box. (Image via Shutterstock)Thieves Swindle $2M From Coronavirus Preppers With Hand Sanitizer, Face Mask ScamsScammers purporting to sell pandemic essentials – such as face masks, hand sanitizer…

news Bitcoin.com is in talks to list a bitcoin cash (BCH) futures contract on a regulated exchange, according to David Shin, head of the company’s exchange division.  In an interview with Bloomberg, the Singapore-based Shin said he had early talks to ensure a BCH futures contract would be available on an exchange regulated by the…

Blockchain-focused venture capital firm CMCC Global has raised $100 million for a new fund that will invest in Hong Kong-based Web3 companies.The Titan Fund, as it is called, will make early-stage investments in companies across Web3 sectors such as gaming, the metaverse and non-fungible tokens (NFTs), according to an emailed announcement on Wednesday. State Street

feature Crypto exchange Binance is now explicitly positioning its Venus stablecoin project as a government-friendly alternative to Facebook’s Libra, just a month after downplaying any suggestions of rivalry between the two. Last month, when Binance launched the initiative to develop localized stablecoins and digital assets pegged to fiat currencies across the globe, Binance CEO Changpeng…

The Bulgarian Prosecutor's Office has closed its investigation into crypto lender Nexo for alleged money laundering offenses because there was no evidence of criminal activity, the Bulgarian News Agency reported on Friday.A probe into Nexo, which came to light in January of 2023, also alleged tax offenses, banking without a license, and computer fraud, with