NFT.NYC: Games and tokenization are driving NFT industry maturation

The head of the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) has appeared to U-turn on issuing digital currencies after a fresh interview with the Financial Times on June 30. Speaking to the publication, BIS chief Augustin Carstens actively endorsed the creation and issuance of digital versions of national fiat currencies. “Many central banks are working on it; we…

A Russian subsidiary of Raiffeisen Bank International has issued an electronic mortgage using local blockchain platform Masterchain, local business newspaper Kommersant reports Monday, September 24.The document containing data on the parties in the transaction, the credit loan and its duration, and the property purchased was published in a decentralized depositary system (DDS). The DDS is…

Bitcoin (BTC) tracked $27,500 on May 10 as markets geared up for what should be a positive United States inflation print.BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingViewCPI set for months of declineData from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView followed BTC/USD as it lingered in a narrow trading range ahead of the April Consumer Price Index…

Already facing a suit from the U.S. SEC, Ripple is now accused of violating securities laws in Florida. 2071 Total views 11 Total shares Ripple Labs, a company behind the Ripple payment protocol and XRP-based products, is facing another lawsuit alleging the firm violated securities laws in the United States.According to a Jan. 25 court…

U.S.-based venture capital firm Ribbit Capital, the portfolio of which includes notable cryptocurrency and blockchain projects, is aiming to raise $420 million for its latest fund, according to an SEC filing dated September 12.The fund will reportedly be the fifth venture of Ribbit with limited partners, while the $420 million figure is a “nominal increase”…

The hacker has already transferred 1,000 Ether ($2 million) to the crypto mixer Tornado Cash. 970 Total views 13 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTBlockchain security firm PeckShield recently detected a hack that allowed the attacker to mint over 1 quadrillion Yearn Tether (yUSDT) from $10,000 in the…

Sunday, Dec. 9 — The crypto markets are showing a wave of green, as Bitcoin (BTC) trades closer to $3,700 at the end of the week, as data from Coin360 shows.Market visualization by Coin360After a week of breaking new year-to-date lows, the major cryptocurrency is trading at around $3,650 by press time, up more than…

Cryptocurrency-accepting booking service Travala has seen its revenue for the month of December go up by over 33.5% month-on-month following a partnership with Booking.com.According to a post published on the firm’s official blog on Jan. 1, Travala has also seen the total monthly number of accommodation nights booked through the service reach 1,528 in December,…