22-year-old Indonesian boy makes $1M by selling NFT selfies on OpenSea
Ghozali spent five years clicking selfies in front of his computer, which was later converted…
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Swiss central bank tests wholesale CBDC with commercial partners
The Swiss National Bank integrated wholesale CBDC in banking systems with five commercial banks as…
UK Economic Affairs Committee unconvinced by prospect of retail CBDC
A new report highlights private-sector innovation and greater financial inclusion with CBDCs, but raises concerns…
China aims to separate NFTs from crypto via new blockchain infrastructure
China does not want its crackdown on cryptocurrencies to cause the country to fall behind…
OpenSea competitor LooksRare exceeds $394M in sales
The new NFT trading platform already seems to be making waves just days after its…
Russian protest group Pussy Riot seeks to tackle gender inequality in the NFT space
The Russian punk rock collective Pussy Riot plans to launch a DAO that will be…
Seba Bank raises $119M in Series C funding
“This funding will allow us to further develop our digital asset banking platform and strengthen…
Animal Concerts partners with Korea’s Klaytn: K-pop in the Metaverse?
The US-based Metaverse concert organizer Animal Concerts has partnered with South Korea’s Klaytn blockchain network…
Republic of Palau and Cryptic Labs launch digital residency program
The Pacific island nation is now offering a digital residency and blockchain-based verified ID, which…
Animoca Brands’ Lympo NFT platform hacked for $18.7 million
The sports NFT minting platform suffered from a hot wallet security breach across several project…
Binance sponsors AFCON to further develop crypto adoption in Africa
Binance partners with the Confederation of African Football to sponsor the TotalEnergies African Cup of…
3x NBA champion Andre Iguodala becomes the latest athlete to receive salary in crypto
Iguodala said he will also be giving out $1 million worth of BTC to fans…
Central bank of Bahrain trials JPMorgan’s blockchain and token
Bahrain’s central bank initially announced its JPM Coin trial in May 2021.
LCX loses $6.8M in a hot wallet compromise over Ethereum blockchain
The hot wallet compromise was followed by an unauthorized transfer of eight types of ERC-20…
Ava Labs and EV maker Togg to build smart contract-based mobility services
The partnership aims to fast-track Togg’s Use-Case Mobility initiative, which involves producing cars with more…
