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31.01 / 20:55

Digital NFT Platform NFTS Digital Entertainment Asset to Introduce Manga Artists Fujiwara’s NFT Collection “The Land”

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31.01 / 20:13

Report Spotify gatherings 'Partygate': Boris Johnson faces fresh calls to resign after lockdown gatherings report is published

Prime Minister Boris Johnson issued another apology on Monday for lockdown gatherings at the heart of the UK government.

31.01 / 20:13

Murder Spotify Maëlys de Araujo: Former soldier on trial for 2017 murder of eight-year-old French girl

A former French soldier has gone on trial over the kidnapping and murder of an eight-year-old girl in 2017.

31.01 / 13:33

CBDC regulation Bank of Japan Financial Former BOJ official warns against use of digital yen in the financial sector

A former Bank of Japan (BOJ) official who reportedly headed the digital currency research is now advising against its use.

28.01 / 14:31

Adoption regulation Japanese Ruling Party Launches NFT Task Force, Eyes New Growth in the Sector

Japan may be edging toward regulating non-fungible tokens (NFTs) – after the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, which has been in power since 1955, launched an NFT policy task force.

28.01 / 10:27

SoftBank T-Mobile SoftBank COO Marcelo Claure leaves firm after nine-year partnership

SoftBank said on 28 January that Chief Operating Officer Marcelo Claure agreed to leave the company.

28.01 / 00:37

markets NFT Marketplace week 3 interesting NFTs launching this week: Cool Pets, Ethaliens and KaraFuru

With crypto prices down badly, NFTs appear to be on a discount which is making it hard for many collectors to resist a good sale. Notable projects like World of Women have recorded their largest sale at 260 Ether ($627,755 at current value.)

27.01 / 12:57

Binance coinbase SoftBank Asia's SoftBank and Temasek Join to Fund FTX US

FTX US reached an $8 billion valuation after receiving $400 million from Asian investment giants SoftBank Group and Temasek Holdings in its first round of funding.

26.01 / 16:59

business cryptocurrency SoftBank FTX Crypto exchange FTX US valued at $8 billion as first fundraise draws SoftBank, Temasek

Cryptocurrency exchange FTX US said on Wednesday it had notched a valuation of $8 billion after raising $400 million in its first funding round from investors including Japan's SoftBank Group Corp and Singapore's Temasek Holdings.

26.01 / 13:53

M&A FTX Investment boost FTX US Gets USD 400M Boost to Compete With Coinbase, Binance, Kraken & Co in US

The crypto exchange heavyweight FTX’s subsidiary FTX US raised USD 400m in a Series A investment round that it says values the firm at USD 8bn and adds fresh capital to compete with other American exchange rivals such as Coinbase, Binance US, and Kraken.

26.01 / 12:47

cryptocurrency SoftBank Bitcoin Crypto Exchange FTX US Valued At $8 Billion After $400 Million Fundraise

Chicago-based FTX US was launched in 2020.

25.01 / 12:57

Provident Mobile Tencent Support Tencent to Offer Metaverse Business Support in Japan before Feb

Reportedly, Chinese tech-giant Tencent will provide support services for the virtual space «Metaverse» business to Japanese companies as soon as before February, according to Japan's Nikkei media report on Monday.

23.01 / 23:29

Waves Fallout week Economy Week Ahead: Fed, GDP, Consumer Spending

The Federal Reserve’s policy meeting highlights a full week of economic news.

22.01 / 03:41

Mining Legal Monero epic Epic Japanese Legal Struggle over Monero Mining Widget Finally Comes to a Close

A Japanese music site developer -- who has been fighting the police in the country’s courts after he was fined for adding a widget that mines monero (XMR) to his website -- has won his Supreme Court case against law enforcement agencies.

21.01 / 21:11

economics IMF Warns of Dangers of Fed’s Rate Rise, Brazil Says Inflation ‘Won’t Be Temporary in West’

Kristalina Georgieva, the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), has warned that the Federal Reserve (Fed)'s next interest rate hike could “throw cold water on nations with high levels of dollar debt” – and their recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic’s economic fallout.

21.01 / 16:04

Watch ECB's Lagarde and IMF chief Georgieva discuss the global economic outlook

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20.01 / 05:31

UPS ETH Provident BTC How SocialGood Differs From Traditional Tokens

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19.01 / 13:02

Blockchain Metaverse RPG play Japanese RPG works alongside Klever to revolutionize gaming with play-to-earn model

Cryptocurrency and video games quickly collide into an entirely new world of “play-to-earn” games as a part of a larger Web3 movement. The result is that a whole new generation of gaming experiences are being developed, one in which players are being incentivized to continue spending time in the gaming ecosystem. The result is that this trend has already overtaken traditional business models in the gaming industry. With the DeFi gaming market showing no signs of slowing down, many are looking for opportunities to join in, effectively taking part in this new movement. The decision then becomes which game holds the most potential.

18.01 / 15:33

business Funding Metaverse Venture Capital NFT-focused Animoca Brands valued at $5B following $358M raise

Hong Kong-based software and venture firm Animoca Brands has secured $358.8 million in capital investments to fuel new acquisitions in the nonfungible token (NFT), gaming and metaverse sectors, further cementing crypto’s biggest trends in 2022.

15.01 / 00:37

business Disney virtual reality Going meta: Disney, Second Life and K-pop

Following the announcement that Facebook’s parent company would be rebranding in a shift towards the Metaverse, many projects have started similar initiatives entering the virtual space, from buying property to testing the limits of what this universe has to offer.

13.01 / 20:41

business HK Japan-based crypto exchange DeCurret plans to sell to HK's Amber Group: report

The holding company behind DeCurret, the Japan-based company offering trading and exchanges of digital assets, reportedly plans to sell its crypto business to investment platform Amber Group.

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