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23.12 / 14:35
Blockchain
Adoption
Telegram
TON
Telegram-verified payments bot to accept Toncoin cryptocurrency
Telegram co-founder and CEO Pavel Durov has expressed excitement about the Telegram Open Network (TON) technology still developing after Telegram officially abandoned the project last year.
23.12 / 13:51
Adoption
Survey
Bitcoin
Retailers to drive crypto payments adoption: Survey
Crypto payments might be the innovation companies are looking for. A recent survey by payment network Mercuryo revealed that 57% of respondents believe accepting cryptocurrency payments would give companies a competitive edge. Among the other standout statistics, more than a third of businesses reported that customers had asked to pay in Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH) or another digital currency.
23.12 / 13:13
Adoption
NFT
Non-fungible tokens
Metaverse
expansion
Exec Wants Meta to Look to NFT, DAO and Blockchain Expansion Next Year – Report
The man who will become Meta’s chief technology officer in 2022 reportedly wants the firm (formerly known as Facebook) to “target a deep compatibility with the blockchain” – and has talked up the possibility of exploring decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) and non-fungible token (NFT)-related business avenues.
23.12 / 12:32
Law
Adoption
South America
Bitcoin
Paraguay moves a step closer to regulating digital currency
On Dec. 17, 2021, the Senate of Paraguay approved a cryptocurrency bill introduced in July. The provisions, which define several key terms including virtual assets and call for licenses to mine cryptocurrencies, will now be sent to the Deputy Chamber for further deliberation.
23.12 / 11:51
business
Adoption
Sport
AIM
Crypto exchanges aim for home run at Super Bowl 2022
Crypto exchange platforms Crypto.com and FTX will run advertising commercials at the Super Bowl LVI 2022 on Feb. 13. Both exchanges have been working tirelessly to establish their brands and penetrate the United States market.
23.12 / 04:03
CBDC
Adoption
banking
Banking Giant KB Creates Crypto, NFT & CBDC-compatible Wallets
The South Korean banking giant Kookmin Bank (KB) says it has developed new multi-coin wallets that are capable of storing non-fungible tokens (NFT) and various tokens including central bank-issued coins.
22.12 / 21:30
Adoption
Altcoin
solana
Scalability
network
Scalability or stability? Solana network outages show work still needed
Solana is a highly scalable decentralized blockchain developed with a unique method of ordering transactions that significantly improves its transaction throughput, to the point that it has consistently been processing over 2,500 transactions per second. It claims to be able to process 50,000 transactions per second.
22.12 / 19:11
Adoption
NFT
Report
CryptoKitties
Which NFT collection has been the most profitable?
When calculating the return of an NFT collection, most analysts calculate the average return. For example, the first CryptoKitties were sold in December 2017 for an average price of $3.24 each.
22.12 / 17:50
Ethereum
Adoption
Bitcoin
Pakistanis have $20B in crypto assets, says head of local association
Nasir Hayat Magoon, The President of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI), has stated that Pakistani citizens have a combined crypto assets value of $20 billion.
22.12 / 17:09
Technology
Adoption
Polygon
Opera
Opera to integrate with Polygon, opening dApp ecosystem to 80M users
On Wednesday, Opera, an internet browser with Web 3.0 application support and a built-in crypto wallet, announced an upcoming integration with Polygon (MATIC). The integration, which is scheduled to go live in the first quarter of 2022, will first open Polygon's ecosystem to Opera's over 80 million users on the Android mobile, then to the rest on other devices and platforms. Polygon is a layer two Ethereum (ETH) scaling solution designed for lower gas fees and faster transaction times.
22.12 / 14:43
Adoption
regulation
Media
Agency
China’s state-run news agency to launch NFT collection
In an announcement made on Wednesday, China’s official Xinhua News Agency will issue its first series of NFT collectibles. The move is a thumbs up to blockchain technology previously shunned by the People’s Republic of China (PRC). In an official notice, Xinhua plans to publish 10,000 copies of 11 photos taken by journalists in 2021.
22.12 / 12:07
Government
Adoption
Bitcoin
El Salvador buys 21 Bitcoin to celebrate December 21, 2021
The government of El Salvador continues celebrating significant days by buying more Bitcoin (BTC), with president Nayib Bukele announcing a new purchase of 21 BTC on Tu.
22.12 / 11:47
business
Blockchain
Adoption
elon
Elon Musk thinks Neuralink is better than Metaverse in long term
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk showed no support for the Metaverse and Web 3 ecosystem as he dismissed the terms for being used as buzzwords and marketing tactics.
22.12 / 04:05
cryptocurrency
Adoption
Payments
Crypto Pay on the Rise in South Korea as Commercial Giants Ink Partnership Deals
South Korean retail chains are embracing crypto- and blockchain-powered payment platforms – and so are their customers, according to new industry data.
21.12 / 21:49
Blockchain
Twitter
Adoption
Medical Q&A platform Ask The Doctor files lawsuit against Shiba Inu, engages war of words on Twitter
Tuesdays can be boring, but an ongoing Twitter drama is captivating the attention of many blockchain enthusiasts. Ask The Doctor, a Canadian medical questions and answers website, announced that it would be suing Shytoshi Kusama, volunteer project lead of meme token Shiba Inu (SHIB), for alleged libel and will attempt to uncover his personal identity in court. Kusama immediately fired back, alleging that "it is illegal [for Ask The Doctor] to take people's money for a service it never provides."
21.12 / 20:21
Adoption
Funding
'You don't own Web 3.0,' says Jack Dorsey, criticizing its centralized nature
In a series of tweets posted on Tuesday, Jack Dorsey, the co-founder and former CEO of Twitter, as well as the founder and CEO of Square (now Block), voiced his criticism over the direction of Web 3.0 development. Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, joined Dorsey in the mockery. On an unrelated note, the same day, Dorsey replied, "Bitcoin will" when asked if crypto will replace the dollar.
21.12 / 17:45
Adoption
NFT
Non-fungible tokens
Meta
Instagram Mulls Integrating NFTs In Its Platform
In a bid to make non-fungible tokens (NFTs) more accessible to a broader user base, photo and video sharing social networking service Instagram is exploring ways to integrate such assets within its social media platform, according to senior company representatives.
21.12 / 17:17
Government
Adoption
us government
The political Santas and Grinches of the crypto industry in 2021
2021 was a huge year for the crypto industry. A few years ago, our elected officials probably hadn’t even heard of crypto before, let alone had an opinion on it. However, this year it seemed like crypto was the hot topic on the block all around the globe.
21.12 / 15:05
Adoption
Bitcoin
Bitcoin Price
FOMO will drive crypto adoption in 2022, says BlockFi co-founder
Flori Marquez, the co-founder of cryptocurrency custodian BlockFi, says that upwards price action, new talent and regulatory clarity combine to create a bubbling FOMO atmosphere for crypto adoption in 2022. In an interview with Yahoo on Dec. 19, Marquez also shared insights regarding industry growth in 2021.
21.12 / 15:05
Blockchain
Adoption
Gaming
Metaverse
Avocado Guild and TPG Telecom partnership lets players earn mobile data with tokens
TPG Telecom and the Avocado Guild, a blockchain gaming business focused on the play-to-earn (P2E) model, have teamed up to allow customers to exchange their AVO DAO tokens for mobile data credits. AVO DAO is the native digital currency of the Avocado Guild. It will be utilized to incentivize players for their time and effort in playing blockchain games.
21.12 / 00:49
Art
Adoption
From the Altai Mountains to the Gobi Desert: Tokenizing the history of nomadic horse riders through Mongol NFTs
Mongolia is a land of endless steppes, hosting mystic Tibetan Buddhist monasteries and fierce horse warriors blessed by the eternal Tengri, the sky god in folk shamanism. For centuries, the harsh, cold climate of the plains forced its people to venture to the world beyond in a series of journeys and conquests. And now, blockchain enthusiasts can hear their stories in the form of nonfungible tokens through the Mongol NFT platform.
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