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22.02 / 09:05

Adoption Trading Health Gambling Redditor could lose young family after crypto trading addiction spirals

A self-confessed crypto trading addict and father of two is facing the dire prospect of losing his family forever after secretly racking up $180,000 in debt from his crypto trading habits.

22.02 / 05:17

business event Blockchain Adoption shopping community retail Solana Spaces will close New York and Miami stores 7 months after opening

Solana Spaces will close down its two Solana (SOL)-themed, community-oriented retail stores in New York City and Miami at the end of the month, as the physical stores didn't onboard as many users as it initially anticipated.

22.02 / 00:29

business Blockchain Technology Adoption defi Cosmos Cosmos Interchain Foundation allocates $40M for ecosystem development in 2023

According to a medium post on Feb. 20, the Interchain Foundation (ICF), a non-profit organization behind the creation of the Cosmos (ATOM) interblockchain communications (IBC) ecosystem, has committed to spending approximately $40 million in 2023 to develop its core infrastructure and applications. As a part of the Interchain Stack, which is utilized by around 50 blockchains, these include the Tendermint Core (and now CometBFT), Cosmos SDK, Cosmos Hub, and the IBC protocol.

21.02 / 23:43

business Adoption wallet Web3 MasterCard Metaverse Mastercard to allow crypto payments in Web3 via USDC settlements

A partnership between Web3 payment protocol Immersve and payments giant Mastercard will allow users to make crypto payments on digital, physical and the Metaverse worlds. USD Coin (USDC) tokens — a US dollar-backed stablecoin issued by Circle — will be used to settle transactions on Mastercard’s network.

21.02 / 21:53

markets Blockchain Technology Adoption Investments education Time How to build a crypto portfolio without spending any money or time trading

Starting to invest in cryptocurrency does not necessarily require attaching a bank account or spending money (fiat) to purchase Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH). Another way to earn cryptocurrency and build a portfolio is to complete a variety of tasks on various Web3 platforms.

21.02 / 18:17

Blockchain Adoption defi Gaming DApp Dapps Gamers made up nearly half of all blockchain activity in January: DappRadar Report

Play-to-earn blockchain gaming experienced a downturn over the last year as gamers prioritized improving the gameplay experience.

21.02 / 18:17

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Blockchain technology services provider ConsenSys acquired Hal, a no-code blockchain development tooling platform, to disrupt alerts and notifications at the protocol level in Web3.

21.02 / 17:03

Blockchain Adoption Web3 Funding Bosch partners in $100 million Web3 development foundation

A $100 million is being earmarked for a grant program funding the development of Web3, AI and decentralized technologies in a partnership between Bosch and Fetch.ai.

21.02 / 16:23

CBDC Adoption regulation Africa Central Bank enaira eNaira is 'crippled': Nigeria in talks with NY-based company for revamp

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) continues with its attempts to create its central bank digital currency (CBDC), the eNaira, but this time it’s calling in for backup.

21.02 / 13:53

event Adoption Mining interview Davos Bitcoin Hut 8 CEO weighs in on the bull and bear markets from a mining perspective

In January 2023, during the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) annual conference in Davos, Switzerland, Jaime Leverton, CEO of Hut 8, a crypto mining entity that trades as a public company, sat down with me for a fireside chat at the Crypto Summit on the Promenade. Leverton outlined some of her views on the recent shakeout in the cryptocurrency market and reflected on how Bitcoin (BTC) mining fares during the current turbulent period for the industry.

21.02 / 13:19

Adoption retail Crypto Hub in the Making: Hong Kong Pushes Forward with Plans for Retail Crypto Trading

In a push toward reclaiming its position as the world's crypto hub, Hong Kong has outlined plans to allow retail investors to trade certain digital currencies on licensed exchanges.

21.02 / 12:47

Blockchain CBDC Adoption Reserve Bank of India Indian Government National network India expands national payment network to Singapore: What’s in it for crypto?

India’s national payment network, called the unified payments interface (UPI), is expanding its services beyond Indian borders to Singapore. The cross-border connectivity between Singapore and India via their respective rapid payment systems, namely PayNow and the UPI. Shri Shaktikanta Das, governor of the Reserve Bank, and Mr Ravi Menon, managing director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore, launched the facility through token transactions using the UPI-PayNow linkage.

21.02 / 05:03

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Shark Tank investor and venture capitalist Kevin O’Leary has urged crypto exchanges to “get on board with regulation” if they want to “stay out of the way” of Gary Gensler and the United States Securities Exchange Commission (SEC).

20.02 / 22:45

Technology Adoption Mining Hardware GPU Cryptocurrency miners are leading the next stage of AI

As artificial intelligence (AI) rapidly works its complex magic on one sector of the economy after another, there is an increasingly pressing need for compute resources to power all this machine intelligence.

20.02 / 18:07

business Blockchain Technology Adoption defi Health 9 promising blockchain use cases in healthcare industry

The use of blockchain technology in the healthcare industry has the potential to revolutionize the way medical records are managed, medical research is conducted and patient care is delivered. Here are nine promising use cases for blockchain in healthcare.

20.02 / 18:07

Blockchain Adoption Digital CEO Compilation Discover Cointelegraph Profiles Cointelegraph Top 100 profiles 11–20: Getting down to the 2023 finals

In early February, Cointelegraph started unveiling its 2023 Top 100 list of the finest heroes and worst villains expected to impact the crypto and blockchain space in the year ahead. The list compiles the votes of Cointelegraph readers and staff who decided which players had the most significant impact on the sector in 2022 and who will likely make the biggest splash in 2023. Profiles have been released in batches of 10, starting from No. 100.

20.02 / 15:40

Adoption defi Research Fiat Money Crypto transaction success rate hinges on user location: Report

The crypto community continually seeks ways to bridge the gap between traditional finance and fiat currencies with decentralized finance (DeFi) tools. Crypto on-ramp platforms are a primary way users can cross between these two financial ecosystems.

20.02 / 14:23

cryptocurrency Adoption regulation Africa Zambia Experiments with Technology to Regulate Cryptocurrency – Here's What You Need to Know

The Ministry of Technology and Science has announced that it is testing technology to regulate crypto as Zambia embarks on its mission to become a regional hub.

20.02 / 13:09

Blockchain Adoption Payments Crypto Companies Here's why crypto companies need to focus on embedded finance

A new study by DECTA highlighted the importance of embedded finance features in today's fintech world. With online shopping and digital payments becoming a norm, the study pointed towards some of the key drivers for a seamless experience for customers.

20.02 / 13:09

Adoption regulation Bitcoin Regulation Hong Kong outlines upcoming crypto licensing regime

Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) calls for public feedback on its newly proposed licensing regime for cryptocurrency exchanges set to take effect from June 2023.

20.02 / 05:41

Blockchain Adoption Gemini Asia Bitcoin Bull run Crypto’s next bull run will come from the East: Gemini co-founder

Crypto's next bull run will start in Asia, according to Cameron Winklevoss, an American investor, and co-founder of crypto exchange Gemini.

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