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01.02 / 16:19

Blockchain Adoption Metaverse patents Meta joins patent alliance, pledges free crypto patents for all

The Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA) has welcomed Meta as a member, with the social media giants vowing to make its core crypto patents accessible to all.

01.02 / 15:47

Blockchain litecoin privacy Scalability Litecoin Releases its Much-Anticipated Fungibility and Scalability Update

Litecoin (LTC) has released its long-awaited fungibility and scalability upgrade Mimblewimble Extension Block (MWEB) after almost two years of development, testing, and auditing. This is considered one of Litecoin's most significant upgrades to date.

01.02 / 15:21

Blockchain Mining Bitcoin Bitcoin Miner Another solo Bitcoin miner solves valid block, making it fourth in 2022

Hopium is back on the menu for solo Bitcoin (BTC) miners. A circa $240,000 reward, or 6.25 BTC, was generated by yet another solo miner this morning.

01.02 / 15:19

Blockchain Digital Union Budget 2022 Union Budget 2022: All Except RBI Currency Are Assets, Finance Minister To NDTV On 30% Tax

Union Budget 2022: Nirmala Sitharaman said digital assets transactions will be taxed at 30%

01.02 / 15:19

Blockchain digital rupee Budget 2022 Financial Budget 2022: Digital Rupee With Blockchain From RBI Coming Up, Says Financial Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

The digital rupee move will be give a big boost to economy, Nirmala Sitharaman said.

01.02 / 14:49

Blockchain Digital Virtual assets India to issue a blockchain-based digital rupee alongside 30% tax on virtual assets

The Indian finance ministry said the government will soon launch a digital rupee using blockchain technology with the country's central bank, a move that could put it far ahead of other nations.

01.02 / 13:45

Blockchain Silvergate Capital plans to buy some blockchain assets from Facebook’s Diem Group

Silvergate Capital shares surged in premarket trading on 1 February after announcing it was buying certain assets related to running a blockchain-based payment network from Diem Group, the Facebook-backed cryptocurrency project that is winding down.

01.02 / 13:07

Blockchain COST Digital Breaking | India: Transfer of digital assets to attract 30% tax

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has unveiled the Indian Budget today for 2022-23 with two major announcements around cryptocurrencies.

01.02 / 11:51

Blockchain Adoption Central Bank India to introduce 30% crypto tax, digital rupee CBDC by 2022-23

In a speech discussing the budget for 2022, Indian finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the launch of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) by 2022-23 as means to boost the country’s economic growth.

01.02 / 04:21

Blockchain Ethereum Platform Bitcoin Cross-Chain Harmony bets on Bitcoin, Ethereum bridges to improve cross-chain ecosystem

Decentralized platform Harmony saw renewed traction this month. Its native cryptocurrency ONE reaped the benefits of this interest. After hitting a low of $0.13 on 4 December, the price of ONE rose by 163%. Further, the token marked a new all-time high of $0.38 on 14 January.

01.02 / 00:33

business Blockchain Adoption Bitcoin network Report: Bitcoin mining network accounts for 0.08% of world's CO2 production

In a new report published by CoinShares on Monday, the firm estimated that the Bitcoin (BTC) mining network emitted 42 megatons, or Mt, (1Mt = 1 million tons) of carbon dioxide, or CO2, in 2021. In context, the number amounts to less than 0.08% of the world's total emissions of 49,360 Mts of CO2 in the same year. CoinShares came to such figures using a variety of estimates regarding the efficiency of the Bitcoin network, its energy use, hardware, etc., on a global scale. As a result, it may not reflect the actual CO2 emission of the network. But the report's estimate of worldwide CO2 emission is mainly in-line with industry figures.

31.01 / 22:20

Blockchain Digital Racing Strategy Winter Olympics Japan could be taking the slow route on CBDC development for this reason

As China races ahead with not just CBDCs, but also blockchain project pilots, all eyes are on its neighbours. In particular, experts worldwide are closely watching Japan.

31.01 / 22:07

business Blockchain Adoption ETF VanEck launches its first multi-token cryptocurrency fund

On Monday, VanEck, a financial institution with close to $82 billion in assets under management with exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, mutual funds, and institutional accounts, announced the launch of its first cryptocurrency fund. The fund is listed as an exchange-traded note, or ETN, on the Deutsche Borse Xetra and SIX Swiss Exchanges with exposure to Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Polkadot (DOT), Solana (SOL), Tron, Avalanche (AVAX), and Polygon (MATIC).

31.01 / 22:07

markets Blockchain NFT Marketplace Whitelist Watch: Invisible Friends, GooniesNFT, KaraFuru and Troverse

NFT projects have seemed to divert from what once was traditional minting, to now requiring potential buyers to join whitelists to access the pre-sale before the collection goes public.

31.01 / 21:19

Blockchain Provident Platform DHL Sendlix - the First Platform that Brings Logistics and Cryptocurrencies Together

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31.01 / 21:19

Blockchain UPS Platform Affyn Raises Close to USD 20m, Rewriting the Model For Metaverse GameFi With The Launch of Nexus

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31.01 / 20:55

Blockchain UPS Platform Gap Hive: Thriving Ecosystem Designed For NFT Adoption

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31.01 / 20:43

Blockchain Twitter Digital CEO valuation FTX hits $32bn valuation

News of the raise comes shortly after the company's FTX US subsidiary closed its own $400 million round at an $8 billion valuation.While crypto prices have tanked in recent weeks, FTX says it has seen its userbase grow by 60% and its daily trading volume increase by 40% since a Series B-1 round in October. The firm also recently launched FTX Ventures, a $2 billion venture fund created to advance global blockchain, cryptocurrency and Web3 adoption.Sam Bankman-Fried, CEO, FTX, says: "This round will support our continued mission of delivering innovative products and services to the marketplace as well as expanding our global reach with additional licenses around the world.

31.01 / 19:30

Blockchain Digital Bitcoin UNICEF warns against child safety risks associated with crypto-transactions

The increase in crypto-adoption across the globe has irked some organizations. The latest to express its reservations about the industry is the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). The organization has called for greater regulation of crypto-markets that would also incorporate child safety and protection.

31.01 / 18:37

Blockchain Technology Ethereum defi Blockchain enthusiast allegedly losses $500k by sending WETH to contract address

In a now-deleted deleted profile, an anonymous Reddit user allegedly lost close to $500k on Sunday after sending wrapped Ether (wETH) directly into a wETH wrapping smart contract. wETH came into existence as a way for Ether (ETH) to conform to the ERC-20 token standard so that it can be traded directly with altcoins minted on the Ethereum blockchain.

31.01 / 18:09

Blockchain Provident Platform Strategy Ariva (ARV) Announces Milestone Partnership with World Tourism Forum Institute (WTFI) and Global Tourism Forum (GTF)

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