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Calvaria, a new-generation blockchain card game, is gradually rounding up its presale event. With investors piling up its RIA token, the online strategy game is entering its last $100k raise target before the early-bird offer ends.

Attracting and retaining customers have long been one of the major headaches for businesses all over the world. Companies use several ways to get these customers, and one such way is loyalty programs. These programs have been quite effective in retaining customers. But loyalty programs are not perfect. They have challenges, such as geographical limitations, limited reward options, complex redemptions, etc.

The Treasury and the Bank of England are currently working together through the CBDC Taskforce to explore the case for a digital pound. "Treasury and the Bank of England have committed to consult jointly on a potential digital pound, and the successful candidate will lead the Treasury team in the wake of the consultation’s issuance, including working with the Bank of England to consider consultation responses," states the job posting. "The forward timeline for the work has been set out by Ministers and the Bank of England, and the successful candidate will be responsible for setting strategic direction within Treasury to deliver on that plan." The two-year posting, which has currently attracted 17 applications, can be based in London or Darlington on a salary of £61,260 - £66,500 per year. The Treasury will be running a drop-in session for potential applicants, on 6 February 13:30-14:30, to give candidates greater insight about the role as well as the chance to learn more about HM Treasury and the recruitment process.

The presale for Calvaria’s RIA token is set to sell out any moment now. The new crypto gaming project has raised over $2.96 million in record time, with less than 200k tokens remaining.

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Ask any leader in any industry for a list of the significant issues they’re facing right now, and odds are they’ll mention the difficulty of finding and retaining top-quality talent. It’s been a long-term, ongoing issue when it comes to professionals with a technology focus, and as businesses across industries undergo digital transformation, it’s not just a problem for tech-focused companies anymore.

RobotEra has continued to cause massive excitement among players and developers. The Ethereum-based platform is designing a Sandbox-like metaverse in which players can create NFT-based land, structures, and in-game items, develop new metaverses, and connect with other NFT communities.

A battle is raging over crypto regulation. Digital asset evangelists continue to call for policymakers to do more to spur innovation. Sceptics are urging watchdogs to stop scammers running rife.

The aptos price has dropped by 2% in the past 24 hours, falling to $13.12 today after a very strong weekend for the layer-one token. Its current price represents a healthy 61% gain in a week and an astonishing 250% jump in the last 30-days, making APT the best-performing top-100 coin over these periods.

An investing platform backed by the likes of oil giant Saudi Aramco and French soccer player Paul Pogba is launching a novel proposition in the U.K.: a physical branch and bank accounts backed by gold.

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At the same time, the app would respond to the preferences of certain end users who have called for an independent access channel in which basic functionalities are available, as expressed by consumer’s associations and market surveys. "The app would ensure that no matter where you travel in the euro area, the digital euro would always be recognised and you would be able to pay with it," says Panetta.

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Wells Fargo, Bank of America, JPMorgan and four other banks are working on a new product that will allow shoppers to pay at merchants’ online checkout with a wallet that will be linked to their debit and credit cards.

Since joining Dawn Capital from JPMorgan in 2018, Chaplin has led some of the firm's biggest investments including into open banking fintech Tink, which was acquired by Visa for $2 billion in 2021.Deploying nearly £300 million in capital, Chaplin's portfolio history includes a host of early-stage software companies across the continent, including Cover Genius, Copper, Elwood, Billie, Acces Fintech and OpenGamma.Josh Bell says of Chaplin: “He has sourced some of our most exciting fintech investments, been a real thought partner to his founders, and delivered strong returns to our investors.

On 19 January, Financial News scored an exclusive interview with the Financial Conduct Authority's digital assets director Matthew Long.