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Bitcoin Ordinals-based development platform Tap Protocol has raised over $4 million in an oversubscribed round, promising more “big” news to come.

The landscape of investments over the last few decades has witnessed a transformative shift with the rise of digital currencies, and among them, Bitcoin stands out as a beacon of innovation and opportunity. Among the contenders, Bitcoin has emerged as a frontrunner, challenging the historical dominance and status quo of gold as the ultimate store of value. One of the key reasons investors are drawn to both gold and Bitcoin is their finite supply. Gold's scarcity has been the primary driving factor behind its historical value, but Bitcoin takes this concept to the next level.

Dominic Johnson (pictured), minister of investment

The second highest return of 37% was produced by the technology and innovation sector, while North America placed third with a return of 14%.

In a recent chat with Cryptonews, Michael Rubinelli, industry veteran and Chief Gaming Officer at Web3 ecosystem for gaming WAX, discussed how macroeconomic trends affect the gaming industry, what is happening in the gaming investment arena, and the positive future awaiting blockchain-based games.

Charlie Munger (pictured) has died at the age of 99.

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Hardware wallet giant Ledger has joined hands with the popular tech-digital artist FVCKRENDER to launch a limited-edition bundle.

France’s financial regulator, Autorité des Marchés Financiers, has published a study by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) on investment choices and growth levels in the country.

Amsterdam-based crypto venture capital firm Maven 11 has unveiled its third fund with a goal of securing $100 million.

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Pimlico, a UK-based Web3 company, has successfully closed a seed investment round worth $4.2 million, led by the major venture firm Andreessen Horowitz’s crypto arm a16z Crypto.

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Alternative investments think-tank Mox Capital says it’s seeking out ideas to fund and help them “get off the ground quicker.”

cryptocurrency as a legal tender. Since then, the value of various cryptocurrencies has been steadily increasing and this led to more countries legalizing the use of cryptocurrency as a tender for transactions. By 2021, most developed countries the world over had accepted cryptocurrency as a legitimate mode of transactions. In India though, the acceptance was marred with hesitation and roadblocks at every twist and turn and people’s interest in cryptocurrency started to gain momentum only with the formation of the first cryptocurrency exchange in 2013. However, since then, the growth of cryptocurrency in India has been truly staggering with industry estimates (May 2023) expecting around 15-20 million investors of cryptocurrency holding over $5.37 billion in crypto holdings. So then for the average Indian then begs the question; how should cryptocurrency be looked at or treated? Is it just another ideal alternative investment option to boost someone’s investment portfolio or has it matured into becoming an actual profit-making opportunity? For the age-old investor, stocks and bonds are the only things that mattered when it came to assets to own. Newer assets in the form of non-traditional assets like mutual funds, ETFs, cryptocurrencies, forms of collectibles, precious metals, mortgage backed securities, etc. have all found gradual acceptance in the portfolios of the modern-day investor.

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Google searches for ‘buy Bitcoin’ have gone up more than 800% in a single week in the UK, but Google Trends show multiple spikes in interest this quarter alone globally.