In its first day, the Bitcoin Association for BSV welcomes global innovators discussing the latest in NFT auctioning, the future of play-to-earn gaming, and a unique, real-world approach to building a metaverse Dubai 25 May 2022 ‒ Yesterday, the inaugural BSV Global Blockchain Convention Kicked off at the Grand Hyatt in Dubai. The three-day convention,…
Major venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) has unveiled the largest-ever $4.5 billion crypto fund despite the ongoing downturn in the global financial markets. Focused on crypto and Web3, the new Crypto Fund IV is double the size of its previous fund, launched in 2021. The new fund is double the size of the last…
Real estate tokenization is set to be incorporated into Oman Capital Markets Authority (OCMA)’s virtual asset regulatory framework. According to an advisor with the authority, the tokenizing of real estate will open investment opportunities for local and foreign investors. The Oman virtual asset regulation will be finalized by Q3 of 2022. Oman Capital Market Authority…
The first NFT from Adidas Originals’ “Into the Metaverse” project has generated 11,391 Ether, worth over $43 million, on OpeanSea. This collection has earned the second spot by trading volume on OpeanSea after RTFKT’s Clone X and Takashi Murakami collection. Over the weekend, Adidas’ first NFT effort made over $23 million in Ethereum, from a…
Breaking crypto news from the last week (Dec. 18 – 24, 2021): Dec. 18: The Central Bank of Russia (CBR) has again taken an antagonistic stance against crypto, citing crypto’s inherent volatility and illegal use as a key reason for their conservative position. Sources said the CBR’s current stance on cryptocurrency is one of “complete…
Dubai Multi Commodities Centre’s (DMCC) new crypto-focused Future of Trade report highlights growing opportunities for global trade’s $260.9 billion decentralized finance (DeFi) sector. Focused on DeFi, the report examines the key opportunities and challenges that the growing technology faces and how DeFi can bolster global trade. The thought leadership report series of DMCC – the…
During the 2021 Paris Auction House event, Vodafone sold the world’s first SMS as a non-fungible token (NFT) for €132,680 (or $149,729). Vodafone proceeded the entire amount for charity to support the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR). It was 1992 when the Vodafone’s programmer Neil Papworth made the cell phone of his colleague, Richard Jarvis, ring…
Shiba Inu outperformed Bitcoin and Ethereum to become the most viewed cryptocurrency in 2021 on the CoinMarketCap crypto data aggregator, with 188 million views. Dogecoin was ranked in the 3rd position among the most viewed cryptocurrencies in 2021 with 107 million views, followed by Cardano and Ethereum with 86 million views and 81 million views,…
The CoinShares CSO, Meltem Demirors, is saying digital assets have done “exceptionally well” in 2021, even after retreating from their record highs. He suggested that the crypto market correction is driven by investors booking profits. Meltem Demirors, the chief strategy officer (CSO) of cryptocurrency investment firm CoinShares, said in a Yahoo Finance interview that one…