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Crypto.com has announced the integration of Apple Pay into its mobile app and website. Apple does not support the crypto payment directly, but Crypto.com users in the US would be given an option to make the in-app purchases. Purchases can be made with both credit and debit cards through Apple Pay. Crypto.com specifically was onboard…
Electronic manufacturer HTC has announced the “Viverse” phone, its first smartphone, designed to navigate the metaverse with incorporated crypto and NFT functionality. The HTC Desire 22 Pro model includes preloaded apps compatible with its own metaverse “Viverse.” As per an announcement, the new phone comes preloaded with apps that allow access to and manage your…
Dubai Blockchain Center (DBCC), a strategic partner to the government agency Dubai Future Foundation, revealed its plans to create a metaverse for the government task force impaneled to develop and oversee the digital economy policies in the region. During the DIFC Fintech Week in Dubai, Marwan Al-Zarouni, DBCC CEO, told Arab News on the sidelines…
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…
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