Russian artist sells her burning passport NFT amid crypto donations pouring into Ukraine

    NFT artist Olive Allen said by publicly burning her Russian passport, protesting the current government. Allen said she will use funds from the sale to donate to Save the Children, an organization aimed at helping children around the world. Olive Allen, a Russian national and artist who has lived in the USA for more than…

    The pandemic accelerates the shift toward blockchain and the creator economy

    The global pandemic changed everything for creators: The stay-at-home orders accelerated the shift toward blockchain and Web3 advancement, writes Doug Petkanics, a co-founder at Livepeer, where the team is building a decentralized live video broadcast platform to enable the next generation of video streaming. After two years and many COVID-19 restrictions finally subsiding, the world…

    Digitizing the real estate sector in the UAE

    Technological innovations in digital assets, blockchain, and NFTs are expected to transform the real estate assets in the MENA region making them more liquid, digital, and accessible for people who are unable to access them due to high capital costs, complicated transaction processes, and restricted deals. According to GB Invest February 2022 edition, the global…

    SEC targets NFT market

    The US SEC seems to target the NFT market recently. The regulator has been involved in the crypto world to prevent scams, Ponzi methods, and other senseless investments. However, many crypto fans claim that SEC is extremist with its measures. NFT commerce made its debut in 2017 with the Ape monkey collection that promised to…

    Lugano, Switzerland to make Bitcoin and Tether ‘de facto’ legal tender

    Aiming to become Europe’s Bitcoin capital, Lugano, Switzerland, has formed a partnership with stablecoin issuer Tether to establish Bitcoin, Tether, and Lugano’s own LVGA Points token as essentially legal tender in the city. Lugano will also ‘roll the red carpet’ for Bitcoin and blockchain businesses and enthusiasts to relocate to the city. The Swiss city…

    Bitcoiners were right: Weaponized finance just created a post-dollar planet

    A wave of sanctions hitting Russia highlights the complex web of connections that make up contemporary global society – and its ultimate fragility, writes David Z. Morris, CoinDesk’s Chief Insights Columnist. Vladimir Putin’s Russia is facing a wave of truly unprecedented financial sanctions in retaliation for its widely scorned invasion of Ukraine. The sanctions have…