Robinhood starts testing its crypto wallet

    Trading platform Robinhood has begun rolling out crypto wallets to 1,000 customers. Users from the waitlist are allowed to send and receive their cryptocurrencies from Robinhood to external crypto wallets. By March, 10,000 customers will be testing the wallets before a broader rollout in 2022. Robinhood Markets Inc. is rolling out the beta version of…

    Google Pay plans to become a crypto wallet

    The crypto market seems to have gotten attention from Google, and the company intends to offer wallets for cryptocurrencies. To this end, Google will partner with Coinbase and BitPay to “store crypto assets in digital cards.” The final goal will be to make Google Pay a comprehensive digital wallet. Google has hired former PayPal executive…

    Meta plans to allow users to mint and trade NFTs on its social platforms

    Meta, Facebook’s parent company, is reportedly working on plans to allow users to create and sell NFTs on the social platform, as it seeks to join the race of companies trying to capitalize on the digital collectibles within its planned metaverse. The social media group is hurry to enter the hot $40 billion NFT market….

    a16z and Google invest $20 million in Africa’s largest Web3 game publisher

    Carry1st, a South African publisher of social games and interactive content across Africa, has raised a $20 million Series A extension led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), with investments from Avenir and Google. Carry1st will use this funding to expand its portfolio, teams, and user base, as well as develop Web3 infrastructure in Africa to support…

    Crypto Trends Weekly Jan. 15 – 21

    Breaking crypto news from the last week (Jan. 15 – 21, 2022): Jan. 15: Arab Bank Switzerland, the Geneva-based affiliate of Middle Eastern lender Arab Bank PLC, has extended its crypto offerings focused on wealthy investors. It includes ten major decentralized finance (DeFi) tokens, such as AAVE, COMP, UNI, and more. Jan. 16: American retail…

    Twitter launches NFT profile picture feature for paid users

    Twitter has launched its long-anticipated NFT profile picture feature for Twitter Blue subscribers. It allows iOS users to link their crypto wallets to Twitter and display their NFTs in a hexagonally-shaped profile picture as proof of authenticity. On Thursday, Twitter announced the launch of its NFT profile picture feature for Twitter Blue users, a paid…