Announcements

In the UAE, the first hospital in the metaverse under the management of Thumbay Group will go live this October. It will be a fully functional virtual hospital where patients around the world can use avatars to interact with doctors. Healthcare provider Thumbay Group announced it has already started work on the project. It will…

Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange by trading volume, said Wednesday it would remove Bitcoin trading fees for its 13 trading pairs: BTC/AUD, BTC/BIDR, BTC/BRL, BTC/BUSD, BTC/EUR, BTC/GBP, BTC/RUB, BTC/TRY, BTC/TUSD, BTC/UAH, BTC/USDC, BTC/USDP, and BTC/USDT. Binance Founder and CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao said in a statement: “In line with our user-first philosophy, Binance has…

Ethereum scaling solution Polygon has partnered with phone maker Nothing to bring Web3 tech to mobile users. The upcoming Nothing Phone (1) will integrate Polygon’s tech for easier mobile access to dApps, games, payments, and more. While Solana recently announced its Solana Mobile Stack (SMS) software initiative and Saga phone, Polygon revealed Wednesday its own…

Iran’s government is taking steps in preparation for the launch of a new digital currency, referred to as the crypto rial. The monetary authority in Tehran hopes to initiate the project’s pilot phase within the next two months. The authorities of the Islamic Republic are taking the necessary measures to launch a pilot of the…

Hazam (HZM), the Arabic cryptocurrency project from Bahrain, has signed a strategic partnership with ChicMic, one of India’s leading software development companies, to launch its own metaverse world and Web3-based communication applications. HZM, one of the first Arab cryptocurrencies founded by Bahrainis, partnered with ChicMic to be its technological arm. ChicMic will oversee the completion,…

Digital asset brokerage Voyager Digital said Friday that it is pausing all customer trading, deposits, and withdrawals. The crypto company claimed it had been affected by the liquidation of Three Arrows Capital. Voyager Digital is suspending trading, deposits, and withdrawals in the latest sign of the deepening crisis in the crypto markets. Voyager said the…